It is a part of Desperado song guitar tab. I'm wondering what does upward and downward arrows mean in the guitar tab?
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Which version is this from? Can't remember a triplet feel in Desperado.– TimCommented Mar 22, 2022 at 14:04
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@Tim I've found it on youtube– SoheilCommented Mar 22, 2022 at 16:44
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It seems worth noting, that, though this definitely means upstroke/downstroke, the actual technique shown in the video doesn't do that.– Andy BonnerCommented Mar 22, 2022 at 16:59
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The arrows show the direction of strum, either up or down. I find it a little strange, though, as with a triplet pattern, I'd use down, up, down, followed by the second beat of up, down, up, to keep the strumming hand/arm in rhythm, which isn't shown in this version.
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2I believe the down/up is reversed, based on the string direction of the tab. Also, only first 2 of 3 triplets are being played. Commented Mar 22, 2022 at 14:15
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1@JohnBelzaguy - what I meant was playing as writ, the strumming hand would stutter, and not be as easy to keep in time as if there was a ghost strum on the 3rd triplets (which I just don't hear in Desperado).– TimCommented Mar 22, 2022 at 15:34
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Off the top of my head I don’t recall any triplets in the song either. It also doesn’t specify, Eagles or Linda version, both are very well known. I get your point but considering the slow tempo I would personally be inclined to do down-up to keep the consistency between beats. Either way would work fine, after all it’s only a 2 note strum. Commented Mar 22, 2022 at 15:53
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@JohnBelzaguy - turns out it's a red ferret - another Desperado..!– TimCommented Mar 22, 2022 at 17:00
It means upstroke and downstroke. It wants you to mimic strumming the two notes. The flamenco feeling loves strumming anything from 2 to 6 notes at a time. It is very stylistically accurate.
answered Mar 22, 2022 at 12:54
