Guitar Music Theory: Fast Track Your Guitar Skills With This Essential Guide to Music Theory & Songwriting For The Guitar. Includes, Songs, Scales, Chords and Much More by Tommy Swindali

Author:Tommy Swindali [Swindali, Tommy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

Rests used for rhythms

Starting from the first measure, we have the whole note rest. A dash indicates this under a corresponding line. The rest duration for this would be the whole measure, or all four beats.

Next, we have the half-note rest. This sits right on top of its corresponding line. Unlike the above, this rests above, not below its line.

Tip: To remember which rest means what, think of, “A whole gentleman takes his hat off (downwards), while the half-gentleman keeps his hat on (upwards).

Moving forward, we have the quarter rests. Each rest symbol means resting for a quarter of the measure, or one beat only.

Following the quarter rest is the eighth note rest. Finally, we have the sixteenth note rest, and both of these serve the same duration as the notes.

Here is another exercise for you. Try and play the piece shown in the image below. You can then go on to change the notes and rests to your preferred time values. Remember that you will need to use the corresponding rest symbols, to ensure that you do not end up breaking the rhythm.

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