Riff usando una armadura
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This lesson is part of the course Método de Guitarra: Country & Metal
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Lesson transcript:
Key Signatures and Sharp Notes
Example 2 of this section is our first look at a key signature.
Previously, we encountered sharps and needed that little hashtag to indicate where to play the sharp note. The key signature conveys this information at the beginning of the piece.
Importance of Key Signatures
- It's advisable to use key signatures if every note we're playing is a sharp.
- For instance, if every note in F is actually F sharp, it seems unnecessary to write the sharp symbol in front of every single note.
- Instead, we place it at the start of the music, indicating that every note represented as F will be F sharp, unless a natural sign appears to indicate otherwise.
Example Breakdown
In this example:
- In the first bar, we see F sharp leading to E.
- The F note does not have a sharp in front of it because the key signature at the start, placed between the treble clef and the time signature, indicates that F is sharpened.
Rhythm and Playing Technique
This example is quite straightforward in terms of rhythms:
- We have quarter notes at the second fret on the E string for our F sharp.
- This F is an upper semitone, thus F sharp.
- There's a repetition of this for three bars.
Key Points to Watch
- At the end, in the last bar, we have an open E that lasts for two beats.
- It's a half note followed by a half note rest, so we need to be mindful of cutting that note short.
Technique Reminder
- To execute this, we can use the palm to stop the note dead by resting our palm on the string.
Practice with Backing Track
Let's give this a go, nice and slowly, before we try it with the backing track.
Count with me:
1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
About the instructor
Tommy Webb es un guitarrista afincado en Londres que completó una licenciatura con honores (BA Hons) en guitarra en la Academy of Contemporary Music de Guildford, estudiando con Sandy Beales (One Direction, Wheatus) y Nicolas Meier (Jeff Beck). Su propia forma de tocar se mueve con libertad entre el rock, el pop, el indie, el hip-hop, el country y el metal, exactamente el terreno que cubren sus métodos de guitarra. Tommy ha trabajado con una amplia variedad de artistas y bandas por todo el país, entre ellos Jarki Monno e Indira May, compartiendo escenarios y sesiones con guitarristas como Paul Murray (Jess Glynne, Zak Abel) y Adam Chetwood (Paolo Nutini, Mark Ronson), y con baterías como Alex Woodward (Black Honey), Luke Robinson y “Bambi Music” (N-Dubz, Lethal Bizzle, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah). Sobre el escenario, ha actuado en el Jazz Cafe como telonero de la cantante de soul Jocelyn Brown, además de en salas y festivales como Ronnie Scott's, Troy Bar, The Watford Colosseum, Camden Assembly, Kensington Roof Gardens, Notting Hill Arts Club, Meraki Festival y Sundown Festival. En disco y radio, Tommy ha grabado sesiones en directo para BBC Three Counties Introducing, Vibe FM y Pulse 88, con temas emitidos en BBC Radio 1 y Radio 2. Ha grabado en estudios como South Lanes Brighton, Hempstead Road y Titan Studios con productores como Steph Carter (Gallows, Lyoness) y TMS / Froe Barnes (Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa). En sus métodos de guitarra, Tommy te transmite todo ese saber de músico en activo, enseñándote las técnicas, los tonos y el feeling que hay detrás de los estilos reales, del rock y el pop al indie, el hip-hop, el country y el metal, para que puedas tocar la música que de verdad te gusta. read more