The main job of a bluegrass mandolin: a short chop on 2 and 4, like a snare drum. Mute the chord right after you play it.
Call & response plays the rhythm once, then gives you the same amount of time to play it back.
- Note
- Accent
- Held
- Rest
Moves the whole rhythm earlier or later. Half a beat is an eighth note and a quarter beat is a sixteenth. Notes pushed past the end wrap around to the start.
Hit space bar to play or stop. Sign in to track your practice.
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One note first
Play the rhythm on a single note until it feels easy. Get the timing right before you think about pitches.
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Sing it first
Sing or scat the rhythm along with the click. Once you can sing it in time, it's much easier to play.
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Chord tones only
Keep the rhythm and only use notes from the chord. Then try the scale, then add some chromatic notes.
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Over a tune you know
Put on a practice track or a looped video and solo with only this rhythm for a whole chorus.
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Call and response
Turn on Call & response. The trainer plays the rhythm, then you play it back with your own notes.
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Move it over
Use Shift the rhythm to start it half a beat or a quarter beat later. The same rhythm in a new place sounds like a new idea.
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Slow, then faster
Start at a tempo that feels easy and turn on Speed up. Your fastest tempo is saved in your practice log.
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Mix two rhythms
Switch between this rhythm and a different one every two bars.
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Write a melody
Write a short melody using this rhythm and play it in a few keys. Save it as a sheet if you want to keep it.
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Take it from a record
When you hear a rhythm you like in a solo, make it as a new rhythm and it's saved to My rhythms.