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How deep should I cut?

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Fri, 02/19/2016 - 18:12
marcgraci
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When cutting notes, how deep should I cut? I'm looking at "Walter's Mood", Chorus 2 (bar 5). Of course, when doing a 4 or 5 cut, I'll just drop to the floor. In this case, it's a 3' cut. It makes sense to me to cut down from 3' to 3".

Is there a rule for this? Cutting a half step down seems like a good overall policy.

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Fri, 02/19/2016 - 18:59
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A half step makes sense

A half step makes sense

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