Guitar Rhythm Tutorial

Discussion in 'Beginner's Q&A Forum' started by slashboyin, Aug 7, 2005.

  1. slashboyin

    slashboyin New Member

    Hi IGT,
    Learnt a lot from your site. Thought of putting up these rhythms. Hope newbies like me find it useful. And if anyone knows "The Good, the bad and the ugly" theme please post the tab. (lead as well as rhythm) :help:
    D = Downstroke
    U = Upstroke
    X = don’t play the stroke
    L = Laggato (let ring)
    S = Staccatto (mute strings with fretting hand)

    1. Play slowly
    Timing : 3/4

    1 &….2 &….3 &…..1 &….2 &….3 &
    DX….DX…..DU…..DU….DX…..DU
    L……..S…….L……..L……S……..L

    2. Play normally
    Timing : 4/4

    1 &….2 &…..3 &…..4 &…..1 &…..2 &…..3 &…...4 &
    DX…...DX…...DX…...DU……DX……DX…...DX…...DU
    L……..L……..S…….L……..L……..L……...S……..L

    3. Play little bit fast
    Timing : 5/8

    1 &….2 &…..3 &…..4 &…..5 &…..1 &…..2 &…..3 &…..4 &…..5 &
    DX……DX…..DX…..DU…..DU…..DX…..DX…...DX…..DU…..DU
    L………S…….L…….L……..L……..L…….S……..L……..L……..L

    4. Even faster!
    Timing : 6/8

    1 &…..2 &…..3 &…..4 &…..5 &…..6 &….1 &…..2 &….3 &…..4 &…..5 &……6 &
    DX……UX…..DX…..UX…..DX……UX….DX…..UX…..DX….UX……DX…..UX
    L………L…….S……..L…….L………L……L…….L……..S…….L……..L…….L

    5. FASTEST
    Timing : 7/8

    1 &...2 &....3 &....4 &.....5 &....6 &....7 &.....1 &....2 &…3 &….4 &....5 &…6 &….7 &
    DX…DX....…DX…..DX…....DU..…DX…..DU…...DX...…DX…..DX….DX..….DU….DX….DU
    L……L….......S……..L…....…L……..S…....L……….L…......L……..S……L…......L…….S…….L.
     

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