Strumming pattern to Warehouse

[Jay]

Well Fuk 'a' duck. Is that what everyone does? That's gonna take me another 6 months to master.

I usually either just don't strum the low E at all.

I still don't know how to do that when my strumming hand is going at 60 mph.

it's a hard song to play...i still can't do it right.

[charliemike]

It's probably the one song I wish I could play well out of all the songs I've ever tried to play.

Stop time Warehouse at an open mic would be aaaaawwwwwweeeeeesssssooooooommmmmeeee!</Chris Farley mode>

[the_drewster]

Stop time Warehouse at an open mic would be aaaaawwwwwweeeeeesssssooooooommmmmeeee!

Yeah... I often sit and fantasise about that too....

[mlb1399]

It took me awhile to get this song down. It is by far my favorite DMB song so it was a huge accomplishment the day I could play it. Thanks to my gf and some of the people on the boards I got it down. My advice for getting this song right is:

1)play it slow, without the muting just hitting the notes that Dave plays
2)speed it up and try incorporating the mutes
3)think fast small up and down strokes
4)never stop moving your hand
5)keep at least 1 finger muting most of the strings at any given time
6)play along with the audio and videos
7)once you start getting closer, record yourself. Listen to it, then listen to Dave play it. Figure out where you are missing the mark and work on that specific part

This song is a tricky song because it uses fast strumming, hard muting, 5 frets of notes, and it requires accuracy with the strumming.

[CPTino3001]

For me, this was one of those songs that I could never play, then one day it just clicked.

Just keep playing along with Dave, and eventually the planets will align and you'll do it right. Make sure you just have fun, and over time, the technique will fall into place.

If you are constanly worrying about it while you play, you'll never be confident or comforatble enough to actually play it and it will sound like shit.

This is how most of Dave's songs seem to work for me. If you losen up and just go with it, everything will come in time.

[littlefriend]

For me, this was one of those songs that I could never play, then one day it just clicked.

Just keep playing along with Dave, and eventually the planets will align and you'll do it right. Make sure you just have fun, and over time, the technique will fall into place.

If you are constanly worrying about it while you play, you'll never be confident or comforatble enough to actually play it and it will sound like shit.

This is how most of Dave's songs seem to work for me. If you losen up and just go with it, everything will come in time.

In other words "Do. Or do not. There is no try."

[the_drewster]

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[the_drewster]

For me, this was one of those songs that I could never play, then one day it just clicked.

Just keep playing along with Dave, and eventually the planets will align and you'll do it right. Make sure you just have fun, and over time, the technique will fall into place.

If you are constanly worrying about it while you play, you'll never be confident or comforatble enough to actually play it and it will sound like shit.

This is how most of Dave's songs seem to work for me. If you losen up and just go with it, everything will come in time.

In other words "Do. Or do not. There is no try."

Words of gold, going on the Who's DM? website.

[markTR]

this may be considered bad technique to some, but as far as muting the low E (escpecially on the 10-9-7 progression on the A) goes, i've found through contant practicing of the song that i've gotten into the habit of muting that low E with my thumb

not sure if thats a helpful suggestion, or even a suggestion at all, just thought i'd give my two cents on an awesome song

[Duffman]

Friends, brothers, sisters and well wishers! I am so close to nailing this baby. No, really! But I have one more question.....

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E:------------------------------------------------
B:--x--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x----x--x--x--x-x-x--x-x--
G:--x--x--x--7-x-x--x-x-x----x--x--x--7-x-x--x-x--
D:--x--x--11---9-x--x-x-x----x--x--11---9-x--x-x--
A:--x--9---------10-x-x-x----x--9---------[color=blue]10-[/color][color=blue]9[/color]-[color=blue]7[/color]--
E:--7---------------x-x-x----7--------------------

See the above notes in blue? How do I hit them UP and then DOWN without hitting the E string (the fat one)?? I hit the 10th with my 3rd finger, 9th with my 2nd and 7th with my 1st, so what do I mute the E with? I've no fingers left.

i have fat fingers, so i mute the low E string with the finger that i'm fretting with. its kind of hard to explain without showing you, but just fret the A string, but have your finger higher than normal so it touches the low E. Hope that helps.

[charliemike]

Friends, brothers, sisters and well wishers! I am so close to nailing this baby. No, really! But I have one more question.....

E:------------------------------------------------
B:--x--x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x----x--x--x--x-x-x--x-x--
G:--x--x--x--7-x-x--x-x-x----x--x--x--7-x-x--x-x--
D:--x--x--11---9-x--x-x-x----x--x--11---9-x--x-x--
A:--x--9---------10-x-x-x----x--9---------10-9-7--
E:--7---------------x-x-x----7--------------------


See the above notes in blue? How do I hit them UP and then DOWN without hitting the E string (the fat one)?? I hit the 10th with my 3rd finger, 9th with my 2nd and 7th with my 1st, so what do I mute the E with? I've no fingers left.

Dave uses his thumb ... Watch a vid of him playing. He's got his thumb on the back of the neck for the first part and then wraps his hand up around the fretboard for the second part (the ascension for lack of a better term) using his thumb to mute the low E.

I have hands like a little girl so it's almost impossible for me to do it without a ton of practice as my fingers are not used to being in that contorted position.

[Beauford33]

huh, I never thought Daved used his thumb for chords.

[Kahn]

huh, I never thought Daved used his thumb for chords.

just for muting, not playing the actual chord.

[Beauford33]

huh, I never thought Daved used his thumb for chords.

just for muting, not playing the actual chord.

I meant actual chords, I know he uses it to mute. I thought the guy above meant playing actual notes. My mistake.

[little ants734]

is that 10- 9 - 7 a DUDU? or DDD?