Hit the chord, then cut everything — and let the hook speak into the hole. Stop-time is harmony's oldest magic trick: the chord you DON'T play rings louder than the one you do.
movesnothing — that's the point; the silence carries the harmony forwardsolo·singfill the hole with ONE phrase, then get out before the band returnson recordHoochie Coochie Man — Muddy Waters (the textbook stop-time riff)try itVerse experiment: strum beat 1 only, sing the rest a cappella, band back at the chorus.