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Muting: Ghost Notes

by Glenn Letsch

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Guitar Pro Tab Summary

Album

Take from "WOODSHED", BASS PLAYER APRIL 2002

Song Author

Glenn Letsch

Tabbed by

Andrea

Instruments

1st → Bassoia 1
2nd → Batteria

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========================================== ======ORIGINAL TEXT FROM THE BOOK======= ========================================== Let's look at closed-string muting, or playing ghost notes. A gohst note is a note's "dead" version, muted to the point where it is percussive rather than having an obvious, clear pitch. Ghost notes often do have discernible pitches, but their musical value is more rhythmic than melodic or harmonic. Listen to James Jamerson (Motown), Carol Kaye (Motown, Beach Boys), Rocco Prestia (Tower Of Power), or Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan, Aretha), and you'll hear tons of ghost notes adds momentum and drive to any bass line. Most important, it works. If you've had trouble getting your notes to "ghost" like the pros', you're doing something wrong. But it's not your fault, teachers and learning materials rarely explain the ghosting concepts sufficiently. There are two steps necessary for proper ghosting technique, but unfortunately, usally only the first is mentioned. You execute a ghost note by resting a fretting-hand finger on the string (without pressing it to the fret) and the plucking. Once you learn to mute and pluck a string simultaneously, you can play ghost notes. It's a dascinating and exhilarating experience - you feel like you are getting deeper into the groove's nucleus. It starts to feel like you can finally massage the tone right out of the string. Play Ex 1, which shows a "real" note followed by a ghost note. You'l hear and feel the difference. Now for the important factor that will give your ghost otes a thumpin', kick-drum-like texture: Harmonics can ruin ghosts. You can find harmonics all over the fingerboard (lightly touch the string just over 12th fret and pluck to hear the most prominent one) - but that's the subject of another Woodshed entirely. Put one finger down to ghost over C on the A string. Pluck a "real" C, followed by a ghosted C. Slide slowly up and down the neck and continue plucking, uscing this same technique of "real" followed by "ghost" (Ex. 2). You will hear a multitude of harmonics that obscure the intended ghosts. Not acceptable. To remedy this, rest at least two fingers on the string you're ghosting. Three are better, and al four fingers are best. Play Ex. 2 again, only this time rest all four fingers over the A string's C. You can let the fingers rest in front of your intended ghost (Roco-style) or behinf it; which metod works better usally depends on where you are coming from or where you're going. Slide slowly up and down the neck, plucking away "real" and the ghosted otes at each fret. Now your ghost notes sound like a chromatic conga drum instead of your front doorbell. I rest my case! Play Ex. 3, and when you're ready to really start grooving with the concept, try Ex. 4. This is the beginning of the rest of your life as a bassist - you can now play with greater rhythmic expression and totnal nuance. Ghost notes changed my life, and they'll change yours, too. Do you believe in ghosts? I do!

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Title: Muting: Ghost Notes
Artist: Glenn Letsch
Album: Take from "WOODSHED", BASS PLAYER APRIL 2002
Author: Glenn Letsch




Track 1: Basso ← Back to top
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A|--------|--------|--------|--------|-3----3----3----3----|---------------------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------|-5----5----5----5----|


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Track 2: Batteria ← Back to top
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