Beginners  Basic Rhythm
Reading Different Styles of Rhythm ChartsOut af all the ways music can be written down, rhythm is probably the least detailed. Most of the time it is just written as chords with lines seperating each bar as shown below. Stand By Me
As you can see this method does not show what rhythm pattern to use, how many beats per bar or at what tempo to play the song. So why is it written like this ? One of the reasons is because rhythm fits into set styles and patterns, and there are really only a certian number of main styles you can play. Sure there's lots of variation in each of those styles but the differances are usually minimal. For example, so far you have learnt two different rhythm patterns. Those two patterns fit into one main style, "Eighth Note Rhythms". Most of the time rhythm is written out based on assumed knowlage, that is it is assumed that you either know the song know how to play rhythm allready.
Some Different Ways Rhythm Can Be Written Down
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