Example 2 - Rest on Beat 2
Refine your ability to place rests on beat 2, challenging your timing and control. Sophie demonstrates how this variation creates space for more dynamic grooves in rock music.
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### Exercise: Placing Rests on Beat Two
Now in the next exercise, we're going to put the rest on **beat two**.
- So again, keep counting so that you're confident with where that is.
- The counting will also help you stay in time with the backing track.
Note:
- There is a **rest on beat two** in the **first**, **second**, and **third bars**, but **not in the fourth**.
- In the fourth, you just carry on playing through it.
### Structure
- **Format:** Okay. And again I'll play, you play, I play, you play.
- **Counting:** 1, 2, 3, 4. Great.
### Benefits of Playing with a Backing Track
It's good playing with a backing track, isn't it?
- You can really focus on getting those notes to land with the guitars and with the bass.
- It’s sort of like experiencing what it's like to play in a band.
We're really lucky to have these tracks to practice these exercises with.
### Alternative Practice
You can also practice with a **metronome**, but there's a built-in metronome here so you get the best of both worlds.
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