I learned from a man named Ron Thompson. Ron played for John Lee Hooker, he's on Chris Isaack albums and had a band with Mick Fleetwood. He was a player's player and he taught me the better your rhythm the better your leads, the better your singing and the better your stage presence. Everything improves when you play a solid rhythm because you have control over your phrasing. It really is amazing how much everything falls into place once you get a solid groove.

Back in 1971 when I first started playing it was driven into my head the importance of rhythm guitar. Only the most dedicated pay attention to that wisdom. And boy, it's so much fun! Nothing like locking into a groove and getting goosebumps! 😃😎🤓 Great episode.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

For sure! Thanks for watching David!

Yes more rhythm lessons please. I’m all about that rhythm even more than lead🤘🏻

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

More coming soon!

@TheGreasyGamer

24 күн бұрын

Rhythm all day. I’m a blues guy but I can’t stand slow blues where a guitar solo is played for the entirety of the song and the rhythm instruments are turned way down. Chicago blues peaked in the 50s when the rhythms were rockin’

Brett, one of the many things I love about you is that you do not take yourself too seriously, but you're seriously great. And you are lighthearted and fun. This is a super valuable lesson. If we play guitar for someone (1 person or 1000), it's not burning lead chops that will make them tap their foot or dance, but laying down a tight infectious rhythm groove (especially great tone, like you are getting here). Many guitarists do not realize this or how fun playing rhythm can be.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alfred! Rhythm is a good time for sure!

Brett, your rhythm instruction greatly changed my guitar playing literally overnight. I watched this last night and now I am a much better guitar player today, thanks to you. I was bound by practicing the same songs/sounds over and over with no awareness of how to create music creatively and independently. But, overnight after watching this instruction you have given me the tools (I didn't even know I needed) to transform my guitar playing experience.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

That is amazing! Congrats!

Dude! This is exactly how I want to play. I’ m nearly 60 years old and I just started learning on New Year’s Day, so I have miles to go, but this right here is why I want to play the guitar. Lead is great, but it’s rhythm guitar that calls to me. You’ve just got yourself a new subscriber in the UK. ❤👍🏾

@BrettPapa

3 ай бұрын

Never too late to Rock! Thanks for the sub!

@rashadmoss3991

Ай бұрын

How’s the learning going? I’m 45 and started 2 years ago.

@paulmcallister7909

Ай бұрын

@@rashadmoss3991 Hey dude. Not too bad. I’ve been working on the A shaped barre chord for the last six weeks or so. Feels like it’s taking ages, but it’s getting there.

@rashadmoss3991

Ай бұрын

Cool, How are you doing with chords and rhythm?

@paulmcallister7909

Ай бұрын

@@rashadmoss3991D-shaped major and minor are more or less in the fingers, now so I just need to keep practising them. The A-shaped major's going to take a long time, so I've literally just added the C-shape to make sure I don't get bored and burned out. Rhythm's actually not a problem. I think I spend more time practising strumming by itself than anything else. I go one string from lowest to highest, two strings the other way, then three strings back up again, starting with up strokes then adding the down strokes for full 16th notes. (I hope that makes sense.) I'm using Fender Play as a metronome because it has some awesome drum beats in it. If the beat is standard rock, then I'm changing chords on the beat. If there's even a hint of syncopation, I'll start strumming on the off beats. It's hilarious. The tempo's nothing to write home about - just 90bpm, but I'm having a great time.

Brett, You have always stood out when I’m cruising YT. Your delivery, sense of humor, and direction is contagious. I’m checking out your course. Thank you!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Wow thank ya! Glad you like the lessons! Thanks for checking them out!

Amazing lesson!❤ Rhythm is so important and so easy to apply in your delivery. Your lessons are great. Thanks for sharing.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the vid. Thanks for tuning in!

Thats such a nice tone man 😎

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

One of the best teachers on KZread 👍💯 Thanks for another great lesson!!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill! I appreciate that!

Great lesson Brett!! Good direction for future courses too.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I made an entire course on this concept. There is a link in the description box.

Just another outstanding lesson Brett! Thank you.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing Steve! Glad you liked it.

Brett, you are always an encouragement to me! God bless you brother.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear Brian! Thanks for tuning in!

Great tone man!

@BrettPapa

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Another amazing video! It always amazes me how it’s so easy to over look the basics. This video probably just increased my skill 80%!! I find myself spinning my wheels by playing the same things over and over. This lesson really opened my eyes to always remember the fundamentals and build from there. Thanks for another great lesson!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! Glad it helped!

You are the man Brett! I had the year membership and have also purchased British blues masters and best of all the mixing major and minor pentatonics. You have definitely improved my lead guitar playing a lot! Very clear presentation and explanation and some sweet licks. I really enjoy and appreciate your content.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome to hear! Glad the courses helped! Thanks for the support!

