Strumming pattern and slaps for solo songs

rtg815 · Post by **rtg815** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 5:42 am

Ok I've been playing DMB songs for a couple weeks now and i can hit the correct notes and chords, but ive run into the most common of all problems, I cant seem to get the strumming pattern right. The song that i am mainly focused on right now is "the best of whats around"

I have a copy of a supposed unrealsed studio demo, it has Dave playing the song solo and singing, and i am trying to mimick the sound he gets from that. There is a sound which i thought was a mutted strum that he uses to create a beat, but it being a strum didnt make sense so im guessing its a slap, has anyone tried to learn the precussion strumming for this song and if so, let me know your experience.

The Man of The Hour · Post by **The Man of The Hour** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 6:42 am

Very good question -

I don't exactly know the perfect beat notation, so I'm not going to attempt to write that out, but I do know if you tap your foot 16 times to one measure of the verse, that's the relative beat and you just have to build your strumming pattern around that. Could be 4/4 timing with just long verses but.....You just have to know the beat, and then just listen to dave's strumming patterns for each "beat" because they change rapidly. If you can get the beat down, you just need to listen to the strums, and I recommend the Lost Acoustics' version. If ya want a listen, just ask. I'd be glad to send it to ya. Until then, Good Luck

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 11:42 pm

The Man of The Hour wrote:If you can get the beat down, you just need to listen to the strums, and I recommend the Lost Acoustics' version. If ya want a listen, just ask. I'd be glad to send it to ya. Until then, Good Luck

No offense, but isn't a solo acoustic studio demo version what you would want?

thejoe · Post by **thejoe** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:30 pm

Ranting Thespian wrote:
The Man of The Hour wrote:If you can get the beat down, you just need to listen to the strums, and I recommend the Lost Acoustics' version. If ya want a listen, just ask. I'd be glad to send it to ya. Until then, Good Luck
No offense, but isn't a solo acoustic studio demo version what you would want?

probably, but where would one find htat?

phatnev · Post by **phatnev** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 9:19 pm

Whereever rtg815 did

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 9:46 pm

i have it

kmwagne · Post by **kmwagne** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:01 pm

when it comes to playing solo you can't be afaid to experiment, such as slowing down the whole rythym of the song, adding percussive strokes on the downbeat of the missing drums, and strumming louder or softer depending on the tone of the song. You dont have to be perfect , just make sure its in time and has a little soul in it.

borocks · Post by **borocks** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:59 pm

Download a wave editor and slow down your mp3. It's way easier to learn songs by hearing. I always do that when I wanna learn solo stuff.

Coldchillin · Post by **Coldchillin** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 5:20 pm

seth_southerland wrote:i have it

Where might I be able to find this?

borocks wrote:Download a wave editor and slow down your mp3. It's way easier to learn songs by hearing. I always do that when I wanna learn solo stuff.

Great idea...crafty one. I never thought of that...