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Re: Technical question on playing Patton's "Green River Blues"

Posted by Lee on November 15, 2002, 5:24 pm
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--Previous Message--
: I pretty much have this song down, except one
: lick that I'm having trouble playing.
: This lick occurs in the main riff (the one
: that opens the song, and fills in between
: lines).
: It is the 'wham' (bend) of the third (G)
: string, second fret. The note is bent up
: two half-steps, from A to B. (In some
: repetitions of the main riff, this lick
: occurs one octave lower, and is achieved
: by hammering on the second fret of the
: open fifth (A) string).
: My problem: I simply can't bend the note all
: the way up.
: The probable cause: I use pretty heavy
: strings (a wound .026 gauge on the G
: string), and I understand that Patton used
: fairly light strings.
: I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on playing
: this lick -- has anyone managed to play it
: with other than light gauge strings?
: Is is doable with lots of exercise?
: Are there any workarounds?
: Thanks in advance,
:
:
I play that lick by bending the A string at the 12th fret. It takes some practicing to move from the E chord position up to the bending at the 12th and then back again, but its the only way I've found to acheive Patton's sound. I use medium gauge strings and it's no problem

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--Previous Message-- : : --Previous Message-- : I pretty much have this song down, except : one : lick that I'm having trouble playing. : This lick occurs in the main riff (the one : that opens the song, and fills in between : lines). : It is the 'wham' (bend) of the third (G) : string, second fret. The note is bent up : two half-steps, from A to B. (In some : repetitions of the main riff, this lick : occurs one octave lower, and is achieved : by hammering on the second fret of the : open fifth (A) string). : My problem: I simply can't bend the note all : the way up. : The probable cause: I use pretty heavy : strings (a wound .026 gauge on the G : string), and I understand that Patton used : fairly light strings. : I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on playing : this lick -- has anyone managed to play it : with other than light gauge strings? : Is is doable with lots of exercise? : Are there any workarounds? : Thanks in advance, : : : I play that lick by bending the A string at : the 12th fret. It takes some practicing to : move from the E chord position up to the : bending at the 12th and then back again, but : its the only way I've found to acheive : Patton's sound. I use medium gauge strings : and it's no problem : :

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