Members C6E9 Posted July 20, 2008 Members Posted July 20, 2008 What combination of notes would be good to emulate a train whistle sound?
Members fouronsix Posted July 20, 2008 Members Posted July 20, 2008 A train whistle is a minor diad. I use the 10th fret D on the E string with the 11th fret Bb on the B string then I do a half step double bend. Of course this can be moved to fit whatever key the tune is in. Have fun.
Members Terje Posted July 23, 2008 Members Posted July 23, 2008 A train whistle is a minor diad. Playing a diminished triad seems to work too.
Members guitarviz Posted July 23, 2008 Members Posted July 23, 2008 I use the 10th fret D on the E string with the 11th fret Bb on the B string then I do a half step double bend. I do this too, but I only bend the B string, not the E string. It may not sound as much like a train whistle but it might sound a bit more melodic. Assuming this example is key of G, that means the fifth (the D note on first string) is staying stationary while the third (the Bb note on second string) is bent from a b3 to a 3. Repeat two times in a row for maximum train effect (toot-toot!) Alternatively if you want the double bend sound you can try this, it's a bit easier to do on 2nd and 3rd strings, using middle and ring fingers to bend both strings up a half step: ------14b--15b---------------- I've been fooling around using more of these double-stop bends lately, here's another example, same fingering, but again assuming key of G, gives a different sound (instead of bending up to the third and the fifth you're bending up to the fifth and the b7th): ------17b--18b----------------
Members Mid Life Crisis Posted July 23, 2008 Members Posted July 23, 2008 I came across one where you fret (say) D at the 10th on the E string with the index finger, B at the 12th on the B with the pinkie, and 11th on the G (i.e. F#) with the third finger. Play as a chord and bend the F# up two semitones to Ab - this forms an E7 and sounds a bit like a train (or at least the American ones).
Members pop tarts Posted July 23, 2008 Members Posted July 23, 2008 that's a really disneyish version. they're a lot lower pitched than that. down around the 4th fret of the b&e strings. i guess if one's flying towards you really fast, the doppler effect might push it up, though.
Members Kuroyume Posted July 23, 2008 Members Posted July 23, 2008 You can emulate the doppler effect if you have a floating bridge.
Members pop tarts Posted July 24, 2008 Members Posted July 24, 2008 yeah, those martian aqua trains use an augmented 9th.
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