Can You Play This? Take the Fingerstyle Guitar Groove 'Clave' Challenge!

[@adamrafferty]

Hey Gang! Can you play this groove? Is it too simple, too difficult or "just right?" Leave a comment below!

[@baringforge]

just right

[@Olivier.Delage]

Hi Adam Thank you so much for this lesson, this will help me a lot give back the groove to Superstition when I play it. Greatings from France

[@denisanyfriev496]

Thanks a lot! it's great!

[@richardwaretini3816]

Greàt stuff Adam. Thanks for sharing.

[@ZeeshanIqbal24]

Thanks for these amazing lessons love from Pakistan

[@adamrafferty]

Thank you Zeeshan! 😊

[@JasonEngman]

I've played guitar for quite a while but man I struggle with musical stuff sometimes. You explained this so well I actually got it and understand. You have a gift. Feel like I could learn anything from you.

[@adamrafferty]

Right on bro - let me know how I can further help!

[@JasonEngman]

@@adamrafferty appreciate it! Convinced me to sign up for your site. Keep up the awesome work.

[@adamrafferty]

Yes jason, saw your signup - sent you a video - check your email!

[@petrpetr4836]

It's good to be reminded every day.

[@Vihvkhbbibuhbizg]

Great Teacher 🙏

[@adamrafferty]

Thank you! 😃

[@nicholasindalecio8211]

King Rafferty at it again

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks & groove on! 😊

[@reinholdhubner8880]

The "click thing" is terrific ...

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks & groove on! 😊

[@paulpulati9613]

ABBA with clave. Far out! By the way, Adam, those two ‘blocks’ of wood are called ‘claves!’ Who’d a thought?…😎Great lesson.

[@adamrafferty]

Thank you!

[@giampaolocapelli]

Hey Adam, thanks for the video, pure gold!

[@kenzeo]

I mostly play nylon string. To get that click, I use my right hand middle three fingertips, hold them perpendicular right over upper fretboard, and just snap them straight down hitting the strings and fretboard. Doesn't matter which strings they hit or miss. I get a nice click. To my ears it's just as effective and easy to do.. My right hand nails are fairly short, just enough to add some edge to the plucked string sound yet not enough to require much nail maintenance. They probably contribute some to the click sound too. My stroke is 95% flesh and 5% nail .

[@sonnet9100]

Awesome!

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks & groove on! 😊

[@walterfingerstyle]

“If you gotta a nylon just do your best” 🤓 Great lesson Adam 🙌🏻

[@reinholdhubner8880]

Great lesson on groove & strumming along, Adam. 👍👍👃

[@robhead22]

Awesome. Thank you! But im sorry. I avoid facebook entirely! I think its a cesspool! But im happy to find you here!

[@adamrafferty]

Me too - I only use FB to post new stuff, no communication, no comments - it's horrible!

[@robhead22]

Thank you!

[@robhead22]

I browsed through the lessons on your channel. Im really happy to have found you! I just turned 65! I live in isolation. But i played in a blues band for years. What i want to play, is post rock / ambient guitar. Recently i discovered a band named Isis. Really its post metal. But its beautiful music. (Too bad they sing though) your channel reminds me a lot of their compositions. You might enjoy them , or perhaps you know them. It doesnt matter. I found a wealth of material on your channel that i want to learn! Youre an incredible resource. Im on it! Enjoy your day Thank you!

[@EmilioLanzaMusic]

Thank you Adam! Keep up spreading the true love for good music!

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks Emilio!

[@Anofourteen]

Hi Adam, this is great! You're a really great teacher ... I can't get enough of your channel! Keep up the awesome work! A

[@adamrafferty]

Anthony- thank you so much 😊

[@daveabrams5422]

Love that Rythm Adam, good instruction, keep it Coming.

[@adamrafferty]

More to come!

[@dhruv19911]

Awesome Lesson Adam. Loved it.

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks & groove on! 😊

[@fgdt43]

Nice job, great lesson ! Thanks from France .

[@adamrafferty]

My pleasure!

[@irishmuso7129]

Really good illustration of the 2-3 and 3-2 clave. Excellent. Your right hand is like a fingerstyle version of George Benson picking technique - pretty unique!

[@adamrafferty]

Thank you. I never used to flatpick like Benson, but after getting used to this RH position, I now also pick with more of a Benson type grip.

[@davidpsimon4257]

Thx Adam. Great groove for ‘Rosanna’. Coincidentally, the wood blocks are called claves!

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks & groove on! 😊

[@gaborpelva9205]

Awesome! Thanks Adam!

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks & groove on! 😊

[@chidoboy818]

Enjoyed this lesson. Thanks for giving us these secrets that open the door for sounding more musical.

[@adamrafferty]

My pleasure!

[@daveabrams5422]

Great Rythm n great instruction Dave Abrams

[@solosyd]

this is great as i always felt my problem was getting the right rhythm and groove going . thanks heaps Adam.

[@adamrafferty]

Thank you Sydney! 😊

[@nathancourtney2006]

Good presentation very interesting. Thank you

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks & groove on! 😊

[@SergeUnplugged]

what a great tips Adam, keep the good work up!

[@adamrafferty]

Appreciate it!

[@jimsliverootsculturemusic]

oom bop bop. Oom is a pickup note on a rest. Isn't this the entire New Orleans sound? Not to mention Bo Diddley? Hill country fife & drum too.

[@adamrafferty]

Yes, the Claver rhythm with a three and then the two is absolutely the Bo Diddley groove also!

[@johnrobertsguitar]

Very helpful and useful. Thanks!

