I agree. Between Adrian and some others I’ve got this guitar playing locked up. Jules Guitar and Rustys Guitar are also great. Add in Simon Candy’s “Acoustic Guitar Lessons”too. Simon teaches all that bizarre stuff like borrowed chords secondary dominants and modes so that it’s fully understood. And I mean FULLY understood so you can apply it.
Great eye opener for what we thought we took for granted, even at 72 I will be going over these exercises as though I was, wishfully, 17. Thanks Adrian.
Been feeling unaccomplished in my rhythm skills recently. This is perfect. You always seem to post just the right video at just the right time. Thank you Adrian!!!
Thank you, this and the finger picking patterns lessons are key. Played the 6/8 strum on us against the world, Coldplay. Life is good with this simple perfect stuff
Hi Adrian, I have to say that I really love your lessons. Your song choice is fabulous and emphasis on getting the rhythm, feel and character of guitar parts right is so in tune with my approach to playing. Thank you!
Very true my friend! Ive found i get more joy writing & playing newer Christian contemporary more than any technical stuff or arpeggios ive ever learned!
Really excellent, Thank You. This adds a lot of color and justification to what I have been playing as a Rhythm player. Mostly we provide a wash on the canvas, background color for others to shine in their leads and rifs, But I love rhythm playing, it is relaxing and there is really a lot of room to improvise subtly which surprises and inspires some of my friends who play lead. Thanks
Hello Adrian, I enjoyed your video and how nice and clean your strumming sounds. I started on an acoustic which I gave to my son and never seen it again. Now I just play electric and noticed how bad my strumming is because you hear everything on electric and I think I should buy another acoustic and start my strumming again. I appreciate you putting out this video for all guitarists that need to practice their strumming techniques like myself. Peace 🕊️.
Wat a classic video I get so tied up in fingerstyle thumb pick music it’s easy to forget this stuff .. for instance I never strummed anything in ages and was at a party so let me tell you when there’s 20 mad Irish ☘️ f###kers in a room of there heads on watever they don’t want to listen to finger style.. they want hard fast ruthless rhythm 😀😀so get your rhythm in order because I slipped up and I’m relearning some strum patterns with drum tracks 👍👍thanks Adrian cheers from Ireland always a pleasure your videos are top notch nuggets of information 🇮🇪🇮🇪🎸🎸🎸
brilliant video Adrian. I watch all of your videos but the majority are well above my level. Im a big fan of your early beginner course videos and was always hopefull you was going to do an updated beginner come improver list of videos. these are going to be a big help to me. Im a big fan of neil young and would love some lessons that were not to difficult.
For new players, the first strum pattern can be practiced with Samba Pa Ti by Carlos Santana. Very easy and beautiful song to learn! The Country Swing pattern might be practiced with Neil Young's song Harvest. That's all I gots today hope these suggestions can help a new player. Keep on rockin everyone! Me? I'm an old guy been playing for 50 years. Fairly decent player I like to think. These simple reminders are just golden to me. Adrian is absolutely the guitar teacher I wish I had when I first started.
I really respect your total lack of ego. And I share your views re: the “look at how technically proficient I am” attitude of so many players. So boring. I prefer your straightforward approach. Those ego-driven players are cringe. Music shouldn’t be a competition.
You’re consistently on the right track. Solo for show rhythm for dough. 😉. I’m saying this as a player that paid my mortgage off at 40 playing guitar. Of course there was a proper industry then.
I have followed your channel for quite sometime and always had nothing but praise. Woke up this Valentine Day morning and want to tell you this; you and your Martin sound great. But the dread looks massive in your lap.😅
Been working on Big Star's Thirteen and this rhythm lesson just fits right in with the acoustic side of Big Star, like Watch the Sunrise and other gems. Adrian, how'd you know some back to basics would bring joy?
Timely video again. This week have been very rudely awakened by how bad my acoustic technique is with a new tune I am writing. Its time to get my picking and strumming back in the pocket :)
Wanna get some "feel" for strumming? Give "Pigs on the Wing" by Pink Floyd a try....Gilmour is a master with "feel" on that album. Check out the intro to "Dogs" as well.
