Hi there, When you are improvising, you’ll want to move freely between the various shapes. A great way of getting to know the shapes better is by learning how to go up one shape and down the next. When people practice their scales, most often they are simply just going up and down each individual […]
Hi there, In this blog and video we’re going to look at how to look at adding dead notes/chords to your patterns. What this does is add another dynamic element to your rhythm playing and can sound fantastic when used properly. Dead notes are marked with an x symbol and are played by releasing pressure […]
Hi there, In this blog we are going to introduce ‘ties’ to our sixteenth note strumming to be able to play a very cool 1 bar pattern that can be used for millions of songs. Here’s the pattern before we deconstruct it: The first 2 beats is the common 2 beat pattern from the last […]
Hi there, In this 4th installment of this strumming pattern series, we are going to introduce sixteenth notes into our strumming. What this will do is vary your patterns up even more and make them more versatile. It’ll also allow you to play lots more songs that have this style of strumming. Firstly we’ll see […]