BLUES Rhythm Guitar Lesson!

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In this lesson, I'll show a few examples of essential blues guitar rhythm patterns to increase your chord vocabulary in the blues.
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Table of Contents
0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - Ex. 1 - The Charleston Rhythm
2:28 - Ex. 2 - Sliding Chords
5:29 - Ex. 3 - Busy Shuffle
11:23 - Ex. 4 - Pentatonic Delta Blues
18:04 - Ex. 5 - Moving Chords
26:06 - Conclusion

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@j-ferrell144 16 күн бұрын

There isn’t enough of these lessons out there imo. Great lesson. I’ve played guitar for 25 years now and it sadly took me at least 17 of those years to realize how much more time I should have spent on rhythm playing instead of going straight to lead after a year of playing. I was looking for advanced blues rhythm guitar and found this, there really isn’t a ton out there. Thanks for the lesson brother

@JameyArent 16 күн бұрын

Thanks! You’re welcome!

@DaydreamVacations 3 ай бұрын

This is likely the best Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson on KZfaq.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@MattCiprianoMusic 2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@MichaelBartlettGuitar Күн бұрын

Great lesson!!!!! Many years ago I was trying to impress my guitar hero and mentor Tonk Edwards (played with many jazz greats in the 60s/70s) with my soloing. Of course I was overplaying and probably sounded horrible anyway. When i was done, he looked at me and said “Michael, nobody gives a shit if you can solo” It took me many years to understand what he was saying but man was he right! I needed to learn the role and responsibility of a guitarist.

@patricksalembier7352 Ай бұрын

This lesson made me an instant subscriber. I hope more of your lessons are like this. Great job!

@JameyArent Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@davidt9841 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson, man! Don't change the way you're laying things out.. it's pretty much - perfect! 👍🎸✌😎

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@mike7979dora 3 ай бұрын

The best blues rhythm video on YT. Thank you

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@arifq123 3 ай бұрын

That moving chord, Freddie Green segment, as well as the rest of the lesson, was excellent. Thank you very much.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you and you’re welcome! Glad it was helpful.

@anthonyclemente4913 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, makes me so confident now with my Rhythm ❤❤❤

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome, glad to hear it!

@rafa_guitar 3 ай бұрын

Awesome lesson Jamie, I really love getting better in rhythm guitar and being able to keep the groove and mixing different rhythm approaches, comping and some riffing in a blues, really difficult for me but worthy and this is the next goal in my music path ;-) Your lesson is really helpful, thank you very much!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! So glad it’s helpful!

@robhead22 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful lesson. Thank you!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you and you’re welcome!

@MrBonzoMan 3 ай бұрын

Hi Jamie... A worthy lesson on swing rhythm! An eye opener for me... As you state.. the rhythm guitarist is often overlooked, yet the role is VIP Imo... You show some super elements, which are impressive! Thanks for a great lesson! ❤

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and you are welcome!

@RyanHillMusic90 Ай бұрын

One of the top Blues rhythm videos on the internet. Hands down. Thank you.

@JameyArent Ай бұрын

Wow thank you so much! You’re welcome!

@bluesmhan9709 3 ай бұрын

another great lesson..... jamey your the Man.... thanks..

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you and you’re welcome!

@KevinAReynolds_Author 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Jamey - perfect lesson!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@craigwolstenholme359 3 ай бұрын

Great as always ❤

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@SailingWildeBleu 3 ай бұрын

Playing for more than 10 years, but this is one of the best Blues Rhythm lessons I’ve discovered. Thanks!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@MrCalifornia0 2 ай бұрын

What a fantastic lesson! Thank you.

@JameyArent 2 ай бұрын

Thank you and you’re welcome!

@homeskoold 6 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@JameyArent 6 күн бұрын

You’re welcome!

@petersmichaeld59 3 ай бұрын

Mr. Arent....nice work....good rhythm demo....and partial chord voicings...generous thanks for sharing

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you and you are very welcome!

@mrguitar3374 3 ай бұрын

such a great lesson, easy to understand, easy to implement. makes learning fun and practical

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@donmccown6645 3 ай бұрын

Excellent!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Bob76075 9 күн бұрын

Great lesson!

@JameyArent 8 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@matthewsharlot3436 Ай бұрын

Amazing lesson. You're able to insert just the right amount of theory into the lesson without losing the flow. Kudos Jamey!

@JameyArent Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@bobfurlani3314 3 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation. Thanks

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you and you're welcome!

@michaelhockmuller4677 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson. Thanks!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks and you’re welcome!

@bobbymauro3721 2 ай бұрын

Great job dude! So tasteful! Thx!

@JameyArent 2 ай бұрын

Thanks and you’re welcome!

