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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 31 2007 3:47:57

wiseguy493

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RE: Left-hand chord change (in reply to Guest)

In most cases you should lift, in some you can slide. If you're only moving a few frets, it's ok to slide as long as you don't make noise doing it. Use your discretion in each case

You should also practice muting the strings with your left hand, in changing positions and in other circumstances. Two good exercises I think are in Seguiriyas and Sevillanas, at the end of some Seguiriyas passages and at the end of each copla in Sevillanas there is a dramatic and sudden pause that is usually accomplished by muting with the picking hand. But I think this can be practiced with the fretting hand too, which is how I first did it because I had learned to mute that way when I played jazz.

Now I use a combination of both depending on the situation.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 31 2007 4:10:58

guitarbuddha

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RE: Left-hand chord change (in reply to Guest)

Slide up on the finger that is playing the treble melody lifting the others just a moment before starting the slide and placing them again for the bass note of the next measure. If the melody is played with the first finger in Barre position then you pivot the barre so that you are only are in contact with the first two or three unwound strings.

It can be very desireable to glissando (let the slide sound or even pluck a few notes of the tremolo as you slide ) tastefully whilst shifting like this.

Good luck.

D.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 31 2007 7:33:06

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 31 2007 16:35:32