How to know the beat?

I just started taking guitar lessons and its east to learn the cords and all that but how to I know the beat of the song? Lets say I wanna play a song from creed, I can easily get the notes but what about the beat? How do I get that so I can practice?

Can you read music or just tab? Most tab books are accompanied with traditional music notation. Use that as your rhythm guide.

As well as play along with the song if you have it on CD or mp3. Even if you don't, you maybe be able to find it on youtube or something.

Originally Posted by: renewsI just started taking guitar lessons and its east to learn the cords and all that but how to I know the beat of the song? Lets say I wanna play a song from creed, I can easily get the notes but what about the beat? How do I get that so I can practice?

You have to listen to song.

Here's a couple of sites that may help you..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(music)


The below site may have the tunes you are wanting to work with..

Originally Posted by: chrisweyershttp://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/

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Compart1

This may help you.
http://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=10272&c_id=2&ch_id=13&s_id=271

I would encourage you to take some lessons. In the meantime you will have to REALLY listen to the songs as you follow along with the tab.

Reading standard notation would help you in the long term but you don't NEED to just to play the tunes you like.

If you can find tabs that also have the lyrics sort of following along with the tab that will also give you a hint as to where to change chords etc...

Some of the guitar mags publish the tab with the rhythm...again you will need some basic education on reading music to understand what you are looking at.

LL

Truth. It is one thing to learn the notes, but another to actually feel it in the write rhythm. There are more than enough ways to practice this. I would start by consciously tapping your foot and moving your body whenever you are listening to music. Make sure you are tapping in time, and feel free to even dance a little. Body movement is key is showing that you really FEEL the rhythm.

Do you feel you do this already?

Here's a good spot to listen to your favorite style of music

http://www.pandora.com

You can not always get the same tune you want, but the tunes will be in the same genre and style you want to here..

you can also get info on the artist, album, song and most lyrics

in lyrics search it give info about the tune for example this merle haggard tune "honky tonkin"

http://www.pandora.com/music/song/merle+haggard/honky+tonkin#lyrics