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By Tony Das Published on: Wed Mar 30, 2022
Change the setting on your metronome to group three notes/beats at a time. The rhythm follows a -1-2-3-1-2-3- pattern. Start by practising with the metronome, using chords -G-C-D-. Turn off the metronome and count for yourself. Stop counting and play the groups of three by feeling and tracking the rhythm.
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We’ll now further explore the concept of rhythm in playing the guitar. Until now you’ve been counting rhythm in groups of four notes. This is important because a lot of the music that we listen to is based on this particular grouping.
However, there are many other groupings of notes, some more popular than the others. In this blog post, we’ll be explaining groups of three and groups of six. While you may feel that six is just a double grouping of three, the way we play and feel the time is a bit nuanced, as you’ll come to appreciate.
For the sake of familiarity, you can use the same chords as the ones you used earlier to play “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan – G Major, D Major, A Minor, and C Major. Let’s start with groups of four just to refresh what you’ve already learnt. You can use a metronome as usual to keep time.
Next, change the setting on your metronome (app) to group three notes/beats at a time. This should be pretty straightforward in whichever app you are using. The rhythm follows a -1-2-3-1-2-3- pattern and as usual you will hear the accent (louder sound) for the 1 on every group of three notes. You can use the chords -G-C-D- for this practice.
It’s important that you learn to count along with the metronome in your mind, to the point where it becomes instinctive and you’re not really counting; yet you automatically feel the groups of three. It’s really just a matter of practice. And here’s how you can go about it. Start by practising using the metronome. Then turn off the metronome and count for yourself. Finally, stop counting and just play the groups of three by feeling and tracking the rhythm.
Learning to keep time and having a sense of time is one of the most fundamental skills you need to play the guitar, even more important than chords, notes and other aspects. In fact, not just for guitar, developing this sense of time will help you become a better musician overall.
As mentioned before, there are many other types of groupings that you’ll be introduced to in later lessons. For now, just watch the video carefully and put in the practice to ensure you get better at this skill.
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