Songs For Module 6

[Fast-Eddie]

The squeak is caused when your finger(s) slide across any wound string. The amount of squeak changes based on how hard you are pressing on the string as you slide your finger from position to position.

Based on your description of how you perform the chord change, my guess is that you are dragging the tips of fingers 1 and 3 across the G and B strings while performing the chord change and/or are rotating finger 2 while still pressing down hard enough to cause a squeak.

So, here are my suggestions:

• Make sure you are lifting fingers 1 and 3 off the strings before changing position,

• Use the least amount of pressure possible to properly fret the strings (squeezing hard is always a bad thing)

• Minimize the amount of movement in finger 2 when doing the chord change

Personally, I find using an anchor finger on the A-C chord change to be harder than simply lifting all 3 fingers, rotating your hand and moving the fingers to the new position, then pressing with the minimal pressure required to get a “no-buzz” note. I use the same fingering for A that you do (Justin’s preferred method).

YMMV

[mundeli]

Ah yes, oh-Quick-One:

This is the beauty of this community. Diversity of opinion/knowledge/kindness!

A little scary that I never even considered using the option of not using the anchor finger!
Voila–squeak be gone!

[anthony_g]

@msusi

Why does This Years Love start in the practice session with a 1-2-3-4, if the idea is to play it in 6:8 time? Shouldn’t is tart with 1-2-3 4-5-6? My question comes from lack of knowledge and the answer may be obvious to many.

That’s a good question, Margus. I too would assume that the count-in is used to prepare the musician(s) for the time signature as well as the tempo. I’m replying to you in the hope that someone who knows the answer sees the question and answers it for us.