Before touching your guitar, listen to the first 10 seconds of the song. Focus on the drums or tabla. Is it a steady BOOM-tak-BOOM-tak? That’s a 4/4 rhythm. Is it a rolling BOOM-tak-tak-BOOM-tak-tak? That’s a 6/8 rhythm.
Once you separate these two ideas, you will stop being confused and start actually playing music. Your left hand learns the shapes (chords). Your right hand learns the time (ridam). When they meet, the song begins. ridam guitar chords
"Ridam" is the Hindi pronunciation of the English word (ताल or लय). When someone asks for "Ridam guitar chords," they are actually asking for two separate but connected things: which chords to play and how to strum them to create the feel of a specific song. Before touching your guitar, listen to the first