https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Thu, 01 Jun 2023 02:59:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-notes-legato-with-hammer-ons-pull-offs-and-slides-2/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-notes-legato-with-hammer-ons-pull-offs-and-slides-2/#respond Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:04:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=112204 Play notes legato with hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. Play through today’s examples from the Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Guitar Method to hear the difference once legato embellishments are added. The melody in Example 2 is very plain, consisting of only half notes and quarter notes. Play it through a few times, using an alternating i–m pattern for […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-notes-legato-with-hammer-ons-pull-offs-and-slides-2/feed/ 0 112204 https://acousticguitar.com/cross-string-picking-basics-2/ https://acousticguitar.com/cross-string-picking-basics-2/#respond Sat, 15 Jul 2017 18:00:21 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98244 In third position or higher, it becomes possible to combine open and fretted strings to play ascending/descending intervals on nonsequential strings. This technique is called cross-string picking.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/cross-string-picking-basics-2/feed/ 0 98244 https://acousticguitar.com/get-a-bell-like-tone-learn-to-play-natural-harmonics/ https://acousticguitar.com/get-a-bell-like-tone-learn-to-play-natural-harmonics/#respond Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:00:04 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98173 Natural harmonics are produced at specific locations, or nodes, that divide an open string into equal parts. The pitch is determined by the number of divisions. Dividing the string in half at the 12th fret produces the first harmonic; dividing the string into three parts at the seventh fret produces the second harmonic; dividing the string into four parts at the fifth fret produces the third harmonic; and so on.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/get-a-bell-like-tone-learn-to-play-natural-harmonics/feed/ 0 98173 https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-notes-legato-with-hammer-ons-pull-offs-and-slides/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-notes-legato-with-hammer-ons-pull-offs-and-slides/#respond Sun, 22 Jan 2017 19:00:37 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98162 Play notes legato with hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. Play through today’s examples from the Alex de Grassi Fingerstyle Guitar Method to hear the difference once legato embellishments are added. The melody in Example 2 is very plain, consisting of only half notes and quarter notes. Play it through a few times, using an alternating i–m pattern for the picking hand, and […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-notes-legato-with-hammer-ons-pull-offs-and-slides/feed/ 0 98162 https://acousticguitar.com/playing-tambor/ https://acousticguitar.com/playing-tambor/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:00:46 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98087 In this excerpt from Alex de Grassi Fingertstyle Guitar Method, Alex de Grassi talks about the percussive qualities that a guitar’s body has and how to achieve those sounds. The terms tambor (meaning “drum” in Spanish, tambora in Italian) and golpe (strike) have been used for some time as directions in classical guitar repertoire—most notably […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/playing-tambor/feed/ 0 98087 https://acousticguitar.com/enhancing-the-alternating-bass-with-passing-tones/ https://acousticguitar.com/enhancing-the-alternating-bass-with-passing-tones/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:52:18 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98156 Passing tones are notes that don’t belong to the chord being played but can be used to add emphasis to chord changes and to create a more contoured bass line.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/enhancing-the-alternating-bass-with-passing-tones/feed/ 0 98156 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-how-to-play-natural-harmonics/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-how-to-play-natural-harmonics/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:20:28 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=428 Natural harmonics are produced at specific locations, or nodes, that divide an open string into equal parts. The pitch is determined by the number of divisions.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-how-to-play-natural-harmonics/feed/ 1 428 https://acousticguitar.com/play-a-syncopated-fingerstyle-rhythm/ https://acousticguitar.com/play-a-syncopated-fingerstyle-rhythm/#respond Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:07:31 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=2978 This asymmetrical alternating bass groups the eighth notes into two groups of three and one group of two in what is sometimes referred to as a 3–3–2 pattern by playing the bass notes on beats one, two-and, and four of each measure.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/play-a-syncopated-fingerstyle-rhythm/feed/ 0 2978 https://acousticguitar.com/cross-string-picking-basics/ https://acousticguitar.com/cross-string-picking-basics/#respond Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:10:45 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=2591 In third position or higher, it becomes possible to combine open and fretted strings to play ascending/descending intervals on nonsequential strings.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/cross-string-picking-basics/feed/ 0 2591