Types of strumming on the guitar: Spanish, six, eight, thieves. Picking "eight" - so gentle and beautiful Guitar strumming figure eight diagram

In this article we will look at what guitar strumming is, how to play it correctly, what types of strumming there are, and much, much more.

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Fight six

The six strike is the most popular strum on the guitar. It consists of six movements and sounds something like this:

This particular recording is part of a song from the song “Pass”, which is played by this battle.

Fight four: scheme, how to play

The four-piece fight is also referred to as Tsoyev’s fight, because it is used in some of his songs.

what does it sound like

In the recording, I play the Kino song “A Pack of Cigarettes” in fours.

The battle scheme looks like this:

Down - Up - Down with cap - Up

1. swipe your thumb down;
2. thumb or index finger up;
3. index finger down (nail);
4. thumb or index finger up.

Tsoevsky battle: schemes, types of battle

The Tsoi fight is actually not one at all, there are at least 3 of them, one of them is the four fight, which you see above. But there are other types, and they sound like this:

first fight of six movements

There are 6 basic movements and there must be great speed.

B - thumb, U - index finger

At the very beginning we play from the end: down B - down B - up B - down U

Then we play all the time: down B - up B - down B >>>>> down B - up B - down U

Another Tsoi fight consists of 7 movements:

down B - up B - cap - up B - down B - up B - cap

Thieves fight: scheme, how to play

To be honest, I learned about the thug fight on the guitar quite recently, when I started preparing this article :) The essence of this fight is that the bass strings change when playing. That is, first we pluck one string, then we pluck it along all the strings, and then we pluck another string - and again we pluck it along all the strings.

sounds like this

We pluck the B string > down with our index finger > pluck the other string (not the bass) > down with our index finger.

scheme of thieves' battle

Bass string - Plug - Bass string - Plug

You can pluck the bass string both times to avoid confusion.

Fight eight: scheme, how to play

Fight eight consists of eight movements and sounds something like this:

This particular piece was cut from Basta’s song “Sansara”, in this song the figure eight is used.

Figure eight battle pattern

Down - Down with a plug - Up - Up - 3 times in a row down with a plug - Up

What is guitar strumming

I promised I wouldn't use any weird words, so...

What is combat? The strumming is a cycle of repeated movements of the right hand near the sound hole (read: guitar structure). In short, roughly speaking, this is what you do with your right hand on the strings, and more precisely, these are actions when you hit several strings at once.

Fighting should not be confused with strumming a guitar. Fingering is also a cycle of repeated movements with the right hand, but here we mean the fingers. That is, repeated movements of the fingers. Each string has its own finger. And in battle we use the whole palm, and even clench our palm into a fist and other movements.

How to play boi on guitar

How to play strum on the guitar? The question is controversial and does not have a clear answer. There are many types of guitar strums - and they are all played differently. There are no such uniform movements for all fights, each of them is unique.

There is only a small list of movements on the strings, which usually make up the fight:

• running your thumb down the strings;
• running your thumb up the strings;
• stub;
• an open strike on the strings (similar to a mute, but without the mute).

What is guitar strumming?

In simple words, this is a way of playing the guitar in which the right hand produces sound by striking the strings, practicing a certain rhythmic pattern. This way of playing is the most popular. The fight in the descriptions of the songs is indicated in the form of a diagram, where the following elements are most often present:

V - strike the strings down;

^ - hit the strings upward;

⃰ — string muting;

_ — pause.

B - only the bass string is played.

Now let's look at an example. Let's come up with any battle and depict it in the form of a diagram: V^_V*^. Now, knowing the symbols, we understand that the sequence here is as follows: strike down, then strike up, then pause, then strike down again with muting of the strings, then strike up and repeat this whole combination.

I think there shouldn’t be any questions here, so I’ll move on to the next step.

Beginning guitarists often ask: “How many guitar fights are there?” or write something like: “Send all the guitar fights...”. An experienced guitarist, after reading these lines, will probably smile, because he understands perfectly well that guitar fights cannot be measured in quantity. To confirm this, I can add that you can invent battles yourself, just take a guitar and invent new schemes, modifying those given above. Therefore, you should not set yourself the goal of learning all the fights. To begin with, it is enough to know the basic battles, and over time, the concept of “learning a battle” will naturally lose its meaning and each battle will be played by ear.