Hi, I'm just starting to learn songs now I can play lots of chords how do you remember all the chords in a song ? Do you go by what key the song is in and work it out hope you can help Colin 😊
Good. Job with the strum sand chord selections ….if you need any lyrics, you might need for your “tunes” Let me know. I can write lyrics to compliment your guitar tunes…no charge:)
You play a G chord the same way I learned 55 years ago. These new guys who think they are so cool playing a G major chord with no 3rd are really missing out on some sweet sounds.
Yep,there's a big buzz in internet guitar world about a certain guitarist Matteo Mancuso,a technical virtuoso for sure,but does that self indulgent guitar scale modal gymnastics stay in the mind like a great riff or beautifully crafted song? Personally: no.
This is really good. Maybe you should do more of it, please :-) I was listening to Eric Clapton's 'Away in a Manger' yesterday and the acoustic licks on that song were so simple, yet so melodic. Thanks again!
All this is V valuable info. It would be great to see examples of songs that mix the strumming patterns from verse to chorus etc. for dynamic effect in the song.
This video may be dismissed by a lot of viewers, but these techniques (and understanding when to use each one) are a sure way of being a guitarist people want to listen to and play with
Hey Gu you should know its difficult to know which fingers are holding down to make a chord if you use chord boxes to make it clear which notes are being held down it would be easier for your students.
Let's keep this between us here in Anyone Can Play Guitarland, also known as Adrian's World, but truth be told I almost always stop whatever I'm doing -- sorry, work, that means you -- and watch the latest video whenever this channel posts a new one. I'll later go back to work through the lesson at least once with my guitar in hand. Just so consistenly good -- hooray for Adrian!
Thought we’d be getting a Mojo Nixon cover in memoriam, e.g Don Henley must die. Or MC5, more in your wheelhouse. JK. Seriously this is great. Gotta master the fundamentals!
Adrian - thank you so much! The 6/8 strum was something missing from my repertoire, and now I'm in love with it. There's nothing better than finding something new that just re-inspires your playing.
Another great session 👏👏 If you ever fancy working out Chuck Berry’s “Mad Lad” instrumental, I would be very pleased - struggling to suss it out properly on my own!!
Adrian thanks as ever for your insightful teaching. Pretty much every lesson you have ever uploaded is a gem. I was an early adopter, I think I have seen most of them but keep coming back. Basic rhythm is underemphasized on TH-cam and in general. I made the mistake of not prioritizing basic rhythm when I started out. Would have ultimately helped me progress more quickly. As it turned out...
Thanks for this (and I'm only about a minute into it). After years of exploring jazz, blues, trying to learn improvisation, etc., I'm going back to basics. I want to revisit fingerstyle playing (acoustic and electric), arpeggiating chords, the use of triads for rhythm playing, and things like that. And adding some solid strumming technique into the mix sounds like a great idea.
Love this Adrian! Crazy… Rhythm is what carries a Song, yet far too few actually spend the time to practice Rhythm! Thank you! Love your lesssons, they are so fundamentally sound, coupled with beautiful feel!
Your video is going to help me a lot, because my band and I have decided to drop the electric guitars and go completely electro-acoustic, including the bass guitar, and that fits in well with our Smiths/Belle and Sebastian-style indie pop. Thank you Adrian !
Always good to go back to basics. The more advanced you become, the more basics you forget.
Adrian, just wanted to say you are hands down the best TH-cam guitar teacher I’ve come across. Thanks for all the great content
I agree. He's so good yet self-effacing. Couldn't agree with him more in this lesson.
I agree. Between Adrian and some others I’ve got this guitar playing locked up. Jules Guitar and Rustys Guitar are also great. Add in Simon Candy’s “Acoustic Guitar Lessons”too. Simon teaches all that bizarre stuff like borrowed chords secondary dominants and modes so that it’s fully understood. And I mean FULLY understood so you can apply it.
