Hey friends,
when I play steady eighth-note chugs, I notice that my timing is not completely consistent. Sometimes I briefly speed up and then slow down again. Also, not every note sounds exactly the same, every now and then, I hit one badly or with a different amount of force.
What are the best exercises to improve both my timing and the consistency of my attack?
A simple a fun way to work on this is to play along to easy songs. It’ll work on lots of skills including your plucking / timing.
After reading the thread and watching the video
a few days ago, I found a free metronome web page and added metronome-chugging to daily practice for this very reason.
All DAW, including GarageBand, have a built in metronome for free already.
And built in drum tracks.
yup
Need to find and apply the pulse to it. I’d add the accent on first and third or every other note. When you get more advanced you can then make everything even which is very difficult.
I recall one of the exercises was chugging to a beat/metronome, clicking it off while still chugging, then clicking it back in to see if you’re still on the beat. Obviously a foot pedal/button is ideally needed.
Anyone remember what module that was? Where there is a bar or more of silence where you are to play and keep in time.
edit: Went back and found it - Module 14
