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Folky Fridays Strumming patterns

Folky Fridays #46 – loads of reel strumming patterns including “half time” for trad guitarists!

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In this week’s Folky Fridays free online guitar lesson live stream from Folk Friend I will be having a look at some of my more unusual reel strumming patterns, including the dubstep inspired “half time” strum. These are a fun way to add variation to high-speed tune sets and can really enhance your rhythmic fluency.

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