Among the whole variety of ways to play the guitar, the "eight" bust has established itself as one of the most beautiful and melodic. Despite the fact that it is not as simple as it seems at first glance, it is undoubtedly worth it to learn for every guitarist.
First difficulties
Some novice guitarists are faced with the fact that it is very difficult for them to learn how to play brute force. The fingers of the right hand stubbornly do not want to work correctly, get confused in the strings and quickly get tired. There is only one solution: patience and persistent daily guitar lessons. Do not be scared and give up the job, if during the first lessons the melody will sound intermittently and not as melodically as we would like. After several hours of training, your fingers will remember the location of the strings, their order, and it will become much easier to play.
How to play in a way like brute force?
We proceed to the search technique. If you are a beginner, do not hold chords with your left hand, let it just hold the bar. With the thumb of the right hand, we pull the bass string. Depending on the chord, it can be the sixth, fifth or fourth string.
Next, with the index finger, touch the third string, the middle second, the third third with the index finger, the first and again the third, second and third, and so on in a circle.
Play the most beautiful, delicate and romantic songs will help the search "eight". Its scheme is as follows: 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 the game with chords. To begin with, we suggest using these chords: Am, Dm, E. The combination is simple for a beginner, and the melody is very pleasant and gentle. Take the chord Am. 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, and the third string on the second fret with the ring finger.
After losing the combination b-3-2-3-1-3-2-3 twice, take the next chord. To take Dm, you need to hold the first string in the first fret with the index finger , the third in the second fret with the middle and the second in the third fret with the index finger . The combination is played 1 time, after which you need to take the chord E. It is clamped in the same way as Am, but 1 string higher. Then play chords in a circle.
Do not forget to tightly clamp the strings so that the sound is loud and sonorous. At the same time, it is not easy to play the search and rearrange the chords, but after several hours of practice with the guitar you will begin to succeed.
Ways to extract sound when playing brute force
- Finger play. Actually, there is no need to explain anything here. Sound is extracted by the fingers of the right hand. This look is great for acoustic guitar lovers.
- The mediator. If you have already learned how to use the pick, then there should not be any big difficulties with busting. Try to play slowly until the technique is fully mastered (although this advice can be attributed to each of the methods).
- The nails. This type of sound extraction is popular among lovers of classical guitar, as the sound is more loud and sonorous.
Do not forget that on your right hand in no case should there be long nails, because you can hardly clamp a chord.
Basic rules when playing brute force
When playing the “eight” bust on a guitar, you need to follow a few simple rules:
- The thumb plays only on bass strings (fourth to sixth). Index on the third, middle on the second, and unnamed - only on the first.
- The bass string is always the one that is above the chord itself, but does not enter it. For example, for a D chord, the fourth string will be the bass, since neither the fifth nor the sixth are 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 to play in different ways (with nails, pick or fingers) and decide which one is closest to you.
- Do not try to learn several types of search at the same time, for a start, master one well.
Try not to look at your fingers, in songs with complex chords this skill will give an additional gain in time.
Never rest on your laurels, try to pick up various techniques on your own, learn new games, because the search for the G8 is far from the limit.
Final tip
Begin to master the search "figure eight" at a slow pace and gradually increase the speed.
Remember: you cannot play fast unless you learn to do it slowly. If you have already taken up such a thing - please be patient and calm.
Do not be afraid of failures! You can boast your first successes in front of your family and loved ones, if you are very shy, play a cat or a dog. After their approval, you can go to a wider public.
Do not disregard the very technique of sound extraction, rhythm, because without this, all efforts will be in vain.
And finally - not even advice, but rather a request: learn to enjoy the process of playing the guitar itself, otherwise why all the efforts?