So Excited, Cold Shot, and Change It from SRV, Born With A Broken Heart, Somehow, Somewhere, Someway by KWS… these songs all have a common thread. They have a heavy, guitar-driven rhythm with a swing beat.

That heavy swing rhythm feel is what you’ll learn in this course. I’ve created five rhythms in that style, each with a different sound. You’ll also learn some muting techniques necessary to play them cleanly.

Soloing over slow blues is fun and easy to get excited about. Slow Blues rhythm, however, can be monotonous - but only if you think it’s easy. The truth is, playing a good rhythm for slow blues is challenging. It's so easy to disrupt the song, play too loudly, play too much, leave too much space, or fill too much space.

Late-beginner and early-intermediate players can learn five distinct slow blues rhythm patterns in this course. The notes are simple, but playing the rhythm correctly requires discipline and a good ear.

Learn 5 Boogie Blues Rhythms in the Style of Rude Mode

Like many SRV fans, I tried to sink my teeth into the song Rude Mood by SRV but got lost quickly - and that was just on the rhythm. Over the years, I've learned quite a bit from that song, but there's an easier way to get started.

This course is like an on-ramp to the boogie blues highway. I'll teach you five rhythms that fit into the general style of Rude Mood but at a more reasonable tempo.

Learn 5 Simple Funk Blues Rhythms

Rhythm guitar skills are like muscles: you don't realize how underdeveloped they are until you try to use them for something different. Well, this course is different.

If you've only ever studied swing or straight-ahead rockin' blues rhythm, this course will baffle your brain. Playing on the off-beats is something most of us aren't used to, but if you slow it down, you can start working those rhythm muscles with a little funk.

Learn 5 Fun Jump Blues Rhythms

Good blues rhythm is about having the right tool for the job, and when it comes to playing an uptempo swing blues number, a standard blues shuffle isn't always the right tool.

In this course, I'll teach you five rhythms to play over a Jump Blues track based on simple chords you already know. The rhythms are slightly syncopated but appropriate for intermediate-level players.

If you've only ever studied swing or straight-ahead rockin' blues rhythm, this course will baffle your brain. Playing on the off-beats is something most of us aren't used to, but if you slow it down, you can start working those rhythm muscles with a little funk.

In the course Johnny's Influence: Texas Hustle, I taught you how to solo like Johnny Winter over songs like Got My Mojo Workin' or Hustled Down In Texas. In THIS course, I will teach you a bunch of rhythms to go along with that same song style.

These rhythms range in difficulty from beginner to intermediate and come in two distinct flavors. The first set comprises bluesy rhythm licks repeated over a 12-bar progression, and the second set has more of a swinging, country feel.