Funk Rhythm Guitar Techniques

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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, youre 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.