Back to: Compose – for Guitarists
Think of a Rhythm you would like for your song. You can get inspiration by thinking of some tunes you like and tapping along with the rhythm to get a feel for which rhythms you like.
- Use Crotchets (1 beat), Minims (2 beats), Dotted Minims (3 beats), Semibreves (4 beats) and Quavers (half a beat)
- Remember the total number of beats in each bar must equal the number of your Time Signature
Here’s an example of some rhythms with notes added (which we’ll come to in the next lesson) – although yours will probably be completely different!