Straight up
I agree as well
Yes definitely the best teacher I've seen yet, very easy to understand and follow with guitar in hand
Great eye opener for what we thought we took for granted, even at 72 I will be going over these exercises as though I was, wishfully, 17. Thanks Adrian.
Never stop bro!🙏🏽
It sort of kind of makes you feel 17 for a moment 👍
You inspire me!
I’m an older songwriter ( 81) In my secret life I dream of being Rhythm Guitar in a band.. Thanks Adrian and fellow commenters 🎼🎶🎸
Lots of us older players love Adrian, right?
Been feeling unaccomplished in my rhythm skills recently. This is perfect. You always seem to post just the right video at just the right time. Thank you Adrian!!!
Cheers, hope you find the video helpful!
Not only is this wonderful strumming, I love the recording quality
Thanks Adrian. Great set of basics that apply at all levels.
Thank you, this and the finger picking patterns lessons are key. Played the 6/8 strum on us against the world, Coldplay. Life is good with this simple perfect stuff
Hi Adrian, I have to say that I really love your lessons. Your song choice is fabulous and emphasis on getting the rhythm, feel and character of guitar parts right is so in tune with my approach to playing. Thank you!
Spot on !! Play just the right note.....not all the notes as fast as possible......love your show!
Very true my friend! Ive found i get more joy writing & playing newer Christian contemporary more than any technical stuff or arpeggios ive ever learned!
Shocking but I have been playing for 50 years and I neglected to learn some of this. Thank you.
What a wonderful teacher you are sir - cheers.
You are such an accomplished player and an awesome teacher. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. You’ve made me a better player!
Really excellent, Thank You. This adds a lot of color and justification to what I have been playing as a Rhythm player. Mostly we provide a wash on the canvas, background color for others to shine in their leads and rifs, But I love rhythm playing, it is relaxing and there is really a lot of room to improvise subtly which surprises and inspires some of my friends who play lead. Thanks
I'm with you Adrian!!love it 👍👍
I am a never ending beginner & this is very helpful! I subscribed to your channel!!
Thank you for the great lesson, God bless you, love from India
Love the lesson Adrian! You come up with some of the most interesting things to teach!
Love the Ride-like stuff and Neil Young vibe.
Gonna have to do some crimes to finally get a D28.
I've been looking to concentrate on this stuff more excellent lesson. Thankyou for posting 👍
I agree 100%. I’m the exact same way. The Man of Mystery song has a great rhythm chord progression. Sounds great on acoustic. Fun to play.
Great, practical lesson!
Puts the rubber to the road. Thanks Adrian!
I've played 1000+ sets of 400+ songs. This indeed covers what I've done for a good 90% of the time.
Hello Adrian, I enjoyed your video and how nice and clean your strumming sounds. I started on an acoustic which I gave to my son and never seen it again. Now I just play electric and noticed how bad my strumming is because you hear everything on electric and I think I should buy another acoustic and start my strumming again. I appreciate you putting out this video for all guitarists that need to practice their strumming techniques like myself. Peace 🕊️.
Wat a classic video I get so tied up in fingerstyle thumb pick music it’s easy to forget this stuff .. for instance I never strummed anything in ages and was at a party so let me tell you when there’s 20 mad Irish ☘️ f###kers in a room of there heads on watever they don’t want to listen to finger style.. they want hard fast ruthless rhythm 😀😀so get your rhythm in order because I slipped up and I’m relearning some strum patterns with drum tracks 👍👍thanks Adrian cheers from Ireland always a pleasure your videos are top notch nuggets of information 🇮🇪🇮🇪🎸🎸🎸
Excellent material. Thank you so much Adrian ❤
brilliant video Adrian. I watch all of your videos but the majority are well above my level.
Im a big fan of your early beginner course videos and was always hopefull you was going to do an updated beginner come improver list of videos.
these are going to be a big help to me. Im a big fan of neil young and would love some lessons that were not to difficult.
