'School Days' technique

[Phunky]

How does Stanley play the chorus on School days? What's that technique called? I think i saw in on Victor wootens 'Lesson on technique' but i'm not sure.

When Stanley does all that fast playing in the end, what technique is that? Is it popping? If so it's unbelievably fast..

[Phil Smith]

When Stanley does all that fast playing in the end, what technique is that? Is it popping? If so it's unbelievably fast..

It sounds like popping but it's just the way Stanley pulls on the strings when he plays finger style in conjunction with the bass he's playing that gives him the signature sound that you hear.

[godoze]

what he does is finger style very aggressively near the end of the fingerboard.

also investigate the spanish guitar technique called the "rasgueado." Stanley usese this also quite frequently.

[JimmyM]

The main riff of the song is played with his fingernails flamenco-style. The riff that's Em-F#m-G etc. after the main riff is slapped. All the soloing is done fingerstyle, and he plucks really hard to make the strings pop.

[Phil Smith]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

The main riff of the song is played with his fingernails flamenco-style. The riff that's Em-F#m-G etc. after the main riff is slapped. All the soloing is done fingerstyle, and he plucks really hard to make the strings pop.

To my ear, and I'm going out on a limb here because I don't have the recording handy, the main riff is:

A F# E D F# E D F# E D C A played as double stops.

The slap part is Em F#m G.

[Brad Johnson]

Originally Posted by Phil Smith

To my ear, and I'm going out on a limb here because I don't have the recording handy, the main riff is:

A F# E D F# E D F# E D C A played as double stops.

The slap part is Em F#m G.

That's partially what he said. It's actually Em F#m G A.

The part in question plucked*. Very easy with low action.





*which is partially what you said

[Phil Smith]

Sigh...It's been a long day and night.

[bassman from th]

when stanley plays, his fingers are so strong that when he runs he sounds like he is popping.

[JimmyM]

This is actually a common misconception. It's not about strength, although Stanley definitely has strong and long fingers. Part of it is that he uses short scale basses, and the string tension is looser, part of it is using upright right hand techniques that put more meat on the string, and part of it is playing closer to the neck. It's really not a question of strength. If a wuss like me can do it, anyone can