F Major 7 Rhythm
Comparing the IV Major chord, F Major, to the IV Major 7 chord, FM7.
Lesson Info
Lesson Length: 6:55
Instructor: George Goodman
Concepts:
* IV Major vs IV Major 7
* Sixteenth notes
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Gear Used
Takamine EG541SC
I am playing my black tak in this one.
This is a Takamine G Series EG541SC bought in North Carolina when I was playing in a band called Double Take.
Specs:
Top - Solid Spruce
Back - Nato
Sides - Nato
Finger Board - Rosewood
Electronics - TK40
Finish - Gloss Black
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1 2e&a 3 4e&a
Strumming Pattern
When strumming in 4/4 time, it's good to be able to have a 16th type of feel that allows adding anticipation strums.
It helps loosen up stiffness in strumming.
So in this exercise, we'll utilize sixteenth notes to aid in making this transition.
On the first and third beats of the rhythm is a single quarter note while on beats 2 and 4 are four sixteenth notes.
Here's how it's counted.
1 2e&a 3 4e&a
Here's how it's strummed:
Down, down, up, down, up, Down, down, up, down, up
Things To Work On
Counting
Loosen up strumming
Ear Training - Practice singing the different notes of the two chords.
Alternating between F and FM7 and hearing the difference.
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