Course 12-16-beat shuffle and high chord (barre chord) [Acoustic guitar lesson for beginner]

The song is based on 16-beat shuffle with hard rock feels. You can get the hard sound by playing strongly on every accent and focusing on lower sounds for the rest.

The rhythm is as follows:

We can create it with sixteenth notes.

The result will be as above.
Signs used in the score include '+' for playing long, '-' for playing short and 'o' for unstroke.


More information

03 Notes, rests, rhythms, meters, tempos, calypso rhythm
05 16-beat rhythm #1
06 16-beat rhythm #2

Do not just watch the video and follow it. It is more important for you to analyze it.

As the song is based on 16-beat shuffle, play the eighth and quarter notes with their intended durations. Shuffle rhythm applies to sixteenth notes only.




Compare the above two videos so that you can understand the difference in how the 16-beat shuffle rhythm is played.


Part that people usually make mistakes

People usually make mistakes when a tie appears. Please check the notes to be played long and the ones to be played short in the above video.


New chord, Bm

You can find the chord with a root on the fifth string.

or

Asus4

While holding the A chord, press the second string of the third fret with your little finger.
You can create a simple line by repeating the chords Asus4 and A in the intro.



You can play the part with the Asus4 chord as shown in the above video.
For notes with rest signs, hold the strings with your right hand to stay mute.


Today's chord progression



Download score

Practice score