Spot on sir
For new players, the first strum pattern can be practiced with Samba Pa Ti by Carlos Santana. Very easy and beautiful song to learn! The Country Swing pattern might be practiced with Neil Young's song Harvest. That's all I gots today hope these suggestions can help a new player. Keep on rockin everyone! Me? I'm an old guy been playing for 50 years. Fairly decent player I like to think. These simple reminders are just golden to me. Adrian is absolutely the guitar teacher I wish I had when I first started.
Really good video. If you are someone who likes to busk or play solo acoustic then this is what it's all about.
Tip top stuff, as usual.
I really respect your total lack of ego. And I share your views re: the “look at how technically proficient I am” attitude of so many players. So boring. I prefer your straightforward approach. Those ego-driven players are cringe. Music shouldn’t be a competition.
Great stuff Thank you I'll reviist this video many times :)
I like tortex picks. As a beginner I used a floppy red, but now I use an orange tortex.
Wow. Burgundy AC30. I thought I had something special with my Fawn (beige) 1990 limited edition 30th anniversary.
Totally agree, it's about timing most of the time 👍
You’re consistently on the right track. Solo for show rhythm for dough. 😉. I’m saying this as a player that paid my mortgage off at 40 playing guitar. Of course there was a proper industry then.
This video helped me a lot with my strumming! Thank you! Subbed 🫵ROCK!!!
A most enjoyable video thank you lots to learn and practice.
I have followed your channel for quite sometime and always had nothing but praise. Woke up this Valentine Day morning and want to tell you this; you and your Martin sound great. But the dread looks massive in your lap.😅
Great video
Brilliant lesson as always Adrian, thanks
Thanks!
Been working on Big Star's Thirteen and this rhythm lesson just fits right in with the acoustic side of Big Star, like Watch the Sunrise and other gems. Adrian, how'd you know some back to basics would bring joy?
Terrific tutorial!
I need to break some bad habits.
Thank you :)
Good acoustic lesson man! Groove # 4 is very similar to VapourTrail by Ride, a band I know you like - was that the inspiration?
Thanks for the tips.😍
Excellent. Thanks.
Great content ! Love it !
Yes...The music that touches me most tends to have the most thought, intelligent chords, and space between the notes.. (Marr excepted)
Very interesting !
Nice workout! Glad to have found this video. Subscribed, will check out some more of your work. Thanks.
Merci.
Simple=Love
You’re the best 👍
Good stuff! Thx
Timely video again. This week have been very rudely awakened by how bad my acoustic technique is with a new tune I am writing. Its time to get my picking and strumming back in the pocket :)
Wanna get some "feel" for strumming? Give "Pigs on the Wing" by Pink Floyd a try....Gilmour is a master with "feel" on that album. Check out the intro to "Dogs" as well.
Waters plays guitar on “Pigs on the Wing”
@@leviathan76 Was it Waters? Still has a lot of feel....there's no way he strummed "Dogs" though.
That D28 looks like a jumbo on you
Hi, I'm just starting to learn songs now I can play lots of chords how do you remember all the chords in a song ? Do you go by what key the song is in and work it out hope you can help Colin 😊
May I know what guitar pick are you using in the video?
As Keef once said……’ It’s the gaps in between ‘…..😉
How did you use for to create the percussion accompaniment?
Good. Job with the strum sand chord selections ….if you need any lyrics, you might need for your “tunes”
Let me know. I can write lyrics to compliment your guitar tunes…no charge:)
😉Does it have to be a USA pick? 😉
You play a G chord the same way I learned 55 years ago. These new guys who think they are so cool playing a G major chord with no 3rd are really missing out on some sweet sounds.
I know so many guitarists that are not good at rhythm 2
I just started lol, I'm a singer, I need to know more than ever. 🥰 for my Elvis & Lightfoot songs. do you need a pic??
Rhythm lessons are so rare for something so fundamental. Thanks for all the grooves!
