Percussive Fingerstyle Groove Licks
In this video
We are looking at a percussive finger-style groove. This incorporates percussion, whilst simultaneously tapping notes.
The method detailed below, explains step-by-step what occurs in each bar.
Exercise 1 - Method
Start of the bar: First chord and notes of the first bar...
First finger on the A string, 7th fret
Second finger on the G string, 7th fret
Third finger on the B string, 8th fret
Spend time getting the feel of the groove initially, that we use with this chord. Take time to really get it down and play with the duration to get a tight sounding syncopation.
Middle of the bar: Hammer-on notes in the first bar...
First finger on the A string 5th fret
Hammer-on to the 7th fret on the same string
To finish the bar: Kick and snare drum sounds on the end of the guitar...
Kick drum on the front of the body
Then, the snare sound is played...
...at exactly the same time as the picking hand hammers-on to 5th fret on the low E string
The same principle happens in the next bar, however there is a small variation in that we hammer-on to the 3rd fret of the low E, rather than 5th fret.
From there, pull off to open E from the 3rd fret
Then on the A string, hammer-on to the 5th fret, then the 7th fret
Kick drum sound
Then, snare drum sound while hammering-on to the 5th fret, on the Low E at exactly the same time
Finally...
Pull off from the 5th fret on the low E, to the open note
Another hammer-on 5th and 7th fret on the A string
Kick drum sound
Then, 10th fret on the Low E and snare drum together