The main battles that are really worth paying attention to and studying are the following:

1. Simple fight. It is played according to the following scheme: V^V^ is a variant without muting, V^V*^ is a variant with muting. For clarity, it is worth looking at this type of battle.
2. Variety fight (“six”). This is the most popular fight and can be used to play most songs if desired. Its diagram looks like this: VV^^V^ is a variant without a mute, VV*^^V*^ is a variant with a mute. The “six” battle can also be viewed on our website.
3. Fight "Eight". This type of battle is also quite popular and is played as follows: V_V_^VV^V^, and this is not its only designation. On the Internet you can find several interpretations of this battle. The fact is that some people do not pause between strikes on the strings, some alternate between their thumb and forefinger, some play with a mute, and so on. In any case, the rhythmic pattern remains the same, just with a different sound.
4. Thug fight. This category can include several types of fights, which are most often played by “thieves” songs. For example, plucking (if, of course, it can be attributed to combat), played according to scheme B - 3+2+1 - 3+2+1 (three strings are played simultaneously). information about this fight can be found here. Another type of thug battle is played like this: B_v^B^v^. This is one of the fights of Vladimir Vysotsky. And there are a lot of such fights.
5. Spanish fight. Many people notice that Spanish strumming sounds very beautiful and emphasizes the ability to play the guitar. Indeed, such fights can be heard quite rarely, since they are quite difficult to study. There are also quite a lot of Spanish fights, so I won’t describe them schematically; it will be much more useful to look at two beautiful fights.

These are a few fights that immediately came to mind. Perhaps there are other fights that can be equated to the “main” ones, I am not limiting the list. These fights are worth learning (“Spanish fight” for beginner guitarists is a rather complex element; learning it can be postponed), since at the initial stage of playing the guitar you need to develop your right hand as much as possible and automate it, so that later playing fights without memorization is not a problem .

Having acquired certain skills and gradually gained experience, the guitarist no longer tries to memorize the strumming, since the hand itself moves according to the beat of the game. To reach this moment as quickly as possible, you just need to take a song and try to match the fight to it, accompanying it, and over time, practicing this skill will bear fruit. You just need to remember a simple rule: nothing happens right away and if something doesn’t work out, this is a reason for training, and not for surrender. As they say: “Further - more...”.

First difficulties

Some beginning guitarists find it very difficult to learn how to pick. The fingers of the right hand stubbornly refuse to work correctly, they get tangled in the strings and get tired quickly. There is only one way out: patience and persistent daily guitar lessons. Don’t be afraid and give up what you started if during your first lessons the melody sounds intermittent and not as melodic as you would like. After several hours of practice, your fingers will remember the location of the strings, their order, and playing will become much easier.

How to play in this way, like the "eight" bust?

Let's start with the brute force technique. If you're a beginner, don't press the chords with your left hand just yet, just let it hold the neck. Use the thumb of your right hand to pluck the bass string. Depending on the chord, this could be the sixth, fifth, or fourth string.

Picking the “eight” will help you play the most beautiful, tender and romantic songs. Its diagram looks like this: b-3-2-3-1-3-2-3, etc., where b is the bass string.

When you already remember the combination well, you can combine playing with chords. To begin with, we suggest using the following chords: Am, Dm, E. The combination is not difficult for a beginner, and the melody is very pleasant and gentle. To do this, hold the second string on the first fret with the index finger of your left hand, the fourth string on the second fret with the middle finger, and the third string on the second fret with the ring finger.

After playing the combination b-3-2-3-1-3-2-3 twice, we take the next chord. To play Dm, you need to pinch the first string on the first fret, the middle string on the third string on the second fret, and the index string on the second string on the third fret. The combination is played 1 time, after which you need to take the E chord. It is pressed in the same way as Am, but 1 string higher. Next, play the chords in a circle.

