Hotel California Strum Patterns

In this lesson we will get some basic rhythm training and learn a cool strum pattern.

Metronome is set at 75 rpm

Quarter Notes

Worth 1 Beat in 4/4

0:36 - 0:41

Playing quarter notes worth 1 beat each in 4/4 time!

Metronome is set at 75 rpm (actual song 79 bpm)

Eighth Notes

Worth 1/2 a Beat in 4/4

0:42 - 0:44

Playing eighth notes worth 1/2 a beat each in 4/4 time!  So we have 8 in a measure.  Alternate picking.

0:45 - 0:48

Now down picking the eighths.

Sixteenth Notes

Worth 1/4 of a Beat in 4/4

0:49 - 0:48

We down picked all the eighths above so that we can bring the pick back up in between the eighths for sixteenths.

Pattern 1

Worth 1/4 of a Beat in 4/4

1:12 - 2:08

I will come back to this to finish another day.  Please use contact link if you want it finished!