Share This Thread experiment time :) Adam Furay (962) Instructional Forum 1/15/2010 1:56:59 AM · 48 Views [Respond to this Message] starting on the G string, play D, C, B, A. Please post EVERYTHING you notice, however insignificant you may think it to be. Right and Left Hand fingering, alternate possibilities, etc. Please do NOT respond with questions. Be as creative as possible. I repeat, do NOT respond to this post with a question.

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• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/15/2010 2:12:02 PM WAYNE ELLIOTT (19552) wrote: I noticed: I did not use my ring finger. ( 4-2-1 slide 1) [ Knowing where I would go next, I might do ( 4 slide 4-3-1)] ... in addition to using other strings. An A Dorian tetrachord.

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/15/2010 9:25:15 PM WAYNE ELLIOTT (19552) wrote: ... If I did 19th,17th, 16th, and 14th no shift is required.

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/15/2010 5:53:10 PM Morten Sickel (11456) wrote: hmmm... Using four fingers on the left hand, having to shift the position a bit from D to C, not as much for the others. Always starting with the middle finger on right hand. When I tried to start with the index finger, it didn't feel right. Doing it more or less the same way on the fretted and fretless. M.

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/15/2010 7:48:55 PM Gar Whitenton (446) wrote: using just the G requires a small shift. Using G and D depends on starting position, and where you want it to go afterwards. 4th 3rd 2nd Root of an A minor. Of course you can toss in the low A either by itself or with the upper A. It needs drums and some lyrics...

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/15/2010 10:08:21 PM Ed LeFave (27858) wrote: In this sitch,I do the same as Wayne Peace Ed

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/15/2010 11:07:20 PM Adam Copelin (12399) wrote: Right hand fingering: middle, index, middle, index. Left hand: Pinky on the D, shift, pinky on the C, ring on the B, index on the A.

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/16/2010 7:13:46 AM Keith Palmer (258) wrote: 4,3,2,1 The left hand fingering 3,2,1,1, Right hand fingering....I do have a question but I wont ask it.....Yet!!!

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/16/2010 1:03:32 PM David Muise (15525) wrote: LH 4 2 1 1. RH = whatever. In the measure, DCBA seemed to want QQEE with a Q note rest.

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/17/2010 11:55:51 AM Joe Farrar (41) wrote: I found that I like the popping sound of those notes on the g string if your playing them starting from the 7th fret & running down to the 2nd. Its also easy to make nice percussive slaps allowing the notes to be played on the off beat.

• Respond to this Re: experiment time :) 1/23/2010 9:32:50 AM WAYNE ELLIOTT (19552) wrote: Sometimes we are a little fearful of change, I can't say what I learned from this, because I would not be believed. Next time I'll experiment with fretless.

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