Lesson time: (1min 36sec)
This lesson is part of the course Guitar Method: Rock & Pop
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Lesson transcript:
So, jumping into example one, we're continuing with the same notes we've used before, E and G from exercises 1, 2, and 3.
This time, we're combining quarter notes and half notes:
It'd be a good idea to take this section really slowly and clap out the rhythms. You can see that:
I'm just going to clap you the first two bars. See if you can join along with me:
That's the rhythm of our riff. It might take a little bit of time getting used to switching between those rhythms, so take it nice and slowly and work on it before you try and play along with the riff.
Combining the two bars, you'll notice that the backing track is a little bit slower at 90 bpm, so don't be surprised if the counting feels a bit slow when you first start playing with the backing track.
Tommy Webb is a London-based guitarist who completed a BA(Hons) Degree in guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, studying under Sandy Beales (One Direction, Wheatus) and Nicolas Meier (Jeff Beck). His own playing moves freely across rock, pop, indie, hip-hop, country and metal - the exact ground his guitar methods cover. Tommy has worked with a wide range of artists and bands across the country, including Jarki Monno and Indira May, sharing stages and sessions with guitarists Paul Murray (Jess Glynne, Zak Abel) and Adam Chetwood (Paolo Nutini, Mark Ronson), and drummers Alex Woodward (Black Honey), Luke Robinson and “Bambi Music” (N-Dubz, Lethal Bizzle, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah). On stage, he has performed at the Jazz Cafe opening for soul singer Jocelyn Brown, plus venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott's, Troy Bar, The Watford Colosseum, Camden Assembly, Kensington Roof Gardens, Notting Hill Arts Club, Meraki Festival and Sundown Festival. On record and radio, Tommy has played live sessions for BBC Three Counties Introducing, Vibe FM and Pulse 88, with tracks featured on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2. He has recorded at studios including South Lanes Brighton, Hempstead Road and Titan Studios with producers such as Steph Carter (Gallows, Lyoness) and TMS / Froe Barnes (Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa). In his guitar methods, Tommy passes all of that working-musician know-how on to you - teaching the techniques, tones and feel behind real styles, from rock and pop to indie, hip-hop, country and metal, so you can play the music you actually love. read more
