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How to Play Rhythm Guitar in the Pocket

How to Play Rhythm Guitar in the Pocket

No matter what style you play, playing in time could argubaly be the most important skill to have.


Improving time feel is crucial for any guitarist, as it forms the backbone of musical groove and rhythm.An effective method is to practice with drum loops or backing tracks, which can add a more musical context than a metronome. Focus on locking in with the groove and internalizing the pulse. Playing along with recordings of skilled musicians also helps absorb their sense of time and groove. Check out a few tips from Tom Butwin that will undoubtedly get your time together.

Montana’s own Evel Knievel

If artists aren’t allowed to take risks, and even fail, great art will never be made. Need proof? Check Picasso, Hendrix, Monk, and Led Zeppelin.

In sixth grade, I went to a strict Catholic school. When you have an Italian-Irish mother, that’s just part of the deal. The nuns had the look and temperament of the defensive line of the ’70s Oakland Raiders. Corporal punishment was harsh, swift, and plentiful–particularly toward boys—and we all feared them. All but one second grader. I can’t remember his first name; nobody used it, because his last name was Knievel. His uncle was Evel Knievel, the greatest and perhaps only celebrity ever to come from my home state, Montana. On the playground, we would watch in awe as this wild Knievel kid raced by us, nuns chasing in an awkward, sluggish pursuit as he knocked kids over, dust, books, and gravel flying behind his path of terror. This kid was fearless. It was truly inspiring to watch.

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