Brute force "eight" - so gently and beautifully

Among all the variety of ways to play the guitar, busting the "eight" has established itself as one of the most beautiful and melodic. Despite the fact that it is not as simple as it seems at first glance, it is undoubtedly worth learning to every guitar player.

First difficulties

Some beginning guitarists are faced with the fact that it is very difficult for them to learn how to play by brute force. The fingers of the right hand stubbornly do not want to work properly, get confused in the strings and quickly get tired. Exit one: patience and persistent daily guitar lessons. Do not be afraid and throw the case, if at the first lessons the melody will sound intermittent and not as melodic as one would like. After several hours of training, the fingers will remember the location of the strings, their order, and it will become much easier to play.

How to play in such a way as busting the "eight"?

Let's start the technique of busting. If you are a beginner, do not hold the chords with your left hand, let it just hold the neck. With the thumb of the right hand, we pull the bass string. Depending on the chord, this can be a sixth, fifth or fourth string.

Then, with your index finger, touch the third string, the middle second, again the index third string, the unnamed first and again the third, the second and the third, and so on in a circle.

Play the most beautiful, gentle and romantic songs will help bust the "eight". Its scheme is as follows: b-3-2-3-1-3-2-3, etc., where b is a bass string.

When you already remember the combination well, you can combine the game with the chords. To begin with, we suggest using such chords: Am, Dm, E. The combination is simple for a beginner, and the melody turns out to be very pleasant and tender. Take the chord Am. To do this, hold the second string on the first fret with the index finger of the left hand, the middle string - the fourth string on the second harmony and the unnamed - the third string, also on the second fret.

After losing the combination b-3-2-3-1-3-2-3 twice, take the next chord. To take Dm, you need to press the first finger with the index finger on the first fret, the middle one - the third on the second fret and the index - the second on the third fret. The combination is played 1 time, after which it is necessary to take the chord E. It is clamped in the same way as Am, but 1 string is higher. Next, play the chords in a circle.

Do not forget to clamp the strings well so that the sound is loud and sonorous. Simultaneously play bust and rearrange the chords at first is not easy, but after a few hours of playing with a guitar, everything will start to work out for you.

Methods for extracting sound when playing by brute force

• Play with your fingers. Actually, there is nothing to explain here. The sound is extracted with the fingers of the right hand. This kind is perfect for fans of acoustic guitar.
• The mediator. If you have already learned how to use a mediator, then there are no big difficulties with brute force. Before fully mastering techniques, try to play slowly (although this advice can be attributed to each of the ways).
• Fingernails. This type of sound is popular with fans of classical guitar, because the sound is more loud and sonorous.

Do not forget that the right hand should in no case be long nails, because you can hardly hold the chord.

Basic rules for brute force games

Playing bust of the "eight" on the guitar, you must adhere to a few simple rules:

• The thumb plays only on the bass strings (fourth-sixth). Indicative for the third, the average for the second, and the unnamed - only for the first.
• A bass string is always one that is higher than the chord itself, but does not enter it. For example, for a chord D, the bass will be the fourth string, since neither the fifth nor the sixth will enter it. For Am - the fifth, for G and E - the sixth. If two consecutive chords are played in succession, alternate the bass strings for better sound.
• Try to play in different ways (nails, mediator or fingers) and decide which one is closest to you.
• Do not try to learn several types of busting at the same time; first, master one well.

Try not to look at the fingers, in songs with complex chords this skill will give an additional gain in time.

Never stop on what has been achieved, try to select different techniques on your own, learn new games, because the search for the "eight" is far from the limit.

Final advice

Begin to explore the bust of the "eight" at a slow pace and gradually increase the speed.

Remember: you can not play fast unless you learn to do it slowly. If you have undertaken such a thing, please be patient and calm.

Do not be afraid of failure! The first successes can boast before the family, close people, if you are too shy - play a cat or dog. After their approval, you can go to a wider audience.

Do not ignore the very technique of sound extraction, rhythmicity, because without this all efforts will be in vain.

And finally - not even a piece of advice, but rather a request: learn to enjoy the very process of playing the guitar, otherwise why all the effort?