![]() ![]() In the end this may be a stupid question but I have had this thought going through my mind and I guess am looking for any techniques more experienced players use to get the accents right. ![]() So does anyone "squeeze" the pick a bit tighter on the accents and then back to normal pressure for the rest of the pattern? Of course I may well be squeezing harder without even thinking about it when I prepare to do a harder strum to get the accent So accents in the end are actually a combination of pick pressure and how hard one strums? I am wondering though if one can accomplish the same thing by changing how hard one holds the pick on the accents? More pressure on the pick, as I understand it, leads to a louder sound. The common sense approach and what I have been trying to do is to simply hit the strings a bit harder where one wants the accent. But being new I am still trying to figure out how to do things and if there are different ways to accomplish the same thing, which leads to my question on the accents and how to do them not only for this song but for any song that has accents. I can play "Every Rose Has it's Thorn" in 16th strumming and sing without any problems so despite being new the 16th strumming of this tune is something I think I can handle or at least start to try. I've only been playing for 10 months and am currently doing the consolidation step to finish the beginner's course. Various live versions (check out the 1969 Woodstock and 1970 Isle of Wight performances on YouTube) suggest this is way Townshend plays it live (he certainly plays the chords thumb-over).Ī bit of a quick comment on where my skill level currently is before asking my question. If you want to play it this way then you have to use the thumb-over technique. ![]() Most transcriptions and YouTube lessons I have seen on this song (including the Guitar Techniques 2005 transcription) suggest that the chords used in the verse are straight sus4/major chords played with two top strings barred (with the first finger). I can see no disadvantages in playing it this way and it is a much easier, especially for beginners and younger players, so why make it more difficult than it needs to be! At the time I knew nothing about the ‘thumb-over’ technique, and simply fingered the chords using first finger on the root, third finger on the fourth string and fourth and second fingers on the third string (former plays sus4 note, latter plays major third). Tags Tutorial, lesson, Guitar, chords, Rhythm, marty schwartz, guitarjamz Show tags. the two top strings are left open throughout the descending verse sequence). Pinball Wizard Lesson - The Who / Pete Townshend. When I tried to work out how this was played as a teenager around the time of its release, I came to the same conclusion about the chords used in the verse section as Justin (i.e. ![]()
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