Music notation software

sign 'mute strings' x guitar sequence

0 replies 1,024 views

Started by

ScalaQuaranta

Member

Member

Opening post by ScalaQuaranta

Posts
536
City
torino

hi everyone,

i am writing an educational piece for 4 guitars (for some middle school students with a musical focus). one guitar part involves a somewhat funky rhythmic-harmonic ostinato which, however, during the performance, requires muting a chord (a very common guitarist technique: the left hand maintains the harmonic position but decreases pressure on the neck so that, with the 'picking', only the sound of the non-vibrating strings is heard; at most, some harmonics... to give the impression of a 'ghost' chord).

right now, i am using FINALE 2012.

this 'ghost chord', lasting 1/8, i would like to indicate as an eighth note that, instead of the head, has an X; a bit like what is done with percussion.

do you think it is possible to achieve this notation?

if so, could you please suggest how to do it?

thanks

Log in to participate