struming one string

proudmonkey721 · Post by **proudmonkey721** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 8:50 pm

im having trouble playing stuff that involves basically strumming one string such as in loving wings, DIDO and of course stone
im wondering if this is common with anyone else and if theres any adivce yous can give me

thanks

two steps too many · Post by **two steps too many** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 4:15 am

Just like everything I found it hard at first to be able to strum and only hit the string I want. Most of the time I either hit some other string(s) or missed the one I wanted completely. Just takes practice getting your arm and wrist to memorise the position of all the strings so you can do it with out looking. Start slow going up down up down up down and just speed up from there.

Songs like Ants is good even tho you are not struming the single note, it still helps your arm and wrist to know where a certain string should be.

the stone · Post by **the stone** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 2:19 pm

My advice would be to mute all the other open strings, that way if ya mess up or whatever it wont sound as bad, plus you can still practcie

felix · Post by **felix** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 3:39 pm

i am confused about strumming one string. is it that you strum all of the strings and just let one ring or do you just pick a string in the middle of strumming?

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 3:50 pm

felix wrote:i am confused about strumming one string. is it that you strum all of the strings and just let one ring or do you just pick a string in the middle of strumming?

you hit just the string you want to hit. He doesn't mute much at all when doing this.

felix · Post by **felix** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 7:01 pm

so there is no difference between strumming a string and picking it?

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 7:25 pm

felix wrote:so there is no difference between strumming a string and picking it?

I consider picking it, to rest your right hand on the bridge and up-pick the strings.

I consider strumming a string by stroking down in a strumming motion but only hitting the string you want.

anyone else feel the same way?

felix · Post by **felix** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 7:36 pm

man all of this time i thought that when people were talking about strumming a string on this board i thought they meant muting all of the other strings except the one you were trying to hit and strum all of the strings. that was making the stone a bitch.

ticohans · Post by **ticohans** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 8:20 pm

LOL ouch!

proudmonkey721 · Post by **proudmonkey721** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 9:07 pm

all the advice has been great im still having alot of trouble with this but im sure ill get it just gotta practice practice practice

Stuntcheeks · Post by **Stuntcheeks** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 8:11 pm

felix wrote:man all of this time i thought that when people were talking about strumming a string on this board i thought they meant muting all of the other strings except the one you were trying to hit and strum all of the strings. that was making the stone a bitch.

LOL, me, too. I thought you guys were all guitar masters or some shit.

sable · Post by **sable** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 10:22 pm

for me it is a combination of both muting unwanted strings and 'aiming' for the one you want - that way you have a tendancy of hitting both the string you want and one adjacent to it but it is muted. plus, because your stroke is focused on just the one string, you don't hit the muted one with as much force and it doesn't sound as crappy. i might be wrong but that's how i play Dave songs

ticohans · Post by **ticohans** » Sat Feb 08, 2003 12:10 am

sounds about right to me sable.

and about this whole stumming muted crap, if it sounds good, who cares how you play it????