Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Improving Time Improving Time Feel & Rhythm – Crystal Clear - PART 2
In this guitar tutorial you’ll learn how you can improve time feel and rhythmic abilities in a conceptual way and practical way. In this part 2 of the tutorial we are going to look at syncopation and special rhythm that you’ll come across in many genres and styes. Besides the syncopated rhythms we will explore the after beat, the triplet, the sextuplet, the shuffle and hemiola. I’ll show you rhythmic examples of songs like Beat it by Michael Jackson, A Forest by The Cure, Dust in the Wind by Kansas, La Grange by ZZ Top, Enter sandman and The Four Horsemen by Metallica.
0:00 Introduction
00:58 Syncopation
3:18 4 types of syncopation
3:46 Playing off the beat
5:06 Rests on the beat
6:03 Tie notes
6:53 Syncopation by dynamics
8:31 Common syncopation
8:47 Singer songwriter pattern
10:28 Travis Picking
12:14 16th note strum
13:40 Playing before the beat
15:45 The After Beat and SKA
17:08 The Hemiola
18:13 The Triplet and sextuplet
20:07 The Shuffle
22:59 Conclusion
*E-book Time Signatures and Rhythm - Part 1*
qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/time-signatures-and-rhythm-part-1
*E-book Time Signatures and Rhythm - Part 2*
qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/time-signatures-rhythm-part-2
**FREE DOWNLOADS:**
16th note exercises (PDF and Guitar Pro):
patreon.com/qjamtracks/posts/16th-note-rhythm-169482700
PATREON
You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): patreon.com/QJamTracks
Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal
Used:
Strandberg PROG NX (www.strandbergguitars.com)
Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com)
Ibanez RT
Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com)
Schecter Banshee GT FR (schecterguitars.com/)
Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com)
Castilla Classical Guitars
Samson Concert 99 Wireless system
Oktava MK 012
Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com)
Neural DSP Plini
Social Media/contact:
patreon.com/QJamTracks
facebook.com/QJamTracks
instagram.com/QJamTracks
youtube.com/QJamTracks
(c)2021 Rob van Hal, Netherlands
PHOTO’s:
Dave Mustaine:
Mario from Madrid, Spain, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eddy van Halen:
Anirudh Koul from Montreal, Canada, CC BY 2.0 httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kirk Hammet:
Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Megadeth:
Kreepin Deth at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Metallica:
Kreepin Deth, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Michael Jackson:
Daniele Dalledonne from Trento, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
ZZ Top:
Rickmkent, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Improving Time Improving Time Feel & Rhythm – Crystal Clear - PART 2
In this guitar tutorial you’ll learn how you can improve time feel and rhythmic abilities in a conceptual way and practical way. In this part 2 of the tutorial we are going to look at syncopation and special rhythm that you’ll come across in many genres and styes. Besides the syncopated rhythms we will explore the after beat, the triplet, the sextuplet, the shuffle and hemiola. I’ll show you rhythmic examples of songs like Beat it by Michael Jackson, A Forest by The Cure, Dust in the Wind by Kansas, La Grange by ZZ Top, Enter sandman and The Four Horsemen by Metallica.
0:00 Introduction
00:58 Syncopation
3:18 4 types of syncopation
3:46 Playing off the beat
5:06 Rests on the beat
6:03 Tie notes
6:53 Syncopation by dynamics
8:31 Common syncopation
8:47 Singer songwriter pattern
10:28 Travis Picking
12:14 16th note strum
13:40 Playing before the beat
15:45 The After Beat and SKA
17:08 The Hemiola
18:13 The Triplet and sextuplet
20:07 The Shuffle
22:59 Conclusion
*E-book Time Signatures and Rhythm - Part 1*
qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/time-signatures-and-rhythm-part-1
*E-book Time Signatures and Rhythm - Part 2*
qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/time-signatures-rhythm-part-2
**FREE DOWNLOADS:**
16th note exercises (PDF and Guitar Pro):
patreon.com/qjamtracks/posts/16th-note-rhythm-169482700
PATREON
You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): patreon.com/QJamTracks
Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal
Used:
Strandberg PROG NX (www.strandbergguitars.com)
Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com)
Ibanez RT
Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com)
Schecter Banshee GT FR (schecterguitars.com/)
Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com)
Castilla Classical Guitars
Samson Concert 99 Wireless system
Oktava MK 012
Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com)
Neural DSP Plini
Social Media/contact:
patreon.com/QJamTracks
facebook.com/QJamTracks
instagram.com/QJamTracks
youtube.com/QJamTracks
(c)2021 Rob van Hal, Netherlands
PHOTO’s:
Dave Mustaine:
Mario from Madrid, Spain, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eddy van Halen:
Anirudh Koul from Montreal, Canada, CC BY 2.0 httpscreativecommons.orglicensesby2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kirk Hammet:
Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Megadeth:
Kreepin Deth at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Metallica:
Kreepin Deth, CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Michael Jackson:
Daniele Dalledonne from Trento, Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
ZZ Top:
Rickmkent, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
