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chord voicings or maybe a different tuning when you’re playing electric? G note. It’s the octave up version of what I just
occasionally, but it’s a lot of capo.
talked about. I use that all the time, I’ve worn
[Daniel] I do it on acoustic, in fact the E
that out (laughs).
[WM] When you say a half step down you position is a great example of how I would use mean tuned to Eb? this. So, if someone is playing in G and I’m [WM] What brand and gauge strings do
playing capo 3, then I know that my open B you use, and do you use different gauges for
[Daniel] Correct, yeah. For instance, if we and open E strings play well with pretty much different instruments? If so, how do you choose
were playing a song in F sharp or something every chord in the progression. What I’ll do is what you put where?
he might tune down a half step and just play kind of play all of my melodies on the G string in open G shapes, or open C shapes or up and down the frets and I’ll let the B string [Daniel] I use D’Addario strings for all of my
something. It just depends on the song. But and E string ring out, whether I’m finger picking guitars, electrics, acoustics, anything. They’ve
that might open up something as opposed to and those become the arpeggio rolling pattern, been good to me over the years. For acoustics,
trying to figure out how to play in F#. or if I’m just droning a lead line. Or sometimes I like a lighter gauge string, so I’ll use a light or
to even get it to speak even clearer I’ll use the a light medium blend. I like the coated strings
[WM] That’s pretty crafty! I have a very melody on the B string and let that high E ring when I can get them, so I use their coated
interesting question, because when the rest of the whole way through so I’m playing all of my strings. I can’t remember all the details of the
the world plays your parts, when they capo at melodies on the B string. It’s kind of like the exact model but I basically like anything that’s
the third fret, they think about playing an E. Are octave up version of the other trick. The other coated just to make it a little smoother on your
you thinking that you’re playing a G or are you trick is if you’re in the key of G, you don’t need fingers. But it’s not a necessity for me, the
thinking that you’re playing an E? the capo to ring the G string. So let’s say you traditional style is fine too. The main thing is I
have no capo, you’re letting the G string ring, just don’t like them too heavy on the acoustic
[Daniel] Well, I think my brain thinks I’m and you’re playing your melodies on the B because it starts to feel a little stiff.
playing an E but I’ve gotten so accustomed to string. The capo version of that would be capo shifting the notes in my mind that I’m constantly 3, you let the high E sting ring out, which is the
[WM] A lot of people use coated because
transposing. As a band, we use the number
system, so I’m probably thinking like, “1, 5,
6, 4…” more than I’m thinking, “E, B, C#-,
A…” or something. It’s funny, maybe when I’m
down closer to the capo my brain looks at it
and perceives it as the key of E , but when I go
up high to play anything past the twelfth fret
or near it then my brain thinks of the guitar as
playing in G.
[WM] One of the things I stole from our last
conversation was droning away playing an
open D or G string while fretting notes on
the next highest string to create mini chord
melodies. Do you do that with acoustic as well
or is that something you tend to lean towards
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