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== Accenting Backbeat or Raggae Feel ==
Here's a rock-type way to strum an accented backbeat. You can add even more emphasis to the backbeat by palm muting the 2-note power chords on the A and E strings - while this doesn't make the strummed full chord any louder, it creates more contrasts, creating a perception of loudness.
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E-------------3----------
B-------------3----------
G-------------4----------
D-------------5----------
A-5-----5-----5-----5----
E-3-----3-----3-----3----
Here's the same rhythm but double-time:
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