Quarter Notes
Let’s practice counting and strumming straight quarter notes while playing the chords in the key of C major.
Keep it slow and with the beat and work on making quick changes between the chords.
Lesson Info
Lesson Length: 4:21
Instructor: George Goodman
Concepts:
* Quarter notes
* Downstrokes
* Chords in the key of C major
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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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Quarter Note Rhythm
Rhythm
A single quarter note lasts for a single beat. Four quarter notes will fill a measure of common or 4/4 time.
Downstrokes happen on the downbeat.
Chord Progression
Practice playing a quarter note down stroke rhythm over the chords in C Major.
The chord progression used in this exercise:
C | C | Dm | Dm | Em | Em | F | F | G | G | Am | Am |
Things To Work On
Work on creating clean sounding chords and making the chord changes as quickly as possible.
For the left hand, fret the strings with the finger tips by arching the fingers and place them close to the frets.
For the right hand, strum down (down stroke) with a combination of wrist and elbow movement. Keep your hand close to the strings without using excessive movement.
Ear Training
Practice singing the root notes of each of the chords and listen for the differences between the quality, major or minor, of the different chords.
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