Split Stroke (MQ)
Styles:
Crossreference: Split Stroke (RHJ) , Split Stroke (GE) , Split Stroke & Shake (GE) , Jazz Stroke (SP)
UCN: S1fMQ1-sDI.sUI.sDI12
Handposition: closed fist, extended I stabilized by T
Dactyl Sectors: Ib

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Down Strum (sD)
Up Strum (sU)
Picking (p)
Placement/Stabilization

The Split Stroke is a characteristic riff-like signature stroke in the Style around George Formby Lineage. The stroke is a rhythmical reorganization of a regular 4/4 measure into two groups of 3 eighth notes and one group of 2 eighth notes. It is usually combined with fretting a chord note on the a string only on the first note of each group, making for a characteristic melody. In this example, the pattern exhibits the group of two in front and adds the two groups of three after. Additional notes over A7 are fretted on the first eighths of the groups of three.

 

Split Stroke over C chord

Split Stroke (MQ)