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indysmith

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Songs to improve rhythm playing
« on: April 15, 2009, 02:48:34 PM »
Just been filming myself playing a bit and watching back I'm not too happy with my rhythm playing.
It's not that it's not in time - I have no problem being in time, it's just a lot looser than I'd like it to be.

What's a good song to learn/excercise to do to really tighten up my rhythm?
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MDV

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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2009, 02:57:19 PM »
Meshuggah - Bleed.
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2009, 03:08:05 PM »
judas priest - victim of changes

a surprisingly difficult riff
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2009, 03:09:07 PM »
I'm not much of a metaller... but I'll give em a go!
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2009, 03:12:34 PM »
Keep it sloppy and loose - "feel" is important!
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2009, 03:54:56 PM »
Quote from: MDV on April 15, 2009, 02:57:19 PM
Meshuggah - Bleed.

Now that's just silly 8)

As a warm up to Bleed I'd try Disposable Heroes by Metallica.
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2009, 03:56:40 PM »
What about.. Into the Pit by Testament? I find it im-$%&#ing-possible cause i r newb.
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2009, 04:06:27 PM »
Any ACDC song!
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2009, 04:10:18 PM »
Rush - Distant Early Warning
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2009, 04:15:46 PM »
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il˙ti

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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2009, 04:18:18 PM »
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2009, 04:30:20 PM »
The rhythm playing in ACDC is excellent..
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2009, 04:39:58 PM »
Quote from: il˙ti on April 15, 2009, 04:18:18 PM
Quote from: _tom_ on April 15, 2009, 04:06:27 PM
Anything but ACDC songs!
Fixed.

:lol::lol:

Indeed.

When you've nailed disposable heroes, then bleed, try Nile - Burning pits of the duat :D
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2009, 04:45:21 PM »
Quote from: MDV on April 15, 2009, 04:39:58 PM
try Nile - Burning pits of the duat :D
I'd have chosen "lashed to the slave stick" myself... :)
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Re: Songs to improve rhythm playing
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2009, 04:57:48 PM »
Quote from: Antag on April 15, 2009, 04:45:21 PM
Quote from: MDV on April 15, 2009, 04:39:58 PM
try Nile - Burning pits of the duat :D
I'd have chosen "lashed to the slave stick" myself... :)

Also a good call.

So's Execration Text.
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