The RARE MISSING LINK of GUITAR RHYTHM PRACTICE. How To Avoid A Frustrating Pitfall On Guitar.

[@joelandsberger]

I swear I've made more progress as a guitar player since discovering your videos about a month ago than I did in 10 years of just picking around and playing campfire songs. I've gone from noodling a few hours a week to having long, intensive, focused practice sessions and actually seeing rewarding growth. Just wanted to say thanks.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Warms my heart. Thanks for enjoying and reaching out.

[@dennist3478]

Thank you. I really needed this lesson. I'm 65 and I'm trying to learn guitar. I've been frustrated lately and you've given a new road to travel.

[@djh6970]

What an exquisite slow pan down to that C chord

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Ha!!! I just discovered that after 4 years. That was my first time.... glad you liked it! Gonna try and sneak that in again in future videos

[@djh6970]

Like it, it was like a Sergio leone classic👍

[@edoardodardi57]

Your Lessons are so Motivating and easy to put in practice.Thank you very much!🙏

[@whayneneal]

I'd never thought to practice chords like that. I'm on it. Thanks!

[@ellahorses5436]

Fantastic, so simple, so essential but never seen it before

[@ninjaturtle205]

you are now my favorite guitar instructor on youtube. And there are so many, from all over the world!

[@monykanaga9880]

I really can understand your teaching. Thanks

[@markbrady7532]

You’re wonderful with analogy. Steering wheel in place-if drummed has to stop (if parent has to gasp riding shotgun during a test drive) , there’s an issue 🙂

[@MetHerInBaghdad]

I definitely needed that. Brand new and I can form about 8 basic open chords, but none of them are very fast yet.

[@CharlieRootsMusic]

You can do alot with slow chord changes and great strumming or picking man, it will come . One day it will click and you will see a better way to change chords that suits you. You may add or lose fingers to the shapes of chords. Play them in other locations. Sky's the limit my dude.

[@jsam4462]

Musicians are coolest. Thanks man. Encouraged me. My fretting hand (right) lefty has nerve damage, I like the challenge.

[@CharlieRootsMusic]

@@jsam4462 suspended and augmented chords will be your best friend. Very pretty moveable shapes up the neck and little change from basic chord shapes.

[@gu9008]

Simply the best teacher all your videos are amazing thank you

[@paell0]

I watch you from some time and I definitely have to say that: you are the best online teacher I ever watched :) thank you very much for your tons of movies!

[@BryonMondok]

Brilliant lesson! You have a real teaching gift! Thanks for this. :)

[@chucklemuchuckle2170]

I want to thank you ian, i am thanking you because i am now realizing that i no longer need your videos. Now that sounds bad but its because ive learned everything from you and these videos are just too simple(a year ago that wasnt true) the point is i owe you the world and you are the greatest guitar teacher on the internet.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Well do stick around... these Thursday vids are the new series Guitar Fundamentals... Tuesday’s are the usual. Rock on and I am so glad to help on the journey

[@chucklemuchuckle2170]

@@StichMethodGuitar il def stick around

[@alexoftheway8169]

Your vidios are awesome. I never knew those open G chords as British or American until today, funnily enough many years ago I decided that I liked the British G voicing, as I'm a brit it made me chuckle.

[@edc8879]

As a 55 year old beginner I really appreciate your style of teaching. Thanks ✌🏻💙🙏🏻

[@shantytownbrown]

Right behind you at 51 and 💯 agree.

[@ekuryluk]

52 here, and rhythmically challenged. I find Stich’s videos so helpful.

[@10vingers]

57 and started 4.5 months ago. Finally found this channel. Awesome stuff that will help us

[@jsam4462]

Like to join the club. 58 playing 1 year now. Yes, I have been practicing everyday. Even surprised myself. Its great. Im a lefty with nerve damage, arthritis, challenging, that's the fun of it. I also got a keyboard. Metronome. Take care all.

[@thephosphorescentrats280]

Thank you, this is one I really need. -Elizabeth

[@jcrane721]

Rubin and Cherise!!!! Such a killer tune!!

