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Thread #58903   Message #935119
Posted By: GUEST,John in Hamilton
16-Apr-03 - 09:26 PM
Thread Name: Fingerstyle guitar-contrapuntal
Subject: Fingerstyle guitar-contrapuntal
Well, I've been attempting to take the fingerstyle to the next level, and I believe the style I'd like to take on is what I believe would be described as "contrapuntal". It allows you to keep the 1-2,1-2,1-2 bass line going while playing a melody on the other strings. I've already managed a bit of this with Archie Fisher's song "Lindsay", and Bert Jansch's "Running From Home". I'm wondering if anyone would provide some insight into developing this technique. Its fantastic to be two guitarists at once! I'd like to be able to put the technique to songs I know, and be able to play a solo of the melody, while keeping the bass rhythmn, as a fill in between singing verses of the song. Couls someone point the way?

Cheers,

John