Technique
pinkie. Wait a few seconds, leave 4th finger securely where
it is, then - as in 2 above –
6. allow plectrum to fall through A string(s) and come to rest
against E string. Both G and A will now sound together.
Wait a few seconds again, then
7. stop note B flat with 1st finger, at very same moment
sounding it with an upstroke on one string (as practised in
3 & 4).
8. As pinkie should still be stopping note G so far, use 3rd
finger for slide from C# to D. Pinkie will leave G when you
make slide.
9. Most expedient finger for next note, C natural, is 1st finger,
which at the beginning of the next measure then slides
back to B flat at the first fret.
This shows yet
another way of
playing a triplet.
Rhythm will be as in
h, but sound of notes
i)
should be interestingly different.
1. Use chromatic fingering (adjacent fingers for adjacent frets)
for first four notes - so note G will be fingered with pinkie.
2. Both down and up-strokes for triplet itself should strike both
strings of pair. To do this, make sure plectrum is held at
right angles to instrument - try to make up-stroke sound in
every way like down-stroke.
3. Strike higher G with up-stroke on one string. Contrasting
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