Playing Rhythm Guitar: Basics Part 8 – How to Strum Eighth Notes on Guitar

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How to Strum Eighth Note Patterns

For whole noteshalf notes and quarter notes, the down-stroke is usually used.

To play eighth notes, we will use a combination of down-strokes and up-strokes.

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Playing Rhythm Guitar: Basics Part 7 – Understanding Eighth Notes

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When you play rhythm guitar, some of the most common rhythms you will encounter use eighth notes.

In this tutorial we begin our look at the basics of eighth notes.

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