Scratches

Lesson 22
Author : Chris Colby van Scyoc
Last Updated : May, 2025

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SCRATCHES
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We spent all that time learning chords and now we bring back the thuds and muted strings. Many times I use the term scratches when talking about thuds/muted strings. Again, we are bringing different concepts together and creating one big sphere of knoweledge from all the individual pieces.


Scratches

  • E (6th) string (Low) = mute
  • A (5th) string = mute
  • D (4th) string = mute
  • G (3rd) string = mute
  • B (2nd) string = mute
  • E (1st) string (High) = mute


Review: What We Know!

  • NEW:
  • ~ From This Lesson ~
  • Scratches

  • PREVIOUS:
  • Barre Chords
  • Power Chords
  • Flats and Sharps
  • Natural Notes on the Low E String
  • Notes on the Low E String
  • Single-String Picking
  • Eighth Notes
  • Am Chord
  • Changing Chords - E and Am
  • Am7 Chord
  • Changing Chords - E7 and Am7
  • E7 Chord
  • E Chord
  • Em Chord
  • Em7 Chord
  • Tuning and Tuners
  • Your first open chord - Em11
  • Quarter Notes
  • Half Notes
  • Whole Notes
  • Downstroke
  • Counting bars (measures) of four. Also known as 4/4 ("four, four time")
  • Muting all the strings with the fretting hand
  • Playing on beat one of every measure (the first beat of each measure)
  • Playing in time
  • Let's build upon this! Fantastic!

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