How To Play Rainbow In The Dark by Dio on Guitar

rhythm Mar 31, 2020

 

Time for some freakin 80's metal my peeps! 

After you rock some Dio, discover my proven method to finally "Unleash" the solos stuck in your head with CAGED Unleashed!

 

 

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Master Your Groove - Let Mark Lettieri Teach You The Art Of Playing In The Pocket - Rhythm And Lead

groove lead rhythm Mar 20, 2020

 

You want to get your guitar rhythm and lead pocket rock solid?

In this guitar lesson let Grammy winning guitarist Mark Lettieri show you how master the art of playing in the pocket! In this 70 minute plus video Mark breaks down how to develop a solid rhythm and lead pocket, playing over straight and swung feels, funk chord variations, chromatic lead line creation, and how to write super grooving rhythm hooks!

Get the drum groove used in the video here: https://www.brettpapa.com/drum-groove

Check out Mark's site here: https://www.marklettieri.com

Drummer Mark was talking about: http://www.natesmithmusic.com

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Tricks To Soloing In The Pocket

Are you already wondering what the heck soloing in the pocket is? Well, finding the pocket is the key to making what you play feel good. The term pocket refers to how you line up rhythmically with the groove of the song. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing rhythm playing or lead work, the pocket is where the money is at.

I already showed you how to start doing this when it comes to rhythm playing, but now its time to make those leads feel great! In today’s free lesson I’ll teach you just that! Much like the rhythm version of this lesson, we start by learning to listen to what is going on in the drum groove. Get the drum groove used in the lesson here. In learning to synchronize your lead phrasing with the patterns created by the drummer’s kick and snare, you’ll be well on your way to creating perfectly pocketed solos! Once you get the hang of this, your improvised solos will take on a life of their own. So, fire up your amp or grab that acoustic and...

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Rhythm Guitar Tricks

guitar hendrix rhythm video Mar 23, 2017

I still vividly remember riding home with my brother in our Mom’s blue Mercury Topaz listening to our local SoCal radio station KLOS when Hendrix’s Bold As Love started playing. It was an epic moment for me and honestly one of the first times I had ever even paid attention to rhythm guitar. Up until that point it was 80’s metal solos 24 hours a day, and the faster the better! After hearing that song, I dove deep into Hendrix. I was dying to know what he was doing rhythmically and how on earth he got a soloing freak like me to start wanting to play rhythm guitar.

In the video lesson below you will learn tons of rhythm guitar tricks Hendrix used in songs like Bold As Love, Little Wing, and Castles Made Of Sand. Inspired by early R&B guitar players Hendrix added his own unique style, creating an amazing new way of playing rhythm and lead lines at the same time. He did this using double stops, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs within the chord shapes. As...

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