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chris murphy · Post by **chris murphy** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:49 am

every time i play granny, it feels like i'm missing something. something after the slide and before the mute. i've tried to figure this thing out, but w/ no luck. any help out there?

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:57 am

chris murphy wrote:every time i play granny, it feels like i'm missing something. something after the slide and before the mute. i've tried to figure this thing out, but w/ no luck. any help out there?

not really, but to keep trying.... I stopped playing it for quite awhile, but listened to it frequently, then when I went back to it, it just kinda clicked. I can't really explain wtf he does there, but just keep trying, and mess around a lot with different muting techniques

mdel21 · Post by **mdel21** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 12:30 pm

That song is just sweet. It's 3 distinctly different guitar parts that just sound so well together. It's a fun one.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:57 pm

well i think i may have had the same problem

whenever i would play it just wouldn't sound right and there was always something missing and i finally figured it out. what i was doing wrong was when i would play the last 2 notes before the mute i would only hit both of them once and it would never sound right. well then i watched the central park video and i noticed that on those two notes he was still strumming and would actually hit both of them 3 or 4 times. and now it sounds just right.

i'm not sure if that's the problem you're having but that was mine and hopefully it'll help you out some

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:00 pm

elijah77jc wrote:well i think i may have had the same problem

whenever i would play it just wouldn't sound right and there was always something missing and i finally figured it out. what i was doing wrong was when i would play the last 2 notes before the mute i would only hit both of them once and it would never sound right. well then i watched the central park video and i noticed that on those two notes he was still strumming and would actually hit both of them 3 or 4 times. and now it sounds just right.

i'm not sure if that's the problem you're having but that was mine and hopefully it'll help you out some

yeah, its just a mix of muting/strumming

but to tell u the truth i can't even explain what i do, its all in the feel of the song

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:05 pm

BigSpeen3436 wrote:yeah, its just a mix of muting/strumming
but to tell u the truth i can't even explain what i do, its all in the feel of the song

lol speen, when i saw that you replied i half expected you to dissagree with me

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:09 pm

elijah77jc wrote:
BigSpeen3436 wrote:yeah, its just a mix of muting/strumming
but to tell u the truth i can't even explain what i do, its all in the feel of the song
lol speen, when i saw that you replied i half expected you to dissagree with me

then you were half wrong

whatshername · Post by **whatshername** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:37 pm

i do the 3-2 on the low e, scrape the strings with my pick, and go up to twelve and hit harmonics...it's hard to type out in words though. haha

maybe i'll record that part so you can hear, otherwise you probably dont get it

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:40 pm

fortyoneantz wrote:i do the 3-2 on the low e, scrape the strings with my pick, and go up to twelve and hit harmonics...it's hard to type out in words though. haha

maybe i'll record that part so you can hear, otherwise you probably dont get it

i kinda follow you but i wouldn't mind a recording

2StepGranny · Post by **2StepGranny** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 5:09 pm

Yep, Dave hits the Low E more than just once, I have to agree with elijah on that. I also think that may your problem

So since I was going to post that myself, I'll just agree with what's been said

Phan226 · Post by **Phan226** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 7:37 pm

one thing i have tried.... (dont shoot me cause i know dave doesnt play it this way) to play a D to Dsus4 then open in stead of the chord up higher on the neck...hope this helps

DT · Post by DT » Thu Mar 04, 2004 7:40 pm

thats how i play it too... i dont care if its right or not, it doesnt sound any different to me and its MUCH easier- you definitely hit the G and F# notes 3 times each before the mute, thats how ive always played it (if thats what we're even talking about)

i wanna hear this harmonics thing

Phan226 · Post by **Phan226** » Thu Mar 04, 2004 7:47 pm

if you listen to some of the dave and tim recordings of the song you can hear timmy do the harmonic at the 5th fret it sounds sweet. i usually hit it when i play the song its just a little something that adds a lot to the song.

chris murphy · Post by **chris murphy** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 3:38 pm

hell ya, ya'll are a terminduos (i can't spell) help. It's nice to know that are folks out there w/ the same... i really can't spell, but ya'll know where i'm going w/ this.

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