Strumming patterns....

[trackman]

don't get me wrong, there are times, especially in guitar driven rock type music that you'll be playing electric and having more definite rythm patterns (i don't use the word strum because it makes me picture someone just strumming along on an acoustic).......but i was thinking in the context of gospel music, which you'll rarely hear anyone strumming rythm on an electric.

I regularly strum throghuout entire songs. Cogregational songs usually. The only drawback to this is that the keys and I will play over each other alot. On slower songs I will play the fills and hammer-ons. I will also strum on Israel-ish songs like "Let it Rise".

[Rown]

no, it's just that when you are playing electric...you'll rarely just be strumming along to a song. plus more times than not you are expected to add spice to a song, not try and hold down the rythm. even when you are playing more of a rythm thing, like maybe a funk groove, it's still not a steady strumming pattern, but more syncopated accents and stabs than just strumming chords.

YEA;Strumming patterns,do not play an important role in gospel music.Leave that for folk music or whatever.Just keep it,tight,and funky.You keep it funky by,muted strings,accents,stabs,double notes,please no FULL BARRE CHORDS,slides,bends,hammer-ons,pul-offs,triads,9th-chords,if time would permit,i would love to show you. ;)You have got to FEEEEEL ITWhere is my guitar

[jlynnb1]

YEA;Strumming patterns,do not play an important role in gospel music.Leave that for folk music or whatever.Just keep it,tight,and funky.You keep it funky by,muted strings,accents,stabs,double notes,please no FULL BARRE CHORDS,slides,bends,hammer-ons,pul-offs,triads,9th-chords,if time would permit,i would love to show you. ;)You have got to FEEEEEL ITWhere is my guitar

go find it and record a track for the jam....

[JayP5150]

go find it and record a track for the jam....

Please do... I'm drowning...

[Rown]

Uuuggghhh.....so much to learn. :|

YOU CAN DO IT ;)Trackman,is so right.