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Originally Posted by fazool
One of my (two) guitar mentors once said to me:
"you guys need to stop trying to figure out the up-down-up strum patterns and just *FEEL* the music".......
That one line changed my world as a guitar player.
I think it applies here as well.
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Agreed. I spent a good chunk of 2016 focusing on nothing but rhythm. I counted out loud over everything I played (1 e + a 2 e.....) and drove my wife cr@zy. Not only that, I'd count and tap out rhythms with my hands whenever I was somewhere without my guitar. Boy did it pay off!
It's so difficult to put it into words, and as you say, you just have to feel the music/beat and try not to think about it. But to get there I had to do a lot of practice. It tidied up everything I played and made singing over playing much much easier.