[@adamrafferty]

Thanks & groove on! 😊

[@alexanderpodkopaev6691]

Adam, thanks a lot! I tried Sting's 'It's probably me' in a 3-2 clave and it seems fitting just right!

[@MaybeLately]

Great! Thank you!

[@adamrafferty]

Glad you liked it!

[@pelepetrovic9805]

As always good stuff... I recognised one song from my country... I used clave technique and song become better (groove itself) Thx Adam, your lessons are phenomenal...

[@jimc6687]

I recall that really cool funky groove riff you came up with many years ago in the key of E, A.R...…..maybe 8 years ago?? It's the one where you're wearing that colorful tie dye shirt......at any rate, this lesson fondly reminds me of learning a similar cool 'clave-like' groove!! Very cool!! Looking great!! Jim C.

[@adamrafferty]

Jim C hey man yes! Actually that groove is similar. Rock on!!!

[@marcussmith2006]

Keep it going Adam.. always loved your stuff! Adam going DEEP :)

[@adamrafferty]

Thank you!

[@piotrw8291]

świetne kawałki, krótkie , konkretne, przejrzyste., wielkie dzięki...:-)

[@adamrafferty]

Kuba Jasiński commented: "great pieces, short, specific, transparent. Thanks a lot ... :-)" Adam says: Nie ma za co mój przyjacielu!

[@ВладимирШангин-к9ф]

I can't entirely sure what means groove, this stuff is very important, thanks for your work! Hi from Siberia!

[@adamrafferty]

Groove means this - that you can tap your foot in time, and it feels like music, not just counting. Rock on!

[@hexagram531]

Terrific. I just need a Part II to get hold of the final "1 - 2" properly!

[@adamrafferty]

Hey Graham!!! Thanks for commenting.

[@patriziapoppi3463]

I have had in mind Hipping the Hop of G.Benson with Joe Sample at the piano.

[@BrianZhangMusic]

Great lesson Adam! Ever since I started diving into your teachings about groove (which ultimately led me to understanding the rhythmic nature of jazz better) it's helped me bring all the other aspects of playing together, like tone, touch and technique. I'm wondering if you will ever create your own rhythm course beyond what you've already done on SWA like what Mike Longo did? I think that would really change the way a lot of fingerstyle guitar players, play!

[@adamrafferty]

Hey Brian!!! Enmail me - let's talk. We'll see on the rhythm course.

[@someoneelse293]

Thanks bro

[@adamrafferty]

Welcome!

[@pacoJaco]

The 2 wood blocks are called CLAVES 🤔

[@AD-im6yx]

Great Lesson! What is the cool intro teaser blues groove?

[@adamrafferty]

Hey! That's a stock "bumper" music I made for myself - originally for my podcast....:-)

[@SemvanBlerkGuitar]

Great lesson. About doing it on nylon strings: I almost only play nylon strings, and find that the lower tension of nylon strings vs steel strings compensate a lot for the downsides you talk about. And I like the sound of the clicks better. But that's personal taste I guess. Plus the risk of having one click popping out way too loud (happens to me especially with a thumb pick on steel strings playing amplified) and making the sound engineer wanna kill you for blowing their ears way smaller... So Adam please switch to nylon strings cos it'll raise your changes of living longer 😜

[@dennismenezes9423]

I always remember the South Park guy , but this was the first time that I saw you putting it .. is it you ?!!!!!!! :O ! ! ! ! ! Thanks for the video ! Beautiful guitar .. great lesson ! :)

[@adamrafferty]

Thank you so much 😊

[@dhat1607]

I was confused because I’m used to a clave running 2 bars from 1 to 4 over the same timespan as 1 of your bars. So beats on 1 2and, 4, and the on 2, 3. the clicks would the be on the 3s in both bars. Not sure why you did it this way but suppose it works.

[@adamrafferty]

What you have said is totally correct!

[@gregorybainathsah7284]

I died laughing at that Captain Hook reference

[@pluckerpick]

great stuff, is that a Franklin guitar?

[@adamrafferty]

Actually it's a Furch :-)

[@Jellybelly1955]

Great... now I sound just like you! ;0)

[@adamrafferty]

Thank you Mike! 😊

[@tomstorms2428]

the two little sticks I think you're referring to are called claves...

[@perryguitar1]

The wood blocks are called Claves ;-)

[@ChilatSergiu]

Seems to be my Furch guitar! Hahaha!

[@adamrafferty]

Hey Sergiu!

[@KS622]

Mkay XD

[@adamrafferty]

:-) Thank you!

[@BrazilMusicNet]

Dear Adam. Violinist Greetings! My dad, Brazilian guitarist Sebastião Tapajós made available a sheet music eBook with 106 own compositions, on the official website www.sebastiaotapajos.com. Maybe it might interest you. We are raising funds for musicians in this lockdown. Thanks so much for your help. Hugs

[@assasyn678]

drugs are bad mkay

[@adamrafferty]

I'm on season 11 now :-)

[@assasyn678]

@@adamraffertyMr. Mackey did his best acting in 3rd episode of 2nd season imho :D

[@0whitestone]

I really wish you would tune your guitar so you're on pitch, your videos are all different as well. I have to tune myself to you and it's different on every video

[@adamrafferty]

Oh Gabriel, sorry. Will do!

[@armandom28]

what's the point of subscribing when you hardly post anymore.....

[@adamrafferty]

Hey man, I do my best...touring, recording, - I know I should post more. It’s not laziness, I swear - it's overload.

[@Schwartau]

A bit harsh, I think. Adam always gives great lessons, IMO it's absolutely worth waiting for.