5 Exercises to Improve Rhythm - (Matt McCoy)

Uses these exercises to get better rhythm when playing the acoustic guitar.
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God bless!
Matt
www.acousticselection.com

[@LahhsweetLife]

I wanted to thank you. I played guitar as a kid and teenager. When I was 15 I became pregnant with a little miracle, and had no choice but to sell all 6 of my guitars to be able to provide for her. My wonderful husband decided to surprise me with two new beautiful guitars this evening. When I picked it up, I realized I have to relearn almost everything I had known. I've been watching your videos for a few hours now and you've got me on the right track! Thank you so much. Subscribed and hope to see more videos in the future. God bless you and your family 💕

[@acousticselection]

LahhsweetLife awesome! thanks for sharing! I love getting notes like this! Best of luck on your playing and i'll keep the vids coming! you'll be back to jamming away in no time. keep me posted! tell your hubby good job on the guitar purchases! he's a good man!

[@pamelaogorman6387]

I stumbled across this video after picking up my guitar after several months of ignoring it, and your devotional brought me to tears. I needed to hear those words today, thank you. God bless you.

[@acousticselection]

awesome Pamela! thanks for reaching out.

[@dwaynemiller1066]

This is an oldie but a goodie for strumming the bar chords are up my alley

[@twentythirddimension714]

Hey Matt, Seen some comments where people wasn't fond of your devotional at the end i was busy messing with the guitar and missed most of it. But stopped and played it back, it was a great message for me to hear today! Thanks, it made others displeased just know it was nice for me to hear and i completely support it. Thanks again

[@acousticselection]

awesome! Thanks for reaching out!

[@myalaynaangel]

Acoustic Selection haters gonna hate

[@stabysfavorites2080]

The devotional at the end made me feel it's ok to express your truth. We can't be the same as everybody else. We are free to express what we believe personally. I really appreciate the message, thanks. Helps me to have courage to express my truth more often (without hurting anybody else, that is.)

[@samg7076]

I like what you said " Take what you have, where you are and do what you can". So encouraging.

[@marysugar3840]

You are a great teacher and I love your devotions. Thank you and God bless you!

[@criskeathley5136]

I've been struggling with understanding how to strum. This made a lot of sense and I really like the devotional at the end. Believe it or not I just played my first song after watching this video. Thank the Lord for you and your ministry. I have only tried playing for about two months and I'm loving it. This gets me out from in front of the TV and in touch with the spirit in my walk with the Lord.

[@acousticselection]

awesome Cris! glad I am can help!

[@gregorywoodenberg9707]

You are absolutely awesome Matt .Your lessons are so easy to follow. Really inspired by the message at the end . God bless your ministry.

[@Wings91]

hey just wanted to say your tutorials are helping me so much.... God bless you Mr McCoy, and your family

[@acousticselection]

thanks Chez! you too!

[@rajeshji23]

May God bless you brother in Jesus name, very inspiring messages

[@martypailette5514]

Matt you are such a great teacher. I'm 48 and purchase an acoustic guitar 10 years ago and never learned to play. I've watched a few of you videos on the 1st 4 chords and strumming techniques and it is really working. thanks again for your help and the devotionals are a plus.

[@blairbaillie5105]

I like your method of teaching. It's clear and easy to see when I'm trying to play something new.

[@brianodonnell1384]

Hi Matt. Thanks for the guitar training, and the message at the end was so cool. Love ya heaps.

[@jdizzle-hx2xq]

Thank you so much, i picked my guitar back up yesterday because of you. I have hope now I can actually play.

[@Rajnish_Narula]

Great message at the end,in addition to the guitar techniques.. God bless you Matt!

[@acousticselection]

glad I can help!

