Odd time signatures are used in various musical styles. Many guitarists meet these signatures for the first time listening progressive rock songs or progressive metal songs.

When you hear a song that uses odd-time signatures, it's a good exercise to try to find the right time signature. For the 11/8 you can count the eighth notes, you can also count the quarter notes and add a eighth note.

This style of playing sounds like two guitars playing in the same time, because thumb is playing alternating bass patterns, while other fingers play a melody, mostly syncopated, which gives a nice 'swing' feeling.

A short piece using additive time signatures and lots of open string chords over E major.

Seguiriya is an important and serious style. It has cycles of 5 beats in alternating Time Signature 3/4 an 6/8).

Develop your sense of time and time keeping skills.

A riff packed lesson that introduces you to the gallop.

Learn to play various rhythmic grooves and licks in funk and disko style.

Combining 6/8 and 4/4 time signatures in the context of a Djent style inspired song.