Rock Rhythm 06 - The Early 'One'

Rock and roll is exciting music for many reasons. But in the rhythm guitar, one of the main ways we add excitement is using an early one, or playing the first strum of the riff or chord on the ‘4 &!’.

Enter Sandman, Another Thing Coming by Judas Priest, Start Me Up, Dirty Deeds are all great examples of an early 1.

Here’s an example we can look at quickly.

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