How To Create Music With Rhythm On Guitar

How To Use Rhythm To Create Music On Guitar

by Simon Candy

 

Create Music With Rhythm Article PicIn this video, you learn how to create music with rhythm on the guitar.

We’ll take a single rhythm pattern and show you how to use it in various musical scenarios, unlocking the power of rhythm to become a better guitarist and musician!

You learn:

• How to create dynamic chord progressions and strumming patterns with rhythm

• How to apply rhythm to melodies and solo lines

• How to use rhythm to shape your overall musicality

This practical approach highlights the importance of rhythm in every aspect of music and provides a fun, effective way to improve your timing and creativity as a guitarist.

Whether you’re strumming chords or crafting solos, mastering rhythm will take your playing to the next level!

Watch the video below to learn more:

 

Creating With Rhythm

Below are several examples of applying the same one-bar rhythm to various aspects of your guitar playing. Watch the video above for detailed explanations and demonstrations of each exercise below.

 

The Rhythm

The following is the rhythm sequence we will be using for the exercises below:

 

Creating With Rhythm Sequence

 

Strumming

Let’s start by creating a strumming pattern with our rhythm and applying it to the following chord progression:

 

Creating With Rhythm Strumming

 

Arpeggiating

• Open Chords

Next, we take our rhythm and create a picking sequence with it to apply to the same chord progression from above:

 

Creating With Rhythm Open Chords

 

• Triads

We could also create a similar picking pattern with our rhythm and apply it to root position triads on string set 4, 3, 2:

 

Creating With Rhythm Triads

 

Soloing

The following are some ways we can apply our rhythm to scales and arpeggio patterns.

Watch the video above to learn why this is so important—and how doing it can make a huge difference in your playing!

 

• Pentatonic Scale

Here is our rhythm applied to a G major pentatonic scale. Simply play up and down the pattern, applying the one bar rhythm sequence:

 

Creating With Rhythm Pentatonic Scale

 

• Major Scale

Here is our rhythm applied to a 3 note per string G major scale. Simply play up and down the pattern, applying the one bar rhythm sequence:

 

Creating With Rhythm Major Scale

 

• Major Arpeggio

Here is our rhythm applied to a G major arpeggio. Simply play up and down the pattern, applying the one bar rhythm sequence:

 

Creating With Rhythm Arpeggio

 

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