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Rock Music, Palm muting, Resting the side of the picking hand below the…
Rock Music
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Expressing themselves
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Technological effects on guitars, e.g., distortion, reverb, flanger.
More instruments can be added for different effects, e.g., string section for sustained sounds.
Features of rock
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Mainly use primary chords I, IV and V of the key.
Use of power chords, mentioned later.
Instrumentation
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Technological effects on guitars, e.g., distortion, reverb, flanger.
More instruments can be added for different effects, e.g., string section for sustained sounds.
Types of rock
Hard Rock – Loud, aggressive, distorted electric guitar, solos, power chords.
Punk Rock – Shouted lyrics, angry, rebellious.
Heavy Metal – More distorted and aggressive than Hard Rock, longer solos.
Progressive Rock – Experimental, nonsense lyrics, technological effects.
Glam Rock – Theatrical, costumes, easier to listen to than other styles.
Psychedelic Rock – Inspiration from other cultures, technological effects, dream-like.
Power chords
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Misses out the third, so unclear if the chord is major or minor.
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Guitar techniques
Guitar techniques are particularly popular in Rock music to change the typical sound of the piece and make it more unusual. Some of these are as follows.
Palm muting
Resting the side of the picking hand below the little finger lightly against the bridge of the guitar, in an appropriate spot so that the strings do not ring out fully but are not just scratching the tight strings.
Hammer on
Plucking a string once and then bringing the hand down on another fret while it is still vibrating to make a new sound, without plucking the string again.
Pull off
Using the fretboard hand to pluck the note still on the frets without using the plucking hand at all.
Slide guitar
Using an object (usually a metallic or plastic cylinder) around the finger on the fretboard hand to alter the timbre, pitch and vibration length of the sound.
Slap Bass
Pulling the strings away from the fretboard with the plucking hand more than normal (can be distance from the fretboard horizontally or vertically).
Stock progressions
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The first stock progression most commonly heard is I V vi IV. This is used in many pop and rock songs. It is more commonly known as a four chord song.
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Drum techniques
Different techniques were also developed for rock music to stray from the typical 4/4 beat. Some of these were as follows.
Detailed fills
A short break in the musical pattern that has been established. This is generally through a different rhythm and different parts of the drum kit used. Can signal end of a phrase or section. Makes the music more interesting.
Rim shots
Hitting the rim and the skin of the drum at the same time to alter the timbre of the sound. Usually heard on the snare drum.
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Resting the side of the picking hand below the little finger lightly against the bridge of the guitar, in an appropriate spot so that the strings do not ring out fully but are not just scratching the tight strings.
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Plucking a string once and then bringing the hand down on another fret while it is still vibrating to make a new sound, without plucking the string again.
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Using the fretboard hand to pluck the note still on the frets without using the plucking hand at all.
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Using an object (usually a metallic or plastic cylinder) around the finger on the fretboard hand to alter the timbre, pitch and vibration length of the sound.
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Pulling the strings away from the fretboard with the plucking hand more than normal (can be distance from the fretboard horizontally or vertically).