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Funk Rhythm - Part 3

In this video lesson Mike Walker teaches how to play the Michael Jackson Groove as part of our guitar series on Funk Rhythm - Part 3. The topic is broken down into multiple lessons for easy learning - Higher Ground, Aeroplane, Funky Town and Michael Jackson Groove. Don't forget to make use of the chords and tabs provided with the lesson!

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Funk Rhythm - Part 3

Higher Ground

3:30 mins

Aeroplane

2:14 mins

Funky Town

2:50 mins

Michael Jackson Groove

4:46 mins

Previous Topic

Funk Rhythm - Part 2

Next Topic

Blues Rhythm I

Topic 1Basic Note Values

Intro to Playing Rhythm

3:04 mins

Rhythm Pyramid

4:09 mins

Quarter & Eighth Note Rhythms

9:39 mins
Topic 2Dynamic Rhythm Techniques

Adding Palm Muting

4:46 mins

Accents in Rhythm

8:27 mins
Topic 3Strumming Patterns & Groove Feel

Alternate Strumming with Subtraction

7:48 mins

Straight vs Shuffle Rhythm

8:07 mins

Barre Chords and Left Hand Muting

20:42 mins
Topic 4Bass Note Foundations & Chord Movement

Introduction

1:27 mins

Root Note Bass and Chord

5:29 mins

Alternating Root and Fifth

4:12 mins

Alternating Root and Third

6:13 mins

Bass Notes Using Scale Tones

5:30 mins

Arpeggios with Chord Bass Notes

9:30 mins

Song Lesson: Wish you were here

3:34 mins
Topic 5Rhythm Styles & Time Signatures

Introduction

1:51 mins

Rhythm Based on 4-4 and 3-4 Feel

8:16 mins

Rhythms with 6-8 and 12-8 Feel

7:34 mins

Rhythms with 5-4 and 7-4 Feel

5:06 mins

Conclusion

0:44 mins
Topic 6Sixteenth Note Rhythm

Introduction

4:37 mins

Sixteenth Note Rhythm and Accents

5:01 mins

Subtraction - Part 1

12:48 mins

Subtraction - Part 2

4:53 mins
Topic 7Left Hand Control

Left Hand Muting

6:48 mins

Adding Bass Notes

3:37 mins
Topic 8Hand Embellishments

Left Hand Embellishments

3:38 mins

Left Hand Embellishments - Paradise City

5:47 mins

Funk Rhythm

6:24 mins

Conclusion

1:39 mins
Topic 9Funk Rhythm - Part 1

Introduction to Funk Rhythm

1:02 mins

Understanding 16th Note Based Rhythm

3:12 mins

Sixteenth Note Based Rhythm with Chords

4:26 mins

Rhythm with Single Note Lines

4:18 mins

Using Wah Wah Pedal

6:49 mins
Topic 10Funk Rhythm - Part 2

B Minor Pattern

5:59 mins

E9 Pattern

5:13 mins

E7sharp9 Pattern (Jimi Hendrix Chord)

3:21 mins

Chameleon

2:16 mins

Brick House

4:54 mins
Topic 11Funk Rhythm - Part 3

Higher Ground

3:30 mins

Aeroplane

2:14 mins

Funky Town

2:50 mins

Michael Jackson Groove

4:46 mins
Topic 12Blues Rhythm I

Intro to Blues Rhythm

1:56 mins

Slow Blues

6:08 mins

Blues Shuffle

5:06 mins

Chuck Berry Rhythm

5:21 mins

Stomp

5:20 mins
Topic 13Blues Rhythm II

Triplet Shuffle

4:58 mins

Swing

4:53 mins

Straight

3:45 mins

Funk

6:01 mins
Topic 14Reggae Rhythm

Introduction

1:04 mins

Fundamentals of Reggae

10:57 mins

Rhythm Variations

15:14 mins

Single Note Rhythm

6:57 mins

Conclusion

1:17 mins
Topic 15Artist - Jack Johnson

Introduction, History, and Influence

4:22 mins

Rhythm with Chokes

6:08 mins

Rhythm with Palm Mutes

2:54 mins

Rhythm with Slaps

3:30 mins

Rhythm with Slides

3:12 mins

Rhythm with Hammer Ons

3:12 mins

Reggae Influence

3:12 mins

In this video lesson Mike Walker teaches how to play the Michael Jackson Groove as part of our guitar series on Funk Rhythm - Part 3. The topic is broken down into multiple lessons for easy learning - Higher Ground, Aeroplane, Funky Town and Michael Jackson Groove. Don't forget to make use of the chords and tabs provided with the lesson!

