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 […]
Hi there, In this third chapter in beginners strumming patterns we’re going to look at an extension of our 2 bar pattern that covers 2 bars. So the previous pattern went as follows: So for our next step in varying up this pattern a little more is to place another tie in the second bar […]
Hi there, In this second blog on strumming patterns we’re going to learn a 2 bar strumming pattern. Often in songs you’ll play a chord that’s spread over 2 bars, often with several ‘ties’. Building up a repertoire of different patterns will make your rhythm playing so much better, and make it so much easier […]
Hi there! When you look on a tab site, you’ll often get chords alongside the lyrics to a song. Often there is no indication of strumming or how many chords to the bar. IMHO it’s essential to know how the system of strumming works (when to play a down stroke, when to play an upstroke), […]