@gtrdoc911 3 ай бұрын

Wow! Freddie Green example 5 blew my mind. Can't wait to get that into my muscle memory. Great lesson!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad it was helpful.

@TheDdkk1 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson. Well explained and easy to follow 👍

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@spinalcorde2705 3 ай бұрын

i love it. thanx

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks and you’re welcome!

@What_If_We_Tried 2 ай бұрын

Jamey, YT algorithms pushed your channel into my feed this morning, and your lessons are very clear and succinct. Very much appreciated, and *subscribed*

@JameyArent 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@drewdietz2115 3 ай бұрын

sweet lesson!!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@markreddoch6047 3 ай бұрын

Very good lesson! Thanks

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks and you’re welcome!

@andrewmcarthur3843 27 күн бұрын

Great lesson, and nice black binding on that guitar

@JameyArent 26 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@chrisandersonguitarist2400 3 ай бұрын

Really excellent presentation.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TimRowell 3 ай бұрын

wow! excellent! cogent and tight. great explanations. I was just listening in the car and now I have to practice as soon as I get to work.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@apgardude Ай бұрын

You're lucky... I wish I could practice at work! :)

@ricklanders 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, man! That "busy shuffle" is my new favorite thing 😎

@JameyArent 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad to hear it.

@iancotteral717 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jamey, I've been watching blues players doing this for years, not really being able to see what they were doing. Now you've made it plain to see, thanks mate, you've done a great job!

@JameyArent 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome and thanks! Glad it was helpful.

@What_If_We_Tried 2 ай бұрын

The same here, as I don't have Blues clubs were I live, so never could figure out what these Blues players were doing.

@apgardude Ай бұрын

Really good stuff! Perfect for the sounds I'm trying to learn. For the Example 3 turnaround, right after the E7#9 "Jimi Hendrix" chord, I throw in the same F# - A figure, and the resulting large minor 9 interval (G - F# - A) is very pleasing to the ear. Makes me, like, sound like I actually know what I'm doing. So friggin' bluesy... I can't even.

@JameyArent Ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad it’s helpful.

@davegenske8973 2 ай бұрын

Wow just discovered you. Thanks for this

@JameyArent 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@eko_studio_records 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson (y)

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@bobbybowers356 3 ай бұрын

This applies to any style music, not just blues. I’ve been playing guitar 50 years, and 90% of the guitars players I’ve played with can’t play good rhythm. Then the whole song is messed up, except when they play lead.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Very true!

@drsrsv8884 3 ай бұрын

Look everyone, we got SRV over here😂

@jonnyroxx7172 3 ай бұрын

@@drsrsv8884And who are you? Nobody 😂😂😂

@drsrsv8884 3 ай бұрын

@@jonnyroxx7172 looks like the comment hit a nerve, especially since it wasn't aimed at you. "Nobody"type of activity😂

@pazdylan1873 3 ай бұрын

Yep and if you dare suggest slowing down and counting till it's got the groove you are looked at like you"re mad

@bruceall2001 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson! And now the practice and patience lol! The last one is a tongue, make that finger twister for me.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes patience with the practice is key. Enjoy!

@artysanmobile Ай бұрын

At a fairly young age I learned that rhythm was the real grail of guitar. Who was my mentor? Jimi Hendrix, one of the all time greats of rhythm guitar. The drums, if they could follow his time, would swing so hard, one could forget they were basically listening to two players. To this day, my band is guitar, drums, and singer, allowing the space for a deadly groove.

@JameyArent 29 күн бұрын

Hendrix was definitely an incredible rhythm player, and did it all while singing!

@artysanmobile 26 күн бұрын

@@JameyArent Still Raining, Still Dreaming is just the deepest groove imaginable. THAT is what I worked on for years and years, how to feel that better than any drummer could. I don’t need to challenge Jimi’s soloing. I mean, why bother? I do my own thing. But meter? Meter and me go way back. I’ve been working as a producer since the early 80s, and my meter serves me very well in that work. I know I’m making my artist’s records better by feeling problems before they get recorded.

@MediocreOriginals Ай бұрын

nice

@Frank-rx9gq 3 ай бұрын

You should build a blues course. I would sure buy it.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I might one day, but for now there’s basically a blues course already built from my various blues guitar lesson videos here on KZfaq.

@Otisleevonridge 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Jamey and as usual you leave us wanting more! Great lesson thanks!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome and thank you!

@gergemall 3 ай бұрын

Hi Jamey

@lohsolomon402 3 ай бұрын

Blues chord teacher, where have you been??😩🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️❤️

@ttmt2971 3 ай бұрын

I knew i heard the last one from Elvin Bishop can’t do wrong, right Song or pretty close. Good lesson

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

I’ll have to check out that tune. Thanks!

