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I thought I could play guitar until I started trying to record some shit. Then I found out I sucked at playing against a metronome. And I back here at the beggining, getting my tempo right. Anyway...life.

@ralex3697

3 жыл бұрын

This is the key to unlocking the guitar Rhythm

@0xf7c8

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralex3697 I would say it is the key to unlocking music in general. When you are a hobbist player you don't realize just nicely riffing in your instrument it's not playing.

@firmans12

3 жыл бұрын

Same here everything sounds good when jamming. But when i start to record myself. I realize how sloppy i am lok

@byggloket2590

3 жыл бұрын

Hhaha sa.e

@Roonlovesfish3874

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I was kind of getting cosy with my playing. But here I am. 😅

I'm intermediate now, and I wish I spent more time working on my strumming and timing in the beginning. I spent all my time working on theory and chord shapes, which I'm thankful I know, but I'd trade knowing a million ways to play a C chord with perfect timing. Just started working with a metronome and wow, I am embarrassed. Ear training and timing is now an integral part of my practice.

@MusoraMedia

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome. :)

@Matthew-fj6eu

8 жыл бұрын

whats an integral ?

@maximiliano1761

7 жыл бұрын

KnowledgeIsKey215 I'm right there with you. I focused too much on other stuff and never paid no mind to rhythm so a lot of time when I play certain songs Ive been told I'm playing it right but not the right tempo and when someone else sings I'm always told I'm going too fast or too slow. It's frustrating. I will practice this though. As simple as it looks it will help immensely.

@KnowledgeIsKey215

7 жыл бұрын

The metronome helped exponentially.Its funny that "learning" on guitar doesn't really take that long when it comes to accomplishing a new technique. For instance, took me three days tops to get the Three Finger Roll down...

@salma4193

7 жыл бұрын

KnowledgeIsKey215 same for me, I'm almost done with the amateur level of piano and I'm teaching myself guitar, and I suck at timing so badly

Timing has always been incredibly hard for me and I’ve been into music in general for so long now.

@princemlambo8270

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Eish

@mikel917

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. I''ve had to forced myself to put timing practice into my routine, but now after taking baby steps for about a year, Im using the metronome more and more. On Garageband there is a great metronome and you can see where you are in the count.

@tiffanydioso902

2 жыл бұрын

Me too.😓😹

@simonezanella5953

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Sometimes working with time is a damn hard struggle for me! Especially when playing jazz piano

@mikel917

Жыл бұрын

@EndofMusic In Garageband, the box at the top counts the measure number then the count, in decimal form.

This is an area that I need to improve. I would play songs well enough to backing tracks and although people enjoyed it (including some professional guitarists) I felt that I was missing something. Finally I started taking some lessons from a guitarist who I admire and he asked me to submit any videos of me playing his material for review and feedback. He told me I played good but that it was my timing that needed improvement. Obviously he could see things with his experience that I couldn't, so I've been on a quest to get it up to scratch before I learn anything else. It is an essential skill for any musician to internalize rhythm and play on point to that, especially with faster and more complicated forms of guitar music such as heavy metal, shred guitar/instrumental rock, jazz/jazz fusion, neoclassical rock and progressive rock/metal.

You're an amazing teacher saved my life....! I remember you earlier from the taylor guitar lessons!! Thsnkyou so much.:! Cheers

Thank you, these series have been helpful

Great lesson, thank you for providing such a clear explanation.

Thank you for sharing the concept for strumming, it means a lot.

Exactly what I need right about now--thank you for the clear and practical instruction.

@JunkBondTrader

2 жыл бұрын

No problem

Great lesson Nate, thank you; like most of us my timing is my weak link..just subscribed!

Great lesson, really helpful, thanks.

i have learnt what i ve looking for since 2 years thank you so much

Thank-you it did really help me a lot.. all your lessons.. god bless you

Super helpful video. Keep it up.

Thank you so much for explaining note sub divison I think I get it now

Always love jewel pick guards.

Many thanks for posting!

Lovely, thank you!

