Easily play it properly with these simple instructions.
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With these simple instructions you will be able to easily play the 'shuffle strum.'
How to count for the 'Shuffle Strum'
The 'Shuffle Strum' is played on triplets, so to play it properly you'll need to properly count triplets.
They can be counted as follows:
- 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, etc...
- 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3 ,2, 3, 4, 2, 3 (here the first counts indicate the 4 beats in the measure in 4/4 time)
- Pine-ap-ple, pine-ap-ple, pine-ap-ple (if you in a fun mood - count um' as pineapples)
Each beat in 4/4 time gets 3 counts...
I use a simple 1, 2, 3 count in the video.
You then play a down strum on the 1's and an up strum on the 3's. For the up strums strum only a few strings (not all of them) - this'll add some interest.
Additionally, try playing the up strum on the 3's a little quieter as well...
Watch
Check out the video for a simple (less than 60 seconds) demonstration:
NOTES:
The progression here is C7 to G7. Listen to the 'swing feel' when you play this...
Another way to count these:
- Long - short, long - short, long - short, long - short (long on the 1's and short on the 3's - careful here that the 'short' is actually on the 3's - that's the danger in using this one)
That may be easier if you're playing quite a bit faster...
Use your new 'Shuffle Strum' with a '12 bar blues' progression
Here's a 12 bar blues progression with some possible variations so you actually have quite a few different progressions to use.
Each box is 4 beats ( 1, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3 ,2, 3, 4, 2, 3 per box).
BOX 2: If you play the F7 rather than the C7 you have what's called the 'Quick Change' blues progression
BOX 10: If you play the F7 rather than the G7 you have the famous 'Shuffle Blues' pattern for the last 4 bars (you can do this with or without the 'quick change.')
BOX 12: You can go back to G7 here before repeating with any of the previous variations...
Find all my chord related posts here: Chord Tips and Tricks
RELATED VIDEO
You'll notice all of the chords are dominant 7 chords in the blues progression - here's a video that explains that further...
In this video we look at the rule 'Any chord can be a dominant'
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