How to play the Bo Diddley Beat - Percussive Strumming

Want to learn how to play the Bo Diddley Beat on guitar? Great, here is a easy to follow video that will take you through it step by step. This is an edit of a previous lesson where I'd made a typo in the on screen instructions.
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0:00 Demo - Intro
0:35 What we will learn today!
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3:10 Let's clap it out!
4:44 With the mute
6:05 Extra bits
6:58 The Steps...
8:00 Song examples
9:24 It's tricky, don't get frustrated!
11:00 Playout
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[@haraldliesk9410]

I worked on it a lot and didn't quite get it... I instantly got it, when I saw your tutorial - thanks a lot man, I really appreciate it!

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hi Harald, nice work. This is a super tricky thing to get right, well done. Thanks for watching, so great to hear the video helped you out. All the best, Simon

[@neilwheldon1998]

tried lots of different videos to get this right could not get it yours was spot on can’t stop playing it thanks

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hey Neil, thanks so much for watching. It's a super tricky thing and people under appreciate how hard it is. Glad it helped you out. All the best, Simon

[@joequinn9048]

Great Great Lesson 😀 Thanks a Million Simon 😀 Best Bo Diddley Beat guitar lesson on KZbin by Far 😀😀💖💖💖💖

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Thanks Joe - all the best, thanks again for your help! Much appreciated.

[@cigdamagelungs]

Ty so much,best lesson I have seen on this,got it in 5 min.ty so much

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hi Ricgard, I'm glad that the lesson helped. There are heaps more easy to follow lessons on my channel (600+) and two new ones every week, so subscribe and click the bell for a notification when they are published. All the best, Simon ps if you'd like to support the channel you can do that at patreon.com/simonmorel

[@Kirk1914]

Excellent

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hey Kirk, thanks so much for watching. Glad to hear it helped you out. All the best Simon

[@Diamond21222]

Thanks Simon, this finally makes sense I got it.

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hey mate, well done - it is not easy!! I'm glad that the lesson helped. There are heaps more easy to follow lessons on my channel (500+) and two new ones every week, so subscribe and click the bell for a notification when they are published. All the best, Simon ps if you'd like to support the channel you can do that at patreon.com/simonmorel

[@fozalinko]

Ha Ha ! Thanks the amount of times I have tried to get this worked out and now thanks to you.... I have finally gotten it !!! Thanks.

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hey mate, well done - it is not easy!! I'm glad that the lesson helped. There are heaps more easy to follow lessons on my channel (500+) and two new ones every week, so subscribe and click the bell for a notification when they are published. All the best, Simon ps if you'd like to support the channel you can do that at patreon.com/simonmorel

[@user-nr4ik2bg8f]

THANK YOU SIMON _- after hours of trawling the web and trying so many other videos yours is the ONL ONE that actually nails the sound and shows us how to do it.

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hi there, thank you for watching! I'm glad that the lesson helped. There are heaps more easy to follow lessons on my channel (700+) and two new ones every week, so subscribe and click the bell for a notification when they are published. All the best, Simon ps if you'd like to support the channel you can do that at patreon.com/simonmorel

[@varmutantvibes5669]

Great lesson. Showing the accents and scratches on the chart would be a treat.

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hi there, you're welcome. Glad to hear the lesson helped. All the best with the guitar, cheers, Simon

[@user-nr4ik2bg8f]

Simon - this is the best video on the best the only addition is that I wish you spent a bit more time on the final down up - which you only once in passing and does not seem to be in the hand clap section.

[@SimonMorelguitar]

At 1:44? Good point. It's a "+ a" after the 4th beat. If you always go down on the 1s and and +s and up on the 'Es' and 'As' it will come naturally. So if you hit every 16th it would look like this...hope that helps. 1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a ↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑↓↑

[@user-nr4ik2bg8f]

Thanks for super quick reply Simon. I’ve just sent you a message on your website

[@SimonMorelguitar]

You're welcome - I just happened to be answering comments when yours came in. (I answer all comments, even the mean ones lol!) - I'll check out your email shortly.

[@stuartbarker9373]

It's staggering how influential Bo Diddley was on post-1950 popular music, but so rarely credited as a pioneer of rock n roll. One could even think of Buddy Holly's vocal style as being based on the Bo Diddley guitar rhythm.

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hey Stuart, I totally agree. It's stagggering when you think of how many songs feature this exact vibe. I'm glad that the lesson helped. There are heaps more easy to follow lessons on my channel (500+) and a new one every Saturday, so subscribe and click the bell for a notification when they are published. All the best, Simon ps if you'd like to support the channel you can do that at patreon.com/simonmorel

[@gerardosaucedo1309]

Even McCartney did it. Thanks.

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Hey Gerardo, thanks for watching! I hope that the lesson helped. There are heaps more easy to follow lessons on my channel (500+) and a new one every Saturday, so subscribe and click the bell for a notification when they are published. All the best, Simon ps if you'd like to support the channel you can do that at patreon.com/simonmorel

[@stevemccaslin411]

Where did all started

[@SimonMorelguitar]

Great question! Here's some info en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clave_(rhythm)