Working With A Metronome Part 1

[ShortFingeredShreder]

Wow, that's a CLEAN fretboard!

[HellsHighwayTrooper]

Why use your feet for rhythm when you got your ears? lol

[datluigi]

Those are extremely thin strings.

[guitarmessiah95]

So when practing to a metronome do you play a note or chord for every beep you hear?

[Lehmann108]

As a drummer I really appreciate you making this video. So many melodic instrument players are rhythmically challenged!

[iVideosongs]

@Lehmann108 Indeed. Drummers run the engine room.

[bluenote71]

I really wasn't expecting to see Alex Lifeson at the end of this.

[GundamMarkII2020]

1:40 i have that!

[Dinan666]

its the basic of guitar playing and a must. playing fast but sloppy is suck.

[mkdigitalx]

Timing is very important and metronome practice too, i agree with demoras

[mackury2002]

i need to have those.. my timing suck as i get moved on by the rythm.. getting excited while playing somehow messed up my timing..

[Demoras]

Not true. This actually practices your timing. It's very important.

When I play, I usually tap with my foot for the rhythm.

[mohokios]

@Demoras foot isn't always the best way to keep the rythmn... at complex things or high speeds noone can really concetrate at 100% to play and count with foot.. that's why metronome is so important... i was using my foot too but well... with metronome things became much easier...

[Demoras]

@mohokios That's why you should always first practise with a metronome when you start out. At first you won't be able to keep the correct rhythm all the time, but as you get better the foot is the way to go. You need to feel the rhythm, and no metronome can do that for you. In the end you won't even be needing the foot anymore because you just mentally keep the rhythm going in your head.

[mohokios]

@Demoras i can feel the rythm even with metronome... got used to it after so many years.... but well another technical reason i like using metronome is the speed of things... your foot can never be sure if this is 120 or 125 or whatever speed, you also can check your limits with it for good...... i just want to say that metronome is good for techincal reasons... practice, play steady, check limits, with no efforts moving your foot, but some things are matter of taste anyway :)

[Demoras]

@mohokios Yeah man, to each their own, right? :P Metronomes are indeed very handy for getting the correct rhythm and it's great for practising your timing. When actually playing I usually use either my foot, or sometimes I rock my head back and forth slightly. But I've also seen famous artists use a metronome on stage, and they're awesome!

So yeah, to each their own :) All roads lead to Rome.

[mohokios]

@Demoras yeap...:) to each their own:) but well, rythm and feeling is in our head, metronome helps to keep it steady afterall :P hehe :)

[arseniyonline1234555]

@Demoras but taping your foor requires more coordination so could drag you behind, also you will slow down and speed up by tiny amounts

[Demoras]

@arseniyonline1234555 That is absolutely false :) Tapping the foot does not require exact coordination at all. It is a matter of getting the feeling of the rhythm in your body. When I'm playing bass I often "walk" with my legs a little, I've seen musicians do it before and I'm doing it automatically. You could do anything, really. This only helps your rhythm, and will actually keep you in the correct rhythm. Counting in your head is very, very prone to errors.