Sixteenth Notes
Lesson 18Author : Chris Colby van Scyoc
Last Updated : May, 2025
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SIXTEENTH NOTES
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Sixteenth notes are everywhere! They are especially prevalent in styles where there is a lot of strumming. There are a ton of examples in funk, soul, RnB, James Brown, heavy metal, hardcore, classic rock, bluegrass, folk, pop....16th notes reign supreme - and it's a good idea for us to get comfortable with them.
Sixteenth Notes
- E (6th) string (Low) = mute or not strummed
- A (5th) string = mute or not strummed
- D (4th) string = mute or not strummed
- G (3rd) string = mute or not strummed
- B (2nd) string = mute or not strummed
- E (1st) string (High) = mute or not strummed
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Mittens for Tiny Fingers
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Break Your Fall
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These Thoughts Will Change My Mind
Review: What We Know!
- NEW:
- ~ From This Lesson ~
- Sixteenth Notes
- PREVIOUS:
- Power Chords
- Flats and Sharps
- Natural Notes on the Low E String
- Notes on the Low E String
- Single-String Picking
- Eighth Notes
- Am Chord
- Changing Chords - E and Am
- Am7 Chord
- Changing Chords - E7 and Am7
- E7 Chord
- E Chord
- Em Chord
- Em7 Chord
- Tuning and Tuners
- Your first open chord - Em11
- Quarter Notes
- Half Notes
- Whole Notes
- Downstroke
- Counting bars (measures) of four. Also known as 4/4 ("four, four time")
- Muting all the strings with the fretting hand
- Playing on beat one of every measure (the first beat of each measure)
- Playing in time
- Let's build upon this! Fantastic!
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