Throughout the video I mention some of my resources, like my free eBook, barre chord course, and complete beginner’s course. These resources are designed to help you do it better and faster.
Free eBook: https://goodguitarist.com/learn-rhythm-guitar/
Beginner’s Course: https://goodguitarist.com/beginner-guitar-course
Barre Chord Course: https://goodguitarist.com/barre-chords
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 – INTRO
1:26 – CHORDS
2:25 – SWITCHING TIPS
4:28 – SIMPLE PLAYALONG
5:45 – STRUMMING PATTERN
6:34 – IMPROVED RHYTHM
9:35 – STRUMMING PLAYALONG
10:51 – INTERMEDIATE STUFF
15:33 – INTERMEDIATE PLAYALONG
16:55 – CHORD CHART (TAB)
17:25 – PRACTICE TIPS
The lesson begins with some chord shapes: Em, Am, Bm/A, D, C. They are all easy, even the Bm/A. In the event any of these are giving you trouble, I also take the time to show you some switching strategies that’ll speed up the process. To make sure we’re getting it all, we finish up by playing through the chords in order, using downstrokes only.
Next up is the strumming pattern. Now the actual motions, the downs and ups, are VERY simple in this one. We spend some time making sure they are steady, like a metronome, and after that we get down to the REAL rhythm workout. There’s a huge difference between a pattern and a groove. We go over 3 changes that we can make to our strumming pattern that’ll turn it into a groove and make it sound like the actual song. Following that, we practice all the chords together with the strumming pattern to make sure we’re getting it.
The last thing I want to do is show you how to add a couple things to our arrangement and make it sound much more like the recording. We’re going to change a couple chords and add some shots. We go through these changes 1-by-1, incorporating them into our tune, until we end up with the same thing that I played in the very intro of the tutorial.
I also took a moment to write out the tune and go over some practice tips that’ll help you work on this one a bit more efficiently.
All the best!
-James
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