TB-010 • How To Read Rhythms

[justinguitar]

Questions...

[justinguitar]

MarkB - working on it...

I am trying to write a book on it... and will do some vids too - but it might be a while off yet, cos I am trying to work out a good and easy system!

J

[dawson]

will reading notations also give you the strum pattern or is that done by ear...when i learn a song i want to know the exact strum pattern as the artist created the song...

[justinguitar]

when you understand rhythm you can picture it more easily when you hear someone play...

but I learnt to copy rhythm guitar well ebfore I understood anything about how music worked.

Transcribing is the best practice anyone can do! train your ear!

J

[MarkB]

Thanks, Justin!  A book from you on rhythm and notation would be terrific!  Hope to see that one soon.
All best,
MarkB

[ronboy51]

Hi Justin,

As a teacher myself, one of the hardest things I've found when working with compound time, is explaining to students the difference between 6/8 and 12/8 time.

Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot,

Ron

[justinguitar]

@ ronboy51 - well 6:8 has two pulses of 3, 12:8 has 4 pulses of 3...

Do you mean the difference between 4:4 and 12:8? one divided the pulse (beat) into 2 (4:4) the other into 3 (12:.

Help? J

[galenogarbe]

Justin,

Are you planning to add the mp3 files for the exercicies?

[hardcoreguitar]

does the sheet music have what chords to play in it or do i have to figure it out myself.  thanks a justin. your changing the world

[norlie]

Hello together,
thank you Justin for explaining that to me. This will help so much, but it would be really much more helpful for a beginner when you explain also how to strum it. In the beginning time you have so much to do, learning chords, strumming and so on (puh). For me it is the same problem as it was for "dawson" I like to play it like the song was writen and it takes a long time to find out how to do it and strumming it correctly.


Now my question, when notes are written that way:

1 + pause + 3 4

I strum:
D U miss U D D

or another example:

pause + 2 + 3 4

I strum:
miss U D U D D

Is that the right way of strumming???


Thank you all and forgive me for my bad english.

Norbert

[julije]

I just want to give my suggestions on Rhythm Readings.. Hope I won't spoil anyone's fun here.. Even a few notable composers I know recommends this book to their students.. No tabs, no crazy chord shapes, all single note lines and sight reading..

Melodic Rhythms for Guitar by William Leavitt

Here's the review:
http://www.amazon.com/Melodic-Rhythms-Guitar-William-Leavitt/dp/0634013327/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244202855&sr=8-1

Personally, I never know how to read in the first place, but after thru like 3 studies, I think I'm going somewhere. It's meant to improve your rhythm reading, feel and sight reading. Hope this helps a bit. Cheers

[Kim Onslow]

When writing music, when would you tie notes together?  Thank you.

[knighty 1]

  hi,read it somewhere on old beginners lesson i think
  when i'm doing my up strums on the rythm exersices do i need to hit all the strings i would on the downstrums or is it just like an infill on the + beat
   and just touch  6,5,4,strings   thanks

[Stonio]

I cannot find a place on here to download the accompanying audio file.

Anyone got this?

[Bucky]

Hi Justin,

Not sure if this is the right place for this question, but here goes. I know that my sense of rhythm has never been my strongest point, but i find it stupidly difficult to get the singing and strumming to fit together in the songs i try to learn, have been playing for about a month and am trying to learn knocking on heaven's door. I've figured out a good strumming technique (that was very fun to do), but i can't stop myself from singing every stress on every strum, and clearly that doesn't work. Any tips on how to build this up?

Thanks,

Buck