Blues in D — syncopated rhythm
Unlike the catalogue's muted variant, which creates the rhythmic displacement by silencing certain beats with the palm, this version keeps the chords ringing fully: here it's the strum's dynamics (loud on the accents, lighter elsewhere) that has to create the syncopation, not silence. Two different techniques for the same rhythmic result.
Tips
If you've already worked the catalogue's muted variant of this grid, notice that the problem changes completely: here no beat is silent, it's all a matter of intensity.
First exaggerate the volume gap between the accents and the rest, before refining it.
Compare both versions by ear: the syncopation should be clearly audible in both cases, but it's built differently.
Chord progression — D
Bar 1
D7
Bar 2
D7
Bar 3
D7
Bar 4
D7
Bar 5
G7
Bar 6
G7
Bar 7
D7
Bar 8
D7
Bar 9
A7
Bar 10
G7
Bar 11
D7
Bar 12
A7