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3d •
Metronome and rhythm.
I was having a one on one with one of our community members talking about strumming. She mentioned that the rhythm is the drummers job not the job of the guitar player thus she shouldn’t have to practice with the metronome. Well I’m not one to sugar coat things. Any instrument you play outside of the rhythm is not making music, it’s just making noise. Music is “notes played in rhythm” It may be an alternating rhythm or a swing rhythm. But it’s always in rhythm. Strumming in time is the thing that separates a guitar player that asks the family or friends “hey can I play you a song?” And the guitar player that gets asked “hey can you play with us this Sunday?” When you practice, slow the metronome down to whatever speed you need it to be so that you hit every note perfectly on time. Then practice speeding up. (Pro tip: sometimes faster is easier than slower)
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Agreed. Also you don't always have a drummer or a skilled drummer. As a rhythm guitarist my main job is to drive the song forward with rhythmic stability, always strumming in time regardless of strumming pattern. I've also found as I play more, that if I don't hit chords exactly right, it usually sounds fine with the band as long as I'm in time. That's been a saving grace for songs in more difficult keys that I haven't yet mastered for ones with complex quick chord progressions.
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So sweet!
17d •
Did anyone break the guitar out?
I hope you had a chance to break your guitar out for Thanksgiving! My kids (8,6,4, and 2 years old) wanted to sing: “real gone” from the Cars movie soundtrack. “Ain’t no rock” a family favorite I’ve not found an original artist for. “Praise” by elevation worship. “Horse with no name” (my 8 year old played on his guitar) And the Doxology. What did you play?
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I played the set for Sunday working with metronome to improve timing when adding 8th and 16th note strumming. Also worked on paying songs with capo and different chord voicings. Finally I did some exploring of triads on top 3 strings and found a few more ways to play D higher on the neck. My son is sick so I stayed home all day and had lots of time on guitar.
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@Jonathan Redfearn thank you for the video and updated chords chart
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@Jonathan Redfearn I can play it! Needs practice but doable. I'm going to print this and play off this sheet instead on the one in music stand.
23d •
Weekend challenge!
Post your progress! For bonus points, what are those chords with the capo where it is?
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B and E. I played a song in key of B last week and did capo 4 so I could play G shapes. I'm learning to transpose chords in my head so I don't need to mark up the chord sheet when I capo.
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@tim-silvers-8418
I'm an 'advanced beginner' rhythm acoustic guitarist for Baxter Road Bible Church.
Active 17h ago
Joined Sep 9, 2025
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