Rhythm Guitar Course

The importance of the rhythm guitar cannot be underestimated. In the 'groove' genre, the greatest recordings of James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, Herbie Hancock, Government Mule, John Scofield, Medeski, Martin and Wood, and Soulive demonstrate that a tight, grooving rhythm section is absolutely essential. Rhythm and Groove Guitar provides guitarists with a strong set of rhythmic and chordal tools that are the foundation of groove-based music, but can be used to further any style of music. You'll start by expanding your chord knowledge and constructing original rhythm guitar grooves using Root 5, Root 6, Major7, Minor7, and Dominant 7th chords. By playing along with artist recordings, groove loops, and instructor-generated exercises, you'll learn how to effectively use tension, muted rhythms, repetition, and chordal licks (hammer-on / pull off) to your advantage. The course then moves on to address more advanced rhythm techniques, including syncopation, triplets, right hand techniques, and diatonic harmony. The rhythmic foundation you build in this course will help further your improvisational abilities in a duet setting, as well as strengthen your solo playing.

By the end of the course, you will learn to:

• Create your own rhythms and grooves.

• Play in 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 12/8, 5/4, and 7/4 time signatures.

• Use chords such as altered dominant and dominant chords with tensions in your rhythm playing.

• Use picking lines, single-note rhythmic patterns, and double stops

• Progress from simple to complex rhythmic grooves.

• Learn rhythmic exercises to strengthen both your right- and left-hand playing.

• Use effects such as wah-wah to enhance your rhythm playing.

Rhythm Guitar Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Groove

• Note and Rest Values

• Constructing and Tailoring Original Guitar Grooves

• Chord Types and Forms: Root 5 and Root 6 of Major7, Minor7, Dominant7, Dominant 7#9 and Dominant7sus4.

Lesson 2: Constructing Grooves with Movable Chord Forms

• Chord Types: Dominant 7th and Dominant 79

• Dominant 79 Chord Tones

• Practicing Movable Forms

• Cream – Toad

• Herbie Hancock

• Jamming for Fun

• Electronic Jam in C

• Funky Groove in E

Lesson 3: Creating Grooves with Dominant 7 Chords

• Unique Ways to Get Inspiration

• Gov't Mule: Mr. Big

• James Brown: Papa Don't Take No Mess

• John Scofield: Hottentot

• Herbie Hancock: Hang Up Your Hang Ups

• Warm-Up Exercises

Lesson 4: Muted Rhythms and Scratch Guitar

• Muted Rhythms and Scratch Guitar

• Muted Rhythm Exercise

• How to Develop an Original Style

• Minor 7 and Minor 79 Chords

• Jazz Funk Loop

• Soulive – Flurries

Lesson 5: Combining Chord Forms and Rhythm

• Minor 7 Chord with Tension 11

• Dominant 7 (sus4) with Tensions 4 and 11

• Popular Muted Rhythms

• Flood in Franklin Park by Grant Green

Lesson 6: Sixteenth-Note Rhythms

• Constructing Grooves

• Hottentot with added bridge

• Rhythm Practice Tips

• Playing Exercise: Muted Rhythms with Sixteenth Notes

• Uberjam

• Scofield: I Break for Monster Booty

Lesson 7: String Combinations, Picking Lines, and Double-Stops

• Learning New Licks

• More on Major7th

• Diatonic Harmony

• Major 7 Loops

• Muted Rhythm Exercises

• Rhythm Guitar Techniques

Lesson 8: Converging Concepts in Rhythm

• Converging Concepts in Rhythm Technique

• Eighth- and Sixteenth-Note Rhythm Combinations

Lesson 9: Triplets and Diatonic Harmony

• Diatonic Harmony with Tensions

• Triplet Introduction

• Triplet Exercise

• Picking Lines

• Picking Line Degree Chart

Lesson 10: Bass Lines and Effects

• Fourths

• Bass Ideas

• Eighth-Note Triplets

• Rhythm Exercises

• Adding Note Patterns

• Eighth Note Triplets in 3/4 Time

Lesson 11: Right-Hand Snap and Rhythm Duets

• Suggestions for practicing rhythmic duets

• More picking lines

• Right-Hand Pluck and Snap

Lesson 12: Putting it All Together

• More Rhythm Patterns

• 4-Bar Patterns

• Open Strings within Chord Forms

Dolce Music Institute

Dolce Music Institute is a premier western music school in Hyderabad, India. Founded by a skilled musician Alexander in 1999,it caters over 400 students every year and is regarded as one of the best music institutes in Hyderabad with a highly experienced and qualified faculty.The emphasis is not just on individual performance but also on ensemble playing, aural development and musical appreciation. Courses for Western classical instrumental training, Piano, Keyboard, Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Violin, Music Theory, Songwriting and specialized courses like Flamenco,Jazz and Blues Guitar outlines are catered. Classes are generally held on a one to one basis. The students can also give Certification exams for Classical music from The Trinity college of London, The London college of Music and The Associate Board of Royal School of Music.

As each day dawns, new challenges await. In this changing scenario, it is quite imperative for us to train our youth to stand aloft in this age of cut-throat competition. Within a short period,the institute has been successful in spreading its wings. This would not have been possible without the incredible support of students, staff members & other generous members of the society. Apart from the regular classes, several workshops by visiting artists and other musicians are also regularly conducted which provide musical interaction for the students. Periodic pupil’s concerts and other events help to develop the performance skills of the students.

The school has put a special focus on its website by providing many add on services through it. Students and other visitors can now interact with each other and share information on the website. People can request for chords or tabs of particular songs which are posted in due time. Students and visitors can also sell and buy music instruments (brand new and second hand) on the website. The website also gives latest happening events in and around Hyderabad. Also the school regularly posts new informational articles on music (general and technical) to help young musicians. The website also helps the budding musicians by providing them a platform to promote their music by uploading songs on the website.

Our Mission

• To provide a platform for musically inclined people to get formal but personalized training in western music.

• To constantly innovate in our methods of teaching.

• To become the one stop solution for any service related to music in the country.

• To nurture talents, give them professional skills and develop their creative potential for successful careers in music.

• To promote values and well being through music.