Skill Lab

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8 MIN LESSONPocket Builder

POCKET BUILDER

Lock the pocket

Strum hand is the clock. Keep it moving through the rests.

BPM60

How will you record this run?

The pattern plays for two loops. Keep both hands on your guitar, then enter your clean cue count. This is a self-rating, not microphone analysis.

FOLLOW THE GLOW↓ / ↑ or arrow keys

1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a

↓ACCENT

·GHOST

↑UP

·GHOST

↓DOWN

·GHOST

↑UP

·GHOST

↓DOWN

·GHOST

↑UP

·GHOST

↓DOWN

·GHOST

↑UP

·GHOST

The hand keeps a steady down-up pendulum. Brush the upstroke lightly on the &, and keep the hand moving through every rest.

Reference audio

SUGGESTED PRACTICE · 8 MIN

1
Shadow motionMove down-up through every slot with muted strings.
2 MIN
2
Add the accentMake beat 1 speak without speeding up the hand.
2 MIN
3
Play the patternLet the spaces stay spacious and the pulse stay boring.
4 MIN

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