Remember to pinch the strings well so that the sound is loud and ringing. Playing fingerpicks and changing chords at the same time is not easy at first, but after a few hours of practicing with the guitar, you will start to get the hang of it.

Methods for extracting sound when playing by fingerpicking

• Playing with fingers. Actually, there is no need to explain anything here. The sound is produced with the fingers of the right hand. This style is perfect for acoustic guitar lovers.
• Mediator. If you have already learned how to use a mediator, then there should not be any big difficulties with picking. Until you fully master the technique, try to play slowly (although this advice can be applied to each method).
• With fingernails. This type of sound production is popular among classical guitar lovers, as the sound is louder and more sonorous.

Do not forget that under no circumstances should you have long nails on your right hand, because this way you are unlikely to be able to pinch a chord.

Basic rules when playing brute force

When playing figure eight on the guitar, you need to follow a few simple rules:

• The thumb only plays the bass strings (fourth to sixth). The index finger is on the third, the middle finger is on the second, and the ring finger is only on the first.
• The bass string is always the one that is above the chord itself, but not included in it. For example, for a D chord, the bass string will be the fourth string, since neither the fifth nor the sixth is included in it. For Am - the fifth, for G and E - the sixth. If two identical chords are played in a row, alternate bass strings for better sound.
• Try playing in different ways (with your fingernails, a pick, or your fingers) and decide which one suits you best.
• Don’t try to learn several types of brute force at the same time; first, master one well.

Try not to look at your fingers; in songs with complex chords, this skill will give you additional time gain.

Never stop there, try to select different techniques yourself, learn new parts, because busting the “eight” is far from the limit.

Start mastering the figure eight stroke at a slow pace and gradually increase the speed.

Remember: you won't be able to play fast unless you learn to play it slowly. If you have already taken on such a task, be patient and calm.

Don't be afraid of failure! You can brag about your first successes to your family and loved ones, but if you are too shy, play it for a cat or dog. After their approval, you can move on to the wider public.

Do not ignore the technique of sound production and rhythm, because without this all efforts will be in vain.

And finally - not even advice, but rather a request: learn to enjoy the very process of playing the guitar, otherwise why all the effort?

Guitar fight in different sizes

"Tutorial" Guitar lesson No. 5

In this lesson we will look at such a common technique of sound production on the guitar as strumming. The principle of strumming the guitar is to monotonously repeat the same rhythmic pattern. The basis of guitar strumming lies in the alternation of strong and weak beats. If you have already tried to learn how to play the guitar from someone, then you have noticed that a simple demonstration does not give much. What is the reason for your failures? It's all very simple - during the learning process the principle was not explained to you, and you simply tried to remember the order of hand strikes on the strings. All music is based on rhythm, rhythm is its core. Once upon a time, a conductor, former soloist of the VIA “Veselye Rebyaty”, with whom I worked in the ensemble, liked to say that only the misdeeds of the drummer and bassist can be overlooked. With these words he emphasized the importance of rhythm and bass as the basis of music. In order to maintain an accurate rhythm, the music is divided into measures with a certain number of beats. If we take a waltz, then it has a three-beat size. The figure shows four measures of three beats (the measures are separated from each other by vertical lines). The shares are shown in the line below. As you can see, every first beat in a measure is designated as strong > . The strong beat is the beat on which emphasis is placed (slight emphasis). When strumming the guitar, you should always take this into account and play the first beat, slightly emphasizing the sound ratio. This helps maintain the tempo and rhythm of your performance. You can play the battle with the index finger of your right hand by hitting all the strings from the sixth to the first string and back from the first to the sixth or to the fourth string. There is also the option of playing the strike with the thumb from the sixth to the first and the reverse strike from the first to the fourth string with the index finger. All the same actions can be done with a mediator.

