Right hand mechanics - 4 different rhythms,.

This lesson is a rhythm guitar study for your right hand in a pop/rock style. The idea is that rhythm acoustic guitar mimic with accents the rhythm and the feel of the drum mixing in one part the three main elements: Bass Kick, snare and hi-hat, creating an accompaniment that it's really "in the pocket"

Learn to play advanced strumming patterns.

Jerry explains some rhythms and chords on acoustic guitar, and this lesson will be useful also for beginners. The focus in this lesson is to learn how the same chord shape work over the neck. John Petrucci use this type of chords in "The Silent Man" and "Solitary Shell" of Dream Theater.

Learn basic strumming patterns which you can use when playing chord songs and jamming.

Application of open position strumming in block chord arrangements.

Rhythm patterns using a crunch sound! This type of playing is often used in a pop-rock context. The strumming is quite similar to the drum rhythm. With your right hand you can play lower strings while the drum is playing the kick drum, and you can play higher strings for the snare drum.

Let's talk about strumming. If you have a pattern of 16th notes, normally you play this pattern using downstrokes upstrokes alternately. You can remove some of these movements and you have a new pattern!

Let's work on some clean strumming and some slow licks, as well as new chord shapes. The lesson can be played on acoustic guitar, but you'll have to skip a little vibrato stuff at the end (not that important). Take a look at this one and you will get some highly useful approaches down!