You are the best teacher I have seen so far on KZread! Great stuff... You think about really important details that most of the teachers forget. Like moving your head or foot to the beat etc.

@gerrypotter3311

5 жыл бұрын

D

Excellent lesson!!!!

Thanks so much for the lesson. I personally became really technically proficient in all facets of guitar except my timing and feel. Which makes me imo a really unique player. Because I'm skilled..as in I can tap, bend to pitch, shred effortlessly. Although it all sounds so bleh because it's got no feel! Just a loose sense of timing holding together 20 years of intense guitar practice. I love how when I learn a little bit of timing it just makes me sound exactly the way I always hoped.

Thank you! 🙏🍀

Thanx, for your such a wonderful series, i ve learnt lots.....

@MusoraMedia

9 жыл бұрын

Sure Apurba, glad you're learning lots.

thanks man

Thanks a bunch for posting this videos Nate! you've really helped me put alot of things together and I have definitely learned alot!

@MusoraMedia

8 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. You're welcome. :)

Could you post something on practicing with other time signatures or even understanding their structures? I find myself researching drum tutorials to gain some understanding of less common time signatures .

yep, apurba is right, very understandable thanks

Thankyou

Eighth triplets = somebody to love! Also millionaire waltz.

thanks nate

4:54 You just invented the gallop!

Variation idea, just in case any of you didn't think about it: Alternating subdivisions in the same measure and the counting may be like 1, 2 and 3 triplets 4 and 1 triplet, 2, 3, 4 and...or whatever you may come up with.

Is it good practice to just lock with drums? I think just a metronome counted on "and" is much harder and leads to stronger rhythm development

The rushing/dragging part reminded me of the movie whiplash, honestly.

that was really helpful Nate!

@MusoraMedia

8 жыл бұрын

+Sumeet Kavathekar Awesome!

@egyptianarmedforces6542

8 жыл бұрын

+GuitarLessons.com im watching this while sitting in a campfire infront of the pyramids

@MusoraMedia

8 жыл бұрын

+EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES That's awesome!

@salma4193

7 жыл бұрын

EGYPTIAN ARMED FORCES hey, I'm late to reply but I'm Egyptian too :p

Been playing guitar most my life but for some reason played piano only 2 years and my timing is a lot better on piano for some reason lol. I wanna perfect timing though I didn't think much of it till this guy told me after playing live lol. Oh well it is what it is at least I know what I need to work on.

@Gramasz

3 жыл бұрын

Its easier to play on time on piano. You don't have to use different techniques. On guitar you have hammer ons pull offs down picking and alternate picking. Etc. My timing on alternate picking is perfect but my legato and downstroke suck

I have been playing for almost 2.5 years and get everything down but timing, any tips, or should I start from the beginning and work my way up?

after you master that try play play pentatonic scale with each subdivision in paterns of 3 or 4 or 6 and then linearly(the triplets are hard to do that way), then mix the subdivisions (ascending 8ths and descending triplets for example) finaly try to mix up the paterns in pentatonic rundowns and the try the same things in the diatonic scales

thanks.. great lesson

@MusoraMedia

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

just started again and i must say, i see my guitar as a different instrument (again).

I play guitar for 2 years. I have never touched a metrome (only once or twice). I can "shred" the dexterity is there but all that is useless because I now have realized my timing is trash. Now I practice with a metronome but my non-rythm skills are like I play for a month when i try to play on time. The lesson is: timing is everything

Can you help me to know how understand off beats

i just run up and down scales doing quarter notes/ 8th notes/ triplets and 16thnotes and mixing it up sounding more like music is this good exercise im self taught ?

How do you lock in with the singer, other guitarist and bass player? This is what I have the most trouble with right now.

@aeromancerclash8615

5 жыл бұрын

You don't, everyone locks onto the drums, the drummer is god. If you are having trouble feeling the guitars/bass/singer together, one or more of them is failing to keep on time with the drummer. (To every drummer in the world trying to get this through to your mates... You're welcome.)

I just got one of the two guitar places in the band for my schools musical. Now im really nervous on my timing since i've been mostly playing on my own.

