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The Complete Guide To Improving Your Rhythm With Sub-Divisions

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In this popular YouTube video I created a few years ago, I talked about how to play a variety of sub-divisions and how sub-divisions are the foundation and building blocks of ALL rhythm.

In this post, we will take things a step further and get you learning all of the most important sub-divisions and I`ll show you how to practice them to take your rhythm skills to the next level.

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Filed Under: Rhythm Tagged With: Drums, Fingerpicking Patterns, Rhythm Guitar, strum patterns, Sub divisions

An Upcoming Update On The Top 50 Riffs Of All Time

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One of my most popular posts on this blog is the Top 50 guitar riffs post which was released a few years ago. It is now getting a massive update and I want this to be the absolute best guitar riff list anywhere so you can have fun, enjoy the best sounding riffs and learn them in a progressive manner.

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Filed Under: Riffs, Songs Tagged With: Guitar riffs, Rhythm Guitar, songs, Top 50

Reader Question: How do I do upstrums when strumming the guitar?

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Upstrums are very frustrating for all beginners. Not only do guitarists lack the technique, but they lack the tone and try to be way too precise. In this video, I share with you my secrets for up-strumming.

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Filed Under: Reader Question, Strumming, Videos Tagged With: Harp strumming, practicing, Rhythm Guitar, Upstrums

Podcast #4 – How To Supercharge Your Strumming Patterns

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Check out my latest podcast where I discuss a really simple way of making your strumming sound more interesting.

I discuss how you should vary your strumming patterns to supercharge your strumming songs, sound more musical and improve your sense of rhythm all at the same time.

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Filed Under: Podcast, Strumming Tagged With: Creativity, Rhythm Guitar, strum patterns, Strumming variations

Guitar Capo Round-Up Review – What Is The Best Capo For Acoustic Guitarists?

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Welcome to a new feature here at Guitar Domination where I`ll be doing a `round-up` review of a bunch of products all in the same category. For the very first one, I`ll be reviewing a whole bunch of capos from super expensive to super cheap and telling you my no B.S thoughts on them all.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Equipment, Reviews Tagged With: capos, Rhythm Guitar, songs, tuning

5 Simple Tips On How To Make Your Basic Guitar Chords Sound Clearer

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If you are a novice guitarist or a frustrated beginner, then you are probably still experiencing some sort of unpleasant noise or lack of clarity when playing your basic guitar chords.

In this post, I`ll share with you five basic tips I give out to students on a daily basis to help them overcome this frustrating part of guitar playing.
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Filed Under: Chords, Technique Tagged With: Beginner technique, chord changes, Clear chords, Rhythm Guitar, Strumming patterns

How To Strum A Guitar The Proper Way (part 1) – 6 Mistakes You Must Avoid

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Many beginner guitarists don`t really know how to strum a guitar – not properly anyway. They often `fake it till they make it` but unfortunately that can lead to bad habits.

Check your strumming regularly by ensuring you are not making the following very common mistakes that many guitarists make – especially beginners, but often experienced guitar players too. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Rhythm, Technique Tagged With: beginner guitar, Chords, Rhythm Guitar, Strumming

The Chords Every Guitarist Should Know: 32 Crucial Chord Shapes

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Guitar Chords Chart For Beginners

A solid foundation of chords is crucial for you to fulfil your potential as a guitarist. In this post we are going to go through the order in which I recommend you learn the fundamental chords on the guitar.

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Filed Under: Beginner guitar, Chords Tagged With: Rhythm Guitar

How to read guitar strumming patterns – essential guitar skills

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How to read guitar strumming patternsReading strumming patterns for guitar can be a bit daunting at first. Once you get the hang of it, you will be fine. Stick with it as it is a very useful skill to learn. When reading a strum pattern use your eyes to guide you but make sure you follow your ears. After all music is meant to be listened to so it must sound right.

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Filed Under: Technique Tagged With: Rhythm Guitar, Sight Reading, Strumming

3 simple strum patterns on to how to strum a guitar like a pro

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3 simple strum patterns on to how to strum a guitar like a pro

Most guitarists spend a huge amount of time on everything EXCEPT rhythm guitar. They spend way too much time on chords, scales and just noodling around. So much so that they don`t have the time to work on some of the things that really count – such as rhythm guitar.

If guitarists were more efficient, most would be much better players in a much shorter space of time. One area that lacks any efficiency whatsoever is their rhythm playing, and in particular – strumming. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Strumming, Technique Tagged With: Rhythm Guitar, Songwriting, Strumming patterns

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