Oh what a good lesson Griff. You're absolutely right, if you try using a metronome too soon you'll either be ahead or behind it. Or you'll be concentrating on the metronome and your fingers will be doing their own thing. As you know rhythm is something you feel, you feel it bangin' your head to a heavy metal track, or whatever. A metronome feels nothing it's just a mechanical beep beep beep. It's thereto keep time as your drummer and/or bassist does. If you can't feel those rhythms then a metronome isn't gonna do it for you. I was given a great tip, walk at your normal pace and count 1..2..3..4..1..2..3..4..1 etc each step. Then add in the and between the steps, then and in the a, then e and a. You will soon start to feel that rhythm. Then speed up your pace a little, slow it down a little. This worked for me and it works for others. Better still get yourself some basic drum lessons.
Thank you Griff for this great great lesson. I have been practicing for quite some time but my lead playing has been mechanical and not sounding musical at all. Now I know why. You have shown me the way. Thank you once again 😘
Great video, explaining clearly the basic and common splitting of a single beat, into 2s (8ths) 3s (Triplets) and 4s (16ths). Here's a challenge: split a single beat into 5 notes; so that in a four-beat (4/4) measure, you play 20 notes (instead of 8, 12 or 16). Or for a drummer: 5 strikes (instead of 3) on the drum head(s) in each beat - 20 strikes in a measure, and do it without a paradiddle, that is, alternating sticks throughout, accenting every 5th strike. R2345L2345R2345L2345R2345. At speed, the rhythm sounds amazing, four strikes faster than 16ths, with syncopation accenting every 5th.
Fantastic lesson, thank you so much. One can never practice these types of exercises enough. By the way, though this is far from being a scientific explanation, the reason it may be better to count out loud while doing such exercises, imho, is because if we're only counting in our head we tend to go too fast as we know what's next and get off track because of it. I believe it has to do with one of the tricks I learned when proofreading... if you read quietly (in your head), your brain will fill in gaps without you even noticing if it recognises certain word combinations (you will read a word which isn't even there... eg. THE CAT IN THE _______ ), therefore it's very quick when it recognises patterns and we tend to skip things. But if you read out loud, because it's a physical act, it is slower and keeps you in a certain rhythm pattern because we're concentrating on matching our voice up with the metronome/leg tapping.
Excellent lesson. It would be great to have a follow up lesson on counting when syncopation with rests and ties are incorporated in the music. This is the area where my counting breaks down! Thanks for this lesson.
I play mostly metal guitar but am trying to become a better lead player so im working on triplets! Had to hit like just 15 seconds into that first solo tho! Very nice!
That is the best video I have ever seen that teaches anyone how to bring the funk out of themselves & squirt it all over the place. Lol u rock @explaing $h*t out. Ty
I was looking to practice more my picking looking for a clear definitive lesson on 8ths 16ths triplets I had idea of the concepts but this lesson really nailed for me, thanks !!
you all prolly dont give a damn but does anyone know of a tool to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb lost my password. I would love any tips you can give me
@Draven Zachariah thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out atm. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Love these videos and recently became a Blues Unleashed member. You always start off your videos with some tasty lines. Would love it if these public videos were posted somewhere on the Blues Unleased web site with those intro jams tabbed.
They are usually just me noodling... but if you find one you want, let me know which one via the BGU Member Forum and I'll tab it out and we'll work on it at a live sessions.
Griff, thanks for all you do, but while trying to find a instruct vid on begin, mid, end - story telling with ya solo, I struck out. If this makes sense to you, please help us all out with some hints tips and pointers in this area..... Ta.
yup, 6 notes per beat, you can also say "bo-ttle-in-front-of-me-fron-tal-lo-bo-to-my", that's how I learned it from Danny Gill on his Metal Rhythm guitar for beginners course
Just wondering if you think all of the popular and successful Guitarist such as Page,SRV,Hendrix and Moore would have practiced with a Metronome.I guess what I'm asking is,does someone have to practice with a metronome to become an excellent Lead Guitarist ? Thanks for you thoughts.
actually alot of guitar players also plays the DRUMS...as in Drum kit... such as EHV, SANTA..ect...it helps you count and FEEL the swing becuase you use your entire body..almost as if you're dancing ..( I play the drums, it helps alot...Plus I also play lots of RHYTHM guitars as a kid in HS Jazz back EHV plays ALOT of cool rhythm as if he using his guitar as a sort of percussion instrument. I also use DAWs with DRUM MACHINES..with different style of drum and grooves. ( time signature). You'll be able to tell right off the bat..you'll need be able to play 3/4 with a swing feel or straight 4/4... Grooves with the same time signature will also have a DIFFERENT FEEL You can only focus on ONE THING at a TIME...a drum grooves..is EASIER becuase you can tell the different between the BASS and snare...without having to keep count....that's what drummers are for...To keep count for you. Alot of guitar players use that instead of a metronome. or get INTO A BAND....Fine a DRUMMER to play with. The sooner you start the better you'll get..it's always rough at first...I used to roomate with a drummer....I have thousand and thousands of hours playing with different drummers..it helps....becuase we're all humans...Drummer messes up or speed up or slow down...it'll help you adjust on the fly.. If you practice to a drum machine it'll help....becuase when the drummer messes up...You'll have to carry the groove for him/her...until they get back in sycn again.
Some people have a better inherent sense of time than others. Just like all skills, some are naturally better than others. But few people - if any - don’t need any training/practice on timing. For most people some metronome work is absolutely essential, and everybody can benefit from it. It’s always time well spent and chances are you will sound like an amateur without it.
