Staccato

Lesson 3/31 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Country Guitar
Staccato

Staccato

In Country guitar playing, many notes and chords are cut off as soon as they are played. This makes the rhythms very crisp and clear. The technique of cutting notes shorter than their written value is called staccato. This is usually achieved by lifting the left hand off the fretboard as soon as the note is played. Staccato is indicated by a dot placed directly above or below the intended note.

Example 73 is a simple lick played within pattern two in the key of G.

Example 74 is the same lick as example 73, but staccato is used.

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1- Country Lead Guitar Pattern 2 2- Seventh Bar Chords 3- Country Lead Guitar Patterns and Licks 4- Lead Guitar Techniques 5- Root Five Bar Chords 6- Advanced Lead Guitar Techniques 7- Advanced Chords and Rhythms 8- The Bar Chord 9- Country Guitar Solos 10- Finger Picking 11- New Topic 12- INTRODUCTION 13- Approach to Practice 14- Staccato Strum 15- Staccato 16- Alternating Thumb Style 17- Country Lead Guitar Licks 18- Root Five Minor Bar Chord 19- Left Hand Technique 20- Notes on the Fifth String 21- Notes on the Sixth String 22- Muting 23- Country Slide Guitar 24- Electronic Tuner 25- Root Five Bar Chord Progressions 26- Root Six Minor Bar Chord 27- Chord Diagrams 28- Bar Chord Progressions 29- Fretboard Diagrams 30- Tablature Symbols 31- Technique

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