Beginners Notes #454-I call this a rhythm bump type fill

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Beginners Notes #454-I call this a rhythm bump type fill

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Beginners Notes #454-I call this a rhythm bump type fill

R=1/2 tone raise, ~=momentary pause and sustain, ~~=sustain. The two notes each played at A, B, & C are the rhythm bump.
It sounds something like a quick, “Ta da”, with a hard block, to gives you that sound.
1______________:___A___:_________:__B___:___________:__C____:_______________________
2______________:_______:_________:______:___________:_______:________________________
3______________:_______:_________:______:___________:_______:________________________
4______________:_______:_________:______:___________:_______:________________________
5______________:_______:_________:______:___________:_______:________________________
6__10B—9B_____:_______:_________:______:___________:_______:________________________
7__________9R~_:_9R___:__8—7____:______:___________:_______:________________________
8______________:_____9_:______7~_:_7____:__3---2_____:_______:________________________
9______________:_______:_________:______:_______2~__:__2____:__2~~__________________
10_____________:_______:_________:___7A_:___________:____2__:________________________

It can also be played like this, if you do not raise your 7th string:
1____________:___A____:_________:__B___:_________:_C___:_____________________________
2____________:________:_________:______:_________:_____:______________________________
3____________:________:_________:______:_________:_____:______________________________
4____________:________:_________:______:_________:_____:______________________________
5____________:________:_________:______:_________:_____:______________________________
6__11—10____:________:_________:______:_________:_____:______________________________
7________10~_:_10_____:__8—7___:______:_________:_____:______________________________
8____________:____10E_:______7~_:_7____:__3–2____:_____:______________________________
9____________:________:_________:______:______2~_:_2___:__2~~________________________
10___________:________:_________:___7A_:_________:___2_:______________________________