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Topic: What hammer on/pull off technique is used on Remington Ride? |
Dick Chapple Sr
From:
Hardin Montana, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2013 5:30 pm |
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Hi all:
I have been playing Scotty's rendition of Remington Ride on C6 6 string lap from his c6th course. For years I've just tipped the bar and hammer on/pull off but if my hand isn't just right I will lose my steel bullet bar. Then I noticed I can do a hammer on and pull off by just leaving the bar on the strings and quickly draw the bar back from string one after picking string one then quickly slide the bar back on and off the 1st string.
I can do well with a tapered bullet bar or shaped bar but right now I have neither available.
How do you fellas do this technique?
Thanks for your input. 
Dick |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 19 Feb 2013 6:07 pm
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| i think lifting the bar and tilting the tip slightly onto the string is one main method. |
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Morgan Scoggins
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2013 3:27 pm
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I think you would be better off playing RR in A6 tuning. Herb Remington( who wrote it) said " I don't know how anybody plays that song in C6 tuning. It's so easy in A6"
In A6 tuning, in the key of D, it is a simple hammer on and pull off on the first string to get that triplet. The rest of the song is relativley simple.
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Dick Chapple Sr
From:
Hardin Montana, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2013 3:34 pm Remington Ride
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Thanks Morgan, I'll take a look at that. The problem I am having is really just hanging on to the bar so I'll sure give it a shot in A6.
Dick |
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Nate Hofer
From:
Overland Park, Kansas
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Posted 25 Feb 2013 5:10 am
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| I play it in C6 with our band. Originally tipped off to this by Buddy Emmon's version. I used to use a high G C6 tuning to get the harmony part while our fiddle player played the melody. Then I changed to high E C6 and the fiddle and I switched. |
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