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Great advice 👍
The best thing to do is listen to the song and try to mimic it. If you follow along a chord chart, like you have here, the next chord should be about the right place you switch. Just look at the words while listening to the song and you should get a fill for it. It is different for each song.
Also you can get help with this by Googling common strum patterns. I hope this helps.
Yes, this is what lyrics + chords charts are about. They are not at all precise, but are great prompts for following the song generally. Not only are they not precise for keeping time and marking the chord changes over the words, they are often wrong. And when they are not wrong, they leave out fills and partial chord that players love but are too confusing to write down.
So, as we said, they are rough guides to the recorded versions, and do a good job helping a player who knows how the song goes to build on.
He'll have to listen to the song for the chord changes and strumming rhythm. Usually the chord is listed on top of the word it changes, but that isn't precise.
Tabs like this don't have time information about the song. So you have to listen to learn
There's a sub for r/guitarlessons. There are other beginners there that may be in a similar situation and can offer more advice.
For chord charts like this, they don't specify how many times. Usually these are intended to be used in conjunction with listening to the song and you hear where the chord changes. They also try to line them up with the words most of the time (so like in this case, they change to the C chord on "Do")
I would start him off by having him strum quarter notes for each chord, and each chord lasts 1 measure here. So that means you'll play G 4 times, and then C 4 times, and then G 4 times, etc.
The other thing you could google is "Love Me Do Guitar Sheet Music" and you'll get a version with proper musical notation that will tell you in more detail how to play it
This is very close, but each chord is not a whole measure- it is one half. 4/4 timing: you count 1, 2, 3, 4 and then repeat. Each count you can make a downstroke on the guitar. Like below:
G , G, C, C
Love, love, me do (no singing on last beat)
Yea ok fair enough. I hear it as a full measure of 4/4 like this sheet music has: https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/lyrics_and_music_related/Piano/The%20Beatles%20-%20Love%20Me%20Do.pdf
But you're right about the guitar strums, they'd be half-notes in my tempo
That's not a weird question at all. Figuring out the rhythm and timing of chords is a big part of learning guitar. Here's what you can tell your nephew:
- No set rule: There's no strict answer on how many times to strum a chord. It depends on the song's rhythm and how fast the chords change.
- Listen and Match: The best way to learn is by listening to the original song ("Love Me Do" in this case). Pay attention to how long they hold each chord and try to copy that rhythm as closely as possible.
- Counting Along: Start by counting out loud while he plays: "1, 2, 3, 4" . A chord change often happens on a strong beat like "1."
- Learn "Downstrokes": For now, focus on strumming down (from the thickest string to the thinnest). He can worry about fancier strumming patterns later!
Tips:
- Start slow: It's okay to play the song slower at first to get the chord changes right.
- Don't give up: Learning an instrument takes time and practice. Encourage him to keep at it!
Let me know if you have other questions – I'm happy to help however I can
The way I play is I listen to the actual song. I listen to the strumming pattern that is being used and then I try to strum like the player is doing in the song. As I become more comfortable with the song I'm learning, as well as the timing of the chord changes, the strumming falls into place naturally.
I have learned that when I play someone else's song, its nice to try and copy their playing but you can't copy the feeling they put into it. Have him learn the chords and the song but when he plays, do it his own way and put his feeling into it.
Strive to be an original, not a copy, particularly in playing and composing music.
google some basic strumming patterns, practice them (practice rhythm, dont just do down up without rhythm). Then practice those strumming patterns over some basic chord progressions. Then practice some songs that you like and whose strumming pattern you know (you can google, generally they are given with the tabs). Then its mostly hit and trial (not random hits but based on the feel and the rhythm of the song, it will come naturally) with most songs...you try different patterns until u find the one that fits...then play that. I wish i started guitar when i was 10. Im very old now and suck at guitar.
On some lyric websites they include the strumming with the tabs (chords). Also listen to the song with music in front of you and make notes. Some songs might have a unique strum pattern. Good Luck
Best thing would be to figure out how the chords are laid out within the bars. So in this song it’s
4/4| G | C | G | C | G | C | C |C (N.c) |
What that means is there’s 4 even beats of each chord before changing to the next. So get the chords to the point where you can change been then okay and then just strum on beat one of each bar for now. Listen to the song to really get where the changes fit, but each chord here falls on beat one which makes it easier.
Guitar tabs like this that are free are generally made by fans by what their best guess as to how the song is played. Sometimes they're close and sometimes they are way off. With this type of tab, you'll need to listen along to the music and get a good feel of the rhythm.
I don't know what country you're in but if you have access to a TV and dvd player, tons of music lessons were out on DVD when I was young. You could probably find them cheap or free somewhere.
Tell him to listen to the song and play along. Listen for the changes.
Chord charts like this are meant to be played while listening to the song, so you just kinda strum and mimic their strumming based off what you hear.
If you see the types of tablature (note charts that aren’t quite written music) that have numbers on them, those will usually have the fretted notes repeated for each pluck or strum.
Actual written out notation will also have each chord repeated.
So for what you have here you’re just trying to copy what they do, this is somewhat of a cheat sheet showing you what the chords are.
Changing cords is relative to the word its below
For love me do it's 4 strums down/up each chord
It’s not meant to indicate that information. It’s simply meant to indicate the chord that is being played then. Just listen to the tape and you’ll figure it out!
Have him practice some different strumming rhythms to get a feel:
1) downward strums on every other beat
2) down > down-up > down > down-up to be counted like “1… 2 and… 3… 4 and…”
And then mix up the combinations
Teach him the simple strum pattern of down, down, up, up, down, up, and you switch on the word its above usually
Listen original music. There is answer.
Im betting the song is in 4/4 which just means how many times you count before you start a new section of a song. Its like clapping your hands. if you can clap your hands to the song, youll notice that after the 4th or 8th time youve clapped, the chord will change. Try using that method. Listen to the song, clap/count 1-2-3-4,1-2-3-4 and see when it changes
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This is where it’s up to him to listen and practice. This is how. Learned guitar too! Good luck to him.
feel it
You know strumming once ain’t right, hence just strum the amount of times you feel fits it, music isn’t a theory you know, it’s all about the ears. Do what he feels is right. Up down up down up! (Love, love me do!) Down up down up down (You know. I love you)
Good answers y’all, 🤙🏼 nailed it.
Repeating chords basically depends on Strumming pattern, and then the pace, acc. To that, continue the progression till the next chord ins
What are these lyrics tho hahaha
The Beatles LOL
At first i thought the song was written by nephew, then I thought it was a song made by uncle for nephew to play these basic chords and words, then i read its from the beatles and thought wtf.
Then i played the song and its genius, ive heard it before too, just looks so empty and basic in that screenshot lol
Tell him his strumming has to immitate the drums, so it'll depend on the song's rhythm the number of times he needs to strum the chord.
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You usually switch chords when it’s above a word. There isn’t a way to know how many strums other than feel or playing with the song until you get it. For starting off, I’d recommend just strumming each chord once until he’s comfortable switching back and forth between chords, and then add in multiple strums.
So, if we was singing along he would strum G as he says the word Love, and strum the C when he would sing Do. Then strum the G again on Know, and C again on You, G again on Always C on True, then another strum on C on the word Please.