[Aïda Barsoum]

When playing the folk pattern with a chord whose root is not the lowest note (for example F#m in the E family), which note should be played on the first beat? I’ve tried playing the lowest note, but it sounds odd, shouldn’t we rather play the root?

[Jonathan]

Hey Aida. When playing the folk pattern, you should always play the root note of the chord for beat 1 of the measure. Which will not always be the low E string. Like you said, the F#m, A2, C#m, Bsus4, and G#m in the E family, all have the A string as their root note. Only the E chord has the E string as the root note.

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