Double stop?

[Mesa Man]

Pardon my stupidity, but can someone give me a proper explanation of the term ”double stop”? I see that term all over the place.. but what is it? I have only been playing for 13 years and I still havent figured out what it is. But, on the other hand I dont use that much english when discussing musical terms with my band mates, since I am from Sweden. So please help me out here!

[Ryan Berry]

Im pretty sure a doublestop is when 2 notes are played at the same time, like a chord but only 2 notes.

[moley]

Playing two notes at once, by stopping two strings at once.

[labrat]

A chord consists of 3 or more notes together, usually a triad is the most common smallest form you'll find.

A double stop is another way of saying an interval is played, since 2 notes don't make a full chord. Example: a root and a fifth. or a root and a third.

[Mesa Man]

Ok, so is the interval played simultaneously (like a small chord) or just after each other? Like two notes separated?

[Jazz Ad]

Together. If not it's just 2 notes.

[labrat]

Yes, it's something of a 2 note chord (even though there is no such thing, technically).

[Mesa Man]

ok two tones played at the same time, but why called a stop? Double is pretty obvious now, but a stop? are they muted just short of the beat?

[Jazz Ad]

Originally posted by moley
Playing two notes at once, by stopping two strings at once.

[Mesa Man]

Originally posted by Jazz Ad
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Originally posted by moley
Playing two notes at once, by stopping two strings at once.
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and by stopping you mean muting? I feel like I am missing some point here...

[Mesa Man]

Originally posted by Jazz Ad
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Originally posted by moley
Playing two notes at once, by stopping two strings at once.
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and by stopping you mean muting? I feel like I am missing some point here... stopping does, to my ear, sound like the direct opposite of playing notes.

[labrat]

Well, it's originally a classical term.

Double for two different strings
Stopping is a term for altering the vibration of the string by placing your finger onto the string and altering the pitch. In other words, they mean fretting.

[labrat]

Violinists use such terms.

When we say "fretting", they say "stopping".

It's weird I know, but that's where it comes from.

[Mesa Man]

In other words: playing two different notes at the same time.

Strange name for such a simple thing

[labrat]

Yep, blame classical music for it.

[Turock]

Originally posted by labrat
Violinists use such terms.

When we say "fretting", they say "stopping".

It's weird I know, but that's where it comes from.

They say "stopping" because violinis have no frets, same as double basses have no frets. The term originated way before there were fretted electric basses.

[Sean S]

Originally posted by labrat
Yes, it's something of a 2 note chord (even though there is no such thing, technically).

actually, two or more notes sounded in harmony form a chord. A triad uses the root, a third, and a fifth...

[Aaron Saunders]

Can we, you know, NOT get into the chord vs. double stop debate again?

[Pacman]

Originally posted by Govithoy
Can we, you know, NOT get into the chord vs. double stop debate again?

We will not do that again.


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