G7 Rhythm
In this session, the V Major and V7 chord are up. Since we are in the key of C, we are looking at and listening to G and G7.
The rhythm that we’ll be looking at is swinging eighths
Lesson Info
Lesson Length: 7:23
Instructor: George Goodman
Concepts:
* V Major vs V7
* Swung eighths
Help File
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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Swinging Eighths
Strumming Pattern
The point of this rhythm is to practice swinging eighth notes.
Eighth notes are swung when the eighth note on the first half of the beat receives a longer duration than the eighth note on the second half of the beat. Typically, the first eighth note duration is for 2/3 of a beat and the second eighth note gets 1/3 of the beat.
Also, typically, the second eighth note will be accented.
In this rhythm the first eighth is a down stroke and the second eighth is an up stroke:
Down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up.
Things To Work On
Getting a feel for the swing rhythm
Ear Training - Practice singing the different notes of the two chords.
Alternating between G and G7 and hearing the difference.
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