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I find the "chunkin" sounds best as palm muted eighth notes on the root.
Goes well with a ride cymbal on the eighths, too. Variations include
throwing in triplet accents, or playing the whole part double-picked.
For a five piece band, like the Astronauts, one guy plays the chunk/drip
line, and one plays the ringing accent chords. In a four piece band, it's
sometimes possible to play both lines at once. Ferenc does this on the Mach
IV song "What's in the trunk, Harry?" (MP3 available on our website)
Over and out,
Mel
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Neal [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 6:31 PM
To:
Subject: RE: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Rhythm Guitar / Chords / Chunking
Thanks for picking up on this Bo. I was afraid this thread would die.
Anyone? Ferenc? Dano? Mel? Can I coax Ivan out of lurk mode?
And yes, TooFastJim, you are right. The Woodies, The Fathoms, & The
Pilgrims
all brought back the "chunkin'" in all its glory. The Cossacks also put it
to great use on occassion. But you Nebulas guys are carrying the torch!!!!
:)
Can you imagine the modern Dick Dale with a rhythm guitar player backing
him
up? Or does he play to freely and jammy now so this wouldn't work?
Thoughts?
BN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lookdenfer [mailto:]
...
>
> What a great question! I am very interested to learn more about this
> also.
>
> Dano?
>
> --- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@z...> wrote:
> > Jerry S. said that he always works up the rhythm guitar parts on
> songs when
> > learning them. The rhythm guitar parts are the hardest parts for me to
> > figure out. Does anyone have any tips? I do pretty good at picking
> out the
> > lead parts. But many times the rhythm guitar eludes me. I don't know
how
> > people figure out Shadows or Atlantics songs...!
> >
> > The rhythm guitar is often buried in the mix, the chords are strummed
so
> > fast, and/or its hard to pick up on subtleties like minors or 7ths,
etc.
> > Sometimes I have had success by listening to the bass line. Any other
> > suggestions?
> >
> > I'd also take any suggestions on how to do the "chunking" parts, ala
the
> > Astronauts or The Nebulas (I do believe the Nebulas have revived
> this long
> > lost art form). Is it just the root notes of the chords, root & 5th,
or
> > what? Is the rhythm usually straight 8th notes or are other patterns
> > employed? It sounds so damn good but it's deceptively difficult.
> With all
> > that reverb splash and sproinging going on it sometimes makes it hard
to
> > hear the exact rhythm (at least for me).
> >
> > I also realize the answer to all my questions may just be "practice
> more and
> > you'll get it".
> >
> > Thanks,
> > BN
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