G7 Rhythm
Outline
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
Concepts
* V Major vs V7
* Swung eighths
Playing time: 7:23
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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