Music class. Photo Credits
Rhythm slashes are slash marks (/) that simply tell you how to play rhythmically or in a systematic pattern over a period of time.
Take a look at the image below:
Chords with rhythm slashes.
As you can see, the name of the chord to play is written just above the music staff and just beneath it are 4 slashes. Those slashes simply tells you to strum the chord four times. Very simple, right?
There are other different symbols that are used to notate musical rhythm and we will be learning it along the way.
STRUMMING
Strumming the guitar is the act of making its strings produce a sound using a pick, thumb, or the back of your fingernails.
How many ways do you think are there to strum a guitar?
My friend, there are only "TWO" ways to do it: a down-stroke and an up-stroke.
The down-stroke is when you pluck the strings from the top of the guitar going to the bottom (toward the floor or downward motion).
The up-stroke is just the opposite way. You come from the bottom of the guitar and pluck upwards towards the top of the guitar (toward the ceiling or upward motion).
How strums are notated:
Strumming notation.
The symbol for a down-stroke is an upside down square letter "U" and the symbol for an up-stroke is a like a letter "V". To play the music piece shown in the image above, start with the A chord and strum using down-stroke, up-stroke, down-stroke, down-stroke pattern. Repeat the same for the rest of the chords that follow.
ALTERNATE PICKING
Alternate picking is simply the right-hand picking technique that uses both down-strokes and up-strokes in an alternating pattern over a period of time. This is commonly used by lead guitarists to pick the strings very fast.
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