Funk Rhythm Guitar Techniques

The definitive guide to funky rhythm guitar playing

What you'll learn

Perform and compose funky rhythm guitar parts

Apply rhythmic strumming and muting techniques

Understand and play the common funk chord voicings and inversions

Requirements

Posess a basic grounding in electric guitar playing

We recommend taking our Complete Foundation Course which will give you the skills to tackle this course.

Description

The definitive guide to funk guitar playing. In this 7-part series of lessons, Nick demonstrates a wealth of valuable techniques and ideas for both classic and modern funk.Regardless of your playing style, you’re likely to find yourself performing a funky rhythm guitar part at some point in your musical future. This comprehensive module will teach you of all the common chord voicings, inversions and techniques used on popular funk records by artists ranging from James Brown to The Red Hot Chili Peppers.You will learn groove-based vamping ideas made popular by Nile Rogers of Chic, as well as developing other crucial skills, such as leaving space and locking in with your bass player and drummer.Nick also teaches you rhythmic strumming and muting techniques; choppy, percussive single-note lines; how to use fills in your riffs; tips for applying dynamics and even some blues-based 12-bar ideas.If you want to take your rhythm guitar playing to the next level, this series of videos is for you.

Overview

Section 1: Let's play funk!

Lecture 1 Introduction to Funk Rhythm Guitar Techniques

Lecture 2 Funk Rhythm Guitar Part 2

Lecture 3 Funk Rhythm Guitar Part 3

Lecture 4 Funk Rhythm Guitar Part 4

Lecture 5 Funk Rhythm Guitar Part 5

Lecture 6 Funk Rhythm Guitar Part 6

Lecture 7 Funk Rhythm Guitar Part 7

Anyone who owns an electric guitar