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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

There is no way I could play this. I guess I'll have to find alternatives or somehow get light speed reflexes.

Edit: Thanks for help. I found a playable tab for the song I am learning.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago

Ah, they have drunken AIs cranking out tablature now I see.

Hooray for technology!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Move those notes to different strings and this is a basic minor bar with root on the A string:

4
5
6
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4
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Who has 11 frets worth of fingerspread? This seems impossible.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

It's not that hard. Did I mention I have 9 fingers on my fretting hand?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Steve Vai with his freaky enormous hands maybe

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Finger tap?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Many options here, actually (listed in order of insanity/difficulty):

  • you could simply play that G# on the first fret of the G string.

  • you could change the fingering to bring the notes closer together

  • you could tap that note

  • you could use an artificial harmonic to get that high G# from the first fret

This guy was a master at stuff like this and would have done #2 for sure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQVNLTPHaX0&pp=ygUadGVkIGdyZWVuZSByZWhhcm1vbml6YXRpb24%3D

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

It’s not a hammer-on 1-3?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That's the "Fuck you" chord

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Lindsey Buckingham can probably Travis pick it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Change the fingering

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Should be doable with artificial harmonics -- finger fret 1 with the left hand and use the right hand to pinch harmonic at fret 13 while you pluck normally using the rest of your fingers.

Lenny Breau used this sort of technique a bunch, he's worth checking out if you're not familiar!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

I don't know how to play it but I will just say that Songster is an amazing app and I am happy I purchased the live long subscription.