Foursome on guitar. Four chords. Complicated version of the battle

Friday, March 1, 2013

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Another playing technique that is quite suitable for this song is combat, or, as some also call it, “half-fighting.” I will also post it in a separate post.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

P. P. S. For those who don’t know: a “piece” is an ensign.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

In one of the previous posts I already cited detailed analysis, which can be performed while accompanying yourself with a minimum number of chords: three in the simplest version or four with slight improvements that are easy for beginners.

In this post I present the following song that can be played using the same ones - this What is autumn groups DDT. I’ll make a reservation in advance that initially there are more chords in it, but for educational purposes we can afford to simplify it, and then, as we improve our skills, diversify it with other chords, thereby getting closer to the original.

So, we will need:

1. Remember those simple chords with which, according to legend, you can play half the songs: Am, Dm, E. You can refresh your memory of these three chords.
2. You will need to remember how a universal fight is performed, or otherwise.

• A chord will be added A7, which has already been used in . This chord is a frequent companion of the “thieves’ trinity”; it, as a rule, dilutes the transition from the Am to Dm chord.
• A chord will be added F, which is usually difficult for beginners due to the barre technique, although it can be played in a simplified version without the barre. More on this later.

But first, I will give the exact sequence of chords, drawing the attention of beginners to the fact that repetitions of chords in song lyrics are usually not indicated, although they are implied by the logic of the rhythmic pattern:

Am E Am Am ​​A7 A7 Dm Dm
Dm E Am F Dm E Am A7
Dm E Am F Dm E Am E

Chorus:
Am F Dm E Am F Dm E
Dm E Am F Dm Dm E E

To consolidate this sequence and rhythmic pattern, I suggest watching this video lesson by Dmitry Mishin.

Lyrics and chords of the song “What is Autumn” DDT

Am F Dm E
Autumn. Ships are burning in the sky.
Am F Dm E
Autumn. I would like to get away from the Earth.
Dm E Am F
Where sadness drowns in the sea,
Dm E
Autumn, dark distance.

What is autumn? These are stones
Loyalty over the blackening Neva.

Autumn, you reminded my soul of the most important thing,
Autumn, I am again deprived of peace.

What is autumn? It's the wind
Plays with torn chains again.
Autumn, will we crawl, will we reach the answer -
What will happen to the Motherland and to us?
Autumn, will we crawl, will we live until dawn?
Autumn, what will happen to us tomorrow?

Chorus (2 times)

The city is melting in a flock into the darkness.
Autumn, what did I know about you?
How long will the foliage be torn?
Autumn is always right.

I suggest you watch another one useful video, in which you can clearly see how, when and what chords to play. I will note some features of the performance: the same “six” strike is shown here, but sound production is made in a different way - connected by the index and thumb; The second nuance is that just before the end of the chorus there is a Dm/C chord, which may seem difficult for a beginning guitarist, but this is another improvement that can be introduced in the future as an option.

Simple melodies.

Traditionally, one of the first guitar melodies given to students to master is considered In the grass Grasshopper sat- two of my friends who don’t play the guitar at all said that they had once learned it and could reproduce it... How to play the melody “A grasshopper sat in the grass” on the guitar in the most in a simple way, shown in the following minute-long video.

Today we’ll look at another method of making sound on a guitar, which is called The battle.

I'll tell you about guitar strumming for beginners, what types of combat there are.

The battle- this is a guitar playing technique in which the right hand strikes the strings (from sixth to first) either with the index finger or with all but the thumb. Most likely, you have already heard about this method of playing the guitar, so let’s take a closer look.

Just like, there are also many types of fights. Let's try to learn the most basic types of guitar strumming.

So, let's look at the scheme of a very common, but at the same time easy battle.

V^V^ This scheme is deciphered as follows:

• V - strike the strings down;
• ^ - hit the strings upward;

Let me explain. This pattern means: down up down up. You strike with your first index finger right hand first down, that is, from the sixth string to the first, then move your finger back up, from the first string to the sixth. Then down and up again. And so you continue. The pause between strikes on the strings should be minimal.

Important do this in a certain constant rhythm, without interrupting the fight or making pauses. Practice, play this fight on open strings, make sure, again, that your right hand is relaxed and your hand is as free as possible.

