Learning to play the fight on the guitar. Playing the guitar: where to start? Bass string - Mute - Bass string - Mute

Greetings dudes and dudes who read and look at the pages of my site! In this article I want to tell you a little about what is generally guitar fight and which ones exist. All beginners "Zinchuk", in fact initial stage they dream of mastering a couple of types of combat and playing their favorite songs with friends, somewhere in nature or at a fun party. Now I will actually show you these basic types of fighting on the guitar.

So read, watch, learn!

We'll start with a definition. To put it briefly and more clearly, then guitar fighting is a method of playing when your right hand with sweeping movements, simultaneously strikes all the strings (well, or almost all), extracting a sound. The name of the expression "guitar fight" itself is unprofessional, this expression was coined among amateur guitarists. Professionals and there all sorts of guitar gurus do not like and do not use the expression "guitar fight", they call it rhythmic patterns. If we look into history, we will see that this technique was originally called “Razgeado”. And it was invented by Spanish guitarists, which is why this name is actually.

Guitar fighting is common among novice amateur guitarists, because beginners "Zinchuk" consider guitar fighting a panacea, well, these guys are mostly not your fault, stereotypes are to blame for everything. Yes, and mastering the fight is not so difficult. Guitar fight in its basic sense is various combinations of strikes on the strings and pauses. This is mainly applicable for .

Guitar fighting is mainly intended for accompaniment to singing or other solo instruments. The principle of playing a guitar fight is quite simple, and is as follows: chords are put and moved with the left hand, and the right hand extracts the sound by hitting the strings in various combinations. The main thing is to learn and understand how strikes are made and in what sequence. Also dudes and dudes, in order to properly master and apply guitar fighting, you must have a sense of rhythm. At the initial stage, in order to feel the rhythm, I recommend everyone to use a metronome. It is not necessary to have a metronome in a physical version, use electronic ones, you can now download hundreds of them on the Internet.

Guitar battles are used to perform both yard (army, bard) songs, and such musical trends as rock, jazz, country and others. The types of guitar fights are quite diverse, and there are also a lot of fight names, you probably already heard expressions such as “double fight”, “quadruple fight”, “six fight”.

Now let's look at the main ones. To begin with, let's get acquainted with what notation we will show string strikes for each type of guitar fight:

v - this is how a blow down the strings from the sixth to the first is indicated .

^ – and this is a blow up the strings from the first to the sixth .

X - and this sign means muting the strings, with the edge of the palm of the right hand .

It is actually from the combinations of these designations that various versions of guitar fights are built. In general, guys, I want to tell you that guitar fighting or, as the pros say, rhythmic patterns are purely individual things and each guitarist can experiment with combinations and come up with their own combinations.

Watch a video on how your right hand should perform these elements:

But let's take a look at the main types of guitar fighting that you can meet most often:

The first battle looks like this : v v v ^ v. This is one of the most simple species fight.
The second type of battle looks like this : v ^ v^ v. As can be seen from the notation, first there is a downward blow, then an upward blow, then again a downward blow, then up, and everything ends with a downward blow. This type combat can be diversified and use the muting of the strings with the palm of your hand. Then we get the next kind of battle.
The third type of combat . It looks like this: v ^ vx ^ v ^ vx ^. This is a muffled combination of the second type of combat. As you can see the sign vx means that the downward strike occurs with the strings being muted with the palm of your hand.

The fourth type of combat : v vx ^ ^ vx ^. This is the most common type of fight, this guitar fight is called six. This fight starts with a down punch, then down again but with a muted palm, then up and up again then down with a muffle and ends with an up punch. This type of combat is quite difficult, so you guys will have to work hard and practice to confidently perform it.

The last kind of fight : v v v ^ ^ v v. Here is another of the common types of combat. It is also quite complex.

Above, I gave you only the most basic and frequently used types of guitar fighting. In order to diversify the main types of combat that were presented above, you guys will need to experiment a bit and try all kinds of combinations of up, down and mute, skip somewhere, add somewhere, and so on. Experiment, and may you be happy and joyful.