Power to Papa! Always fun. Always informative. Always worthwhile.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin!

Just purchased the course to add to my library. Loving it!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thanks so much for the support!

Brett you are simply the best! Love your ideas, lessons, wisdom, tone, etc rock on brotha!

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked the video!

Absolutely awesome! Really appreciate your wisdom and time!🙏🎸

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Glad you liked it!

Great lesson! Best thing I ever did was start paying attention to the kick and snare drums on my looper pedal drum tracks, Just like you did here, muting the strings at first with every kind of rhythm and tempo. That has helped my rhythm and sence of timing immensely. Thanks again

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

Excellent instruction!!! Thank you. 🎼

@BrettPapa

7 ай бұрын

Sure thing! Glad you liked it!

It's good seeing you posting videos' Mr. BRETT, thank you for sharing with us all

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking them out!

That Nash Telly is my favorite of all of his guitars. Man that thing just sounds killer.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

I love that thing!

I was just telling my instructor last week that I need to improve on my rhythm v learning licks or lead all the time. I'll be using this video for a while. Thanks!

@BrettPapa

3 ай бұрын

Awesome!

Thanks Brett for what you do! You Da Man!!!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

intro was Bananazzz. Lesson was Awesome, Goddess of Pollen, pixie dust of Doom. funny. Subscribed !

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks! Thanks for the sub!

Dude I'm super glad I watched this video, you make everything seem so simple, such a wonderful teaching style. I've been working on a few things along these lines lately, was even trying to come up with a tune using a similar progression. Very cool tips in this one Brett. I'm honestly so impressed I'm seriously considering purchasing your course. Thank you sir 🙏

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you liked it. The course is a mega deep dive into all of this.

Thanks Brett.. perfect for a -2°winter day.. warms the soul.. Awesome explanation and execution.. thanks so much ! 🎸👍

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Great lesson. Thanks Papa Stache!!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

If you look up "Brett Papa" in a dictionary, you will find Amazing, Badass, and smart. (and goofy) This guy deserves way more subs.

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks!

I have wanted to play guitar since i was a kid and heard Queen, then AC/DC for the first time. I waited 50 years to finally start fullfilling my dream (it's never to late), and now after 4 years, i can start the drummachine and loop some decent jams! Yes, it is the best thing ever, thanks to people like you, without which i would never be as good, being self tought! Cheers Brett, greetings from Switzerland, Josh🎸🤘🎸

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

fantastic...gonna learn this one...thanks BP

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for tuning in!

So simple but SOOO cool. That's a groove I could play all day long. Great one.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!

Really helps, thanks man!

@BrettPapa

7 ай бұрын

Sure thing!

Hey, many thanks. Very effective. Very well explained.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

Incredibly helpful. Thank you very much.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

One of best lessons out there,👍

@BrettPapa

11 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Really solid course! I've been enjoying it!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

That’s great! Glad to hear it! Thanks so much for the support!

I need you to know that the energy, encouragement, and practical reasoning in this video has exponentially changed the course of my learning process. I am a young singer/composer, who is hopelessly in love with becoming a guitarist to gain experience in live performances. But I've never thought of focusing on playing rhythm nor have I known HOW to learn. Your use of a single progression to teach so many different techniques was brilliant, because now I'm grooving AND learning. Thank you.

@BrettPapa

2 ай бұрын

That’s amazing to hear! Thanks for the kind words!

Excellent information, very true, the song is where it's at. Nice job Brett.

@BrettPapa

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

The "All Right Now" chord!

This is so perfect , and it is so true that the better the rhythm is , the better the lead guitar , or phrasing will be

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

More rhythm lessons. Please! specific to songs maybe? Definitely my biggest weakness- rhythm. Thank you Brett.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I plan on doing more of that soon.

thanks, i needed this to kick off my electric rhythm playing. Amazing Just purchased the course. thanks my man!!!

@BrettPapa

9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much for the support! Hope you like it!

Great teaching Mr. Papa! Without a deep feeling for rhythm you will never will be a great guitarist👌🙏👏

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great lesson, I learned a lot and was inspired! Bought the course!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much for the support!

Great lesson. Gives me some ideas to work on with my students.

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad i could help!

Man this is good stuff - and that intro! Some simple, but hot rock and roll rhythm. Love it! Man that was nice.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Glad ya liked it!

Very useful lesson 👍 great simplistic progressive explanation, I'll be making this happen 👍 cheers man 😎

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for tuning in!

Thank you Mr. Brett🙏🏾🎸

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

Awesome! Thanks man!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for tuning in!

just got the course . Really looking forward to diving in .

