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Being able to improvise on guitar is one of the most enjoyable aspects of playing music. To just sit down and play! No sheet music! No struggling! No thinking!
Wait… No thinking? Yep, that’s right. When you see an guitar player improvising who’s really in the groove, they’re not thinking. They’re letting the music flow through them. (Cue mystical hoo-ha music…)
And you too can get there by jumping in and getting your guitar improvisation fundamentals together. Continue reading
One of the most common problems that new students come to me with is how to accurately play the rhythm notation written on a page. Figuring them out by ear comes into play here too. With a little knowledge and a few simple steps you can become the rhythmic groove dragon you’ve always dreamed of. And don’t call your band Rhythmic Groove Dragon… That’s a horrible name. Continue reading
For a beginner guitarist, learning to play eighth notes can be a little confusing at first. But with a few quick little exercises you’ll be flying along with them in no time.
In your last lesson, “How To Read Guitar Notes For Beginners“, we talked about the different parts of the staff and how the pitch notations are used.
One definition of music is that it’s sounds laid out over time. We’ve talked about the sound part. Next we’ll get into time. In this article we’ll talk about rhythm. There are two parts to every note: what note to play (pitch) and how long to play it for (rhythm).
We’ll start with the five basic kinds of rhythm notes. Continue reading
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