I will have to check on that Jeff.

Hi, Paul and Duke, great lesson!  I notice that Paul calls the second chord in the bridge Gmi7b5 while the tab calls it Db6; is that because we're considering the bridge to be in the key of F minor all the way to the final Ab7 that returns us to the key of Db?

good leson Paul.

Hi Charles, I hope that helps! Duke.

Thank you, Paul Kolesnikow (in the video) and Duke (in the remark below), for the comments on the strumming pattern. I find the four-to-the-bar swing rhythm incredibly difficult to get right--devilishly so, since it seems like it ought to be easy. Your observations help us see that getting the right sound may have to do with the strumming pattern.

Thanks, too, to Peter Wolf for posting the highly relevant Bo Diddley video. It's fascinating to see how swing fed into styles of music that aren't necessarily thought of as swing-like.

Hi Peter, Its funny, I've been playing this kind of rhythm guitar so long I dont really think about it anymore but I think I lift my left hand up slightly between every beat while strumming. Because I can't play now I can't try it to see what I do intuitively. I'll see if I can get Pauls take on this. Duke

Hi Paul or Duke,

When I strum, my strings ring too long.  I don't get the nice punchy pulse that Paul gets.

Does one choke the strings?  Should I be damping with the edge of my hand.  Or is it a quality of a nice hollowbody guitar?

Also, do you strum an evenly, or is it more like "boom chuck, boom chuck..."?

Thanks

P

Hey Peter, That's very interesting how Bo does that S movement also. There is a sort of 'swing' in his rhythm. I love seeing teenagers going crazy over Bo, Very coo! Duke 

Thanks Paul, that was a very interesting point about the figure 8 strum.  I also noticed, and wondered about it.  Here's Bo Diddley doing it in a very different style.

Also, I love how you make smooth chord motion by doing inversions and substitutions.

Excellent !!!  Thank you Paul .