{"id":2115,"date":"2016-03-01T06:45:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T06:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/work.cgpsystems.cz\/learnguitarinlondon\/?page_id=2115"},"modified":"2025-06-23T13:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:18:16","slug":"playing-staccato-short-8-exercises","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/playing-staccato-short-8-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing Staccato (Short) \u2013 8 Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 32px;color: #090089;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Lesson 26 - Playing Staccato (Short Sounds) \u2013 8 Exercises<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-1690851\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/71_OBwYkKpg?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-color-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nr-6.pdf\" title=\"\">Playing Stacatto (Short Sounds) - PDF Tab<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Playing staccato or short means exactly that. Instead of letting the chords or notes ring out we cut them short using a combination of left and right hand muting.<\/p>\n<p>To perform strumming hand staccato you strum the string as normal then place your hand on the strings to stop them from ringing. See Pattern 1 in the video.<\/p>\n<p>To play left hand (fretting hand) staccato you play the note or chord as normal then quickly lift up your fingers so your not pressing into the fretboard anymore, but (and this is the important bit) you can still feel the string on your fingers.<\/p>\n<p>Staccato is one of those techniques (like accents) that is used a lot, but the most important thing when you\u2019re learning is to be aware of when it\u2019s happening in the music.<\/p>\n<p>Staccato is written in TAB with a dot under the note. (not beside the note, that\u2019s a dotted beat) See the PDF sheet above for examples.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/combining-rhythm-techniques-3-exercises\/\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i> Next Lesson - Combing Rhythm Techniques \u2013 3 Exercises<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Course Progress Bar<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wppb-wrapper inside full\"><div class=\"inside\">79 \/ 100<\/div><div class=\"wppb-progress full\"><span class=\"green\" style=\"width: 79%;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lesson 26 - 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