Playing Rhythm Guitar: Basics Part 6 – Muting and Understanding Rests

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In our previous tutorial, we looked at how whole note, half note and quarter note rests are notated.

Now it’s time to apply your new knowledge to chord progressions.  We are also going to cover how to mute strings so you get a nice clean sound.

For this example, we are going to use A, D and E major chords.

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Guitar Tutorial: Basics of Rhythm Explained

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A basic understanding of rhythm is crucial for all guitar players. This is true whether you play guitar for pleasure, or have much loftier goals.

When you don’t have the basics of rhythm down, you will find it much harder to play songs than it needs to be.

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Acoustic Guitar Lessons: The Crucial Question You Must Ask Before You Buy Any Guitar Course or Take Any Acoustic Guitar Lessons

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You’ve decided it’s time to learn to play the acoustic guitar. But before you spend a single penny, you need to ask yourself a crucial question. If you fail to ask this question you’ll just be wasting your time and money.

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