5 GROOVY Strumming Patterns for Acoustic Guitar you MUST KNOW (Advanced)
In this Acoustic Guitar lesson, we go through 5 must know strumming patterns that I think are the best for a beginner or even an intermediate/advanced player and essential to play genres like Reggae, Rock, Folk, and Funk music. We use Sixteenth note and Swing patterns with Ghost notes (muted) Watch Part 1 if you haven't already to learn 5 more patterns at a more beginner level: https://youtu.be/ENWnESbyl2A Learn more and enroll for our Guitar Course (Private & Group classes) which includes technique, theory, ear training & rhythm practice: https://www.nathanielschool.com/guitar In this lesson, we use simple Eighth (8th) notes and practice up & down stroke rhythm patterns with a variety of accents, ghost notes as well as “snare’ drum” like percussion! In Part 2, we cover 5 more intermediate/advanced strumming patterns which use faster Sixteenth notes, Swing feels, and a lot of percussion and ghost notes! 00:00 Performance 00:18 Introduction 02:51 Pattern 1 09:16 Pattern 2 13:34 Pattern 3 18:36 Pattern 4 21:56 Pattern 5 26:20 Conclusion 🎼 Register for our virtual workshops, lessons & courses: https://www.nathanielschool.com/musicmethod 📹 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) categorized by skill level, topic & genre all in one place: https://www.nathanielschool.com/freelessons 🎹 Members-Only Videos for Piano & Theory: https://geni.us/PianoCourse ► Subscribe to our channel: https://geni.us/NathanielYouTube ► Donate on PayPal: https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📧 Customized & Private Classes: music@nathanielschool.com 📞 +91 98454 65411 👨👩👧👦 Follow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jasonzac 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music: https://geni.us/AbsenceYouTubeJZB
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