[@kennethstump780]

Great practice lesson. Thanks

[@thdentify]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@vibesmom]

Great practice idea! Thanks

[@dcrich19]

I like the fact that you don’t take it out. Makes me realize it’s not always going to land and that’s okay if your not a session musician

[@GodsStoryteller]

Awesome! KZbin popped this, as if it reads my mind to know what i yearn for. Thanks so much, Stitch. I have felt for a while that i will like to create my own rhythm patterns for ny songs, and ignore a regimented ideology of 4, 4, etc. I felt today, that i will have to do polyrhythms because some if my songs go that way and there are some that have accentuations that stop abruptly and then continue, seemingly showing that they may not fit the 4, 4 etc. All i felt today, is that i will have to do a combo of 8th notes and 16th notes, in my instrument backing, but now ...? This video just kinda STRENGTHEN S my feeling to JUST GO AHEAD WITH THE BEAUTY of the way the songs came. Thanks for making this video. Most interestingly, you added the feeling of layering the. TRIPULET bit, inside. Thanks Stitch.

[@CharlieRootsMusic]

This is a great lesson. Rhythm is hard to teach. Either you have it or you don't in most cases. It can definitely be done tho to those who feel discouraged being rhymically challenged.

[@miguelanabalon8975]

thanks stich!!! nice row of short and really useful videos, greetings from Chile

[@gregglashauser4125]

Good primer, anxiously awaiting ur rhythm lessons

[@jsam4462]

Yeah Buddy. Like your stlye as others have commented. Easy going, cool, late boomers, helping all that try. Thank you. Great teacher.

[@kevinhunt5362]

I am an intermediate player, I think. This is a great lesson for me. I have finally after some time have begun to feel the rhythm of the song and my strumming patterns have improved significantly. This lesson can only put the cherry on top! Thank you! Love to have more lessons on Blues 7th chords up the neck as your other lessons. Been really practicing improvising as to the notes in the chords as you showed. Practicing CAGE, will this help on that? Anyone? Thank you for your time and lessons! Its great that you give back what you know!

[@dstadelman]

Another thumbs up vote for Rubin and Cherise, great example of playing the chords right! One of the many reasons I love Garcia is that he was an incredible rhythm player, in addition to being a phenomenal lead player. Cool stuff, as always, Stich!👍👍

[@floringogianu8232]

I just recently started to learn guitar and I found your lessons to be some of the most well structured and logical on KZbin. Thank you for making these available! I slowly started to work through your earlier videos, however at times it seems a bit random, going from video to video. So my question is, do you have somewhere a roadmap of concepts and skills a beginner should learn? Thank you!

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Nope, my Guitar Fundamentals playlist is the “Beginniner” stuff and it is a new series. Maybe I’ll do a complete beginner course

[@floringogianu8232]

@@StichMethodGuitar Thank you for your reply! At this point I believe even a single video proposing and discussing such a roadmap would help a bit with navigating through your earlier videos. Even better if you reference some of the songs that neatly illustrate a given concept or technique. Thank you again for these lessons!

[@rolandjgutierrez4147]

You keep at it and before you know it you can play and figure out what's going on I played for a while got nowhere then I found this Stitch Method it was from riding on a wagon which I was traveling 40 miles a day to flying a jet around the world in a minutes. That's how much I took off. Now I'm up in the sky moving with the music learning and progressing every day. I'm the pilot and I have a flight plan Mr Stitch is the Captain and after his video i take the controls and move with the music. One more thing my road map in the Stitch method was the videos the Never lost system I'm telling you just watch the videos then you will get it.

[@10vingers]

Thanks. I'm gonna practice this. Over 4 months in and still have hard time to switch to some chords like Fbar Bm and B7.

[@romaholcomb7768]

Another great lesson.

[@a-guitar2734]

Great as always

[@leviadams6131]

Great lesson. Exactly what I needed to hear. Like another subscriber posted, I know several chords but can't change fast. This should help. Your video about how to change the angle of the pick for strumming was a huge help too. Thanks for your lessons.

[@maxradford5089]

I also really get the ideas that you are showing. Really exemplary. 💯

[@johnroberts2195]

Thanks, that was great.

[@theragingplatypus4743]

Great lesson. I think i see problems I have. Can't wait to try it out.

[@MrLorne7]

Love your analogies. Wish there had been someone with your teaching gift around to cut the learning curve for me when I started teaching myself how to play guitar 40 years ago. Never met a drummer that would wait for anyone to make a chord change though. :-)

[@rajennaidoo7]

Brilliant analogy!.

[@michaelandersson1904]

Very good lesson!

