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(@saber)
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I thought it was time to open up a thread for this lesson.

I just got started with this one and I was wondering if anyone has any modern music examples that uses the cut/strike technique.

Thanks.

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Funny you should bring this one up today, Saber - I tried it over the weekend with my new 12-string and it sounds amazing. My 6 year-old daughter liked it so much she asked me to play it for her as a lullaby before bed last night! :)

Another question for Doug: You mention playing the F# in bar four with your thumb, and suggested using the pinky to make the B-note cut on the third string fourth fret. How are you playing the cuts in the other bars? It seems to me that once your fingers are in the positions you describe, the pinky is the ONLY option for playing the cut (unless you want to reposition twice per bar.) Jeez, it's difficult enough as it is (for me, anyway), and I just can't imagine getting my middle finger over there. Or maybe you are double jointed? Or have six fingers per hand? ;) LOL

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I took this song to my guitar teacher so that he could help me learn to play it. He was very impressed with the arrangement. On the cuts he has me repositioning and it doesnt seem too bad on that part since the song is played fairly slow.

I love this song too. Very soothing and fun to play. I especially like the change when you get to the 9th. Fun stuff

The part I am having a tough time is (I dont know what its called) the squiggly on the second beat of the first measure. My fingers want to play them all at the same time.

Geoo

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I'll answer the easy questions first: no, I'm not double jointed, and I've got the standard five fingers per hand, though six would nice for the guitar I imagine :)

Seriously, I'm glad you all have been enjoying the tune, it really is a nice one, I think. BTW - I used to play it as a lullaby for my kids too...they still like to have me play it to this day.

Not sure about any modern examples...other than some of the Irish guitarists who use them...Arty McGlynn comes to mind - he did a flatpicking CD using a Telecaster. Probably Richard Thompson too. When I was in a rock band, I used them on occasion for a bagpipe effect. Never the less, cuts and strikes are really just super fast pull-offs and hammer-ons. One thing I didn't mention, as the cut or strike notes ("grace note") are of indeterminite pitch, another effect you can do is to not actually fully fret the cut/strike "grace" note, and just mute the string a bit (though you can place your finger over the spot it would go). That gives it a cool percussive sound.

Slejhamer - I'm playing every B-note cut with my little finger. Maybe I should have mentioned that. Though the picky is the weak finger, it seems this easiest and allows you to stay in position, but it's also possible to switch position too, as Geoo points out - it's not too fast, so you ca do it.

The squiggly line is the arpeggio symbol ( http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.8/Documentation/user/lilypond.html#Arpeggio ) and means to play the chord as a broken chord. It's optional, but that's how I tend to play it.

Glad you all have been playing the tune...next lesson is going to be a flatpicking tune, but I've got plenty more fingerpicking tunes too...

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Doug, didnt know if you would see my post in Gigs but my guitar teacher signed me up to play The Eagles Whistle at our Aug 19th recital. Thanks so much for the time invested and the arrangement. I'm really excited.

Geoo

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Doug, didnt know if you would see my post in Gigs but my guitar teacher signed me up to play The Eagles Whistle at our Aug 19th recital. Thanks so much for the time invested and the arrangement. I'm really excited.

Geoo

Hi Geoo,

No, I hadn't seen that post yet...thanks for pointing it out. Excellent news and glad to hear you'll be playing out - and The Eagle's Whistle to boot...wish I could be there :) I'm excited to hear my arrangement has made it as "recital" material :) Best of luck - I'm sure you'll do a great job. Enjoy - it's fun to play for people!

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Whoo! Nice for you, geoo! Video tape it for us!

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