Playing Octaves
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So, what is an Octave? People have asked for that so I will try and explain it. You see if you play this C major scale, you start on the note C.
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And your end here, this is eighth note of the scale, it is the octave. It is the same note as the first one.
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But it is one octave higher. Alright. So, this octaves count it is all really nice when you play an improvised. So, the most common lead to play this would be -- you have in this case, we are starting the base root note here on the third flat on the A string which is C. In order to find the C octave, we go two frets up and play the G string.
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There we have the octave. Now, this chip is then movable the trick is to not have the D string ringing in between so you try to mute the D string with index finger by having it touch a little bit on you, on D string. And West Montgomery used this technique to march extending his plan through used of thumb.
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Then move the shape along. You can also switch now to have the basal tone the lower string this shape is the same.
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And it is a matter of preference if you want to use the pinky or not the passing shape we had then I will stretch you the fingers are.
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Now, if you want to go to the next set of strings starting on the D string and then play the B string. You need to move the shape a little bit so that the octave is on the B string is one fleet over like this because of the way it rehearse toned, so,
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So, here I play C major scale with up this.
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I can continue down.
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So, it is easy when you do it your thumb. You can also use this technique of using one of your fingers.
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Which is what I use quite a bit on my plan, use the ring finger here.
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You there see I play one note and then the next one right after that comes to phasing.
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Or I could play I think them both the same time. The person that I am picking down and the next note here I am putting up like this.
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You can slide this up a note. Like as cool sounds.
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See I am not using my pick kind of.
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See this sound is little different if I use this technique with the ring finger and the pick.
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And when l use my thumb, it sound a little different.
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Just using the thumb, I am using the ring finger and the pick.
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It is a little snapper sound.
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The difficulty with the thumb makes to you it really need to mute that string in between and that is again use your index finger to you as barely touch it. So, I am actually that some goes over those three strings here. It want us muted you may see it here.
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Saying a way that this technique is easier because you do not have to worry as much about because that string in between you will actually not touching.
But again it has a different sound. Now, another way you can play the octave is too instead of going. You can do this as such you are in the beginning. But it is not as easy to finger. Must be run away I think.
So, you have here two strings in between instead of having the top note two frets above and the string in between and have the D string. You do the opposite and that you have two frets down from this root notes and you have two strings in between.
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But it is good to know in case you have here need to use that octave that way you have a finger handy you can do that.
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There you go octaves.
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