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A Simple & Effective Rhythm Exercise for Guitar Players

Andrew Clarke 70,194 2 years ago
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📚 Learn to PLAY GUITAR BY EAR with me - Listen & Play course OUT NOW: https://andrewclarkeguitar.teachable.com/p/listen-play 📕 Free Guitar Music Theory Handbook: https://www.andrewclarkeguitar.com/free-stuff/guitarists-companion 🎵 Free Backing Tracks: https://www.andrewclarkeguitar.com/free-stuff/slow-pop-track-pack 🎸 Patreon for diagrams, tabs, & jam tracks: https://www.patreon.com/andrewclarkeguitar One of the most important skills for a guitar player to develop is their sense of rhythm. There are a bunch of different ways you can go about working on this, but in this video, I'm going to show you my favorite exercise for improving your rhythm guitar playing. We'll start off by taking a look at the different rhythmic divisions, then get right into the exercise. Because it's so flexible, It's perfect for beginner, intermediate, and advanced guitarists. So once you get the hang of it, feel free to customize it to fit your personal guitar-playing needs. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments. Thanks for watching! _______________________________________________ – Guitar Gear (Affiliate) – Guitar: https://www.suhr.com/instruments/classic-s-antique/ Strings: https://stringjoy.com/categories/strings/electric-guitar-strings/signatures/6-string-signatures/ Amp: https://drzamps.com/product/ezg-50/ Tuner: https://www.turbo-tuner.com/ Fuzz: https://www.kingtoneguitar.com/product/minifuzz-v2blk/ Compressor: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/4024375/937020/11319?prodsku=Cali76CmpDlx&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FCali76CmpDlx--origin-effects-cali76-compact-deluxe-compressor-pedal&intsrc=PUI2_7338 Overdrive: https://browneamps.com/theprotein Modulation: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/4024375/937020/11319?prodsku=UAAstra&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FUAAstra--universal-audio-astra-modulation-machine-pedal&intsrc=PUI2_7338 Delay: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/4024375/937020/11319?prodsku=UAStarlight&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FUAStarlight--universal-audio-starlight-echo-station-delay-pedal&intsrc=PUI2_7338 Reverb: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/4024375/937020/11319?prodsku=UAGolden&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FUAGolden--universal-audio-golden-reverberator-pedal&intsrc=PUI2_7338 Load Box: https://www.suhr.com/electronics/tone-tools/reactive-load-ir/ IR: https://www.yorkaudio.co/product-page/dxvb-verb-deluxe Amp Sim: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/4024375/937020/11319?prodsku=UADream&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FUADream--universal-audio-dream-65-reverb-amplifier-pedal&intsrc=PUI2_7338 Interface: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/c/4024375/937020/11319?prodsku=ApolloTXDHE&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sweetwater.com%2Fstore%2Fdetail%2FApolloTXDHE--universal-audio-apollo-twin-by-duo-heritage-edition-10x6-thunderbolt-audio-interface-with-uad-dsp&intsrc=PUI2_7338 – Video Gear (Affiliate) – Camera 1: https://amzn.to/3NZPB6U Lens 1: https://amzn.to/3riM2iU Camera 2: https://amzn.to/3NXj7dd Lens 2: https://amzn.to/3PznHjc Microphone: https://amzn.to/44suQ93 – My Links – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewclarkeguitar/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@andrewclarkeguitar YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8wczbrBpuyq5i6XqdXxukw/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/andrewclarkeguitar 30-Day Free Trial to Guitareo: https://bit.ly/guitareotrial My Thomann Gear Page: https://www.thomann.de/intl/thlpg_a520v0dpma.html _______________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - The Rhythmic divisions 2:20 - The exercise 3:00 - Exercise example 3:30 - What's the goal? 4:21 - Tips for this exercise 5:25 - For beginners 6:03 - Emphasize downbeat 6:41 - Making it WAY more fun (how I use this exercise) 7:59 - Where to go from here 8:22 - How often should you practice this? 8:43 - Final thoughts _______________________________________________ Music Credits: Madrugada by Popoi | https://soundcloud.com/popoimusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License #rhythm #guitarlesson #rhythmguitar #musictheory

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