More guitar strumming patterns

We have discussed with you the simplest type of strumming on the guitar, but not the only one.

The next type of battle is a little more difficult than the first. The first one was just for you to practice. And this battle has the following scheme:

V_V^_^V^ Explanation of the scheme:

• V- Strike the strings down
• _ - pause (lasts approximately as one hit on the strings)
• ^ - strike the strings upward

These icons are the same as in the first diagram, with one exception:
"_" is the pause icon. It means that in this case you should play the battle like this: down, pause, down up, pause, up down up. The pause is waited approximately as long as one hit on the strings lasts - it doesn’t matter whether it’s down or up.

Scheme of another battle

V_V^

Combat with muted strings

There is also a type of guitar fighting, which is the most difficult compared to the previous ones. It looks like this:

V_V*^_^V*^ Explanation of the scheme:

• V- Strike the strings down
• * - Means a blow with muted strings
• _ - pause (lasts approximately as one hit on the strings)
• ^ - strike the strings upward

Note: " * " (asterisk) stands next to the downstroke icon (V*), it means muting the strings. That is, when you hit the strings downwards with the edge of the palm of your right hand, as shown in the figure (Fig. 1), you press down, mute strings.

Also, this battle with jamming the strings is shown in the video, first how to jam the strings, then the battle quickly:

You will find many other types of combat with transcripts.

So, now I will give you a decoding of the battle patterns and those icons that we did not understand, but which you may encounter.

Four- simplest guitar fight. At the same time, they can play 90% of all songs.
It's played like this:
down – up – down with mute – up

We play down with our thumb. Up with your index finger. Marked with an asterisk jamming.

How to play jamming?

You clench your palm into a fist and straighten it so that you hit the strings with your nails. Simultaneously with the nail strike, you need to put thumb on all strings. The nails make a click, and the thumb muffles the strings.
Once you've learned jamming, play with it. fight four described above.
Video: Fight four and jamming the strings

For working out battle four play the band's song Kino-Pack of Cigarettes
Chords Em Am C D.
One beat for each chord.
Do not hurry. Spend as much time on this strum and these chords as you need to play with confidence and not have to worry about where to stick your fingers. Some people need a week, others a couple of months, it doesn’t matter.

Also practice the standard sequences with this fight:
Am Dm E Am
Dm G C Am
Em C G D

Six- the second easiest fight. And the most popular.
They can also play 90% of all songs. In many songs fight six sounds more driving than fight four.
In addition, thanks to the presence of pauses, this battle can be played much faster than a four-man battle.

It's played like this:

To better understand how to play it, play this structure:
down-up-down-up-down-up-down-up
Those. just down and up 4 times, each blow of the same duration.

And then throw out 2 blows from it, the second and the fifth (these are up and down blows).
But don’t just throw them away, but run them through with your hand without touching the strings. This is called idle hand.
Those. the hand always moves up and down with the same frequency, sometimes it just doesn’t play, it moves idle.
This principle is based not only fight six, but also many others.
It's more clear in the diagram:

• Black arrow - strike the strings
• White arrow - idle (hand moves, but does not play)
• Down arrow - play down, up arrow - up, respectively

The second way to understand this fight:
We break it into 2 parts and work on them separately:
1) down-up idle-down-up
2) down idle-up-down-up
Now let's combine both parts.

Practice battle six thoroughly using our already favorite sequences:
Em Am C D
Am Dm E Am
Dm G C Am
Em C G D
Play the same fighting six song Cinema-When Your Girlfriend Is Sick
Chords G Em C D
In the chorus C D G Em
One strum for each chord

As we can see, in the lead and in the chorus the chords are the same, it’s just that in the chorus the sequence starts with the C chord

Let's add jamming to battle six.
How to play jamming is described above in the four-man battle.
As we already know, six taking into account pauses it is played like this:
down – down – up – up – down – up

Jam on the second and fifth strike (downward strikes)
It will turn out like this:
down – down with mute – up – up – down with mute – up

Jamming is marked with asterisks.
The muffled impacts will occur after the same amount of time, i.e. they will keep the rhythm.
Yes, in fact, it is easily noticeable if you count the number of shares from one asterisk to another.
It is equal to four.

