4.4
Specific Techniques
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4.4
Specific Techniques
4.4.1
Trills
This technique consists in switching rapidly between two notes by using hammer-ons and pull-offs.
With
Strum
, a trill is played by holding the first note and depressing and releasing the second note.
The interval between the notes must be one or two semi-tones.
4.4.2
Tremolo Picking
This technique consists in repeating the same note very rapidly. With
Strum
, it is possible to take
advantage of the fact that all arp keys play the same string when only one note is played on the
keyboard. It is therefore possible to trigger again the same note by switching rapidly between two
or more arp keys with the right hand.
4.4.3
Muted Strum
A muted strum is a stroke which is muted immediately after having been played by applying the
full hand on the strings. It is less dry than a scratch (muffled stroke) and brighter than a palm muted
stroke. One way to recreate this effect is to strum a chord using the down- and upstroke keys (C5
or D5) and playing the mute all key (B
[
5) very rapidly.
4.4.4
Partial Strumming
A guitarist does not always strum all the strings in a chord. This is why
Strum
offers the possibility
to adjust the strumming range. But guitarists also often vary the number of strings played between
strumming strokes.
Strum
therefore allows one to define a main and an alternate strumming range.
The main range is used when using the standard strumming keys while the alternate strum is acti-
vated by using the same keys but by also holding the alternate strum key (B4). The alternate strum
can also be activated by using the hold pedal when it is set to
Alt. Strum
mode which can be more
convenient.
Music engraving by LilyPond 2.10.33—www.lilypond.org
Figure 19: Changing the strumming range using the
Alt. Strum
key.
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