This lesson covers three different chicken pickin' licks that can be used in rhythm or lead playing. It stresses the use of hybrid picking along with double-stops and pentatonic scales.

This is an example of how to mix Rhythm & Blues with Funk, or Funk with Blues feeling. I mix the 16th notes for funk feeling with the triplets for rhythm & blues feeling. You will find rhythm and solo parts here.

This lesson covers the use of conventional chords, in addition to the standard power chords in Hard Rock setting.

Playing chords with a capo.

Learn a simple country rhythm.

We'll work with the classical rhythm of Astor Piazzolla music.

Lesson on blues rhythm playing.

Four salsa chord patterns based on a given bass line.

Improve your timing and rhythm-playing precision! The lesson starts out with a simple variation of a few different chords. The same chords are used for the 2nd part of the song, but the trick here is to get rhythm and timing right as there is an odd time-signature feel going on, but it is 4/4.