Strumming Patterns

Key:
D = Strum down
U = Strum up
B = Just play the bass string, which is the lowest note in a chord
d = Soft downstrum
m = miss
X = "Scratch" strum. Whack the strings with your pick and the palm of your strumming hand simultaneously to get a percussive sound.
> = Accent. Play louder.


Easy Strumming Patterns

DmD u D u D u
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

DmD u DmD u
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

DmD u DmDm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

DmDmD u D u
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

DmDum u d u
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

BmD U BmD U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

BmD U BmDdu
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

BmD U BUD U
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

3/4 Time

DmD u D
1 + 2 + 3

DmD u D u
1 + 2 + 3 +

2/4 Time

DmD u
1 + 2 +

Blues Practice Licks II

Lick of the Week

We'll start by reviewing the Gm Pentatonic Scale

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Here is the tab for Lick #1

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Now let's take a look at the Cm Pentatonic Scale

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Here's lick 2

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And now the Dm Pentatonic Scale

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Let's give lick 3 a try

http://www.freeguitarvideos.com/LJ4/Video/04.mov

Feb Practice Schedule

Warm Up
Guitar Aerobics Workout of the Day

Major Scale Positions 1-4 at 80 BPM
Minor Pentatonic Hopscotch
Minor Pentatonic One Note Whole Scale


Technique
Folk Finger Style


Strumming and Chords

Chord Progression with Metronome
Barre Chord Workout
12 Bar Blues

Repertoire

Wish You Were Here
Society


Lead and Improv.
Mother Solo
Pentatonic Root to Root Drill

Pattern Studies

Practice scales a lot and when it comes time to make up a solo, guess what's gonna happen.... you're gonna play scales a lot. So to stop that from happening you should try to practice melodic patterns as much or more than scales - it will really help your improvising and free up you mind.

To use them imagine that each scale note is numbered. Then play the notes in the order of the pattern.

Groups of four

1a-- 1234, 2345, 3456, etc.
1b-- 4321, 5432, 6543, etc.
1c-- 1243, 2354, 3465, etc.
1d-- 1321, 2432, 3543, etc.

Groups of three

2a-- 123, 234, 345, etc.
2b-- 321, 432, 543, etc.
2c-- 132, 243, 354, etc.
2d-- 312, 423, 534, etc.

Intervallic

3a-- 13, 24, 35, 46, etc. (thirds)
3b-- 31, 42, 53, 64, etc. (rev. thirds)
3c-- 13, 42, 35, 64, etc. (rev. every 2nd)

4a-- 14, 25, 36, 47, etc. (fourths)
4b-- 41, 52, 63, 74, etc. (rev. fourths)
4c-- 14, 52, 36, 74, etc. (rev. every 2nd)

5a-- 15, 26, 37, 48, etc. (fifths)
5b-- 51, 62, 73, 84, etc. (rev. fifths)
5c-- 15, 62, 37, 84, etc. (rev. every 2nd)

Mother Solo

December Practice Schedule

Warm Up
Pinky workout
Pentatonic at 80 BPM and 140 BPM


Technique

Finding Natural Notes on the Neck
Building Major Scales 5 Position Practice

Strumming

Set your metronome at 80 then 140

Practice 4 Strumming Patterns from Rhythm Pattern #1

Hammer on Strumming Practice

Repertoire
Smile
Comfortably Numb
Society


Lead and Improv.
Comfortably Numb Solo #1
Godfather Theme