speed playing??

[cassanova]

Originally posted by fireglo forever


What are "ghost notes"?

ghost notes are notes that are basically muted with your fretting hand, while you pluck the strings with your picking hand. It makes a percussive type sound

ex: rest your fingers on the I-V-VIII of any chord you choose, then pluck the notes, you shouldnt hear the notes ring out as you normally would, you should hear a *muted sound instead of the actual note*

sorry this is the best way i can explain them, I know how to play them, just cant give you the exact technical definition of them, someone else will probably explain in better detail.

 

[fireglo forever]

Originally posted by cassanova
ghost notes are notes that are basically muted with your fretting hand, while you pluck the strings with your picking hand. It makes a percussive type sound

Well, i know what muted notes are, but how does this help you with speed?

 

[frankencow150]

a bad habit that alot of people pick up is not using their pinky.after i learned this i got so much faster.

 

[cassanova]

Originally posted by fireglo forever


Well, i know what muted notes are, but how does this help you with speed?

Originally posted by fireglo forever


What are "ghost notes"?

you just asked a few posts up what ghost notes are, and someone else said they were about to ask that too. So I was explaining what they were.

If you knew what they were then why did you ask??

 

[John Davis]

Originally posted by frankencow150
a bad habit that alot of people pick up is not using their pinky.after i learned this i got so much faster.

I've noticed that too. You know what's odd, I use my pinky more than my middle finger for fretting. Hmmm....

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

Originally posted by fireglo forever


Well, i know what muted notes are, but how does this help you with speed?

Well, the point is that "ghost notes" really have no pitch but can fool your ear that they do. So you can throw in a ghost note when changing position and it will sound like a complete run with no break. The ghost note takes the place of a note that would be impossible to fit in without slowing down.

It's difficult to explain without talking about specific examples, but once you get the idea you can fit it into a lot of things - for impossible riffs, chromatic runs, position shifts etc.

 

[fireglo forever]

Originally posted by cassanova
you just asked a few posts up what ghost notes are, and someone else said they were about to ask that too. So I was explaining what they were.

If you knew what they were then why did you ask??

I didnt know that by "ghost notes" you meant muted notes, thats all. I thought you were talking about some technique i wasnt familiar with, sorry if my post was confusing

 

[fireglo forever]

Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield
you can throw in a ghost note when changing position and it will sound like a complete run with no break.

Aah, yes, i know what you mean. I guess i do this sometimes too, and it does help with speed. Feels a little like poor technique, though, doesn't it? Well, i guess its ok to use for those "impoissible riffs" that you mentioned because they are so fast...

 

[OneLuvIbanez]

ok, well im not the best at bass, but from the experiance i have had, i think speed is not only a combination of your playing hand, but also your fretting hand, at least for me. I can do walking bass no problem using 2 fingers n keep up to faster rythoms, but i also use my fretting hand to do it. Like for instance, hitting notes with my fretting hand without plucking at all, and doing pull offs alot too. persoanly i just use a combo of em, ive tryed the 4 finger technique, and im ok at it, but by doing what i do, itll sound the same if not better, but i think you should learn a little of the whole hand way of playing too. those are just my thoughts.