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'Something New'

  • This piece uses a different picking method to play the chords on the first line called a 'thumb-pick'

    • Use your thumb to play the 4th/ G string

    • Then imediately afterwards strum up through all the strings using your first finger

    • 'Thumb-pick!'

  • On the second line strum the chords in a Down pattern:

    •  D   D   | D D D D | then change to the next chord.

Thumb - Pick chords....

It should sound like this...

Strumming pattern in red...

Strumming pattern should sound like this...

 

  • Now let's put the piece together!

    • Play the Thumb-Pick line twice...

    • Play the Strummed Chords twice...

    • Finish on a chord of G

    • JOB DONE!

Complete piece...

 

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