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--- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@i...> wrote:
> Several great surf tunes have a ska-like rhythm guitar going
instead of the
> usual "boooch-boooch" thang...I haven't made a concerted effort to
figure
> this out yet. Any pointers for playing this style? All upstrokes?
What beats
> are accented? Etc.
>
> What are your favorite tunes featuring this style?
>
> Thanks!
>
> BN
If it's fast ska, here's a guide:
e:| X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 |
B:| X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 X 5 |
G:| X 6 X 6 X 6 X 6 X 6 X 6 X 6 X 6 |
D:| X 7 X 7 X 7 X 7 X 7 X 7 X 7 X 7 |
stroke: D U D U D U D U D U D U D U D U
The dead notes fall on the beats, and the unmuted ones fall on the -
ands. Generally it works best with full barres. Hope this helps.
-Warren
Oh yeah, the favorites thing:
Fender IV - "Everybody Up"
Fender IV - "Malibu Run"
Eddie & the Showmen - "Squad Car"
Surf Coasters - "Guts"
The Ventures - "Paper Airplane," "Mod East" and a bunch of songs off
of Live in Japan '65.
