Can You Play This? Take the Fingerstyle Guitar Groove 'Clave' Challenge!

► Start learning my solo arrangements and get personal guitar coaching - FREE 14 day trial: http://studywithadam.com ► Get more cool FREE lessons here: http://adamrafferty.com/lessons One of the most important rhythms in pop and funk music is actually a rhythm called the "Clave" - meaning "key." Think of the Clave as a "key" that unlocks a certain type of rhythmic behavior. In this lesson we'll cover the 2 basic versions - a "3-2" and a "2-3" clave. Is this easy or hard for you? Leave a comment to let me know! 1:21 What is the Clave? 1:40 3-2 Clave 2:14 Adding the backbeat on 2 & 4 2:54Some songs that use the "hidden" Clave 3:22 Playing it on the bass strings 3:44 2-3 Clave 4:42 Putting the "3" rhythmic grouping on the guitar 5:40 Thumbpick? Nails? What you should use. 6:11 Use "gravity" rather than strength in your right hand 6:34 All downs or alternate down & up? 7:44 Where to add the thumb click / slap 9:23 Can this be done on nylon strings? 10:05 How to play this with the right hand fingers 11:12 How to play thumb and fingers together for this groove I hope you enjoy this lesson! Big Hug, Adam ► http://adamrafferty.com/ ► http://studywithadam.com/ =-=- Follow me! ► Facebook:   / adamraffertyguitar   ► Instagram:   / rafferty.adam   ► Fingerstyle Guitar HANGOUT - iTunes Podcast: https://apple.co/2GVDWoR ► Twitter:   / adamrafferty   ► NEW - Join the "Fingerstyle Guitar Hangout Community" on Facebook ► Post your videos, chat and hang out with me and other guitar players here: ►   / fingerstyleguitarhangout