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Classic Rock Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson – EP246

classic rock guitar lesson

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a driving, classic rock style rhythm on electric guitar in the style of the Rolling Stones. The 2nd half includes a lead part in which you'll be playing the chord changes. … [Read more...]

Rock / Country Rhythm Guitar Lesson (Part 1 of 2) – EP091

In this guitar lesson, learn how to play an up-tempo, driving rock / country rhythm on electric guitar (although you could do this on acoustic as well). This lesson uses a combination of country and classic rock licks. I've included a slower version of the MP3 jam track as well for those that are just getting started with this style of playing. Also, for premium members, scroll down to check out the Soundslice tab / video player! … [Read more...]

Blues / Rock Rhythm Guitar Lesson (Key of A) – LEG018

In this lesson I show you how to play a standard driving blues/ rock rhythm on an electric guitar (I'm going to focus on interesting guitar rhythms for the next few lessons). I played this with an electric guitar with overdrive, however, that isn't required to play a rhythm like this - you could use clean channel on electric or even acoustic and still be able to play this rhythm. The key to getting the fat "chunky" sound is to use palm muting with your right hand (which I'll demonstrate in the … [Read more...]

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