If you try to overstrum because you think you need to fit more strums in then it is just going to go out of rhythm, sound bad and possibly give the guitarist a heart attack or sprained wrist (or even a pint glass over the head!) I think the key thing is to do what you feel comfortable with. Re: Finding our happy place w/the backer. “The ’holy grail” of irish accompaniment is to hit a strum on every eighth note,Īnd by accenting certain of those eighth notes, add texture."
"When guitar was still my main instrument of choice for accompaniment I don’t think I ever just strummed onĮvery beat of every bar, nor would I recommend anyone else to do so." I did a bit of researching & found some interseting (maybe conflicting) comments from backers. Or do I tell them, “be patient, Grasshopper, the Grail is not yet in your grasp. in 20 words or less do I say, “you don’t have to match every beat you hear coming from the melody.” They are in no way relaxed, or comfortable.įast tunes, very fast tunes. As a result I notice our backers are trying harder, on the fastest tunes. Our best (Irish session) guitarists play (other) melody instruments. How would you instruct the backer that less is more.Īs it turns out, our best guitarists (no offense Mark & Tina) rarely play guitar.
If it doesn’t sound good, with the tunes, stop playing. I said she can play any instrument she chooses as long as she listens. She said she has heard people say guitar is not part of Irish tradition. Last week, Tina (one of our new players), was asking me about backing rhythm. This is my mantra ~ everything begins with the tune.
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