Essentials of Rhythm Guitar, Level 2

The guitar is first and foremost a rhythm instrument. Every intermediate guitarist should have a a wide variety of chords available for use, while knowing the best fingerings to be used, how to seamlessly switch between the chords, and different strumming patterns. This book expands on the chords and rhythms included in Level 1: Open Chords, focusing on the more advanced chords of the guitar. These include power chords, major barre chords, minor barre chords, dominant seventh barre chords, suspended barre chords, and minor seventh barre chords. Strumming patterns include extensive varieties of syncopated rhythms, swing strumming, triplet strumming, and many glide picking exercises. By playing through the simple and easy to follow exercises of this book, you will expand your knowledge of chords and rhythms to play confidently in styles such as country, folk, rock, blues and funk.