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Play Paradiddles on Your Guitar to Develop Rhythmic Acuity, Picking Speed, and New Phrasing Ideas
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Excerpted from Weekly Workout: Rhythm Rudiments This week, we’ll start working through the second category of international rudiments, the so-called “diddle rudiments.” The most famous of these is the “single paradiddle.” In Example 5, rather than directly adapting the drum pattern to picking strokes as we did in the first week, we’ll adapt the pattern melodically. Try using alternate picking throughout this example, and you’ll notice that a wonderful, propelling rhythm will start to emerge. This kind of rhythmic pattern can really help drive a single-note solo or rhythmic breakdown. Example 6 takes this pattern a step further by...
All About Mic Placement for Home Recording
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How to place your microphones when recording acoustic guitars.
A Classic Blues Rhythm Pattern
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Learn to play this classic blues rhythm pattern.
Here’s an Exercise to Help You Hear the Rhythm of 3/4 or “Waltz” Time More Easily
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Here’s an exercise to help you hear the rhythm of 3/4 or “waltz” time more easily.
Harmonize a Melodic Line with Block Chords
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Today’s excerpt from Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar Essentials demonstrates the technique of harmonizing a melodic line with full, dense chord voicings – sometimes referred to as using block chords.