Funky Rhythm Guitar

Watch, listen, and learn as Buzz Feiten breaks down funky rhythm guitar into three major components: the right-hand “engine,” the melody, and the chord voicing, while he teaches grooves in five different styles: Hendrix/Mayfield double stop, chicken pickin'/New Orleans, James Brown, fusion samba, and Cornell Dupree. The video features a PDF file with transcriptions of the musical examples for additional help.

Videos

• Intro & Tuning (04:17) - In this first video, Buzz Feiten welcomes us to the course and tunes up the guitar.

• James Brown Style Pt. 1 (10:59) - Buzz shows us some some rhythm licks in the style of the music of James Brown.

• James Brown Style Pt. 2 (04:01) - Buzz continues his examination of the rhythm guitar in James Brown's music.

• Cornell Dupree Style (17:06) - Next, Buzz breaks down playing in the style of Cornell Dupree.

• Chicken Pickin'/New Orleans Style (15:42) - In this video, Buzz discusses Chicken Pickin' and playing in the New Orleans style.

• Fusion Samba Style (11:01) - Buzz shows us examples playing in a Fusion Samba style.

• Hendrix/Mayfield Double Stop Style (13:46) - Buzz shows some examples of playing in the styles of Jimi Hendrix and Curtis Mayfield.

• Closing & Credits (01:11) - Buzz wraps up the lessons.

• Outtakes (12:43) - In this first bonus video, we see some extra unused shots of Buzz playing.

• Finding the Engine (02:29) - Buzz discusses how to "find the engine."

• Aleksandra Sever (04:29) - Watch Aleksandra Sever perform the song