The Percussive Acoustic Guitar Method

BD is the acronym for "Bass Drum". We are looking to create a sound similar to the kick of the drums. We will produce this sound by hitting the top of the guitar above the soundhole.

Let's go to "The Duel" Level I. Here we will put into practice the technique used in exercise 2.1 (a).

In "The Duel" Level II we are using the BD technique in conjunction with the sixth string, like we did in the exercise 2.1 (c).

The HOLE technique is very similar to some Flamenco Techniques, where the top of the guitar is hit to produce a high-pitched percussive sound with a "wood" character.

The Harp Harmonics or Right-Hand Harmonics are produced using a single one hand: the picking hand. It produces a very beautiful and ethereal effect.

In "The Duel" Level III we expand the theme with some new chords. We will use the BD technique in conjunction with two lower strings of the guitar.

Bassists have used the Slap technique for a long time. Now it is our turn to use Slap with our acoustic guitar.

In this study we use the Slap technique playing a bass line of a 12-bar blues. Remember to use the muting techniques that we learned in the previous exercises.

Here we add the BD technique, creating a typical Rock Drum Pattern: Kick-Snare-Kick-Snare.

Here we add more melodic movement while we keep the bass line steady.