https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/basic-guitar-rhythm-part-2-guitar-beginner
So you’re back for round 2…good for you.
https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/basic-guitar-rhythm-part-2-guitar-beginner
So you’re back for round 2…good for you.
what is a good metronome rhythm to start out using to play this? to be able to gain speed.
is like 40 to 50 BPM good to start until i gain gain my speed.
Hi Colton
I don’t play guitar and I no longer use a metronome. But what I would suggest is you set the metronome to a speed that you can play comfortably. As you practice increase the metronome @ 5 BPM increments
I work with @BanjoBen 's TEF files using TablEdit I find this a better tool for practice and increasing speed.
Check out this thread for more info
Yes 40-50 BPM might be a good start for Ben’s Advanced lessons. Check out TEF file like Archie suggests. You can vary the tempo between 20% (roughly 25-50 BPM depending on the level) and 200% of Ben’s performing speed.
Thank you so much for the lesson!!
@BanjoBen I’m loving your site man! I have a question about holding the pick and my wrist position. When you are strumming are you holding the pick differently than when you are picking a lick? Does your wrist stay bent when you are picking a lick? I feel like I don’t have control unless my wrist is resting on the bridge when playing licks.
Great question! I hold the pick the same but my wrist flattens out a bit when I begin picking, yep. Be sure not to press against the bridge too much, though…kills your tone fast.
Hey, Ben, on mandolin, I was always taught to limit hand rotation in picking and strumming (Mike Marshall), as it’s inefficient, but that’s different somewhat on a guitar strum? It seems your hand moves more vertically when flat picking, and rotates more on the strum. Maybe I just answered my own question,
I play a little guitar, but just trying to cross over from mando, and get the basic mechanics down. Thanks!
Everyone is a bit different. Mike is a master but I know many who rotate on mando, too. But yes, the guitar strum is a bigger movement and requires the rotation. Thanks!
Does rhythm come with practice or do you have to be naturally gifted with it? My hands get so confused on the strumming.
Hello and welcome to the forum, @culbertsonadam! Of course, it comes by practice, using proper techniques! I’d be surprised if anyone said otherwise. Listening to music also helps though to develop the “natural gift”.