Guitar strike six is ​​almost the simplest and popular look battle, especially in Russian rock songs. With it you can perform most of the compositions. In general, strumming is the most popular way to accompany singing. It is not much more complicated than the four, but it sounds more driving and is played faster due to pauses. The six strike is a great option for both beginners and advanced guitarists.

The game of this battle is very simple, here is the scheme: down - down-up - up-down-up. Long lines between movements indicate pauses. To better understand how to perform this smoothly, play the following sequence: down-up-down-up-down-up-down-up. Practice it with any chords until it works well. Now remove the second and fifth elements from the diagram. That is, you play down, and where it should sound up, you simply move your hand without touching the strings, and then continue to play down and up, and again move your hand empty.

There is another easy way to learn how to play this guitar strum. You can break the entire sequence into two parts and practice them separately, and then connect them. It looks like this:

1. down-up-down-up.
2. down-up-down-up.

Selected elements are played with sound, and not selected elements are played without sound. Practice the guitar strumming in pieces, and then try to put it together. To make your practice more interesting, try playing different chords. For example, sequences: C, Am, F, G or Em, C, G, D. Many songs are built on them so that playing them will help you not only practice the technique, but also learn the accompaniment of a song in absentia.

It is better to combine chords when you confidently play the pattern on one chord. Many beginners have difficulties when changing chords: for example, it is difficult to maintain the rhythm or it is not clear at what point to change the chord. Let’s immediately clarify this point: the chord is rearranged immediately after the last stroke up and on the new chord we immediately play downwards without a pause.

Below we will attach video lessons that show in great detail and clearly how to play six. Look at them carefully, they will help you clarify unclear points.

What is fight six from the point of view of musical theory?

As you know, any song has a meter, which defines, roughly speaking, a set of notes of different durations in each measure. So, the guitar strike six corresponds to 4/4 or 2/4 time signatures. What is meant. Let's look at 4/4 as an example. This meter means that each measure has 4 beats, which can be read as ras-and-two-and-three-and-four-and.

If you superimpose the battle and score diagrams on top of each other, you will see that the elements completely coincide. By the way, learning to play with a count is good way learn to play correctly and evenly. Try to count for each movement (including idle strikes).

At first it will seem that this is impossible, but after a few attempts you will succeed. This useful skill will significantly help you learn how to perform more complex combinations in the future.

Complicated version of the battle

If you are already good at playing a simple version of combat, you can move on to studying a more complex and interesting version of it - with jamming. The game scheme remains the same, we just add jamming on the second and fifth hits. What does it mean to add jamming? This means that instead of making a sound, we hit the strings with our fingers, and then immediately cover them with the edge of our palm so that they stop sounding. If you do this with little force, you may even get a click from the beating of the strings on the floor of the frets. This sound makes the sound more interesting. The video lessons attached below talk in detail about how to properly mute strings.

What songs are played?

Of course, to learn how to play six 100%, you need to do this with some song. Here is a small list of diverse and simple compositions that you can learn to play with a six:

1. Last call.
2. Orbit without sugar.
3. Vladimir Central.
4. Three white horses.
5. When your girlfriend is alone.

In fact, the list is almost endless, if you sing well, then take any song you like, with a 90% chance the battle six will suit it. Video lessons on YouTube will help you learn how to sing correctly to accompaniment.

What other types of fights are there?

Types of strumming on the guitar in order, from simple to complex:

1. Four or simple (down-up-down-up).
2. Six or variety (army) (you already know the pattern).
3. Figure Eight (down - down - up-down-down-up-down-up).
4. Spanish.

As you can see, fights are named based on the number of strikes used in them (with the exception of the last one). Spanish fight on the guitar is a separate issue. In general, this is a collective definition that includes many different ways accompaniment using techniques characteristic of Spanish music. Lessons on YouTube tell you in detail and show how to do such things.

That's all, we wish you good luck for hard way learning to play the guitar. We hope that this article has moved you a little further towards your goal. We remind you that we also have a VKontakte group where we post various lessons, sheet music, tablature, videos and other useful materials for guitarists. Come in!

AND small gift— a lesson in Spanish combat!