C5 and A#5 chords we are now going to change the single note strokes to a series of fretted notes running to each chord. The technique will be the same but this will give you a different feel for the alternating of single notes and chords. This exercise is the same principle are the previous, but instead of alternating between the single note and the chord, this time we are now playing the single note on the 1 and 2 and the chord on the 3 and 4. Your hand will stay in one position for each bar, but you will alternate between picking the root note on the A string on the 1 and 3 beats and the chord on the A and D strings together on the 2 and 4 beats. Using the same chords and the same rhythm, we can repeat that exercise but this time the single note has been changed from an open E string to the root not of each of the chords. As most people inherently strum harder when playing multiple notes, it might be worth initially playing the single string harder than usual to get the single notes to the same volume as the chord. The aim here is to strike the open string with the same force as the chord. We are playing the open note on the 1 and 3 of each bar, and the chord on the 2 and 4. Each of these notes is a quarter beat long. In this exercise we are going to use 3 chords, D5, C5 and A#5 along with an open low E string. In this Technical Focus we are going to look at ways to improve your ability to balance single notes and chords. This is because most guitarists will instinctively pick multiple notes harder to catch all the required strings. During your first few attempts at this style of playing you will probably notice that the single notes sound a lot quieter than the chords. When playing passages like this, you may experience some challenges with the picking. One technique you will need to work on at Grade 2 is performing riffs made up of single notes and chords. Grade 2 Technical Focus: Balancing Single Notes and Chords
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