11

Funk Rhythm - Part 3

Higher Ground

3:30 mins

Aeroplane

2:14 mins

Funky Town

2:50 mins

Michael Jackson Groove

4:46 mins

Previous Topic

Funk Rhythm - Part 2

Next Topic

Blues Rhythm I

Topic 1Basic Note Values

Intro to Playing Rhythm

3:04 mins

Rhythm Pyramid

4:09 mins

Quarter & Eighth Note Rhythms

9:39 mins
Topic 2Dynamic Rhythm Techniques

Adding Palm Muting

4:46 mins

Accents in Rhythm

8:27 mins
Topic 3Strumming Patterns & Groove Feel

Alternate Strumming with Subtraction

7:48 mins

Straight vs Shuffle Rhythm

8:07 mins

Barre Chords and Left Hand Muting

20:42 mins
Topic 4Bass Note Foundations & Chord Movement

Introduction

1:27 mins

Root Note Bass and Chord

5:29 mins

Alternating Root and Fifth

4:12 mins

Alternating Root and Third

6:13 mins

Bass Notes Using Scale Tones

5:30 mins

Arpeggios with Chord Bass Notes

9:30 mins

Song Lesson: Wish you were here

3:34 mins
Topic 5Rhythm Styles & Time Signatures

Introduction

1:51 mins

Rhythm Based on 4-4 and 3-4 Feel

8:16 mins

Rhythms with 6-8 and 12-8 Feel

7:34 mins

Rhythms with 5-4 and 7-4 Feel

5:06 mins

Conclusion

0:44 mins
Topic 6Sixteenth Note Rhythm

Introduction

4:37 mins

Sixteenth Note Rhythm and Accents

5:01 mins

Subtraction - Part 1

12:48 mins

Subtraction - Part 2

4:53 mins
Topic 7Left Hand Control

Left Hand Muting

6:48 mins

Adding Bass Notes

3:37 mins
Topic 8Hand Embellishments

Left Hand Embellishments

3:38 mins

Left Hand Embellishments - Paradise City

5:47 mins

Funk Rhythm

6:24 mins

Conclusion

1:39 mins
Topic 9Funk Rhythm - Part 1

Introduction to Funk Rhythm

1:02 mins

Understanding 16th Note Based Rhythm

3:12 mins

Sixteenth Note Based Rhythm with Chords

4:26 mins

Rhythm with Single Note Lines

4:18 mins

Using Wah Wah Pedal

6:49 mins
Topic 10Funk Rhythm - Part 2

B Minor Pattern

5:59 mins

E9 Pattern

5:13 mins

E7sharp9 Pattern (Jimi Hendrix Chord)

3:21 mins

Chameleon

2:16 mins

Brick House

4:54 mins
Topic 11Funk Rhythm - Part 3

Higher Ground

3:30 mins

Aeroplane

2:14 mins

Funky Town

2:50 mins

Michael Jackson Groove

4:46 mins
Topic 12Blues Rhythm I

Intro to Blues Rhythm

1:56 mins

Slow Blues

6:08 mins

Blues Shuffle

5:06 mins

Chuck Berry Rhythm

5:21 mins

Stomp

5:20 mins
Topic 13Blues Rhythm II

Triplet Shuffle

4:58 mins

Swing

4:53 mins

Straight

3:45 mins

Funk

6:01 mins
Topic 14Reggae Rhythm

Introduction

1:04 mins

Fundamentals of Reggae

10:57 mins

Rhythm Variations

15:14 mins

Single Note Rhythm

6:57 mins

Conclusion

1:17 mins
Topic 15Artist - Jack Johnson

Introduction, History, and Influence

4:22 mins

Rhythm with Chokes

6:08 mins

Rhythm with Palm Mutes

2:54 mins

Rhythm with Slaps

3:30 mins

Rhythm with Slides

3:12 mins

Rhythm with Hammer Ons

3:12 mins

Reggae Influence

3:12 mins