@tarra47 2 ай бұрын

I feel like this is the video I've spent years trying to find

@JameyArent 2 ай бұрын

Great!

@geoffmonk8954 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson, thanksJames! I will have fun trying to learn these blues rhythm examples 😀

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks and you're welcome!

@nathanbolen7624 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this lesson, I love playing lead but I love trying to come up with my own rhythms to play over.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Rhythm guitar can be very rewarding and it makes you a better lead player.

@jacksherman7445 3 ай бұрын

Really like this lesson. Question: Would it be best to explain the Cdim as really a Cdim7? There is no flat 5, i.e., Gb in the chord.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Great question! Yes it’s definitely going to be called a Cdim7, I just omitted the 5th from this chord as well as most of the others in the sequence. I could play the chord with the b5th if I wanted to, but because this example is made up of only three note chords, something’s gotta go, and usually that note is the 5th. The 3rd and 7th provide a lot more harmonic information to the progression.

@chriswing7273 3 ай бұрын

Great lesson. I don't usually ask gear questions but I'm really curious about your guitar. It's an interesting red and it appears to have black binding? Also, I'm curious about your amp. It's a great, springy, clear, clean tone.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! It’s a limited run ES-335 that Gibson did in ‘99-00 with black binding and a few other unusual features. I did a full rundown video of it (2000 Gibson ES-335 Limited Edition DEMO kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bZyYarmmqta-cXU.html) The amp is actually a plug-in I’m running through my DAW. It’s Neural DSP’s new Morgan Amp Suite which is designed to sound like three of Morgan’s most popular amps. I use the SW50 sound for most of the video, though I switch to the AC20 for the playing example of example 4. It’s great for recording!

@chriswing7273 3 ай бұрын

@@JameyArent Terrific! I appreciate the response. Am subscribed to your lessons now, great stuff!

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

@@chriswing7273 thanks!

@user-cv1jf1wq2m 3 ай бұрын

Musicians! Pay close attention.This is the good stuff! 🎸😎

@henryrich46 2 ай бұрын

Great lesson! Just one question: how did you know you were playing in time to the backing track in example one (at about 1.53 minutes) without counting? I can do this along to a shuffle backing track but I really don't know if I'm hitting the 'and' of two or not. I might just be hitting the three for all I can tell

@m.vonhollen6673 2 ай бұрын

Do this: tap your foot slowly going 1-2-3-4; now clap your hands on the downbeat of 1 and also right after the 2 and just before the 3. - Now change your count to 1&-2&-3&-4&, placing those “and’s” right when your leg is up and before the downbeat. - Learn to play drums or a drum of some kind so that your rhythm gets developed. Cheers!

@henryrich46 2 ай бұрын

@@m.vonhollen6673 Great tip. I'll be practising that!

@williamlaven 3 ай бұрын

Watching this now after it aired, but I'm wondering why I didn't get a notification that it was going to air live. Should that have come as a KZfaq notification since I'm a subscriber or another way? I'd like to figure out how the notifications work so I won't miss future live classes on YT. Thanks.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

Hey Bill, I believe you have to hit the bell icon by the creator’s name to get notifications. This video wasn’t actually live, I just debuted it using KZfaq’s premier feature which allows me to chat in real time with viewers when the video is first released.

@williamlaven 3 ай бұрын

@@JameyArent I have the bell icon clicked, but I never get email notifications from Google on any of the many channels I'm subscribed to so I'll have to look into this. See you Thursday for our private lesson. I'll probably need help figuring out how to record our session if that's even possible. Until then...

@jonnyroxx7172 3 ай бұрын

Stevie Ray Vaughn was quite possibly the greatest rhythm guitarist of his generation. All of his playing came out of that incredible mastery of rhythm.

@JameyArent 3 ай бұрын

I learned a lot about rhythm guitar from SRV who was one of my very first and biggest influences!

@jonnyroxx7172 3 ай бұрын

@chetsenior7253 If you think rhythm guitar playing is boring, maybe you need a change of venue. I went from playing Yngwie-style lead guitar in the 80's to playing rhythm guitar in a 60's soul band in the 90's and it was absolutely the greatest thing that has ever happened to my musicianship in my life.

@jolkraeremeark6949 3 ай бұрын

I'm hearing some Steely Dan.

@johncarlo7395 Ай бұрын

Oh no, not another boring twelve bar blues video

@JameyArent Ай бұрын

Yep, another boring twelve bar blues video helping people learn to play boring twelve bar blues to bore people who feel compelled to leave boring comments. 🥱