With stringed instruments, the only practical way to write idiosyncratic parts for the instruments, is to pick one up and fool around. It's not necessary to be good, but getting the fingers on there and learning how, when and why to use which notes on which strings in which octaves, is the only path forward here.
Many, many things that look easy on paper or in a piano roll are completely impracticable on a stringed instrument. Likewise, many things that are impossible on a keyboard are braindead easy on a stringed instrument.
It's especially important to learn the difference between a hand formation that is easy on it's own, vs how possible it is to transition to the preceding and following formations. It's not straightforward or intuitive, and even the greatest guitarists on earth pick up the guitar to iron out the details, even if they have something generally in mind ahead of time.
As Dziz notes, decent guitars are dirt cheap these days. If you're going to do a lot of arranging for both electric and acoustic, grab one of each, as the nature of the music assigned to them is wildly different.
Many, many things that look easy on paper or in a piano roll are completely impracticable on a stringed instrument. Likewise, many things that are impossible on a keyboard are braindead easy on a stringed instrument.
It's especially important to learn the difference between a hand formation that is easy on it's own, vs how possible it is to transition to the preceding and following formations. It's not straightforward or intuitive, and even the greatest guitarists on earth pick up the guitar to iron out the details, even if they have something generally in mind ahead of time.
As Dziz notes, decent guitars are dirt cheap these days. If you're going to do a lot of arranging for both electric and acoustic, grab one of each, as the nature of the music assigned to them is wildly different.
Statistics: Posted by I_Am_Become_KVR — Sat Feb 22, 2025 6:54 am