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Open-String Shamisen Rhythm Exercise

Use open strings to separate right-hand timing from left-hand position changes.

  • Level: Beginner
  • Tuning: Any
  • Style: Western Rhythm
  • Focus: Open strings and pulse
0 0 |0 0 0 0|
──0──|──0──|
0───0|0───0|

Practice instructions

Count four steady beats in every measure.

Play each zero on the printed string row.

Repeat slowly, then raise the tempo without changing the pulse.

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