http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu9QH71YKQw
It sounds like he is hitting all the strings but only playing one string. How do you do that?
What is this technique?
What is Raphael Saadiq's guitarist technique?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu9QH71YKQw
It sounds like he is hitting all the strings but only playing one string. How do you do that?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu9QH71YKQw
It sounds like he is hitting all the strings but only playing one string. How do you do that?
# 1
Hi carmello,
I've taken a look at the video and it seems the other guitarist behind him is playing the main melody you hear. I suppose you mean the beginning where Raphael only hits the low E-string? Later in the video he is just strumming.
JJ
I've taken a look at the video and it seems the other guitarist behind him is playing the main melody you hear. I suppose you mean the beginning where Raphael only hits the low E-string? Later in the video he is just strumming.
JJ
# 2
Well what his guitarist is doing is muting all the unnecessary strings with his fretting hand . Then he strums everything and only the "necessary" notes will be played. This adds a nice percussion like rhythm to your playing.
Here's a very basic way to do it so you can understand what I mean.
Bare all the strings with your index finger then with your other fingers improvise around on a scale you know well. The strumming hands strums all the strings every time, naturally. So you get that "shuukkk" sound behind your melody.
Also having a good picking accuracy and muting only the strings close to the triad or the single note will help you. Having always your index rest behind is a big limitation :)
Here's a very basic way to do it so you can understand what I mean.
Bare all the strings with your index finger then with your other fingers improvise around on a scale you know well. The strumming hands strums all the strings every time, naturally. So you get that "shuukkk" sound behind your melody.
Also having a good picking accuracy and muting only the strings close to the triad or the single note will help you. Having always your index rest behind is a big limitation :)
# 3