And finally, I want to tell you that in order to understand what kind of battle a song is played, you don’t need to run to the forums and forgive me for the expression zao .... ask all questions like: "help me pick up a fight?", "What kind of fight is there?" ?”, “but in tabs the battle is like this, but in reality it’s not like that?”. Just sit down, put on your headphones, listen to the song to the holes and carefully listen to the rhythm and start experimenting with the guitar in your hands. Well, or if there is an opportunity to watch a video recording of some cool dude playing this song, then you guys are lucky, you can see the fight of your favorite song on the video. Therefore, it is also very useful to browse YouTube for the presence of such videos :=)

All dudes and dudes, this article ends. Study carefully and apply. I wish you success!

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In this article, we will analyze what a guitar fight is, how to play it correctly, what types of fights are, and much, much more.

I'll go into more detail about:

Fight six

Fight six is the most popular fight on the guitar. It consists of six movements and it sounds something like this:

Specifically, this recording is part of a song from the song "Pass", which is just being played by this fight.

Fight four: scheme how to play

The fight four is also referred to as the Tsoevsky fight, because it is used in some of his songs.

how does it sound

In the recording, I play the Kino song "Pack of Cigarettes" in a four-man fight.

The battle plan looks like this:

Down - Up - Down with plug - Up

swipe down with your thumb
thumb or index finger up;
index finger down (nail);
thumb or index finger up.

Tsoevsky fight: schemes, types of fight

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

first fight of six moves

There are 6 basic movements and there should be a lot of speed.

B - thumb, Y - index

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

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

Tsoi's other fight consists of 7 movements:

down B - up B - plug - up B - down B - up B - plug

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 bass strings change when playing. That is, first we pull one string, then we draw along all the strings, and then we pull the other string - and again we draw along all the strings.

sounds like this

Pull the B string > down with your index finger > pull the other string (not the bass) > down with your index finger.

thug fight scheme

Bass string - Mute - Bass string - Mute

You can pull the bass string both times so as not to get confused.

Fight eight: scheme how to play

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

Specifically, this piece is cut from Bast's song "Samsara", in this song the eight fight is used.

Figure eight fight scheme

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

What is a guitar fight

I promised I wouldn't use obscure words, so...

What is a fight? The fight is a cycle of repetitive movements of the right hand near the sound hole (read: the structure of the guitar). 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 guitar picking. Busting is also a cycle of repetitive movements with the right hand, but here we mean fingers. That is, repetitive finger movements. Each string has its own finger. And in combat we use the whole palm, and even squeeze the palm into a fist and other movements.

How to play guitar fight

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

There is only a small list of string movements that usually make up a fight:

dragging the thumb down the strings;
dragging the thumb up the strings;
plug;
open strike on the strings (similar to a plug, only without muffling).

In vain beginners to play the guitar initially learn chords, and then only try to play them, thinking that they will immediately get a beautiful game. Guitar strings are a little difficult to train, so in order to make friends with them, you need to master some methods first of all, first of all the fighting technique.

A little about tricks

The classical game implies that a person will begin to study notes and thus, clamping the desired string in right place, starts producing sounds. The result is a solid game.

But there is a somewhat simplified way - to play in combat. That is, the musician must strike the strings with almost the entire right hand. It is necessary to master several methods, as a result of which a good accompaniment can turn out.

What are the fights?

Immediately make a reservation that the names are conditional. That is, there is no very precise classification, but there are simply generally accepted names. They are used by most amateurs, but not professional guitarists.

Under Vysotsky;
Troika;
Six;
Without silencing;
With muting;
Smooth fight;
Spanish (figure eight);
Thieves.

This is not the whole list. There are others, but those listed are the most common.. And first you need to study some of them. A few names will not tell a beginner guitarist anything. But, for example, “under Vysotsky” or “thieves”, “Spanish” are more or less well-known concepts.

How to learn to play combat?

