Playing Funky Rhythm Guitar [Paperback]

Chris Hunt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005

Learn how to play funk and R&B rhythm guitar with easy-to-follow instructions on the hottest grooves. CD features recorded demonstrations of every example, plus 8 jam along tracks! Topics covered include: the backbeat * single-line parts * quarter note, eighth note, and 16th note feels * reggae grooves * shuffle and triplet feels * common chords and progressions * and more!

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Cherry Lane Music (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575605422
• ISBN-13: 978-1575605425
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars are not enough!, August 9, 2005

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Blues & Jazz fan (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Playing Funky Rhythm Guitar (Paperback)

As someone who has bought more guitar books than I'd care to admit (given my still limited ability!), I can recognise exceptional quality in an instructional book when I see (and hear) it. Chris Hunt has produced the best rhythm guitar book I have ever encountered. It has 55 examples which are usually 2-4 bars long (a few are longer) and 8 play-along tracks with just bass & drums for extended practice. Without a doubt, every lesson is a minor gem. The rhythms and chord voicings presented here are things you have heard on hundreds of classic R&B tracks, but I think any guitarist of any style can benefit from the wisdom that is distilled in these pages. The quality of production, execution and knowledge that Chris has shared is as good as it gets. It will save me a lot of money that I would have given to a teacher to learn all that is contained here. It deserves to become THE benchmark rhythm guitar text and a best seller that every guitarist should own.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original Idea, Well-Written Book, August 30, 2008

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Saint Louis Lou (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Playing Funky Rhythm Guitar (Paperback)

This is not a method book but one that falls into the licks and patterns category. The author has created an original idea and a well-written book.

The examples are bite-size and fun to work through. And they have an honest-to-goodness R&B or funk sound, too. Not just dull exercises, but the real thing like you hear on recordings.

There is a good amount of material here for the price and a good number of the patterns are good technique builders. I have enjoyed this book and recommend it to others.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book and cd, February 4, 2011

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Aaron L. Wilcox (Murray, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Playing Funky Rhythm Guitar (Paperback)

This book has been fantastic for helping me learn the basics of rhythm guitar. The CD is a huge help in mastering the exercises. I'd definitely recommend this book.