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30 Mojo Rhythms You MUST Know
Learn how to play 30 must-know mojo rhythms
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Shane Theriot
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About this course
Whether gigging, recording or jamming, guitarists spend 90% of their time playing rhythm guitar parts behind vocalists and other soloists. Having command of a wide range of chord voicings and rhythmic variations is arguably even more vital than being a great soloist. And no one knows this better than Shane Theriot who’s recorded or performed with everyone from the Neville Brothers and Dr. John to Little Feat and Sammy Hagar.
“Guitarists must have a wide variety of fresh and interesting rhythm parts to draw on for any musical situation they might encounter. I’ve handpicked the 30 original rhythm parts in this course to give you a versatile collection of funk, rock, R&B, gospel and soul grooves to work into your rhythm vocabulary.”
Shane’s 30 Mojo rhythms deliver triple bang for your musical buck. Firstly, they will indeed expand your rhythmic vocabulary, which will be a treat to you audience’s ear and put a smile on your fellow band-members’ faces. Secondly, pretty much all of them are ideal fresh-sounding vamps to call up in any jam. And thirdly, each can be used as a framework for composing you own material.
“We’ll work on a snakey, slinky groove that incorporates lots of slides and double stops, and gritty call-and-response ideas over traditional second line grooves. I’ll show you quirky and catchy riffs that use lots of half step bends and open strings.
We’ll utilize finger trickery in the lower register over R&B grooves and we’ll explore ways to use voice leading and create parts over melodic chord progressions.
I’ll demonstrate how to incorporate some funky right hand rhythms into heavy rock sounds and breath new life into typical chord shapes by utilizing a few open strings.
Jaco Pastorius played some of the most memorable bass lines ever, and I’ll show you how you can use them on guitar. We’ll work on some catchy ways to apply triad voicings in a gospel context. And we’ll look at several ways we can use simple chord shapes over gritty, fat back grooves.”
Shane demonstrates all of the rhythms over tracks and then breaks them down, stepping you through the key concepts, techniques and creative approaches that he used in the performance example.
All of the rhythms are tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop and/or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, Shane generously includes all of the rhythm tracks for you to work with on your own.
Grab your guitar and let’s get our mojo working with Shane Theriot!
“Guitarists must have a wide variety of fresh and interesting rhythm parts to draw on for any musical situation they might encounter. I’ve handpicked the 30 original rhythm parts in this course to give you a versatile collection of funk, rock, R&B, gospel and soul grooves to work into your rhythm vocabulary.”
Shane’s 30 Mojo rhythms deliver triple bang for your musical buck. Firstly, they will indeed expand your rhythmic vocabulary, which will be a treat to you audience’s ear and put a smile on your fellow band-members’ faces. Secondly, pretty much all of them are ideal fresh-sounding vamps to call up in any jam. And thirdly, each can be used as a framework for composing you own material.
“We’ll work on a snakey, slinky groove that incorporates lots of slides and double stops, and gritty call-and-response ideas over traditional second line grooves. I’ll show you quirky and catchy riffs that use lots of half step bends and open strings.
We’ll utilize finger trickery in the lower register over R&B grooves and we’ll explore ways to use voice leading and create parts over melodic chord progressions.
I’ll demonstrate how to incorporate some funky right hand rhythms into heavy rock sounds and breath new life into typical chord shapes by utilizing a few open strings.
Jaco Pastorius played some of the most memorable bass lines ever, and I’ll show you how you can use them on guitar. We’ll work on some catchy ways to apply triad voicings in a gospel context. And we’ll look at several ways we can use simple chord shapes over gritty, fat back grooves.”
Shane demonstrates all of the rhythms over tracks and then breaks them down, stepping you through the key concepts, techniques and creative approaches that he used in the performance example.
All of the rhythms are tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop and/or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, Shane generously includes all of the rhythm tracks for you to work with on your own.
Grab your guitar and let’s get our mojo working with Shane Theriot!
Release date: 03/02/2016 • 2h 06m runtime
Sample lessons
Slinky Dink
Rhythm 1
Nawlins'
Rhythm 3
Bendy
Rhythm 5
Riff-Raff
Rhythm 6
What's included
32 lessons • 30 charts • 26 Jam Tracks
30 Mojo Rhythms
Hi, I'm Shane Theriot and welcome to 30 Mojo Rhythms You Must Know. Whether gigging, recording, or jamming, guitarists spend almost 90 percent behind vocalists or another soloist, so it's important to have a wide variety of fresh and interesting rhythm parts to draw upon in any musical situation.
In this course, I've composed 30 original rhythm parts to give you a versatile range of funk, rock, R&B, gospel, and soul grooves to work into your rhythm vocabulary. First I'll demonstrate each rhythm over a backing track and then break it down for you note-by-note. You'll get standard notation and tablature, plus all the original backing tracks to work with on your own. Alright, grab your guitar and let's get going!
In this course, I've composed 30 original rhythm parts to give you a versatile range of funk, rock, R&B, gospel, and soul grooves to work into your rhythm vocabulary. First I'll demonstrate each rhythm over a backing track and then break it down for you note-by-note. You'll get standard notation and tablature, plus all the original backing tracks to work with on your own. Alright, grab your guitar and let's get going!
Slinky Dink
"Slinky Dink" uses a mix of slides and a funky double stop bend to mix things up a bit. It can be deceivingly tricky to pull-off and make it groove, so it may take a little practice to get it going but once you do it's a fun one!
Barbary
This line is sort of reminiscent of the bassline from "Barbary Coast" by the group Weather Report, but it makes a great guitar line. I've added a little double stop part at the end of the phrase to give it some variety.
Nawlins'
Here's a modern twist on a second line pattern played over a New Orleans type rhythm. We'll use some slides and incorporate double stops as well as a mini bass part that answers the rhythm part.
The Rhumba King
The rhumba beat (and other Afro-Cuban beats) make up much of the foundation of New Orleans' music. Here's a simple progression that utilizes this feel with some sliding 6th chords.
Bendy
Sometimes bending strings can make something really funky. Here I'll demonstrate how bending a half step along with an open string can create just the right amount of tension for a funky groove.
Riff-Raff
This is a fun little "call and response" riff that uses a little finger shifting on the lower 3 strings.
+ 25 more lessons
Reviews
11 results
Dave58
Verified buyer
12/10/21
Challenging course, what a fantastic teacher, explains everything note by note. He is also an excellent virtuoso. If you like funky grooves then this course is definitely for you.
tboehlert
Verified buyer
02/07/21
Rhythm Monster from the Bayou!
Shane is a rhythm monster! He throws stuff at a song that makes you shake your head and say to yourself - "Where did THAT come from?" This collection is guaranteed to help you up your game. It covers a lot of ground, and therefor will be a great investment in your playing. Feel, groove and grease - all, day, long!
wholmer
01/04/21
Shane is a Great teacher!
The many different grooves presented here are going to expand your horizons! He is a natural teacher. He got me hooked with the 1st lesson. The structure is well planned and progress is from easy to not so easy but you are ready for it if you follow along and practice! Not really for the beginner. Some of these are quite a challenge.
Matthew B.
06/16/20
Mr. Theriot is an American original
Shane Theriot brings a ton of New Orleans soul power to the guitar. This lesson series is a fantastic introduction to his approach. Shane has clearly spent time mastering many of the old school styles that define New Orleans rich musical tradition: rhythm and blues, soul, funk, jazz, rock and more. But he's also a innovative player and that's evident as you follow the ideas in this set of lessons. Some of the techniques here were completely new to me. I can't recommend spending time with this one enough.
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