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Rock, Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson – with Rhythm Fills – EP286

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a rock, blues rhythm that includes several classic rhythm fills. I’ll show you how to transpose all of these licks and fills into other keys so that you can start using them when you improvise.

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  1. John V says

    December 7, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    Very nice! Hear a lot to chew on…..

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    • lost says

      December 8, 2018 at 11:36 am

      You are the greatest Brian.

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  2. jimbostrat says

    December 7, 2018 at 10:39 pm

    Brian: It’s like British invasion meets Americana blues/rock!! Very cool flow!! Jim C.

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  3. Mirabel S says

    December 8, 2018 at 3:33 am

    Good lesson & good jam tracks. Thanks Brian.

    Myra.

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  4. Tremelow says

    December 8, 2018 at 3:38 am

    A great lick library amalgamated into a fun lesson. As always, I appreciate your explanations.

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  5. Jimmy James says

    December 8, 2018 at 5:37 am

    I hear a lot of Keith in this one! Good Stuff

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  6. Michael Allen says

    December 8, 2018 at 6:16 am

    Can’t wait to learn this one! Thanks Brian

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  7. Ian C says

    December 8, 2018 at 6:35 am

    There is just tons of value strung together in in every chord change and lick. A great set of tools for any player, and a really good thought through workout even if lots of these elements are individually familiar. Thanks Brian.

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  8. JohnStrat says

    December 8, 2018 at 8:06 am

    Brian well more of the same …darn good lessons …Thanks you keep us eternally busy!

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  9. drlknstein says

    December 8, 2018 at 10:08 am

    you know its a good one when you listen to the lesson at the intro and it makes you smile and laugh- because its so good. HA!

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  10. Michael B says

    December 8, 2018 at 2:09 pm

    Brian, this video is chock full of so many good takeaways i can’t believe it. Thanks!

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  11. Raymond P says

    December 8, 2018 at 2:26 pm

    Great lesson Brian. Lot’s to learn, and great to noodle around with

    Thanks
    Ray P

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  12. kenny says

    December 8, 2018 at 5:23 pm

    Lots of classic stuff here Brian,one of your best mate.

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  13. Denny B. says

    December 9, 2018 at 10:58 pm

    Lick @ 15:10 is also in Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong-Spin Doctors. Very cool!

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  14. San Luis Rey says

    December 10, 2018 at 6:39 pm

    Just wanted to say that I loving this one and it’s really putting things in perspective Thanks again Brian!

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  15. Andy N says

    December 11, 2018 at 4:34 am

    You’ve banged in some cracking rhythm lessons recently with this one, 281 and 284. My rhythm planning is really improving as a result, Lots of great ideas and trying to mix those ideas across the three lessons is really helping to get them ingrained, One of my key goals for a while has been to learn this style of playing. ie adding interest to rhythm and improvising fills without losing the vibe and this is really helping. Thanks!

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  16. Nick_66 says

    December 11, 2018 at 4:50 pm

    This lesson is next on my wish list! Very nice one Brain! By the way, could you do a new rockabilly lesson next time? Then I have a reason to dust of my Gretch guitar 🙂

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  17. drutgat says

    December 11, 2018 at 4:54 pm

    Thanks very much for this, Brian.

    As usual in your recording and melodies, there are elements that surprise me, and I really like being surprised in that context.

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  18. Dieter says

    December 12, 2018 at 9:45 am

    Wonderful flowing chord Connections, ideal for Improvisation and Arpeggios.

    Dieter

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  19. Mark C says

    December 12, 2018 at 10:24 am

    Great, Brian, as always.

    On the backing tracks, I am often faster than the slow one and slower than the fast one. Would you consider making a single lead or rhythm backing track with adjustable speeds?

    Second, when doing the pedal steel bends, how do I know which ones work over which chord? Wherever the harmonized thirds or sixths are over that chord?

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    • Robert B says

      December 12, 2018 at 12:26 pm

      See my post below on Audacity.

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  20. Robert B says

    December 12, 2018 at 12:23 pm

    So much I want to work on from your website Brian. Can’t wait until this summer when I retire from trucking and have more time with music. But this one I’ll dig into now. Love it. Thanks.

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  21. Robert B says

    December 12, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    To Mark C: download Audacity. It’s free and you can speed up or slow down an mp3 without changing pitch if you want to. Actually it’s very versatile. I often take Brian’s backing tracks and put them into a speed I prefer.

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    • Mark C says

      December 13, 2018 at 2:01 pm

      Thank you, Robert B, and Merry Christmas!