@MusoraMedia

8 жыл бұрын

Practice with a metronome lots. :)

I'm a drummer originally, but I started with the guitar not too long ago; it's so much harder keeping tempo on the guitar

@MusoraMedia

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd say it's the same for me. I play a little drums too.

@Gramasz

3 жыл бұрын

Because you use anti gravitational motions that are hitting the strings. :/

hey sir please help me about quarter notes and other notes???

@MusoraMedia

9 жыл бұрын

sujan thapa Here you go. It's a pretty old video, but it gets the message across. guitarlessons.com/guitar-lessons/guitar-theory-ear-training-and-reading/how-to-read-guitar-rhythms/

I tried using metronome and I think I just don’t have it.. I can’t keep time and it’s frustrating.. so many KZread video and so many exercises it’s been more than a month me learning guitar and I can’t strum... please help

@SemsFm

4 жыл бұрын

there are drum apps if you are having a bad time practicing with metronome, Loopz if you use android. Drum and rhythm machine lite if you use iphone. Try to play over drums it may help your feeling.

@mindtalks4678

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I tried with drum beat and it did help.. now working on keeping steady beat.. thank you 😊

@SemsFm

4 жыл бұрын

Mindtalks happy to hear that 👍🏼✌🏻

Damn I wish I didn't suck at timing so much, it doesn't help that I'm taking exams in piano and teaching myself guitar… seriously when I have a song I need to do for an exam I have to go through it so many times and perfect every little thing because I can't tell timing well

@ibrahim_syed7

6 жыл бұрын

SalmaX33 i have the same problem!! :'( finally found someone who goes thru the same thing

I can do this but playing somethings more complicated really throws me off. Like how do I keep on beat when I'm playing more than just simple chords or a solo?

@MusoraMedia

5 жыл бұрын

You have to really train yourself to be aware of the beat and feel it all of the time even in the simple things. That will make being aware of the beat easier when you get to more complicated stuff.

Thanks! U. R adorable! Peace out

Loving the videos but I have a question... Why aren’t the triplets just called 12th’s ? Seem’s like it would make sense: 4th’s, 8th’s, 12th’s, 16th’s.... Or am I missing something?

5:59

I thought i was pretty good until i recorded myself i guess this will help

I use headbangin to keep on time

@MusoraMedia

5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I use that too.

@johncabral1606

5 жыл бұрын

@@MusoraMedia thats what i use if i cant hear the metronome

@thepoweroftheweed2215

4 жыл бұрын

Or just foot tapping

6:06

1:18 that's about 90bpm but pretty close

Savage....

Triplets are very difficult to play than sixteen note

Where is ur feel

hlp me too

Sir how much mm pick use for strumming you

@anupadhikari4525

5 жыл бұрын

0.58 is good for beginners

Ok so I’m so confused am I supposed to be counting I’m my head for the whole song whenever I play a song bc I don’t understand it

@joshuamichael4312

3 жыл бұрын

No, you don't have to count for the whole song, this is just for practice. After awhile and a lot of practice, you get the "feel" of each subdivision and it becomes second nature.

Just personally speaking, I would find a cleaner guitar sound, with less sustain, easier to follow as it would make the onsets of the beats easier to distinguish particularly when we get to triplets and 16ths.

@GuitarsAndSynths

5 жыл бұрын

true in fact if you are the rhythm guitarist in a band, you will want a clean non overpowering sound use neck pickup otherwise you will drown out the singer and other guitarist!

😭

I didn’t realise how bad my timing is

...not quite my tempo

audio is super compressed lol

It feels good til you start recording some stuffs.

Always remember we must repent of our sins (sin is transgression The Law Of Yahuah The Father in Heaven. The Law are The Books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy). We must repent of our sins and Have Belief On Yahusha The Messiah. HE Died and Rose three days later so that we can be forgiven of our sins! Come to HIM

Dont use electric for lessons

@Funkydu28

Ай бұрын

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Thank you for sharing the concept for strumming, it means a lot.

5:56

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