Ben RaineySocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Ben Rainey Musical Fluency: Stealing From Drummers — Single Paradiddle By Ben Rainey published 25 August 15 Lessons Lesson: Make Notes and Phrases Stand Out by Adding Silence By Ben Rainey published 14 January 15 Lessons Musical Fluency: Stop Talking Yourself Out of Practicing By Ben Rainey published 15 December 14 Musical Tips & Advice Lesson: Strengthening Your Strum By Ben Rainey published 3 December 14 Good rhythm is one of the most important skills to have as a professional musician. Here are some tips for keeping it in the groove and strengthening your strum! Lessons Musical Fluency: Developing Voice Leading By Ben Rainey published 2 April 14 Lessons Musical Fluency: Building Your Rhythmic, Harmonic and Melodic Vocabulary By Ben Rainey published 18 February 14 Lessons Musical Fluency: Tackling Odd Rhythms By Ben Rainey published 5 February 14 Lessons Musical Fluency: Building Fingerpicking Technique By Ben Rainey published 30 January 14 Techniques Musical Fluency: Strumming Rhythm, Part 2 By Ben Rainey published 3 January 14 Lessons Musical Fluency: Strumming Rhythm, Part 1 By Ben Rainey published 18 December 13 No Brainer: Meet the TV Guitar Workout By Ben Rainey published 14 November 13 Lessons Breathing Room: Make Notes and Phrases Stand Out by Adding Silence to Your Solos By Ben Rainey published 6 November 13 Lessons Musical Fluency: Try Learning Guitar the Same Way Young Children Pick Up Languages By Ben Rainey published 23 October 13 Lessons Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM GUITARWORLD...1The story of Metallica's meteoric rise – as told by the people who were there2NAMM 2025: rumors, predictions and breaking news from the world’s biggest gear show3Dweezil Zappa shares the surprising beginner guitar lessons he learned from Eddie Van Halen4Loved by Nuno Bettencourt, Jeff Beck and Kurt Cobain, the ProCo Rat graduated from dank basements to the world’s biggest albums5How the producers of the Timothée Chalamet-starring Bob Dylan biopic nailed Dylan's unique tone – with a particular tweak
Lesson: Strengthening Your Strum By Ben Rainey published 3 December 14 Good rhythm is one of the most important skills to have as a professional musician. Here are some tips for keeping it in the groove and strengthening your strum!
Musical Fluency: Building Your Rhythmic, Harmonic and Melodic Vocabulary By Ben Rainey published 18 February 14
Breathing Room: Make Notes and Phrases Stand Out by Adding Silence to Your Solos By Ben Rainey published 6 November 13
Musical Fluency: Try Learning Guitar the Same Way Young Children Pick Up Languages By Ben Rainey published 23 October 13
