Steve Rieck: So this third exercise really is going to be very similar to the second exercise. All that we are going to do is if you notice on my right and let the pick actually miss the strings on certain strums and what that's going to do is that's going to cause the effect of a more interesting rhythm than just straight eight notes and that's like this.
One of the biggest problems that I see a lot of beginners have, when they hear rhythm that sounds like this. That rhythm for example sounds like ta-tada-ta-da-da, is I just try to hear that and I just strum that. So they go, something like that. It are really doesn't work. What you want to do is realize that what that is a strum on one, up strum just like you would strum an eighth note after one, that you are going to miss the strings and then two, and then miss the down strum of three and then come back upon end four.
So we are just strumming one and two and three and four and but we were simply missing the first up strum and the down beat of three. The third beat of the measure and by just letting the pick just miss the strings you produce a more interesting rhythm. And see as am I missing those strings, my arm is still moving and that's what sets me up for the next motion with the right hand. So I am actually moving in the right direction. I can keep going one and two and three and four and.
So if I apply that rhythm pattern to the three chords that we are using the D, C add 9, and the G, it will sound like this. So that was slow, and if you are having trouble with that chances are that at some up strum your hands are probably locking up here at some point. Just being maybe a little confused with rhythm. So make down, down up and then kind of holding your arm up here. Just make sure again, that your arm is just moving. Your hand is moving evenly the whole time, that's the secret.
So if you play it faster it will sound like this. A little faster. So let's take a look at some 16th notes strumming patterns in the next exercise.
Kim Richy: Come Around, I wrote with Tim Kreckel and it was on the record Glimmer. Its starts on E minor, to D to the C#, back to D.
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