When playing a guitar strum in three beats, you need to count up to three - one and two and three and. We always put a little emphasis on it. Counting when studying guitar strumming is the basis and will give you freedom of performance in the future and the opportunity to come up with strumming options yourself. An upward arrow indicates a strike across the strings from top to bottom (towards the first string). The down arrow indicates the stroke from the first string to the sixth. Place a simple chord on the guitar fretboard and try playing. The presented exercises are designed for repeated repetition of the same rhythmic pattern. This repeated repetition, emphasizing the strong beat, will give you a sense of rhythm and meter. Try to count as evenly as possible, tapping the beats with your foot if necessary. For convenience, you can open the article and learn to play a strum on the guitar by setting the downbeat on the metronome. You can also choose the sound of a metronome close to the sound of a drum kit to make the learning process more interesting. When playing a fight, watch your wrist and hand - they should not be in a state of tension.

I think you didn’t have any big difficulties, and now we can move on to the two-part size. Marches are written in two beats.

Now we will analyze several seven simple fighting techniques in two beats.

The four-beat meter is a little more complicated than the previous ones, since in addition to strong beats it has relatively strong beats. See the picture below.

As you can see, in addition to the strong beat, we now need to place a little emphasis on the relatively strong one, but the strong beat remains more highlighted.

Please note that all strong and relatively strong beats are played by striking from the sixth to the first string.

Let's consider the last six-beat size. It, like the previous four-beat, is a complex size with a strong and relatively strong beat.

Count slowly, but as smoothly as possible.

In order for you not to have difficulties when playing strumming, you need to know well and quickly rearrange the chords on the guitar neck. Having mastered these simple strumming options for guitar, you will be able to play accompaniment without any problems. Now let's move on to the most popular battle, the figure-eight battle on the guitar.

Figure 8 fight on guitar

As you can see in the picture, the battle with eight is played in four-beat time. When playing figure eight, the thumb (P) and index (i) fingers are used. When playing this guitar strum, remember to emphasize the first downbeat and note the relatively downbeat that falls on the count of three. If you don’t do this, then when playing the eight-string, there will be no springy rhythm and clarity of strikes on the strings.

A little complicated, but actually very simple to play. It consists of three parts. You need to start the game with your index finger. They fight downwards starting from the top. After this, it hits immediately behind the index finger. Its movement is also directed downwards. Then the index finger is used again. He makes an upward movement.

The second part of the battle “” completely repeats the first part. That is, there is a blow down with the index finger, then with the thumb and up with the index finger. The most important thing is to connect the two parts of the battle very quickly and not get confused. This is where you need to practice. The best thing is that the fight is performed with two fingers, not one.

The third part of the battle is very simple. You just need to strike the strings down and up with your index finger. After practicing each part of the fight, proceed to a full fight. Focus three parts of the fight in sequence. It is very important to learn this fight quickly. Bring it to automaticity, since this fight is very common in the Spanish performance environment. And to be effective, you need to play it as quickly as possible.

Video on the topic

Sources:

• fight eight on guitar

Guitar fighting was invented a long time ago by flamenco performers. True, then the technique when the right hand strikes all the strings, performing a certain rhythmic pattern, was called “ragdeado” - under the same names it can be found in modern textbooks on classical guitar, where it is used, however, quite rarely. There are quite a few types of combat, but a beginner only needs to master a few combinations in order to then figure out the rest of the options on his own.

You will need

• - guitar;
• - tablature or digitalization;
• - audio recording of the song;
• - player.

Instructions

Press the desired chord with the fingers of your left hand. If you are not familiar with notes and have not yet learned to read numbers, use tablature. To begin, choose a chord that is played almost exclusively on open (unpressed) strings. For example, E minor, in which only the fourth and fifth strings on the second fret are clamped.

Connect the second, third and fourth fingers of your right hand, but so that your hand is free. Use your thumb (first) finger to pluck the sixth string. Use your remaining fingers to move along the strings from bottom to top, that is, from the sixth string to the first. Keep in mind that the concepts of “up” and “down” in this case differ from everyday ones, since the sixth string is called the bottom, but in space it is located above the rest. This technique is good to practice on three-beat works - for example, written in a waltz rhythm. On the downbeat, take the bass, on the other two, run all your fingers along all the strings from bottom to top. This fight is usually indicated by a "V" icon.

Try the same technique, but strike all the strings not with your entire right hand, but only with the nail of your index finger, if you have it strong and long enough. By the way, you can try playing with a pick, especially for those who are going to learn the electric guitar in the future.