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Essential strumming patterns for intermediate level popular guitar playing. One of the first rhythms I teach at intermediate level guitar study.

2. The Syncopated (Intermediate) Ballad.

The first two beats of the bar are identical to the beginner Ballad rhythm. However, this strumming patterns becomes more complex at beat three - a syncopation occurs here. The final beat - beat four - is essentially a March rhythm (from the beginner collection). So, as is often the case at intermediate level, this rhythm is a blend of three beginner level patterns.

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00:00Hi there, so I'm back again. We're looking at the intermediate rhythms. So just a reminder, again, you must make
00:07sure that you're very, very, very comfortable with the fundamental or beginner rhythms.
00:12So common time, march, waltz, syncopated, ballad and swing. If you're not fully comfortable with those, these intermediate rhythms might
00:22be a touch too difficult.
00:23But if you're fully comfortable with those, you should be ready to move on to these intermediate rhythms.
00:30So I'll get stuck straight into what I call the intermediate ballad or the syncopated ballad or ballad with syncopation,
00:40however you want to look at it.
00:41It essentially takes the ballad rhythm from beginner level and starts with that rhythm.
00:47But in the second half of the bar, it becomes a little bit more complex.
00:52There's more going on and there's a little bit of syncopation in there as well, hence the name.
00:57So here it is, the intermediate or syncopated ballad.
01:07There it is. I'll maybe try it a little bit slower for you.
01:18Now, the song that you'll be studying here in my intermediate folder will be Hotel California by the Eagles.
01:26So I'll just give you a quick demo of that.
01:58Okay. So, one more time, just to conclude, the intermediate ballad or the syncopated ballad or ballad with syncopation.
02:08One more time.
02:14And a little slower.
02:21Okay. Thank you.
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