[@tylerrodriguez6213]

Matt, you are such a joy to learn from. I ask our Father to bless you. I love how you use this platform to reach people for the Kingdom. The fruit of the Spirit flows out in your presentations . Please receive this blessing: Father in Heaven, I ask that You pour out onto and into Your son, .Matt McCoy. I ask You to bring him more subscribers that he can share Your Gospel. You have gifted him with a wonderful ministry. It Your fruit in him that brought interest from me. I ask You Father that You use him to continue to grow Your Kingdom. Protect him from attacks from the enemy. Protect his family. Protect his ministry. You say that the attacks will come, that we will experience trials and hardships. I ask You Father to that in the midst of difficult times, cover Matt. I ask You, ck er his family. I ask You, to be his refuge and his strength. You are a strong tower. You are a MIGHTY GOD. YOU ARE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, yet You know our names...the number of hairs on our head...You know the plans You have for us ..plans to prosper us and not harm us. Oh how I praise You King Jesus. Bless Matt as he reads this prayer of protection and encouragement. You are so faithful. Thank You Jesus for hearing this prayer. Thank You for leading me to this channel. Thank You for inspiring me to want to learn guitar at this age. Thank You for Accustic Selections, and thank You for Matt. I pray this blessing over him and his family, in the MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS! Amen and amen! Happy Monday my Brother In Christ! Tyler

[@acousticselection]

man Tyler, that made my day brother!!! thank you man!! made my day! God bless you!! I needed that!

[@tylerrodriguez6213]

@@acousticselection ALL GLORY TO JESUS! It's my joy! In His Grip, Tyler

[@mattpeters6224]

Loved the lesson and devotional, thank you Matt. Beautiful new Taylor.

[@Judah123en]

More than a guitar lesson... Thank you for that last bit! God Bless you!

[@roguefive512]

Thank you for the message sir and God Bless you. I enjoy watching your guitar tutorials. "Take what you have where you are, and Do what you can."

[@MrJhinson26]

Appreciate your videos Matt and really appreciate the devotional. Thanks for taking time to help others out. :)

[@acousticselection]

thank you Joey. It's my pleasure brother!

[@MrFurflyin]

Hey Matt, I just got a guitar a week ago and happened to stumble across your videos this evening. I did enjoy your video but I'm not quite advanced to the point of incorporating this lesson. I just wanted to post a message to tell you how great I thought the short devotion was. That is a great point and I'm glad that you are honoring God by doing that on the videos. Don't let the negative comments get you down. Remember, He said they hated Him first...... Check out 1 Peter 4:10, and keep up the good work!

[@acousticselection]

amen! thanks for the encouragement!

[@chrismooney2434]

Thanks for your generosity Matt! learned a ton. appreciate the words of inspiration. Blessings.

[@michaelbatyuk5302]

Awesome I'm a missionary out here in Urugauy for 6 months and found some time to learn the guitar strings are pretty easy but rhythm is what I'm having trouble with. What's awesome is that this is the first and most helpful video that came up and your Christian also so praise God!! Stay strong

[@nealmclaughlin6821]

Very helpful, simple and honest approach. Just bought my first guitard at 55 and starting to get the hang of it. I now know several basic cords but it like you said. The mental aspect of strumming and changing chords is now my challenge. I will succeed.

[@masfiqurrahman3623]

Matt u r an awesome man,bro..Keep up the confidence and the good work...Want more videos on strumming(Advanced) Pls Pls

[@willwebb9833]

Thanks so much for the up lifting message and strum lesson, I needed both, thanks

[@curacaokidd]

brother you got some of the most useful stuff on youtube and your presentation is excellent.

[@1220freddie]

fantastic job, Matt. good teacher. your pointers finally "clicked" in me; with my rhythm struggles. good job and thank you. God bless.

[@marieriddick8388]

Great exercise, this will help me a lot, thanks for sharing.

[@annduguay1546]

Thanks so much Matt for doing these videos! I just picked up an acoustic guitar after many many years of not playing and you've got me back strumming and loving it! :)

[@larrysmith5637]

This has help a lot glad I found it Thank You and for your time to do this . Amen

[@Hrts4Kur0mi]

Nice tutorial I learned songs because of you!!! God Bless You And He Will Do Great Things With You!!!

