Inject a shot of Polyrhythm for Destabilizing Excitement!

In this progressive Rock guitar tutorial, you’ll see a guitar lesson about the use of polyrhythm and polymeter to add complexity and excitement into you progressive Rock songs. Polyrhythm and Polymeters are a great way to add some destabilizing interest to a riff or section of your song. In this guitar lesson you’ll learn all about these techniques and how to create polyrhythm and polymeters from a simple riff. Down the way you pick up some music theory too. Please support this channel by engaging: like, comment, subscribe (with notifications on ;) Become a Patreon or visit my e-book store to just take a look! My *E-BOOK STORE* (affordable crystal-clear guitar lessons packed with audio examples) HTTPS://QJAMTRACKS.MYSHOPIFY.COM My *PATREON* for support and extra’s:   / qjamtracks   *HASTAGS:* #guitarlesson #guitartutorial #progressiverock #progressivemetal #plini #pliniband #polyrhythm #polymeter #complex *CHAPTERS:* 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Polyrhythms & polymeters 01:30 What is a polyrhythm 03:51 The 4 against 3 polyrhythm 05:24 4 against 3 examples 07:59 Polyrhythm vs polymeter 10:18 The truncated polymeter 11:22 Truncated polymeter example 1 13:25 Truncated polymeter example 2 16:01 Conclusion **SOCIAL MEDIA / CONTACT: **   / qjamtracks     / qjamtracks   https://    / qjamtracks   Strandberg Guitars https://strandbergguitars.com Fractal AxeFx II https://www.fractalaudio.com *Neural DSP PluginS * https://neuraldsp.com/ (c)2026 Rob van Hal, Netherlands