Rockin Rhythms and Beyond

If you loved John's series Rockin' Rhythm Guitar, you'll love this series as well! Rockin' Rhythms and Beyond takes you into new, advanced rock rhythm guitar territory. Rhythm is not only what clarifies your melodic ideas but also what allows you to connect to the bass and drums to give the music shape, style and punch. In this course we will go further into developing your rhythmic abilities by thinking and playing from a rhythmic perspective.

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Rockin Rhythms and Beyond

About this course

If you loved John's series Rockin' Rhythm Guitar, you'll love this series as well! Rockin' Rhythms and Beyond takes you into new, advanced rock rhythm guitar territory. Rhythm is not only what clarifies your melodic ideas but also what allows you to connect to the bass and drums to give the music shape, style and punch. In this course we will go further into developing your rhythmic abilities by thinking and playing from a rhythmic perspective.

What you'll learn

  • Play power chord progressions in 5/4 time
  • Accent rhythms within continuous picking patterns
  • Understand and count in 5/4 time signature
  • Build comfort with odd time signatures through repetition at various tempos
  • Develop internal feel for 5-beat measures
Release date: 04/10/2018 • 4h 08m runtime
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Sample lessons
Funk Rock with a Pick
Funk Rock with a Pick
Lesson
Intro to Surf Rock Technique
Intro to Surf Rock Technique
Lesson
Rock Swing With Minor 7th Chords, Part 1
Rock Swing With Minor 7th Chords, Part 1
Lesson
Riffs in 5
Riffs in 5
Lesson

What's included

54 lessons • 29 charts • 27 Jam Tracks

Series Introduction
Join John Shannon as he introduces his series, Rockin' Rhythms and Beyond. In this series, John will take a look at some advanced rhythm guitar techniques designed to turn you into a great rock rhythm guitar player.
The Five Tempo Zones
To start off the course, John explains the 5 tempo zones we'll be using throughout the series.
The Five Tempo Zones
To start off the course, John explains the 5 tempo zones we'll be using throughout the series.
Tempo Awareness
As a rhythmic player, it's very important to be able to adjust and adapt to different tempos, and to be able to recognize different tempos.
Kick Drum Sync
The bass player is not the only one who can sync up with the kick drum! John shows us how to make a band even more cohesive by syncing up your rhythm guitar playing to the kick drum as well.
Funk Rock With the Thumb
John now explores the tonal differences between using your thumb versus using a pick.
Funk Rock with a Pick
Now John takes the same type of riff and plays it with the pick to illustrate the tonal differences.

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