[@franciscobobadilla8598]

Hey matt ivv been watching your tutorias to learn some songs ,and just finish watching this one and what u said in your devotional remind me of something, story made short ,, i learn guitar at 43 well was learning my self and a spanish leader was teaching music teory so i went and after the lessons i would stay to see them practice ,so one day he ask me to get up there and practice with them ,but i told them i didnt wanted to play ,just wanted to learn for me,, but thats how i started in the spanish worship team , so later the spanish group stop fir a minute, that was around 2011 ,2012, so one of our pastors ask if we wanted to sign up for the inglish team we could,but i wast sure, this is what u made me remember ,he said to me john will use you ,, if you have 50 % he will use those 50% ,so made me confident and i ask ,after he saw me playing he said yea i ll give you songs to practice and will call you , but ,, didnt, thats was ok i was serving as an usher too so ok, but he left after a few months ,another w pastor came ,he wa here before, so one day i sai to him ,i dont know why im saying this but ,what is it take to joying ur worship team ,he said come to my office and will chek it out ,ok ,so i went ,and sorprise after a week they put me on the list ,its been about 6 o 7 months now , him and the team are so humble,the first time that i play ,it was with his wife leading ,i was so nerviuse, so with this new pastor i feel that God is using what i have :) and im still learning ,,

[@roberthurtado9784]

this exercise helped a bunch felt good to try something new and fresh.

[@randaldunkle]

Great lesson - may God bless!

[@habijoseph392]

Thanks a lot Matt.....this has been such an awesome practice for me. I'v learned to Take What I Have Where i am to Do What i Can.

[@JohnDoe-dp9me]

Great video and love the saying at the end

[@davidreneer7806]

Great job brother - love the lessons and the message

[@NotInService]

Thanks Matt I think that a few good words are better than a whole sermon sometimes and those last few words really do say it all thanks for sharing your music and your faith

[@tazmania1837]

Thank you Matt.God has blessed you with a talent.Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@namusamal7909]

May Lord bless you more and more in your guitar teaching style I love it so much and it was help me more than last of other guitar 🎸 lesson . thanks you so much...

[@samthomas5272]

i'm not even a christian but this man is the truth dude. i appreciate you. i took that last bit to heart.

[@acousticselection]

+Sam Thomas thanks Sam! look into who Jesus is...i recommend watching a few Andy Stanley messages. He totally changed the bible for me. (Check out the one called it's personal)

[@Nytmaer]

I've watched so many videos, and yours the one that helped me out. It provided the one thing explained in the best possible way. Thank you.

[@acousticselection]

Nytmaer cool! glad I could help!

[@toddmcgraw6082]

God bless thank you for getting me playing it's something I've always wanted to do and now I'm doing it

[@lasersox]

Subscribed so that I'll remember to "know what I have, be where I am, and do what I can".

[@acousticselection]

amen brother!

[@ajmata1]

i like someday to join you and sing along with you in church, you have taught me alot. god bless

[@shannonclaire7800]

Godbless you and thank you for the lesson I love what your doing for god

[@janjensen6188]

Thank you very much Matt for your excellent Strumming Lesson. It was very useful for me as a beginner. I wrote your vise words down: "Take what you have where you are and do what you can" I will show this video for my children and grandchildren. Dedicated persons are always worth to listen to and you are a truly dedicated person THANKS. Best regards from Jan Jensen Denmark

[@ronblack9181]

Matt, it was my first time watching your instructional videos, and I really loved the overall gospel messages, and the exercises. Can do make a video on the 1/3 beat?

[@jameslangdale8485]

Thanks Matt, this really helped me.

[@khoah9714]

"Take what you have, where you are and do what you can." Thank you!

[@acousticselection]

love that principle! my dad taught me that.

[@nicholashowell6852]

mart your awesome, thanks for the help on the guitar as well as spiritually.

[@gavinfaustmann6353]

Matt buddy you such inspiration !!! praise God

[@HallStudioProductions]

heck yes! I love all this! thank you Matt!

[@breakerparsons253]

love those sliding technique chords...wow just felt love instantly form those chords went right through me, love the tips too thanks mate, I'm a subscriber :-)

[@klaicmozena9810]

Great lesson and message. Thanks, God bless you

[@acousticselection]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@davidstinnett7917]

Video is super helpful, thank you so much!!

[@marekkarasz3776]

God bless you man finally someone said what I have been praying for, thank you. BTW thanks for tips I subscribe and see what else you got

[@apriltoronto5254]

cool vid, dude!! lots of useful information!!