[@kylegood2622]

I was just watching John Mayer on Andy Cohen playing that Diana Ross tune... noticing how his whole hand comes off and then back on the fretboard in one motion for each barre chord. Then come to find Ol' Stitch is there 2 hours later with a new lesson to show me the light. Stitch watches your searches... And he knows your location...

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Stich Knows

[@Spacecowboy42]

I always tell my drummers not to worry about me. If I screw up or something I'll come back in

[@Mach1Airspace]

Interesting...

[@christiansuster6680]

Honestly playing with drummers helped improve my timing. Also if anyone reading this thats still in high school and has a chance to join music (let's say you only know guitar)--drumline is fantastic and forces you to learn good timing

[@MrKkramme]

Good video!

[@OyeChico.x8]

Great stuff !!!

[@Mach1Airspace]

So good! What was the name of 'one of your favorite songs' you played towards the end? Thanks for the truly excellent lesson.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Rueben and Cherise

[@Mach1Airspace]

@@StichMethodGuitar It's beautiful. I'm going to learn it. Hard work for a 1 year noob but so what? It's worth it ;)

[@HyzersGR]

That Reuben and Cherise was awesome :)

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Ah! Someone who watches all the way through! Glad you appreciate it.

[@HyzersGR]

@@StichMethodGuitar What if I can do the chord stabs fine I just can't transpose the strum pattern/rhythm? Am I just musically autistic?

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Not at all I will be making vids about that.

[@BrianOboylemusic]

Thanks bro

[@slingerace]

This is obviously a beginner lesson, but even as an intermediate/advanced player it's the first time I've heard that the G chord with the D note on the B string is the British way and the G chord with the B string open is the American way. Just goes to show that there's something to be learned in every Stich lesson. :-)

[@johnjohansson6151]

Have you ever thought of doing a video about "Electric Gypsy - Andy Timmons ? Greatest melodic pentatonic song in history. 😁

[@dgroose11]

Reuben and Cherise sighting! :)

[@StichMethodGuitar]

😉

[@simon-di7xt]

Can you make a video. HOW JIMMY PAGE IMPROVISE SOLO OR HOW HE MADE SOLO ON HIS SONGS LIKE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN...

[@TMats100]

Muchísimas gracias

[@observer7418]

Hey. Did you used to go see Ekoostik Hookah?

[@carmenrivera-on9bc]

i love this

[@bradhorne6552]

Hey stitch how do you sign up to patreon page. I T challenged here 😁

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Patreon.com/StichMethod and pick the tier you want to join. The $10 tier is for the guitar fundamentals and the $16 tier is for the complete practice sessions and bonus lessons.

[@rolandjgutierrez4147]

How abought anchoring is that ok...thank you

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Absolutely! It’s a real thing and I’ll make a video on it!

[@chunga1958]

Thanks.

[@jonahguitarguy]

Can’t imagine any drummer I’ve ever played with waiting for a chord change. That’s pretty funny.

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Exactly 🤣

[@StefanGBucher]

@@StichMethodGuitar Sean had a good bit on this recently-muted percussive strumming in time until you get to your chord. Not ideal, but WAY better than screwing up the rhythm.

[@chrissnape9537]

Covid 19 has left me shy of cash. I need some stamp practise but I'm not bad. I want to play good songs.. what order of your KZbin videos should I follow

[@StichMethodGuitar]

Chris Snape well my channel isn’t necessarily about playing songs. It’s about owning the guitar. I highly suggest everyone start with the blues and my Blues Primer Playlist. And of course my CAGED playlist and also my Guitar Fundamentals playlist which his video is a part of.

[@peecmkr45]

Four years playing guitar and I'm still trying to accomplish chord transitions that are quick enough. :(

[@jsam4462]

Don't give up. Should be proud of yourself for trying and continuing to learn. Keep it up.

[@MikeDGuitar]

Cool!

[@ryanh4975]

If the drummer is going off my time I'm getting a new drummer. 🤣

[@Northyorkspaul]

Good common sense lesson

[@ruffalo09]

just come here for the analogies. . .

[@jackieo5287]

👍👍

[@Darshan-yg2pr]

hmm.

[@jameslyons1661]

😊🏁

[@georgedavis3040]

Need to remove that open scratch between chords changes

[@chrissnape9537]

Covid 19 has left me shy of cash. I need some stamp practise but I'm not bad. I want to play good songs.. what order of your KZbin videos should I follow