Improving rythm

[TheWizard]

Is there any excercises or anything I can do by myself in order to get better rythm

it just seems like thats not one of my strong points

like any drum machine programs or anything like that

thanks

[shrappaz]

Hmmm, the best thing you can probably do would be to practice some alternate picking excercises with a metronome to build up your coodination.

[TheDirt]

Yeah, just practice strumming along with a metronome or drum machine.

[iiholly]

You could learn how to spell it. :) The more you practice the better your rhythm gets.

[metal_carnage]

I just have a natural feeling for rythm
A metronome would do the trick. Just take it to a higher level in slow steps.

[sambob]

Working on odd groupings really helps a lot, going back and forth. Just going over scales at say, 140 bpm, alternating between 16th notes and quintuplets isn't hard at all and it will improve your rhythm a lot.

[TheDirt]

I beg to differ, sambob... someone struggling with their rhythm might have a problem picking 16ths at 140 b.p.m., which is over 9 notes per second! I think practicing a bit slower at first would help more. I think practicing maybe eighths at 120 and working on nailing the note precisely on the beat would be more beneficial at first. But the idea f switching between odd groupings is a good idea for a more advanced player.

[iamthe_eggman]

Originally posted by iiholly
You could learn how to spell it. :)


Tsk, tsk...

[Azrael]

seems you are talking about two different thing here - bulding up speed and building up rythm.

*note to self - add rythmic tutorial to site*

to buld up a good feel for rythm you need to get a hold of all the different forms of rythm. oh god.. this will be a large topic to cover..

for practing set your metronome to tempo 60 for example.
every click will be your '+' (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1..) in a 4/4 beat for example. then start and play on beat (your metronome is offbeat). the slower the metronome the more difficult this will be. then start out with 8th notes, triplets, 16th notes etc.

then alter the metronome. the click is now your '2 +' and your '4 +'

and so forth

experiment with placing your click one 16th after the beat but play ON beat. exercises like those will help you FEEL the time and provide yo uwith the ability to place your notes precisely in a rythmic context.

[sambob]

I didn't necessarily mean 140 bpm specifically. Just something medium speed (140 being about medium), as opposed to full blown joe stump shredding at 195 bpm.

[Azrael]

at 140 bm there aredefinitely too much clicks to practice a rythm. the click should only be a reference point every now and then - not like an omnipresent machinegun