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  22. Anthony E says

    December 12, 2018 at 8:18 pm

    Hi Brian,

    Just got through learning this latest lesson. You are absolutely the best at helping students learn how to connect various parts of the fretboard, and making sense out of making music.

    Normally, I’m a lurker, and I rarely post on forums or message boards, but I just had to say thank you for doing what you do, and doing it the way you do it.

    Regards and happy holidays to you and yours!

    Tony Elias

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  23. lpvalpha says

    December 13, 2018 at 11:39 am

    Brian your lessons are great, learn so much, thanks for such a awesome site to learn from. Keep it up ! My only regret is not enough time to work on your lessons, if I could only sit around and play guitar, all would be perfect, Merry Christmas and wonderful holidays.

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  24. Terry H says

    December 13, 2018 at 8:55 pm

    Great Take a ways!
    Thank You,
    Brian!!

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  25. BillS says

    December 15, 2018 at 11:28 am

    This is now ranks with the James Burton and Muddy Waters lessons as my favorites on Active Melody. I love learning the little elements in these lessons.

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  26. sunburst says

    December 18, 2018 at 6:17 pm

    Brian, I hear you about the chuck Berry style.. so versatile and great practice here..finally started this and see what you mean!solid rock&roll blues lesson here and fun for sure!! ty

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  27. mexstrat says

    December 23, 2018 at 9:45 am

    I’m hearing Down South Jukin by Skynyrd. Good fun!

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  28. Robert Burlin says

    December 23, 2018 at 1:45 pm

    Top Shelf Brian
    I was wondering, if you could take a hand full of chords and in a future tutorial, actually walk
    us through coming up with these melodies and solo concepts. It is easy to follow you and see what you are doing but
    its a whole different thing to create it. I am only a few months now learning from active melody only, so I am sure it will come
    in more time, still I would like to see that tutorial.
    Make it complicated
    Happy Holy
    Times

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  29. Patrick O says

    January 30, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    Great vid! So many ‘take aways’ that i’ll use in other jams. What I find funny is that people never use the F chord in the CAGED system. I understand it’s an extension the E chord, but so many intros are basically an F chord (e.g. Up Around The Bend or Johnny B. Goode), and it’s an easy chord that most people know. Anyway Brian, thanks again!

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  30. Terry M says

    February 10, 2019 at 10:25 pm

    Brian, I love this tutorial ………..a light goes off in my brain with all the jazzy licks. I will spend months getting this one down perfect.

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  31. Dew says

    February 12, 2019 at 9:25 am

    Brian, this is awesome…love the Stones vibe…..so many gems in here. You have taught me so much. Thank you!

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  32. Joe M says

    February 22, 2019 at 10:24 am

    learned all the scales, modes and chords many years ago. (Think Adam Niti, Robin Ford) Sadly i just quit playing for a lot of years, now have the itch to play again, you know the story. No callouses no timing. but loving your site, No doubt I’ll be walking the neck fairly shortly.
    Keep on doing the good job.
    Later Man

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  33. Joe M says

    February 22, 2019 at 10:26 am

    Guess I screwed the pooch in this block, the post is above…..Sorry

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  34. Ralph P. says

    October 5, 2020 at 10:43 am

    Big ol’ pot of Rock n Roll Stew. Add a little Chuck Berry, Georgia Satellites, Spin Doctors, Doobie Bros, and a little bit of Stones, and of course let Brian cook it all up. This is so much fun to play. Sounds good on clean electric, distorted electric, and it’s a blast to play on acoustic too. Good jam to play at the music store.

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  35. jiffypop says

    February 19, 2021 at 10:31 am

    Brian
    There is so much information in this lesson I’m going to learn so much from this. Thank you so much.
    Jeff

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  36. Alfred Dowaliby says

    October 13, 2021 at 3:16 pm

    Great that Brian doesn’t confine licks into a narrow box — “this is country or this rock or this is jazz or blues” or whatever. The more vocabulary we have at our disposal, the more expressive we can be and, at the same time, interesting to the listener.

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  37. terry b says

    April 21, 2022 at 2:14 pm

    I can’t say enough how much I have learned from you. Thank you

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  38. terry b says

    April 23, 2022 at 8:47 am

    enjoying lessons with you. But I have no idea where you already covered some of these techniques. I wish I did

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  39. terry b says

    April 28, 2022 at 12:14 pm

    Finished the lesson and I so happy that I stuck with you. Thank you Love your lessons

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