What You Will Need

What You Will Need

All you need to know before starting this course are a few basic chords (including barre chords) and the ability to change between them confidently. As the course progresses you will learn how to read and perform various basic strumming patterns whilst adding various percussions alongside them

It is recommended you spend a week practising each of the modules before moving on to the next but depending on how difficult or easy you find the tasks you can move on at your own pace.

All examples are written in TAB and NOTATION and explained along the way. You are welcome to write in the comments section for advice in case you get stuck.

You will also need an acoustic guitar because this technique doesn't work at all on electric ones ;0 If your acoustic guitar has a THIN or small body it will absolutely affect the sound of the percussion so something with a full-sized body (or bigger) is recommended.

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(B) GUITAR - Beginner - Percussion

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Introduction

  • Guitar Percussion - Intro
  • What You Will Learn
  • The Goal
  • What You Will Need

Week 1 - The Kick

  • Guitar Percussion - Kick
  • Guitar Percussion - Strum
  • Guitar Percussion - Metronome
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 1 Exercises
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 1 (TAB) page 1
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 1 (TAB) page 2
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 1 (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - Achy Breaky Heart
  • Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus (TAB)
  • Achy Breaky Heart (PDF Download)
  • Performance

Week 2 - Strum On The Offbeat

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  • Guitar Percussion - Offbeat
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 2 Exercises
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 2 (TAB) page 1
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 2 (TAB) page 2
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 2 (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - No Diggity
  • That Tricky Em Chord
  • No Diggity - Blackstreet (TAB)
  • No Diggity (PDF Download)
  • Performance

Week 3 - The Snare

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  • Guitar Percussion - The Snare
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 3 Exercises1
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 3 (TAB) page 1
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 3 (TAB) page 2
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 3 (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - Born In The USA
  • Born In The USA - Bruce Springsten (TAB)
  • Performance
  • Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen (Variation TAB)
  • Performance
  • Born In The USA (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - Dreams
  • Dreams - Fleetwood Mac (TAB)
  • Dreams (PDF Download)
  • Performance1

Week 4 - Strumming 8th's

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  • Guitar Percussion - Strumming 8ths
  • 7 Strumming Patterns page 1
  • 7 Strumming Patterns page 2
  • 7 Strumming Patterns (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - 32 Strumming Patterns
  • 32 Strumming Patterns
  • 32 Strumming Patterns (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 4 Exercises
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 4 (TAB) page 1
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 4 (TAB) page 2
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 4 (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - Paperback Writer
  • Paperback Writer - The Beatles (TAB)
  • Paperback Writer - The Beatles (PDF Download)
  • Performance

Week 5 - Strumming 8th's (continued)

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  • Guitar Percussion - Mixing It Up!
  • Mixing It Up!
  • Guitar Percussion - Staccato & Muted Strums
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 5 Exercises
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 5 (TAB) page 1
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 5 (TAB) page 2
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 5 (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - 500 Miles (Just Kick)
  • 500 Miles (Just Kick) (TAB)
  • Guitar Percussion - 500 Miles (Kick & Snare) Verse
  • 500 Miles (Kick & Snare) Verse (TAB)
  • Performance
  • Guitar Percussion - 500 Miles (Kick & Snare) Chorus
  • 500 Miles (Kick & Snare) Chorus (TAB)
  • Performance

Week 6 - Triplet Feel

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  • Guitar Percussion - Divide The Beat!
  • Divide The Beat!
  • Guitar Percussion - Triplet Examples
  • Triplet Examples (TAB) page 1
  • Triplet Examples (TAB) page 2
  • Triplet Examples (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 6 Exercises
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 6 (TAB) page 1
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 6 (TAB) page 2
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 6 (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - A Horse With No Name
  • A Horse With No Name - America (TAB)
  • A Horse With No Name - America (PDF Download)
  • Performance

Week 7 - Strumming 16ths

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  • Guitar Percussion - Before We Carry On
  • Before We Carry On...
  • Guitar Percussion - What Is A 16th Note?
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 7 Exercises
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 7 (TAB) page 1
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 7 (TAB) page 2
  • Guitar Percussion - Week 7 (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - Moves Like Jagger
  • Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 (TAB)
  • Moves Like Jagger (PDF Download)
  • Performance1
  • Guitar Percussion - Uptown Funk
  • Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars (TAB)
  • Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars (PDF Download)
  • Performance

Week 8 - Strumming 16th's (continued)

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  • No Exercises. Just Songs
  • 2 Chord Songs - Catagorized
  • Guitar Percussion - Use Me
  • Use Me - Bill Withers (TAB)
  • Use Me - Bill Withers (PDF Download)
  • Performance
  • Guitar Percussion - Tennessee Whiskey (1)
  • Tennessee Whiskey 1 (TAB) page 1
  • Tennessee Whiskey 1 (PDF Download)
  • Guitar Percussion - Tennessee Whiskey (2)
  • Tennessee Whiskey 2 (TAB) page 1
  • Tennessee Whiskey 2 (PDF Download)
  • Performance
  • Guitar Percussion - Sing
  • Sing - Ed Sheeran (TAB)
  • Sing - Ed Sheeran (PDF Download)

Bonus Exercises - Working Around The Kick

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  • What You Need To Do
  • Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes (TAB)
  • TNT - AC/DC (TAB)
  • Bad - Michael Jackson (TAB)
  • Do I Wanna Know - Arctic Monkeys (TAB)