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Eric Clapton Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson – Part 2: Advanced – LEG013

In this lesson, we'll continue looking at how Eric Clapton approaches playing blues rhythm guitar. This lesson is really a continuation of the previous Eric Clapton Rhythm Guitar Lesson, however this lesson is a little more advanced and has a lot of extra licks that spice it up. Neither of these Clapton lessons are direct copies of a particular song, but instead are a hybrid of common guitar phrases that he uses when playing rhythm. I had several requests for more Clapton rhythm stuff so … [Read more...]

Eric Clapton Rhythm Guitar Lesson – LEG014

Most Eric Clapton guitar lessons you'll find online will focus on his approach to lead guitar, that's what most people associate Eric Clapton with. In this lesson, however, we're going to take a look at one of the ways Eric Clapton might approach playing rhythm on a slow blues in the key of A. You might notice that these licks sound very much like a piano part. The reason for that is that Clapton is a huge fan of Maceo Merriweather, who was an accomplished blues piano player back in the in … [Read more...]

Keith Richards Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – LEG016

In this guitar lesson I'm continuing showing different rhythm guitar parts and in this lesson I demonstrate how to play a Keith Richards style rhythm. Keith is about the best rhythm guitar player out there and his contributions to Rolling Stone songs are what define them (well Mick Jagger's voice too of course). Keith is a nice mixture of Muddy Waters style Chicago blues, mixed with some Carl Perkins rockabilly, with a little country pedal-steel sounding twang. Even though he's technically the … [Read more...]

Slow Blues Guitar Lesson – Just Guitar – LEG019

In this lesson I'll demonstrate how to play a slow blues solo in the key of A minor without using a backing track. Often times when we're learning how to play electric blues solos we are totally reliant upon a jam track or a backing band to define the parameters of the song, but the reality is you don't always have a band or a jam track, so in this lesson I show you one way to approach playing electric blues by yourself (with no accompaniment). There are obviously many different styles in … [Read more...]

Steve Cropper Funk Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson – LEG030

I wanted to put together a tribute to Steve Cropper and that Stax / Memphis sound that came about in the late 50's early 60's, and so this is my attempt at a Steve Cropper style rhythm part. In a lot of styles of music, the rhythm guitar part can be overlooked or dismissed but that isn't the case with the Memphis Soul sound - to me, the rhythm guitar defines the song. Steve Cropper was the guitar player for Booker T & the MG's and that band became the house band for Stax Records and backed … [Read more...]

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