I'm trying to work on my guitar playing but, man, my musical ear is total crap. Plus I can never figure out how to tune out stuff like the melody and only focus on one thing at a time like the chords.

And my sense of rhythm is equally bad. I was surprised to see that "Somebody" and "I ain't..." don't start at the beginning of the measure. They start an eighth note before. Also I don't even know if that "mini-measure" of just an eighth has a specialized a name.

Ah....

  • copyleft [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Also I don’t even know if that “mini-measure” of just an eighth has a specialized a name.

    It’s a pickup measure (or anacrusis) and it’s fairly common in pop music I believe.

    Also useful for when starting from a midpoint while practicing a score.