This was given to a student to REALLY push and test their skills with playing Gallop and Reverse Gallop rhythms. Every bar is a different rhythm. 

The count for this strumming pattern is

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Here is a fairly simple chord progression and common metal guitar strumming pattern. Although it may be simple and straightforward, getting this up to and beyond 180 BPM will prove to be quite challenging for most people. How fast can YOU get this?

The count for this rhythm is 1en_2en_3en_4en_

This rhythm/strumming pattern is VERY difficult for most people. This was given to a student when he was nearing the end of his 16th note strumming work.

Not only is there a 4:3 polyrhythm being played (four chords evenly spaced across three beats), but there's also a polymeter going on. The strumming pattern begins again after three beats (in the first three bars). This basically fits the strumming pattern in a 3/4 time signature, while each bar is in a 4/4 time signature. This makes things EXTRA confusing!

The fourth bar completely breaks away from everything presented in the first three bars for added challenge.

This was given to a student to help them push your reverse gallop strumming endurance.

The goal was to see how many repetitions he could do at 160 bpm.

This progression uses a half-whole diminished scale to make it easier to remember, plus it just sounds great for metal!

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This was given to a student to help them work on metal rhythms that mix up down picked 8th notes and reverse gallop strumming.

The count for this is

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This was given to a student so they could work on their palm-muting technique and reverse gallop strumming. 

The count for this rhythm is 1en_2en_3en_4en_

​This rhythm was given to a student who was new to working on 16th notes.

I feel that having some 8th notes and the quarter note helps you hear how things are spaced better than just constant 16th notes.

The count for this is

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