Only after learning the most famous chords, a novice musician tries to play them. It is clear that if you hit the strings with all your might, then nothing will work. You need to try to subjugate your hand so that in the future it can accurately and gently extract sound from the instrument. Actually, the expression "play in combat" is a bit wrong. It is much more correct to call this technique a rhythmic pattern. There are several schemes that can be easily found in any tutorial.

Drawing, or as we call combat, is created from a certain amount beats and pauses between them. We hold the fretboard with our left hand, that is, put the chords, and the right hand already makes a melody out of them.

And here the most important thing is to have a good sense of rhythm. Otherwise, normal guitar playing will not work. Basically, this method is used when learning to play the acoustic guitar. It's great, using one technique or another, to sing a familiar song in good company that everyone will pick up. Or even do something of your own.

You can learn to perform not only yard songs, but also learn a way of fighting that will allow you to play rock, jazz. For example, Spanish will help you overcome country style. In general, the Spanish style is very interesting, it is a pity that it is not used as often as we would like.

The most famous designations:

V - Strike down the strings, starting from the sixth;
^ - Blow up, from the first;
x - Muting with the edge of the palm.

And now the most famous schemes:

v v v ^ v is the most famous way.
v ^ v ^ v - you need to play like this: hit down, then up, down again, up. Finish with a downstroke.

If you try to muffle the strings with your hand, you can get this::

v ^ vx ^ v ^ vx ^ - we will get such a game using the sound mute method.
v vx ^ ^ vx ^ - the famous "six". Beautiful and a bit complex rhythm. But it's worth learning.
v v v ^ ^ v v - also not too easy technique, but is very common among both amateurs and professionals.

Here are the most famous types. And, however, here you can endlessly experiment. And, learning more and more new chords, you can make a huge number of combinations from them.

You can start playing music at any age, and you can always learn how to perform your favorite pieces by fighting.
For a beginner, the above varieties of combat are quite enough. But there is still a somewhat difficult Spanish fight. This is a rather interesting technique, also called rasgueado (fan). And it also has its own kinds. Playing the guitar in this style is already the beginning of more meaningful actions than just strumming.

Here you can list the following types: ascending rasgueado (with the hand from top to bottom), descending (it is clear that it is performed from the bottom up) and ring (the game combines both the first and second types of combat).

The combat is a bit difficult for beginners, but once you master it, you can easily impress your listeners.

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To learn how to play the guitar with a fight, you need to be not only a guitarist, but also a little bit of a drummer. Combat is nothing more than a collection of individual strokes connected in certain rhythmic patterns. Its character largely depends on the specific style (flamenco, rock, pop, reggae, march, tango) and time signature (2/4, 4/4, 6/8). It is also necessary to distinguish between rhythmic accompaniment parts for one guitar and guitar in an instrumental environment (group, orchestra, dixieland).

Rhythmic drawings

How to start mastering the game of combat? No matter how strange it may sound, from the fact that the guitar needs to be put aside and familiarize yourself with the basics of rhythm. To do this, you need to analyze the duration and size in exercise 1, and then clap your hands, recorded rhythmic figures. Just don't be afraid of musical notation, if you don't understand it yet, then it's time to start understanding it - it's simple, but to help you - "".

Size 4/4 in measure 4 beats, we count each beat with a kick and say 1 and ... 2 and ... 3 and ... 4 and ... In the first measure there are 4 quarter notes, which means for each beat (foot kick) you need to make one clap. It is necessary to strictly maintain the rhythm.

Having mastered the drawing of the first measure, you can move on to the second. Here, there are two eighth notes per beat. At the expense, it looks like this: on “1” (simultaneously with the kick of the foot) - the first eighth note, on “and” (the leg rises) - the second eighth. In other words, for every kick, two claps.

In the third measure, there is an alternation of a quarter note and two eighth notes. In practice, it looks like this: 1 share - “1 and” (simultaneously with the kick of the foot 1 clap), 2 share (eighths) - on “1” (simultaneously with the kick of the 1st eighth), on “and” (leg the 2nd eighth rises). The third beat is played like the first, the fourth like the second. It turns out one long clap (1 and), then two short ones (“2” - clap, “and” - clap) and again long (3 and) and two short (4 and).

