skipping over a string

[chrisbchicken]

Hi I'm very new to guitar. I've been trying to play tabs of my favorite band, weezer, but in almost every tab I see there is something I don't know how to do. He skips over a string in a solo. He'll play like the 7th fret on the first string but the 9th on the the third string, completely skipping over the 2nd string. If you could please let me know how to do this, your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Coffee]

Hi Crispy

I'm assuming that both notes are to be played at the same time and that you're using a pick. What you would do using your example is, play the first string fret 7 with you're first finger and the third string 9th fret with your third finger and will doing this allow your third finger to touch the second string, thereby muting it's sound. It takes some practice but you can do it. You may get a kind of thump off the second string but generally it gets lost in the instrumentation when playing in a band. Any chance the guy's finger picking?

[chrisbchicken]

Yes, he was using a pick, so I think i'll go practiec that. Thanks coffee.

[Slash]

hi

you can even try this: Pick the upper string with the plec and the lower one with the next finger.

slash

[steve]

lots of guitarists use the technique of using your finger and pick to play. it's simple really just pick one string with the pick and the other with a finger (ussaully either the middle finger or ring finger)........

[Angus]

Using your pick and your finger(s) is known as 'Hybrid Picking.' Another way to play that riff is to use your index finger (fretting hand) to play the 7th fret, and use your ring finger (fretting hand) to play the 9th fret; fret the 9th fret at a low angle so that you mute the string in between, then just play it like a normal chord with the middle string muted. :)

[MetalRevolution]

I am not sure if your problem has already been solved, but if he isn't playing both notes at the same time and he is skipping over the string, you may want to take into consideration that he may be using an alternate picking pattern. I don't know how new you are to guitar, and I don't want to insult your intelligence, but sometimes using a backwards motion to pick the first string and a downward motion to pick the third may be easier. Just a suggestion. Hope I could help.

Practice makes perfect.