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Slow Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson – With Piano – EP052

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In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a very simple (yet powerful) rhythm and lead to accompany a piano. Sometimes playing along with another single instrument can be very challenging. It can be natural to want to play over them as opposed to play with them and create something melodic together. Just remember to keep it simple. This lesson is for both beginner and intermediate players and can be done on acoustic or electric guitar.

Slow Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson

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  1. rdcaudle says

    Love your lessons, Brian. I used to hop around to a lot of lesson sites and move on before learning whole songs. Your songs I learn all the way through. Great styles. Great variety. Great teaching.

  2. doug.balch@gmail.com says

    Thanks.  Sounds like a great way to get laid.  Not how about getting to work and composing a a new SRV style boogie/call-and-resonse?  Just busting your chops, man.  Nice lesson.

  5. todd55 says

    I was really enjoying your “slow walk through” feature on the last few lessons. As helpful as the complete lesson is to start, it’s good to just have a quick reference after that. Thanks.

  6. pickonme says

    I feel like I wasted money on some of the other sites. I keep coming back to your lessons and get so much out of them thanks again

    Rob

  8. MJR1164 says

    Beautiful. A few lessons back you mentioned how having to break stuff down into teachable and playable chunks took some of the soul out as opposed to playing live. Not so much with this one. It’d be really nice if you posted some vids of you just playing for fun/with a band on the site.

  9. TeleToons says

    I brought my wife in to listen, she sat down at the keyboard and we are muddling through.

    Would be great Brianif you could type out the keyboard notes. We always struggle to play together.  This one is doable and beautiful too.

  10. Dusko says

    What a lovely piece of music…. it would be even greater /in my opinion/ if it were longer. We have a grand piano and it is going to sound magnificent /I hope 🙂
    So….. while we are working on this piece, we will be patiently waiting for PART II.

  11. harryp says

    Hello Brian Thanks for these great lessons. Just signed up as premium member so I can get the full benefit of your offering. I Appreciate you for your fabulous teaching style, great content and your generosity and your wonderful playing. I’m feeling really happy and learning lots.

    Thanks

  14. David Hunter says

    I have to agree with fellow follower, Mr Caudle - I have checked out (and spent more money than I can tell my wife!) on these “Learn to play the guitar in a day” site. Active Melody beats them all by a mile.
    All your hard work is appreciated.
    Thanks.
    P.S. Part II has my vote as well.

  19. RFY1760 says

    I want to improvise more with this rhythm, but I just can’t get the same style or tone.  What scale is the first lead part played in?

  22. doshark says

    This tune almost has it all! Great to listen to, slow for learning, some strumming, hybrid picking, slides, hammer-ons, rhythm practice, jam practice. My what a great one to start with. Just wish there was a second part to make it a bit longer. Love it!!!

  24. BTC says

    Great stuff , thanks Brian I constantly have trouble keeping up with the backing tracks I guess it’s just needing more practice at playing on the beat / rhythm any suggestions ? anyone? thanks…

  31. high2 says

    hello Brian,

    thank you for the great lessons!

    i have one question .
    can you ad the countings visual on the tablature ,
    it makes it so easy than for me to follow,i hope not only for me :-)

    greats from belgium

  32. jaystrings says

    Let me add my kudos for a beautiful piece of music - perfect for a Christian solo.  I have lyrics filling my head.  Thanks for this and all you to to move us ever forward.  While I’m at it, I cast my premium vote for part II.

  35. Jason P says

    Hi Brian,

    I joined as a premium member last August and let me re-iterate what other members have said: you are doing an awesome job with these lessons! My background is a little bit of classical guitar lessons when young, and off and on noodling ever since. Your lessons have really gotten me inspired to work to get my chops advanced to the next level. I am currently playing a nylon string, so I would also add my vote to more acoustic pieces, especially those where you mix rhythm and lead parts.

    One of my challenges is hitting the rhythm correctly and I appreciate the tools that you provide in the form of the jam tracks. The tabs are also very helpful, but I think you have a problem with the tab in this lesson, EP052. Measure 1 shows three 1/8 notes of G chord, followed by one 1/4 note of C chord. That is 2 and 1/2 beats. The measure is finished by one 1/8 rest. That gives only 3 beats to the measure for a song that is in 4/4 time. This would be fixed by replacing the 1/8 rest with a dotted 1/4 rest.

    Anyway, kudos and keep up the awesome lessons. Opening a new lesson is one of the highlights of the week.

    One other thing: I am considering to buy an electric guitar, because I would like to learn to play the blues. I would be happy to hear what guitars you would recommend for a first (modestly prices) electric guitar.d

  36. DKB says

    Dude do another run of the tee shirts. I will give you free advertising. I already do. tell everyone go on line learn from: Brian at activemelody.com

    I really do want a tee shirt.

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