Lesson 41 of 47GuitarBeginner

Melody with a D note (performance)

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Play along with Tommy as you master the melody featuring the D note and mixed rhythms. Use the backing track to refine timing and technique.
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Lesson transcript

Playing with Backing Tracks

One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four.
One, three, two, three, four.
1, 2, 3, 4.

Importance of Timing

I hope you're enjoying playing with the backing track.

  • It gives us a real sense of what it's like to play with a drummer or a band.
  • It really helps with our timing, which is one of the main things about playing music.

Remember: If you don't have timing, it's not going to sound very good.

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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).

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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.

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