HOW TO PLAY PERCUSSIVE GUITAR LESSON 3
25 Dec, 2009 | Posted by | under Myspace
www.itunes.com Third in a series explaining some of the basics of percussive playing. Dale Campbell takes you through the last part of his song “New Song 2006″ Subscribe to get the new episodes as soon as the come out. www.myspace.com
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deantown | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Great teaching techniques! So glad I found you! Thank you ¦¬)
K1LL14N | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Oh yes you’re totally right!
I’m sorry, I thought (with my stupid head) that you meant that you couldn’t get slap harmonics on all the strings Without pushing on any fret.
but of course if have a chord you can’t get harmonics on all the strings just by slapping the 12th fret!
You’re right and well thanks for commenting on my (not so sharp) comment!
Goodluck in the future, and well you already played with Eric Mongrain so I guess it will just keep getting better!
DaleCampbellAcoustic | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
You misunderstand, you cannot get harmonics at the 12th fret on all the strings whilst holding the chords. You CAN get slapped harmonics anywhere with the correct positioning of the slap relative to the chord shape you are holding but getting a perfect slapped standard C major at 12th fret equivalents for example would not be possible.
It Would however be possible to get an approximation by angling your slapping finger to adhere roughly to the chord shape, which may be what you mean??
K1LL14N | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
you can’t get slap harmonics with the other strings? well that is certainly not true..
Naxxx | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
is there anything to get some high defined harmonics???
Tman4000 | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Andy used to, but now Andy plays Greenfield guitars.
lilmark816 | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Does Mr. Mckee use an Avalon as well?
wichondo | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
thank you so much!! saludos desde México, I hope hear you, once in my life
DaleCampbellAcoustic | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Hi do you mean the pickup in the sound-hole?
If so then the answer is no it is not needed. But it can make it easier on some guitars.
DaleCampbellAcoustic | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
good ear man, glad you spotted it!
wichondo | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Hi Dale!!! your guitar have one metal bar, is very important for the sound??
wichondo | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
jajaja cool Mario Bros
taragizta | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
thx. im planning to buy a new guitar. my only acoustic which i took from high school years back aint really working for me. cant do the “high hatting” properly and im missing the frets that is required to do your song.
great tutorial and keep it up. im actually learning something for a change.
DaleCampbellAcoustic | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Its an Avalon L25 Cedar top.
taragizta | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
what kind of guitar is he using?
LadyGaGaQueenOfPop | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Finally is someone able to explain me that
DaleCampbellAcoustic | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Work out a cool riff or chord progression and then see if some simple percussive work can be added, maybe you need some tapping to keep it flowing…..
I may cover this a bit in one of the lessons I am making at the moment….
DaleCampbellAcoustic | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Only add percussion/tapping if needed. Every now and again someone (usually a smartass) will say to me “thats great and all but its just showing off you don’t need to do it”.
I always respond by telling them that actually for various reasons I do - It helps the flow of the piece, cannot be played sensibly in another position, or I feel it adds to the music.
To some extent these are very visual techniques but use them to enhance the music and you can’t go wrong.
DaleCampbellAcoustic | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Hi Paul, glad they have been useful.
Composition is a difficult one, everyone has a different method. And I find that I even vary from song to song, some points to watch would be -
Staying focused, this can mean trying to work out what the most important element of a song or section is and try to enhance it. Don’t over complicate for the sake of adding a technique if it detracts from the melody for example.
paultism | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
All of these lessons are really great and I’ved learned a lot from them, but if you could possibly make a lesson about tips for composing using percussive/tapping techniques, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
poopdeedoo123 | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
I’m still uncomfortable with this percussive guitar thing…. Meh, each to their own. :]
bretty6666 | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
you keep finding ways to improve your videos but wheres the 4th,thank anyway for such great lessons,much appreciated is your time,, says yoda!
DaleCampbellAcoustic | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
V.nice idea may have to give that a whirl….
matinee310 | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Fantastic!! I play drums but you have showed me something even mre impressive. Thanks Dale- Process of learning has begun!!
nick5014 | December 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm #
Thanks for these videos, really enjoying them. Any news on the the 4th tutorial? I’m looking forward to harmonic and tapping lessons you see