Now you need to repeat the pattern in the 4th measure. This is actually the rhythm of the fight, which will be considered in exercise 4. The first three beats are the same as in the second measure. Eighths - for each kick of the foot 2 claps, the fourth share (4 and) - a quarter note, for a kick of the foot 1 clap.

Learning to play guitar strumming - exercise 1

Now you can play the learned drawings on the guitar. All exercises are considered using one Am chord as an example in order to concentrate on mastering the technique.

By the way, if you still don’t know how to play the Am chord on the guitar, then we have an introductory lesson especially for you - “”, learn soon!

In the notes, in Latin letters, it is indicated which fingers you need to hit the strings (notation scheme - see the drawing with a hand). The arrow indicates the direction of impact - up or down. At the top of each beat is a measure beat.

We play the first bar with a quarter-stroke alternating stroke, hit down with the thumb p (1 and), then hit up with the index finger i (2 and) and similarly 3 and 4 beats. The second measure with the same stroke, only eighth notes on “1” beat down p, on “and” beat up i. For each beat of the measure (foot strike), two strikes are made on the strings. In the third measure, a quarter note alternates with eighth notes - one long stroke thumb down (1 and) and two short index fingers up (on “2” - hit and on “and” - hit).

Learning to play the guitar with a fight - exercise 2

This exercise will help you master the technique of muting the strings, which is very often used when playing by fighting. In the exercise, it is indicated by the symbol X, which stands instead of notes. The chord is not removed from the neck, the fingers of the left hand keep the fingering of the chord, in this case Am, and the right hand mutes the strings.

Now more about the technique: the index finger (i) is in a bent state before striking the strings, and at the moment of impact it bends in the plane of the strings. And immediately after the blow, the palm rests on the strings, while the fingers are straightened. You should get an absolutely deaf short sound, without any extraneous overtones.

In the second and third measures, there is an alternation of strikes: muffling i with the index finger (down) and striking upwards with the same finger. First quarters, then eighths. The third measure is a full fight. For example, they can play ditties, and fast fun songs in the polka rhythm.

Learning to play guitar strumming - exercise 3

And this fight (2 measure of the exercise) is played by V. Tsoi's song “A Star Called the Sun”. Do you remember what this music is? Watch this video:

Well, now let's move on to the exercise itself:

To make it easier to master the fight, you need to take its first part and work it out separately (1 measure of the exercise). On the first beat (leg kick) there are two strikes on the strings on “1” with the thumb down, on “and” with the index finger up. On the second beat (2 and) - jamming (one hit), etc.

And now the battle is complete, we recall the rhythmic pattern from the 4th measure of the first exercise. The first share "1" - p down, "and" - i up; The second share - "2" - muting i down, "and" - i up; The third share - we make two hits, as in the first share; The fourth beat is muting i down “4 and” one beat.

The more practice you have, the better. The strokes must be brought to automatism so that they do not distract during the rearrangement of chords. It is also very useful to listen to how professional guitarists play the accompaniment, analyze the drawings and then apply them in their performing practice.

So, you have worked hard to learn how to play the guitar, now after all these exercises you can play something interesting. For example, the same song by V. Tsoi. Here's a detailed video review just in case:

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It's hard to enjoy playing the guitar when it's all about the basics, scales, and exercises. With learning proper guitar strumming, you'll be playing songs in no time, adding a little joy to your practice. By learning some basic patterns and getting to know the guitar, you will be able to play any song you want. See Step 1 for more instructions.

Steps

Part 1

Acquaintance with the guitar

Hold your guitar correctly. Keep your guitar balanced on your hip, close to your body. To learn how to strike the guitar properly, you must keep the elbow of your striker hand towards the string at the base of the guitar so that you can use your wrist to strike. Let the guitar neck rest on the crease of your plucking hand in the shape of a "V" created by your thumb and forefinger.

If you have to use your hands to hold the guitar, it's very difficult to strike properly. Let the weight of the guitar rest on your knees, secure it with your elbow, and make sure you can move your striking hand without moving the guitar.

