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10-27-2004, 10:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Texas | | | Steve Harris... How Many Fingers?
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yes, the infamous question of how many fingers Harris uses... i've read countless debates and yet it always ends up with about 50/50, some saying 2, others 3. well, i'm talking about the signature galloping sound he's got. how many fingers does he use...? let's try it again... |
10-27-2004, 11:46 AM
| | I won't let your shadow be my shade... | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Western Massachusetts | | What does it really matter? Can you do it with 2 fingers or do you need 3? I need 3 fingers to get it to sound like he does and (luckily) I have 5 so that leaves me with 2 I don't need to use. Now if Steve had 7 fingers on his right hand and used them all, THAT I would want to know since i'm not into having fingers grafted on to my hand so I could stop trying to sound like him. 
BTW I didn't vote 'cause as I said, it doesn't matter to me, and there was no option for "7" 
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10-27-2004, 12:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway | | | Goshdarnit Supernaut! Do we have to take it here Too?! He use two....
never anything less, if you have seen for his fingers on videoes(watched them close..) you see that he uses two, the ring and pinky just follows the rest of the hand... and if you have read some interwievs and watched "Classic Videoes: THe number of the beast" he say so himself!
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10-27-2004, 02:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Stockton, England | | | RUBBISH...
he uses three
watch him playing, then count, and bingo u got, then try reproducing the galloping sound urself, its so much easier with three, and usually the most simple way is the right answer. |
10-27-2004, 02:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway | | | I reproduce the galloping sound very fine with two fingers myself thank you.
And why dont you belive somthing he have said himself?
and if you realy watch the videos of him play, you will see that he only uses 2... |
10-27-2004, 03:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden. | | | In a recent interview, he stated clearly that he uses two fingers, but the rest of the fingers helps the middlefinger with speed.
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10-27-2004, 03:01 PM
| | I wish I could sing like Rick Danko. | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Shreveport LA | | | 2. He's said so himself. The ring finger just follows the middle finger and, yes, it does look like he uses 3 sometimes. But he does not. End of discussion. |
10-27-2004, 03:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada, North Bay ON | | | Well..i awnsered this several time myself...but ill do it again.
He uses TWO. He said so himself on Ironmaiden.com on the FAQ's. Another bassist asked him how many he used. And his awnser was simply TWO. No more...no less.
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10-27-2004, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Norway | | you see supernaut_1: in an discussion, the only person who would have more right about steve harris than me, Would be himself! |
10-27-2004, 03:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: San Francisco | | Jamerson only needed 1 |
10-27-2004, 04:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Texas | | | alright, well until now, i've never heard that Steve says so himself. thanks guys. |
11-12-2004, 06:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madrid (Spain) | | | I allways wanted to know the same about Geddy! Even I saw him live I couldn't find out. Does anyone know? Thanx!
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11-12-2004, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by EddieTheKiller I reproduce the galloping sound very fine with two fingers myself thank you.
And why dont you belive somthing he have said himself?
and if you realy watch the videos of him play, you will see that he only uses 2... | Yep, me too...
Actually, for me, its a hell of a lot easier to get the galloping sound right with 2 fingers, cause that helps you get that stop in between the 3 hits... thats the time it takes your 1st finger to come forward again.
1,2,1...1,2,1... etc.
The debate comes from how his ring finger follows his middle finger when he plays, and it gives the optical illusion that he uses 3.
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11-12-2004, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by supernaut_1 yes, the infamous question of how many fingers Harris uses... i've read countless debates and yet it always ends up with about 50/50, some saying 2, others 3. well, i'm talking about the signature galloping sound he's got. how many fingers does he use...? let's try it again... | I've copped that technique/sound by using 3 fingers and Steve was the inspiration. In fact, I always use that 3 finger technique now when playing anything but the slowest triplets now. |
01-09-2005, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by EddieTheKiller you see supernaut_1: in an discussion, the only person who would have more right about steve harris than me, Would be himself! |
No! Me!!
And yes he uses two! |
01-09-2005, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Aussiephoenix Yep, me too...
Actually, for me, its a hell of a lot easier to get the galloping sound right with 2 fingers, cause that helps you get that stop in between the 3 hits... thats the time it takes your 1st finger to come forward again.
1,2,1...1,2,1... etc. | Ehhm, i do it like this:
1-2-1...2-1-2...1-2-1...2-1-2... etc.. |
01-09-2005, 07:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tiny Island Singapore!!! | | Whos this steve harris guy  excuse my ignorance |
01-09-2005, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by nailuj1987 Whos this steve harris guy excuse my ignorance | Iron Maiden Bassist.. |
01-09-2005, 08:16 AM
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Endorsing Artist: see profile | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: toms_river.nj.us | | | If'n Steve says Steve uses 2 fingers.... why question it.
I think he must know what his own fingers do. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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