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  2. Chalkboard scraping - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, humans are less averse to the white noise than to scraping. [4] A 1986 study used a tape-recording of a three-pronged garden tool similar to a fork being "grided" across a chalkboard, which roughly reproduces the sound of fingernails on chalkboard. The recording was then manipulated, removing pitches at the extremities and the median.

  3. Chanking - Wikipedia

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    Chanking was developed by James Brown band guitarist Jimmy Nolen as a part of his signature "chicken scratch" sound. The technique appeared first with a double-chank on the first backbeat of each bar in "Out of Sight" (1964), [2] and in "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (1965), a song that typified much of Brown's subsequent work. [3] "

  4. Icky Thump - Wikipedia

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    Entertainment Weekly's online site had an interview with Michel Gondry in which he said he would be directing a video for "I'm Slowly Turning Into You". [11] He mentions the idea for the video. Gondry also says that the video idea came first, and after mentioning the idea to Jack White, White wrote the song to fit that idea during the recording ...

  5. Fingering (music) - Wikipedia

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    In modern scores, the fingers are numbered from 1 to 5 on each hand: the thumb is 1, the index finger is 2, the middle finger is 3, the ring finger is 4 and the little finger is 5. Earlier usage varied by region. In Britain in the 19th century, the thumb was shown by a cross (+) or number 0 and the fingers were numbered from 1 to 4.

  6. Güiro - Wikipedia

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    It is played by rubbing a stick or tines (see photo) along the notches to produce a ratchet sound. The güiro is commonly used in Cuban, Puerto Rican, and other forms of Latin American music, and plays a key role in the typical rhythm section of important genres like son, trova and salsa. Playing the güiro usually requires both long and short ...

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  8. Washboard (musical instrument) - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] The song is almost entirely centered around the sound of the washboard, captured by a small clip-on microphone. The sound is then sent through a wah-wah and other effects pedals to create a fresher, more innovative and up-to-date sound for the washboard. Robin Rapuzzi is the washboard player for New Orleans old-time jazz band Tuba ...

  9. Intruder (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song was the first to use the "gated reverb" drum sound created by Hugh Padgham and Phil Collins, with Collins performing the song's drum part. [4] The gated drum effect was later used in Collins' own " In the Air Tonight ", and appeared frequently through the 1980s, on records such as David Bowie's " Let's Dance " and the Power Station 's ...