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Practice is definitely the biggest part of it, Brian,
1. The more you listen, the better your ear becomes and the easier the process
becomes.
2. Don't be afraid of getting it wrong. Unfortunatly that keeps many from even
trying. Make an attempt and get it as close as you can. Then come back to the
recording later and revisit your initial attempts with fresh ears.
3. Start by listening for root tones at the beginning of each chord change.
Often these are heard easiest by listening to the bass. Stop the recording once
you hear the chord you want and hum the note. Try all the chords that you know
that have that note in them and use the one that fits best. If you hear a low E
in the bass, then start with an E chord. If it doesn't sound right, go for an
E-minor, if that's not right, go for a C chord etc...
4. There are computer programs that will slow the music down without changing
pitch. The slow down process can help for figuring out the strumming techniques.
You can hear them slow and them bring them up to speed. Sonar is one program
that has the slow down feature.
-Marty
--- 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
.
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