[@nickg5627]

I found your website and I like the tips and tricks I been playing for little less than a year now and your website helps me a ton. Thanks you

[@acousticselection]

awesome Nick...thanks for the kind words! best of luck on your guitar journey and let me know if I can ever be a help. God bless!

[@craigblair2951]

Very helpful video thanks man!

[@jamesb12356]

Hey matt just stumbled across your videos thank you so much iv'e been thinking of getting an accoustic guitar i really want to try and teach myself off you tube. Thank you for this video and explaining things so well,its my dream just be able to pick the guitar up at home and play a couple of oasis tunes in th back garden sending lots of love from the Unighted kingdom keep doing your thing mate.

[@mountainbikeadventures4547]

Great video,! God bless!

[@RockyPraJee]

Very nice brother..God bless u

[@faithfulservant5698]

Thanks for the lesson, great devotion too!

[@leontiafernandes67]

thank you very much for this video it helped me God bless you

[@samthomas5272]

bruh this video is sooo good! i'm hype!

[@dilipdhawan]

Thank you brother. I was watching the strumming pattern but you answered my situation. I know what to do.

[@andreleonard4754]

God bless you brother, thanks for the lesson

[@nasexpressions-nazfrank4050]

THE COMBINATION IS AWESOME ...GOD AND GUITAR ..ONE IS SURE TO BE GOOD TANKS MAN

[@leepg627]

Thanks for your guitar lessons and the message you shared.

[@acousticselection]

my pleasure Lee!

[@aatishkumar9271]

Thank You. It's really helpful.

[@gzackerman]

Thank you for a great lesson, and an even greater devotional! I'm going to post it on my office wall.

[@stuff2review]

thanks a lot for the tips! very helpful!

[@leonardmatthaus531]

Great video! Thank you from germany

[@MineCraftCash1]

This helped me out sook much you out of like 200 videos you know your stuff!!!

[@BonnyRoni]

The Lord will bless you for giving Him the credit.

[@KAZZ101010]

Great video.. God bless

[@danyking9582]

Thank you sooo much, you are awesome :D

[@bananaalmond8279]

this video is of immense help.. for a beginner.

[@otisredding4346]

Hi Matt thanks for all the great lesson you have put online, As a beginner I am taking things slow using a lot of your techniques which really have helped me my question to you is on the practice of beginner strumming 1 2 3 down up I like to use the metronome for timing what would be the setting on the metronome for this strumming pattern? Keep up the excellent work and thanks again

[@trevwaters1]

Thank you so much. God Bless

[@a.k.m.parvezkabir.2874]

wow it's great!! thanks man!!!

[@sangpi776]

God bless, this video actually HELPED

[@iaminbetweendays]

Great job! Thanks.

[@jeremybeach242]

I just watched this and have never considered doing something like that. I'm definitely going to work something like this into my exercises. Thanks doooooodd

[@haroldlockwood2134]

Hey Matt, I am 68 and I am just learning how to play. I purchased the Chord Buddy also to help me. I want to play Gospel and I believe God will help me. Thank you

[@iiiFireDoGG]

Wow I can't believe I missed this video! Thanks for the link matt!

[@acousticselection]

no problem! you'll get it..just keep on keepin on!

[@robertabarnes4299]

Thank you very much!!! Just what I needed ! Now to practice it. God Bless

[@acousticselection]

i hear ya Roberta! you can do it! stick with it.

[@sandilandi9801]

Great lesson and Awesome Devotional ♥️🎸🎶🇺🇸

[@provessorkayoss9089]

Thanks. I was really struggling with South of Heaven by Slayer. Very helpful.

[@erdogan330]

thank you so much great lesson.

[@sazzadallajadakash6554]

thanks for your tutorials man

[@rakeshuvobd_ctg8924]

good stuff dude...!! thanks...!!

[@rdeleon039]

Excellent lesson Matt !!!

[@acousticselection]

Thank you!

[@BenGeorgia]

good video. cheers!

[@laveniagoundar1509]

Amen brother May God be with you

[@soothingtrax]

Thanks bro! Appreciate it!

[@learningthelife27]

Great technic you got a new subscriber!!!

[@ff4kain]

Great tutorial on strumming !-An Athiest and fellow guitarist