Riff con blancas
Lesson time: (1min 44sec)
Tommy Webb construye un riff sencillo sobre el Mi al aire y el Sol del tercer traste, usando blancas para que sientas cómo una nota de dos tiempos cambia el ritmo.
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This lesson is part of the course Método de Guitarra: Rock & Pop
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Lesson transcript:
Lesson Example Three: Notation and Rhythm
In this example, we're sticking with the same pitches: the open E string and the G on the third fret. However, what changes is the length of the note.
Half Notes Explained
- Half Notes: These are represented by heads that are not colored in, but still have a stem coming off them.
- As mentioned previously, half notes last for two beats:
1, 2; 1, 2.
Bars Overview
- Bar 1: Two open E strings played in half notes.
- Bar 2: Third fret (G note) followed by an open E string.
Playing the First Two Bars:
When played together, it sounds like:
1, 2; 1, 2; 1, 2; 1, 2.
This pattern is then repeated in bars 3 and 4, taking the first two bars and copying them into the second two.
Practicing the Rhythm
Before we start playing the track, it's a good idea to practice switching between quarter notes and half notes. This can be done just on the open E string.
Suggested Practice Pattern
- Four Open Quarter Notes
- Two Half Notes
- Repeat: Four Quarter Notes and Two Half Notes
It would sound like this:
1, 2, 3, 4; 1, 2; 1, T; 1, 2, 3, 4; 1, 2; 1, T.
This exercise is designed to help us feel how those different notes interact and to get used to playing at various speeds.
Tempo Adjustment
You'll notice this example is set at 100 BPM, up from the 90 BPM we were looking at before. Therefore, the counting and the music will be a bit quicker.
Recommendation
You may want to practice this a few more times before trying with the backing track, just to familiarize yourself with the phrase and to build up your speed.
About the instructor
Tommy Webb es un guitarrista afincado en Londres que completó una licenciatura con honores (BA Hons) en guitarra en la Academy of Contemporary Music de Guildford, estudiando con Sandy Beales (One Direction, Wheatus) y Nicolas Meier (Jeff Beck). Su propia forma de tocar se mueve con libertad entre el rock, el pop, el indie, el hip-hop, el country y el metal, exactamente el terreno que cubren sus métodos de guitarra. Tommy ha trabajado con una amplia variedad de artistas y bandas por todo el país, entre ellos Jarki Monno e Indira May, compartiendo escenarios y sesiones con guitarristas como Paul Murray (Jess Glynne, Zak Abel) y Adam Chetwood (Paolo Nutini, Mark Ronson), y con baterías como Alex Woodward (Black Honey), Luke Robinson y “Bambi Music” (N-Dubz, Lethal Bizzle, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah). Sobre el escenario, ha actuado en el Jazz Cafe como telonero de la cantante de soul Jocelyn Brown, además de en salas y festivales como Ronnie Scott's, Troy Bar, The Watford Colosseum, Camden Assembly, Kensington Roof Gardens, Notting Hill Arts Club, Meraki Festival y Sundown Festival. En disco y radio, Tommy ha grabado sesiones en directo para BBC Three Counties Introducing, Vibe FM y Pulse 88, con temas emitidos en BBC Radio 1 y Radio 2. Ha grabado en estudios como South Lanes Brighton, Hempstead Road y Titan Studios con productores como Steph Carter (Gallows, Lyoness) y TMS / Froe Barnes (Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa). En sus métodos de guitarra, Tommy te transmite todo ese saber de músico en activo, enseñándote las técnicas, los tonos y el feeling que hay detrás de los estilos reales, del rock y el pop al indie, el hip-hop, el country y el metal, para que puedas tocar la música que de verdad te gusta. read more