Strumming Patterns | 03: Playing to a Beat
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Hi Everyone,
In this lesson we take our previous strumming patterns and play them to a beat. From there we discover the difference between 8th note and 16th note strumming patterns and how to explore playing them over a variety of tempos.
Explore the 16th and 8th note play-along tracks while you practice strumming patterns. If you come up with a pattern you like or feel inspired to write a cool chord progression or something else, share it on the community forum post for this lesson!
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Comments
Ah yes exactly this has been my kryptonite for years already. I wil be spending many months on this page.
Dude77
2021-09-02 14:03:39 +0000 UTCThis was a fantastic lesson just for the background illustration and education about the drums--kick, snare, high hats! Scott, I like the way you share how you build the lessons.
Ken Keffer
2021-08-26 14:47:25 +0000 UTCOne thing I do with my guitar to mute all the strings and just strum while binge-watching any Netflix show. It helps with consistent wrist movement and works up my dexterity, strength, and most importantly my stamina. I notice I would get really fatigued strumming for long periods, but now I can strum more comfortably. I can also hold my pick without it falling out of my fingers. I'm still working on strumming dynamics. This would be a cool topic to cover - strumming dynamics. I feel that my strumming is WAY TOO LOUD with a pick.
Peter Tran
2021-08-25 16:00:24 +0000 UTC160bpm kicked my butt.
Peter Tran
2021-08-25 03:06:04 +0000 UTCYeah! I think this will be a great idea. I have difficulties on palm muting and making strumming more smoothly and dynamic.
Kevin_Z_Seattle
2021-05-16 18:41:17 +0000 UTCNice that funk accent! Good practice!
thea van Geleuken
2021-02-09 21:37:00 +0000 UTCThanks for the awesome lesson. Saw a bunch of "you only need this one strumming pattern !" videos on YT, but never got the panoramic view. Would you consider talking more about palm muting and other ways to make strumming more dynamic in your next video?
Chris Zhang
2021-02-09 15:26:44 +0000 UTCThanks Scott for this real good lesson on strumming. I did need to practice more strumming, and the way you did this lesson with all this drums and all theses patterns are really good to practice. Thks, i keep on learning a lot from your lessons!
Francisco Martins
2021-02-09 11:55:09 +0000 UTCOkie dokey, confirmed on two separate iPads.. same thing just the most recent video doesn’t seem to have sound. I’ll keep looking, thanks again SPJ!!
Roger
2021-02-09 04:04:00 +0000 UTCNo luck there.. I’m going to keep digging and I’ll let you know if I come up with something! First is to try a different ipad.. brb,
Roger
2021-02-09 03:58:21 +0000 UTCI found one solution! See if this works: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5721330
Scott Paul Johnson
2021-02-09 03:48:54 +0000 UTCIt's so strange and I don't know what's wrong. Very strange
Scott Paul Johnson
2021-02-09 03:48:02 +0000 UTCWell thanks for answering my question! Whatever you did different, please don’t do it again .. lol j/k ... I’m just watching it on the computer but it’s bringing me down. Hahahah. Thanks again, please keep up the great work, I have learned so much from your videos!
Roger
2021-02-09 03:32:03 +0000 UTCA FEW PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP! I have no idea! So strange!
Scott Paul Johnson
2021-02-09 03:17:32 +0000 UTCSPJ, quick question.. maybe for the community as well.. for some reason, this video wont play on my iPad with sound... plays on my computer no problem, the other videos play just fine.. this one no bueno.. thoughts?
Roger
2021-02-09 03:05:06 +0000 UTC
