strum patterns for guitar
I have just discovered Musescore 4 and I'm just learning the features. Everything is incredible except the features for guitar seem limited. I can't find a method to create up and down strums for guitar chords. Is this possible? Is there an add on I can purchase?
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Nothing to purchase, just use the
Arrow up/down arpeggios
In reply to Nothing to purchase, just… by Jojo-Schmitz
I have tried them but they don't sound like a guitar strum, they sound like an arpeggio.
In reply to I have tried them but they… by TimWallace
A strum is an arpeggio (but a rather quick one)
I believe you can set it's speed in the properties tab
In reply to A strum is an arpeggio (but… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes you can alter the speed but the range of adjustment is small and it still sound like an arpeggio, not a strum.
While technically an arpeggio is a strum, the sound produced does not resemble an up strum on a guitar.
In reply to Yes you can alter the speed… by TimWallace
If the chord has all note needed, a d the speed is increased, it'll sound like a.strum
In reply to Nothing to purchase, just… by Jojo-Schmitz
1) Where are the arpeggios ?
2) In writing a music score for guitar the vertical squiggle line in front of a chord is the
notation to strum the strings. How do I put them into the score?
thank you in advance
Gary
In reply to 1) Where are the arpeggios … by captaingaryg
In the Arpeggios and glissandos palette
In reply to In the Arpeggios.and… by Jojo-Schmitz
I added Classical Guitar to instruments. Then under style settings Arpeggios, all I see is an dialog box to change the size and distance to a note.
Where is the glissandos palette ?
Thank you so much for answering so quickly,.
I am on version 4.1
In reply to I added Classical Guitar to… by captaingaryg
In the pallettes, not the style settings
I also would really like to know if MuseScore 4 can produce realistic guitar chord strumming sounds.
With respect to the other answers, an arpeggio does not sound much like a guitar strum, even after changing the arpeggio rate in the properties tab.
In reply to I also would really like to… by paulfoglia
Well, consider a six string acoustic with steel strings. Put aside that the font isn't that great to begin with. Let's take an Em chord. Now down strum. What are the loudest notes. E B G E. B and E will probably be softer if heard at all. Now up strum. Here the E B E and G will be louder then the last B and E. And that's only if you are trying to play all six strings. Which is not always the case. Tempo is a factor also. So in a standard DDUUD pattern, you aren't playing all strings at the same volume. If at all. So if you write six string chords and use put arpeggio to them, of course it won't sound good. Because you don't play guitar that way. Leave out a string or two ( or three once in a while ) at the end of the strum and see how it sounds. The arpeggio will work much better.
In reply to Well, consider a six string… by bobjp
That's all interesting, thanks. In my quest for realistic sounding guitar strums I've decided to try a few guitar vst plugins. I'm on a 2022 mac running the latest os. I'm finding some of the vst plugins aren't working as anticipated. I'm unsure if it's the newer version of mac os, MuseScore 4, or something else.