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Playing Sixteenth Note Rhythms – Part 3

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In this course we’ll be examining some new rhythms, which will consist of combinations of dotted eighth notes and sixteenth notes. There are only two possible variants of these, but as before, it’s crucial that these rhythms are played with the correct application of downstrokes and upstrokes.

Don't forget to hit the Download Resources button above to receive the PDF that accompanies these lessons! This course contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. Introduction

In this video I’ll be talking about the rhythms that will be covered in this video course. These rhythms will consist of dotted eighth notes and sixteenth notes.

2. Dotted Rhythm #1

In this lesson we’ll be working through some simple exercises based on the dotted eighth note-sixteenth note rhythm.

3. Exercise #6

This is a simple exercise that makes use of the dotted eighth note-sixteenth note rhythm.

4. Exercise #7

This exercise also uses the dotted eighth note-sixteenth note rhythm.

5. Dotted Rhythm #2

In this lesson we’ll look at the second possible combination of these rhythms: sixteenth note-dotted eighth note.

6. Exercise #13

This exercise is a rock bassline that uses the second dotted rhythm extensively.

7. Exercise #14

This exercise is a funk bassline that uses the rhythm. There are also some syncopated sixteenth note figures that require two upstrokes in a row.

8. Exercise #15

This exercise is quite simple and makes use of both dotted rhythms.

9. Exercise #16

This exercise is a hard rock bassline that makes use of the second dotted rhythm, as well as two of the rhythms from the previous video course.

10. Exercise #17

This exercise is a funk bassline that makes use of the second dotted rhythm. There are also some continuous sixteenth note phrases that include some ghost notes.

11. Exercise #18

This is a rock bassline that uses many of the rhythms covered in this course.

12. Exercise #19

Here’s another funk groove. Watch out for the fill in the eighth bar!

13. Exercise #20

This is a slow groove that uses many of the rhythms featured in the Intermediate course, as well as some difficult string crossing figures.

14. Exercise #21

This exercise is a busy funk line with some upper register figures.