Regarding a Rhythm Section

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The Beat Keeper
Member Since: Dec 16, 2004

This maybe a stupid question but it here it goes.........

I just started reading up on arranging and orchestration, and was curious about the rhythm section. Say ive got a 4 bar chord progression with the piano playing

G maj, E maj, G maj, E maj

Could I have a rhythm guitar playin under that the same progression such as (slash notation)

G maj, E maj, G maj, E maj
/// , // /, ////, / //

Hope that makes sense. Thanks for your time.

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A small pie will soon be eaten
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Since: Aug 26, 2004


Sep 27, 2007 06:50 pm

I have no idea what that means :(

Can't you just record it and find out how it sounds?

The Beat Keeper
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Since: Dec 16, 2004


Sep 27, 2007 08:09 pm

Let me to try to rephrase it. Is it cool to have a rhythm guitar providing the chordal accompaniment and rhythm while having a piano playing only chordal accompaniment?

Time Waster
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Since: Jan 12, 2006


Sep 27, 2007 08:59 pm

Sure! Best to work out something rhythmically complimentary...

Eat Spam before it eats YOU!!!
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Since: May 11, 2002


Sep 27, 2007 09:16 pm

with my 5 seconds experience with slash notation... yes...

but I'm a drummer and reading that as 4 measures of 4/4 with the spaces being quarter rests...

but for some reason I want to play:
/// ,// /,////,/ /

am I even remotely interpreting slash notation right? :)

thats:
123-,12-4,1234,1--4

The Beat Keeper
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Since: Dec 16, 2004


Sep 27, 2007 09:28 pm

good lookin out. Thank you.

The Beat Keeper
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Since: Dec 16, 2004


Sep 27, 2007 09:30 pm

Yo Zek, still learning slash notation too, but yeah thats the way I take it. Grabbed it out of a book I was reading.

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