Using C tone in the bass as a reference point (pivot note)

Learn about note values and how to count and play different note duration in a groove situation. All exercises are applied to rock backing for fun practice!

Application of the knowledge from Walking bass lesson. How to make a walking bass with approximates notes.

A collection of different runs and fret spanning solutions for playing over beats that require us to use multiples of 4.

Back to the basics with this single-note Funk/Soul guitar lesson, as we will discuss the basic techniques of this musical style.

Funky licks using single notes and dead notes.

First part of a tune called Blue Note in A from the album Let It Out. A slow bluesy tune and this part is done with sweet overdrive tone.

What is the blues note? The blues note is the flat 5th often used as a passing tone in the minor pentatonic. It will sound tensed and bizarre, but that's the desired effect we want!

Intermediate level funk study: A linear alternate picking sequence of melodies. Get in the pocket!