Recent Session - J Rand - GOLD

I co-wrote and played guitar and piano on this track for the Miami artist J Rand. Check it out!

The "Free Range Groove"

A groove using 16th notes but with accents of three.

The chords in the progression are...

E5 - x79900
C#m7 - x46600
Bsus - x24400
A2 - x02200

Lowden F22 Guitar

Elixir Acoustic Guitar Strings - Light
http://www.amazon.com/Elixir-Strings-Acoustic-POLYWEB-Coating/dp/B0002E1NNM/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1338763632&sr=8-6

Dunlop Nylon 1mm Pick
http://www.amazon.com/Dunlop-Nylon-Standard-Picks-Black/dp/B0002D0CHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338763743&sr=8-1

Standard Folk Groove - The Next Level

Here I add bass notes and snare hits to the "Standard Folk Groove" to make it more interesting. Be a one man band.

Intro to the Standard Folk Groove

This is what I call the "Standard Folk Groove" a very useful pattern for folk, country, rock and bluegrass.

1 2&(3)&4& - d du udu (d=down, u=up)

Introduction to Strumming

I introduce the basic eighth note groove and the basic sixteenth note groove.

Eighth...

1&2&3&4& - dudududu (d=down, u=up)

Sixteenth...

1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a - dudu dudu dudu dudu