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Percussive Rhythm

Instructor: Sean Conklin Level: Intermediate Topic: Rhythm Style: Rock

Tutorial: Percussive Rhythm

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Lesson Excerpt: Welcome! In this lesson we're going to work on an exercise that utilizes a significant amount of percussive rhythm with our fret-hand. What is percussive rhythm on guitar? It basically involves the use of mutes, slaps and dead notes that create rhythmic sounds as opposed to melodic sounds. In this exercise we'll learn a riff that will force you to concentrate strongly on how both of your hands interact with each other rhythmically. The first thi...
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