Funk rhythms are used in many genres and your playing will improve if you try out the techniques. From folk or indie to rock and blues, funk guitar can be applied in lots of creative ways. “Okay, I’m ...

Early funk is often associated with the Godfather Of Soul James Brown, who helped pioneer this style of dance music in the late '60s and early '70s. The ubiquitous use of syncopation (playing on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to our 1970s based funk lesson, the aim of which is to arm you with the skills you'll need to create great '70s-style funk ...

George starts off this easy funky rhythm guitar lesson by first performing the riff so you can hear how it should sound. This funk style riff is in the key of A and is based in the pentatonic scale ...

The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the '70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown's innovations of the late '60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we talk about phrasing on blues guitar, this can often translate to rhythm. It's possible to play a great solo without many ...

Allow funk musician Cory Wong to take you on a tour through the history of rhythm guitar, over which the innovations of the Chic legend loom large. Illustration: Iris Gottlieb Cory Wong is a ...

When we talk about phrasing on blues guitar, this can often translate to rhythm. It’s possible to play a great solo without many notes if the rhythm is interesting. Obviously, the same goes for rhythm ...