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Brain,
Sometimes it helps to listen for bass parts. Also once you find out
what key the song is in learn the lead part so you can hum it along
in your head while you try to figure out the chords to it. When I
write songs I always come up with the lead first and have to find the
chords to it by humming it in my head.
I think heavier strings work best for strumming fast rhythms because
1) they sound better when played hard 2) can be played hard and not
knocked out of tune and 3) heavier strings don't move as much when
chording. If you use lighter strings and make a barre chord its
easier to move those which makes chord sound out of tune.
As for the technique nothing beats practice. Find a techinque that
works for you and stick with it.
Bill
--- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@i...> wrote:
> Hi. I've asked questions like this before, but here goes again.
>
> How on earth do you go about figuring out those rhythm guitar parts
for
> those Shadows/Atlantics style songs that feature super-fast
strumming? Is it
> just practice?
>
> It doesn't help that the fidelity of those recordings are sometimes
so-so,
> plus the rhythm guitar often gets buried in the mix.
>
> And once you figure out the chords, how do you go about learning to
play
> them up to speed? Are there some good general DVD's or videos on
different
> rhythm styles?
>
> Do you guys use lighter gauge strings for these parts?
>
> Any suggestions would be welcome, but I realize "practice" is
probably the
> answer.
>
> Thanks,
> BN
