Hello, and welcome to my new column for Guitar World! Over the next few months, I will demonstrate many of the approaches I use to craft guitar parts. I’d like to start by addressing rhythm guitar ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Eric Gales has a true gift for foregrounding rhythm in his playing, borrowing from elements of ...

Guitar lessons: In this lesson, we're looking at three broad concepts for rhythm guitar. First is the idea of combining rhythm and lead guitar. We’re also looking at odd time and 16th-note style funk ...

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 ...

Most anyone who listens to guitar-heavy music — whether it be electric or acoustic — has probably wanted to play guitar at one point or another. While plenty of people do learn, at least a little, it ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Sure, everybody loves a guitar show-off, melting picks and blistering fingers as they ...

There is a point when playing rhythm games such as Rock Band or Guitar Hero where you hit a kind of wall; there is only so much to learn hitting buttons as notes flow down the screen. Power Gig: Rise ...