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30 Timeless R&B Guitar Fills
Versatile Fills For Connecting Chords and Accompanying Vocalists
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About this course
Having command of a versatile and extensive vocabulary of fills to connect chords and accompany singers is an essential skill for all guitarists.
Rick Stickney’s collection of 30 Timeless R&B Guitar Fills can be applied to any style of music you play, from rock and country to jazz, funk and blues.
”The tastiest fills we hear today, in contemporary music, root directly back to classic Soul and R&B music from the 60s and 70s.
To broaden your fills vocabulary, I’ve put together 30 of my favorite and most versatile R&B fills, which you can use as presented or tweak any way you wish to create your own variations.
I’ll show you fills that you can play over major, minor and dominant chord progressions, in a variety of keys and feels.
As you learn the fills you will also gain valuable insight into how to visualize them relative to common chord shapes and positions on the fingerboard, making it a breeze to move these to other keys later on.
We’ll practice all 30 of these fills over jam tracks for real-world musical context.”
You’ll have all of TrueFire’s advanced learning tools at your finger tips to personalize your workspace and learn at your own pace.
You can loop, slow down, or speed up any section of a lesson. Plus, all of the tab and notation is synced to the videos for the optimal learning experience. You’ll also get tab and standard notation files to print out, Guitar Pro files, and all of the backing tracks to practice with.
Grab your guitar, and let’s dig in with Rick Stickney!
Rick Stickney’s collection of 30 Timeless R&B Guitar Fills can be applied to any style of music you play, from rock and country to jazz, funk and blues.
”The tastiest fills we hear today, in contemporary music, root directly back to classic Soul and R&B music from the 60s and 70s.
To broaden your fills vocabulary, I’ve put together 30 of my favorite and most versatile R&B fills, which you can use as presented or tweak any way you wish to create your own variations.
I’ll show you fills that you can play over major, minor and dominant chord progressions, in a variety of keys and feels.
As you learn the fills you will also gain valuable insight into how to visualize them relative to common chord shapes and positions on the fingerboard, making it a breeze to move these to other keys later on.
We’ll practice all 30 of these fills over jam tracks for real-world musical context.”
You’ll have all of TrueFire’s advanced learning tools at your finger tips to personalize your workspace and learn at your own pace.
You can loop, slow down, or speed up any section of a lesson. Plus, all of the tab and notation is synced to the videos for the optimal learning experience. You’ll also get tab and standard notation files to print out, Guitar Pro files, and all of the backing tracks to practice with.
Grab your guitar, and let’s dig in with Rick Stickney!
What you'll learn
- Play 16th note rhythms smoothly on two strings
- Transpose the lick to different positions (12th fret)
- Slide between 6th and 8th frets cleanly
- Adapt fingering based on neck position and comfort
- Understand how chord tones create melodic fills
Release date: 01/05/2023 • 1h 13m runtime
Sample lessons
HOPO Heaven
R&B Fill 3
Encounters of the 4th Kind
R&B Fill 5
The 6th Sense
R&B Fill 9
Descend and Maintain
R&B Fill 18
What's included
32 lessons • 30 charts • 16 Jam Tracks
30 Timeless R&B Guitar Fills
Hey, I'm Rick Stickney. Whatever style of music you play, having a versatile and extensive vocabulary of fills to connect chords or accompany a singer is an essential skill for guitarists. And the tastiest fills you hear today root back to classic Soul and R&B music from the 60s and 70s.
To broaden your fills vocabulary, I’ve put together 30 of my favorite and most versatile R&B fills which you can use as presented or tweak any way you wish to create your own variations.
In this collection, we’ll explore fills you can play over major, minor and dominant chord progressions in a variety of keys and feels. And everything you learn here can be applied to any style of music you play, whether it's rock, country, jazz or blues.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in.
To broaden your fills vocabulary, I’ve put together 30 of my favorite and most versatile R&B fills which you can use as presented or tweak any way you wish to create your own variations.
In this collection, we’ll explore fills you can play over major, minor and dominant chord progressions in a variety of keys and feels. And everything you learn here can be applied to any style of music you play, whether it's rock, country, jazz or blues.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in.
If I Had a Hammer-On
This first series of 10 videos will focus on lesson that utilize a major chord tonality.
One of the all-time classic double-stop licks based around the “A” barre chord shape. The quick little hammer-on gives it some nice color, assisted by some simple melody from the major pentatonic scale.
One of the all-time classic double-stop licks based around the “A” barre chord shape. The quick little hammer-on gives it some nice color, assisted by some simple melody from the major pentatonic scale.
The Bridge of 3rd’s
This first series of 10 videos will focus on lesson that utilize a major chord tonality.
Using 3rds is a tried and true way of connecting the “A” shape barre chord to the “E” shape, and using slides gets you there in style.
Using 3rds is a tried and true way of connecting the “A” shape barre chord to the “E” shape, and using slides gets you there in style.
HOPO Heaven
This first series of 10 videos will focus on lesson that utilize a major chord tonality.
These hammer-on pull-off combinations played over a major chord in the relative minor pentatonic position are pure gold. Resolving to the double-stop at the end is the icing on the cake.
These hammer-on pull-off combinations played over a major chord in the relative minor pentatonic position are pure gold. Resolving to the double-stop at the end is the icing on the cake.
Sunny with a Chance of C
This first series of 10 videos will focus on lesson that utilize a major chord tonality.
Probably one of the most important skills to master when playing R&B/Soul fills is anticipating and leading to the next chord. This fill does just that with some of the most useful hammer-on double stop licks in popular music.
Probably one of the most important skills to master when playing R&B/Soul fills is anticipating and leading to the next chord. This fill does just that with some of the most useful hammer-on double stop licks in popular music.
Encounters of the 4th Kind
This first series of 10 videos will focus on lesson that utilize a major chord tonality.
Learning where you can use sliding 4ths is a crucial piece of the building fills puzzle, this one uses one of the most common placements of it.
Learning where you can use sliding 4ths is a crucial piece of the building fills puzzle, this one uses one of the most common placements of it.
Sweet Little 16ths
This first series of 10 videos will focus on lesson that utilize a major chord tonality.
Phrasing your sliding 4ths as 16th notes is a very common sound you must have in your bag.
Phrasing your sliding 4ths as 16th notes is a very common sound you must have in your bag.
+ 25 more lessons
Reviews
11 results
rpd63
Verified buyer
05/29/23
Tasty R&B fills!
Flavorful and inspiring fills from a master guitarist. Had a lot of fun with it. Nice addition to your own repertoire.
Sindibad
04/21/23
30 Timeless R&B Guitar Fills
This is an important lesson for linking chords and finding the right notes to land.
rsnavely
Verified buyer
04/01/23
Great Course!
I’ve been following both Rick Stickney and TrueFire for a while now. It makes perfect sense to see them come together for Rick’s first TF offering, and of course it had to be FUNKY! Great job! Highly recommended!
MaartenAlbers
02/09/23
Timeless and essential
These licks are truly timeless and very well taught. Essential because they are so useful , not just for R&B but for many styles. Highly recommended!
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