Developing the 8th Note Feel

A) Obrecri've ; t o play the accents on any pa rt of the bea t . " Accen t Inde pe nde nce".
B ) Wr ist dex terity : keep the wrist r etaxed through out a ll of t he e xercises.
C) Use a m e t ronome and count out loud.

Pra c ti c e t he se e xer c ise s slo wly at firs t the n gradually increase t he speed .

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Note : There a re two ways to play these exercises.

I ) Use the muted st roke. except for t he a c ce n t e d st roke.

Note : You do not necessa rily have to use t he Em 7 c ho rd for t he se e xe rci se s.

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 DEVELOPING t he 8th NOTE FEEL

In the next t wo e xe rcises t he eighth note a ccent s are placed in two bar pa t t er ns .

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By using onl y down strokes in examp les I I & 12 you w ill cr eate a tighter
r hythm ic feel. Th is approach is us ed often in Ro ck and New Wave.

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 Developing the 16th Note Feel

A) Objec tive ; To play the accents on any part of th e beat, a t any time wh ile
playing sixteenth notes . "Accent In de pen d enc e".
B) Wrist Dexterity: Keep )·our wrist relaxed t tu-o c g bo ut all of the exer cises .
C) Rem ember t o coun t out loud while playing the pa tterns, t hen gradually
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Note : Ma ke su re aJi mu te d parts are played. Thi s helps de ve lop a s t rong

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MUL T1PLE ACC ENTS :

No te : These patterns are just a few of many , so experiment and have fun .

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Note: All of these exercises can be done w ith either single or d ouble notes ,
or chord f ragments .

Developing the Triplet

Objective: To play the accent on any part of the beat while playing the r riple t
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However , at faster tempos I f ind t he l-&:- a 2-&-a etc. sy stem easier to count .

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Accent Independence

P la ying down bea ts in t he tr iplet patte rn .

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