Time Feel Concepts

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: In this tutorial, we are going to use the various subdivisions of 4/4 time to improve on our sense of time. Here are the subdivisions broken down: 1/4 Note, 1/4 Note Triplets, 1/8 Note, 1/8 Note Triplets, 1/16 Note, 1/16 Note Triplets Let's begin...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: In this lesson I've provided two examples to show you how these subdivisions sound against time and how I sum them all into ascending and descending order! Here are the subdivisions broken down: 1/4 Note, 1/4 Note Triplets, 1/8 Note, 1/8 Note Triplets, 1/16 Note, 1/16 Note Triplets

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: Here's a scalar idea in Phrygian Dominant. Note that I'm playing these unrehearsed and in real time. So the tabs might be slightly different. This is fine as long as you understand the overall concept of what I'm trying to do and can apply it to your own practice! Here are the subdivisions broken down: 1/4 Note, 1/4 Note Triplets, 1/8 Note, 1...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: Here's an E7 arpeggio I use a lot in my playing. Note that I'm playing these unrehearsed and in real time. So the tabs might be slightly different. This is fine as long as you understand the overall concept of what I'm trying to do and can apply it to your own practice routine! Here are the subdivisions broken down: 1/4 Note, 1/4 Note Triplets, 1/...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: Here's a 3:1 scalar idea where we play 3 notes on the first string, 1 note on the next string, and so on. Note that I'm playing these unrehearsed and in real time. So the tabs might be slightly different. This is fine as long as you understand the overall concept of what I'm trying to do and can apply it to your own practice! Here are the subdivisions broke...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: Finally we have a tapping E7 arpeggio lick. I use this shape in many different chord qualities as well. This module is nice for building up 1st finger strength as well as time. Note that I'm playing these unrehearsed and in real time. So the tabs might be slightly different. This is fine as long as you understand the overall concept of what I'm trying to do...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: I hope you've learned quite a bit. If you're applying these principles properly, you should already be seeing a drastic improvement. I practice this way all the time. No more climbing the endless metronome ladder. Practicing to a groove is also way more fun than using a metronome! This way I can take literally any lick I know and use it to build muscle me...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: And here we have the backing track with all the exercises and modules in the tab below. Just let it loop and get busy! Here are the subdivisions broken down: 1/4 Note, 1/4 Note Triplets, 1/8 Note, 1/8 Note Triplets, 1/16 Note, 1/16 Note Triplets

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