![]() He’s also one of the UK’s top rock, metal and fusion guitarists. He also runs a recording studio and teaches at BIMM London.ĬharlIE grIffIthS Guitar Institute tutor Charlie first came to fame in Total Guitar’s Challenge Charlie series. LES davIdSoN Les has worked with Mick Taylor, Rumer, Jon Anderson, Pete Townshend, Tina Turner & more. No ‘Jack of all trades and master of none’, he nails every one with ease! JoN bIShop Jon is one of those great all-rounders who can turn his hand to almost any style. His Jazz Metal album is considered a milestone. ShaUN baxtEr One of the UK’s most respected music educators, Shaun has taught many who are now top tutors themselves. He currently plays with Spandau’s Tony Hadley. rIchard barrEtt One of the best players around, Richard is adept at most styles but truly excels in the bluesier side of rock. ISSUE 268 } SPRING 2017 Just some of your regular GT technique experts. Rick Parfitt (Rock), Tracy Chapman (Acoustic), Toto (Hard Rock), Joe Diorio (Jazz) WILL McNICOL Masterclass A lesson with this new acoustic genius Learn the chords and licks of Walter Becker, Jeff Baxter, Elliot Randall, Jay Graydon, Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Denny Dias and more! Two full solos tabbed! Learn the secrets of SRV’s amazing style This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.We demystify chord tones and intervals to put a new spark in your rhythm and solos! ![]() Muted strums are used in a more in your face manner here to punctuate the chord changes. ![]() This is one to practice slowly before trying to go at it full speed. Like most funky rhythms, it’s syncopated and can take some work to get down. All the fancy stuff is created by muting some strums at letting others play. Get StrummyĪll the strumming hand has to do in this one is a constant down, up, down, up… (just imagine DJ Khaled has stepped up in the building). It’s amazing that a simple two bar pattern can be so associated with one song. If ever a strumming pattern had a Scottish accent it’s the one that kicks off I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers. It’s the Meg White of strumming patterns. But no song uses it as the central feature of the song as effectively as Fell in Love with a Girl by The White Stripes. I include a whole bunch of songs that use it here. This strum is the most adaptable strum there is. Like a lot of strums in this post, the “x”s here represent muted strums. The Bo Diddley beat made up half of Bo Diddley’s catalogue (including Hey, Bo Diddley, Mona, Bo Diddley and I’ve had it Hard) and has been producing hits ever since including George Michael’s Faith, John Lennon’s Dear Yoko, The Strangeloves’ I Want Candy, Guns ‘n Roses’ Mr Brownstone, The Clash’s Rudie Can’t Fail, U2’s Desire, KT Tunstall’s Black Horse and the Cherry Tree and Hüsker Dü’s Hare Krsna. Officially the greatest strumming pattern in history (according to the person who decides these things: me). You can learn more about that here and learn everything you need to about strums in my ebook How to Play Ukulele Strums. Some of the strums are complex so they’re shown using slash notation. The videos here all show the strum played slowly at first (on a Bb chord) then up to speed (with chord changes where they’re useful). If you’ve got one I missed leave it in the comments. Here’s my choice of the most iconic strums ever. So you’re free to pinch these and use them as you wish. The good news is that you can’t copyright a strumming pattern (if you could Metallica would have done it by now). But some songs have strumming patterns so perfect they become its central feature. My usual advice about strumming patterns is to not worry too much about it and try a few to see what suits you.
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