Playing Dancing Nancies Accurately?

wewallac · Post by **wewallac** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:24 pm

Hi there,
My apologies if this has already been discussed, but I can't find my question anywhere else on this board.

There's an amazing live (all acoustic) version of Dancing Nancies out there that I'm trying to play properly. I can play all the notes, but there's a slapping technique that Dave uses here (once every 4 beats I think). There's a bit of reverb or echo, so it accentuates this a little more. Does anyone know what he's doing here?

I'm having problems viewing the avi videos on this site, but the audio comes through on them. I don't hear the slapping I'm talking about on the example on this site. Any other videos anyone can recommend to figure this out?

Thanks a bunch!

One more thing - if the guy who owns the site "Cricket's Cave" is reading this, can you put your cover of Dancing Nancies back on? From what I've been reading it's very good. I'd like to hear it.

kaizer · Post by **kaizer** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:30 pm

i havent tried the one you are working on ....but do you have divx installed to view the videos? you need to have that in order to view them.

wewallac · Post by **wewallac** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:21 pm

Thanks...the divx works. Still there is no hint of the technique I'm looking for on the video.

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:22 pm

then its most likely not Dave, it is probably Tim Reynolds...

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:24 pm

or, are you sure u watched the video for the fill? that could be what you're talking about, that slap on the bottom two strings

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 12:40 am

He just strums really percussively.

tjmac66pc · Post by **tjmac66pc** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:24 am

wewallac wrote:Hi there,
My apologies if this has already been discussed, but I can't find my question anywhere else on this board.

There's an amazing live (all acoustic) version of Dancing Nancies out there that I'm trying to play properly. I can play all the notes, but there's a slapping technique that Dave uses here (once every 4 beats I think). There's a bit of reverb or echo, so it accentuates this a little more. Does anyone know what he's doing here?

I'm having problems viewing the avi videos on this site, but the audio comes through on them. I don't hear the slapping I'm talking about on the example on this site. Any other videos anyone can recommend to figure this out?

Thanks a bunch!

One more thing - if the guy who owns the site "Cricket's Cave" is reading this, can you put your cover of Dancing Nancies back on? From what I've been reading it's very good. I'd like to hear it.

and the quick little ring at the end of each note can be made by pressing down on the 2nd fret on e and b strings (at very last moment of each chord - bar)

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:22 am

tjmac66pc wrote: and the quick little ring at the end of each note can be made by pressing down on the 2nd fret on e and b strings (at very last moment of each chord - bar)

G B & E Strings.

tjmac66pc · Post by **tjmac66pc** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:47 pm

Ranting Thespian wrote:
tjmac66pc wrote: and the quick little ring at the end of each note can be made by pressing down on the 2nd fret on e and b strings (at very last moment of each chord - bar)
G B & E Strings.

wow stingy! but yeah that too 8)

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 2:44 pm

One thing I wondered about nancies is does dave use the side if his finger to hit the high B and e strings on the ----00 ----22 thing?

borocks · Post by **borocks** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 3:43 pm

One thing I wondered about nancies is does dave use the side if his finger to hit the high B and e strings on the ----00 ----22 thing?

I think so... But you don't need to do it like Dave. Do whatever you like best as long as it sounds good to you.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 6:52 pm

G string?

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:51 pm

pretty sure its just the e and B strings... I have heard that Dave switches up how he plays it... sometimes he uses the lower part of his index finger, and sometimes the tip of it... I have a vid of him using the tip.

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:22 pm

I am watching the in store performance from 1993, and I am pretty sure he is hitting all 3 strings.

tjmac66pc · Post by **tjmac66pc** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:27 pm

Ranting Thespian wrote:I am watching the in store performance from 1993, and I am pretty sure he is hitting all 3 strings.

I don't know Rant (can i call you Rant?) you seem to be in minority! haha j/k i don't know...i thought it was just b and e but i'm about to go jam for a little while, so i'll try it out and see how it sounds...if you're wrong you owe us all $10

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