This is really great, and it's nice to hear somebody of your calibre acknowledge the value of feel in a more 'simple' approach to playing
Joe Walsh says: “watch a guitarists right hand that’s where all the special stuff comes from, Not the left, anyone can do that”! Cheers
totally agree with you, Adrian - fills bring the thrills but groove pays the bills!
That D28 sounds beautiful! ❤
Yep,there's a big buzz in internet guitar world about a certain guitarist Matteo Mancuso,a technical virtuoso for sure,but does that self indulgent guitar scale modal gymnastics stay in the mind like a great riff or beautifully crafted song? Personally: no.
This is really good. Maybe you should do more of it, please :-) I was listening to Eric Clapton's 'Away in a Manger' yesterday and the acoustic licks on that song were so simple, yet so melodic. Thanks again!
All this is V valuable info. It would be great to see examples of songs that mix the strumming patterns from verse to chorus etc. for dynamic effect in the song.
This video may be dismissed by a lot of viewers, but these techniques (and understanding when to use each one) are a sure way of being a guitarist people want to listen to and play with
Hey Gu you should know its difficult to know which fingers are holding down to make a chord if you use chord boxes to make it clear which notes are being held down it would be easier for your students.
Great teacher ever..thank you🌟from srilanka
Let's keep this between us here in Anyone Can Play Guitarland, also known as Adrian's World, but truth be told I almost always stop whatever I'm doing -- sorry, work, that means you -- and watch the latest video whenever this channel posts a new one. I'll later go back to work through the lesson at least once with my guitar in hand. Just so consistenly good -- hooray for Adrian!
Plessis upload some more videos like that
“Impress other guitar players on the internet . . . Nah don’t wanna do that.” Too late, brother. That ship sailed long ago.
i honestly don’t know what i’d be doing without this guy
Ethereum 🎸
All about the music. Love your lessons and tune selection too.
That’s why this guy is one of the best! 💯
Thought we’d be getting a Mojo Nixon cover in memoriam, e.g Don Henley must die. Or MC5, more in your wheelhouse. JK. Seriously this is great. Gotta master the fundamentals!
Please make an roky erickson one... maybe bloody hammer or dont slander me mama
Adrian - thank you so much! The 6/8 strum was something missing from my repertoire, and now I'm in love with it. There's nothing better than finding something new that just re-inspires your playing.
When you started the video the rhythm reminded me of CCR "Who'll stop the rain." Really appreciate your videos and sharing!
One simple 20 min video leads to months of practice. Thank you sir!!
Another great session 👏👏
If you ever fancy working out Chuck Berry’s “Mad Lad” instrumental, I would be very pleased - struggling to suss it out properly on my own!!
This makes me want to pick it up again....Band broke up during covid and havnt played since. Thanks !
Adrian thanks as ever for your insightful teaching. Pretty much every lesson you have ever uploaded is a gem. I was an early adopter, I think I have seen most of them but keep coming back. Basic rhythm is underemphasized on TH-cam and in general. I made the mistake of not prioritizing basic rhythm when I started out. Would have ultimately helped me progress more quickly. As it turned out...
Why does everyone say that anyone can play the guitar when that very clearly isn’t the case?
Use a metronome
Thanks for this (and I'm only about a minute into it). After years of exploring jazz, blues, trying to learn improvisation, etc., I'm going back to basics. I want to revisit fingerstyle playing (acoustic and electric), arpeggiating chords, the use of triads for rhythm playing, and things like that. And adding some solid strumming technique into the mix sounds like a great idea.
Do you do zoom lessons ?
always worth the patreon bux! new guitar?
Love this Adrian! Crazy… Rhythm is what carries a Song, yet far too few actually spend the time to practice Rhythm! Thank you! Love your lesssons, they are so fundamentally sound, coupled with beautiful feel!
Not a strummer but really enjoyed this presentation, thanks.
Your video is going to help me a lot, because my band and I have decided to drop the electric guitars and go completely electro-acoustic, including the bass guitar, and that fits in well with our Smiths/Belle and Sebastian-style indie pop. Thank you Adrian !