Hold the mediator correctly. With the palm facing towards the body, bend all fingers towards the palm. Place the pick on the first knuckle of your index finger so that it points directly to your chest. Grab the pick securely with your thumb, leaving only a few inches protruding from your fingers. Play around a bit to get a good and comfortable pick grip.

In addition, you can play the fight without a pick using your thumb. Johnny Cash has never used a pick. This choice depends on whether you can get a sufficiently clear sound with your fingers. Practice using a pick and discard it if you find it too troublesome and find the sound better with your fingers on the strings.
Not using a pick can be somewhat painful for your percussive fingers. Although growing corns is always a good thing.

Understand the height of the strings (on English language this is called guitar action). The distance of the strings from the fretboard determines the force required to securely press the string to the nut. Practice playing chords correctly and getting clean sound on all strings at once.

The fight will be rattling if you're hitting dead strings that you haven't fully pressed down. It can be quite difficult to learn how to fight if you don't get the chords right. If your fight sounds dry or raspy, stop and play the right chord.

Part 2

Right fight

Strike the strings between the sound hole and the saddle. Practice hitting the strings in different places to get an idea of the sound being created. Striking directly over the sound hole will create a low and dull sound, while striking closer to the saddle will give you a crisper, harder sound.

Practice hitting all the strings the same way. Try for a while fighting on a G major chord in simple first position, striking down. Play quarter notes, one hit for each quarter note, trying your best to hit all the strings. Stay in tempo by counting four beats per bar.

Starting on the bottom E string, strike all the strings, trying to make them sound at the same volume. It can be difficult at first to make it sound like a "chord" so that all the strings sound more or less the same. For beginners, the first and sixth strings usually sound louder.

Try kick up. When you feel comfortable doing this in rhythm, try hitting the guitar from thin to thick strings. This is called moving up. This can be a bit tricky, but you need to get all the strings to sound the same, making the chord "sound" like one big sound, rather than playing the strings individually and slowly.

Use your wrist. Good fight is in the wrist. You will be able to easily identify a beginner by waving your arm from the elbow. Learn to keep your elbow close to the instrument by playing with your wrist.

Many novice guitarists find it difficult to hold the pick while learning to strike. Common problems are holding the pick too close to the base and hanging the pick. Make sure you hold it properly, allowing it to only protrude slightly from your fingers.

Part 3

Learning Basic Rhythm Patterns

Learn the alternating rhythm up and down. The most basic rhythmic pattern of combat is to alternate up and down beats: (v^v^v^v^) Down up, down up, down up, down up. Keep up the pace, but try to play up and down in each bar, splitting quarter notes into eighth notes.

Instead of one stroke per quarter, you will play two strokes per quarter. These are eighth notes. The tempo needs to be steady, so stomp your foot at the same speed, but hit the strings twice every quarter.

Change chords. Once you're comfortable with your down-up rhythm on one chord, change it up. Switch from G major to C major every bar, then every two quarters, practicing changing chords over time.

Take your time as you study this and try to assimilate it. It may be a slow move, but it will be easier for you to play if you take the time to do it now. Moving on to the next step before you feel comfortable with changing chords will leave you frustrated and dissatisfied with your sound. Practice changing the chords and it will be easy for you to play the songs.

Don't hit the fourth quarter down on the bar. There are almost no songs with up and down rhythm patterns, and it will be boring to play the same pattern over and over again. Skip one beat down (x don't play) and see how the rhythm changes: (v^v^v^x^).

Before learning more complex fighting rhythms, you should learn how to skip up or down punches at certain times while maintaining the same up and down pattern in your hand. In other words, you will continue to move your wrist, but move the pick away from the strings.

Practice playing pop rock. A familiar fight that you will hear in a lot of live performances and practice sessions is: (v x v ^ x ^ v ^)

Start actively listening to your favorite songs that feature acoustic guitar to get some idea of the rhythm patterns used. Now that you know the basics, you can start learning how to vary your combat patterns by dropping specific hits to achieve different effects in a song.