21 RHYTHM METHOD

APPLY MUSIC READING SKILLS TO YOUR PLAYING

Reading music isn’t the easiest aspect of guitar playing. In fact, for some people, the symbols used in music might as well be some alien code. Still, the beams/stems of the notes do at least give you a good idea of howmany times you need to strike a note or chord. And that gives you a clue as to which picking/strumming approach to use.