Quarter Eighth Syncopation

Quarter Eighth Syncopation Rhythm – 1 2 & (3) & 4 &

Outline
Now we’re getting into syncopation and things are getting interesting.
Syncopation occurs when the beat of the rhythm does not happen when expected – maybe the beat is disrupted by a rest or the emphasis gets switched to the offbeat. This can be seen in this example. Here I have introduced a new symbol, the tie, which is the curved line that connects two adjacent similar pitched notes and ties them together, adding the duration of each note together so that only one note sounds for the duration of both notes. Two tied eighth notes last the length of a quarter note. Tying the first half of a beat to the last half of the previous beat creates syncopation by putting the accent on the offbeat.
The following rhythm is a very common rock acoustic guitar rhythm

Concepts
* Quarter and Eighth notes
* Downstrokes and Upstrokes
* Tie
* Syncopation
Playing time: 3:21

Chord Progression
The chord progression used in this exercise:
C | C | Dm | Dm | Em | Em | F | F | G | G | Am | Am |

Things To Work On
Create 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), and then up (upstroke) with a combination of wrist and elbow movement. Keep your hand close to the strings without using excessive movement.
Stick to the beat and don’t rush.

Ear Training
Keep practicing 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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