In lesson 12 you were introduced to bass note rhythm patterns in ^ time. When playing a progression in * time the following bass note rhythm patterns are commonly used.
Pick the bass note of the chord on the first beat and strum the first three or four strings of the chord on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th beats. Play the following bass note rhythm pattern holding a G chord shape.
Bass Note Rhythm Pattern
Play the following turnaround progression using bass note Rhythm Pattern 1. Play the root note on the first beat of each bar.
A variation to this bass note rhythm pattern is to play the bass note on the first and third beats and strum on the second and fourth beats.
Play the following bass note strum rhythm pattern, also holding a G chord shape. Play the root note of the chord on the first and third beats of the bar.
Bass Note Rhythm Pattern Variation 2
Apply the variation from example 73 to the following chord progression. This time however there are two chords per bar. Play the root note of each new chord as you come to it.
Bass Note Rhythm Pattern