Playing on, ahead or behind the beat

[scriptbanger69]

Loved the bubble in your throat @ the beginning...

[surrealIdeal]

so simple. so effective...

well, perhaps not that simple, but still a great lesson!

[emarber11]

i agree with you ahead of the beat is much cooler xD

[RichDrum123]

Sounds great man, but I think you have your terminology confused a little bit. Playing on, behind or on-top of the beat refers to the time feel more than what you're talking about. I think what you're talking about is actually more of a phrasing thing whether you're ANTICIPATING the changes or hitting them on the down beat or letting them happen and you wait. There's a big difference between phrasing and when your talking about time, even though both of them are sort of the same thing.

[RonnieShellist]

i've heard it both ways but i the message is what's important here, and i what i'd like players to do is switch up (phrasing/timing) of their licks. thanks for the input.

[OwnedRL]

@RichDrum123 time feel is time feel, it's not playing on, ahead, or behind the beat. time feel is like double time, half time etc.

[RichDrum123]

@OwnedRL No it isn't. Time feel literally means feel, where do you hear the groove in your head, how does that groove sit in relation to the quarter note pulse; where you FEEL it.

half time or double time usually refers note duration or phrasing of certain passages in a song or melodic lines.

[OwnedRL]

@RichDrum123 well i guess wherever you live it's completely different. "feel" here in oz refers to double, half time, swing etc. playing ahead of, on or behind the beat is, just that.

[Serge392]

hello !!

Pourrez-tu donner des cours techniques d'harmonica en vidéo

merci !

[Jartny]

Playing ahead of the beat really fits those classic blues progressions nicely.

[luch76]

AWSOME! ...SIMPLY AMAZING!! .......... thanks man! ................... i knew what you were talkin about....but you put it into a better perspective when u started actually playing it!!!! .....well done!!!! thanks brotha!

[BlueBombers4Life]

I actually think that this is your best lesson yet.

[EquineGrace]

love it...i will try to learn,but....no but-hahah

[Nellvis00]

14!11

[AFTrash]

Thanks Ronnie.

[alesanrey]

oooh! Ronnie you are the best!

[lkjhgfdsa954]

you look like the dude from iron man

[krizem]

Also what harp you playing there i know its in 'a' but who made it looks like an interesting comb... is it a genesis harp?...... hmmm on beat for fills between vocals and ahead of beat for solos?

[RonnieShellist]

it's a Seydel 1847

[krizem]

Cool lesson its something that's not often talked about.... and an integral part of soloing, i think playing just before the beat..... it kind of drives what your doing along..... get the audience kind of pumping so to speak ...... timing and phrasing for a next lesson would be cool and to elaborate in all this further would be most convenient for people wanting to change the feeling of something they do its not just what you play its how and when you play :)

[trottleskeeze]

Ok I understand your lesson as playing before or after the chord change. Rick Estrin had a theory which shows how to play the same riff ahead or behind the beat, regardless of the chord change. Anyway your short lesson is great, thanks!

Sam.

[ood2112]

Behind is the bluest but I like the before sound.

[HarpDr]

Great lesson. You pack a lot into these short videos -- I look forward to them. I thought that playing ahead would clash, but rather they build this anticipatory tension that gets release when the change comes...I like it.

[Gregparkerblues]

'Behind', best for improv./jams?. 'Together' and especially, 'Ahead', only possible on 'rehearsed' performances ? Is that right?

[benkalem]

The correct answer would be "what ever works best". If your playing for the 1st time with someone it's easier to wait for their lead, though you could just as easily lead yourself. When you get used to your partner or band and learn to read each other you can do what ever you like, really. It's a lot about chemistry and feeling the vibe of the song and the situation.

[Gregparkerblues]

Have discussed this since and now understand that you can 'answer' with your harp, ahead,together or behind the 'beat'

[DesertRatDan]

Excellent lesson.

[RonnieShellist]

forget what I said about playing faster than the tempo..what I meant was your are simply playing before the chord changes happen when ahead of the beat

[Clarky3009]

This helped Ronnie, nice lesson thanks man.

-- Alex