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Jon! Hope ya dig it!

I love this! Sometimes I forget to come back to these basics and just jam out a bit on good rhythm. That Tele is just dripping with rock rhythm tone

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Yep its a good time to just lay it down! Thanks I love that Tele!

Man that's the sound I've been chasing!! I'd love to hear your setup!!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am plugged straight into a Divided by 13 RSA23. Got a bit of verb in post. From there it goes into a UA OX Box with a 412 cab simulation. Finally I go into an Apollo into the computer. Heart of the tone though is just a Nash Tele into the Divided by 13.

Good Video. Great way to ride out the rut.... and get back on the wagon... Rock on !

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

Pollendina Maxima..... playing with a nice drum loop is almost like meditation. Fantastic.

@BrettPapa

8 ай бұрын

Agreed! So much fun that can actually get you a lot better!

I really loved this video. Thank you Brett. It inspired me to buy your rhythm course - paid already. When I was a teenager learning guitar, I was only interested in lead guitar. I had a hiatus for decades and picked up a guitar 15 Years ago and from that point, I have had a fascination with rhythm guitar. Solid rhythm guitar that sits right in the pocket is just so satisfying. I recently enjoyed the Robert Baker course on rock riffs, which was rhythm riffing inspired and not about lead guitar. I typically practice by putting a drum loop on from EZDrummer and play with ideas (mostly rhythm)… I often record my sessions and listen to them later. Some I develop into songs. This why your suggestion in this video struck a chord with me. Thank you. You have a great tone with your Nash tele and amps!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Thanks for grabbing the rhythm course as well! Robert has great stuff as well. Awesome guy to boot. EZ Drummer is amazing! Practicing with loops is the way to go and it totally inspires song creation. Thanks for checking out the videos!

Sounds great

Very cool lesson Brett 👍

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Glad ya liked it! Thanks for watching!

Great lesson and I LOVED the tone. Nice to see your Tele age through the years too.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Love that Tele!

Great lesson ✌

@BrettPapa

19 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you!

@BrettPapa

6 ай бұрын

Sure thing!

Been looking for something exactly like this. Thanks for posting this lesson. Greetings from Down Under.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

Sounds amazing

@BrettPapa

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Very VOOL lesson! You took it apart well !

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Enjoyed the lesson and groove, but lets also hear some love for that tone!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for checking it out!

Hey Brett, you rock! That's got me hooked, I'm going to have to buy it now 😆

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much for the support!

Way cool Brett!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom!

Great tone

@BrettPapa

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

great tutorial Brett

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This is why I like the digitech trio. It's a great tool for developing rhythm.

@BrettPapa

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely! That thing is great

Awesome video.

@BrettPapa

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

Youve been kickn ass on those Nash guitars for a long time .Love it Brett .Ive gone way deep into my rhythm playing lately glad to see this one.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thank ya!

thanks for this insight, I'm an older guy just learning to play the guitar and lead guitar is my passion but I'm struggling, your method makes it seem possible for me, definitely a Sub.

@BrettPapa

6 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear! Thanks for checking it out!

Papa Brett - YEAH MAN 👍👍👍 , GREAT INSTRUCTION , YOU ROCK MAN 🎸🎸🎸🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂✌️✌️✌️

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

This is EXACTLY the type of music I want to learn. Looking for the course.

@BrettPapa

6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Just go to brettpapa.com.

Mint great vid

Buying an electric guitar in less than two weeks for my 60th birthday. Total beginner and I'm super excited to get going. Playing (and learning) over a drum track looks like fun and what your pitch for the Foundations course made a ton of sense. Rythym excites me way more than lead.

@BrettPapa

9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Yeah playing to a drum track is the best!

Awesome!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Excellent~

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Warren!

Dude..I can't believe you made this video. About month ago I realized I sucked at rhythm guitar. I've been practicing my solos for a few years and totally neglected my rhythm. It's a blast playing rythm!!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Yep it is super fun! One of the best things you can do to get better on guitar!

I like to think of rhythm vs lead as the saying you hear in golf: drive for show, putt for dough. Musicians and bands will always want a solid rhythm player over a flashy lead player any day of the weak. Not to mention, improving rhythm will naturally improve lead lines and playing as well. Awesome lesson, thanks!

@BrettPapa

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out!

Hey Stash,been a while since i’ve seen any of your vids. Only got as far as 1:31 and have decided to watch the rest later once my guitar is to hand. I’ve been a bedroom rocker for about 20 years but focused mainly on lead parts apart from when learning ACDC tunes…for obvious reasons😁 Recently i’ve been going back to basics and trying to focus on more rhythm style playing which is already having a huge impact on my playing and especially “unlocking” more of the neck for both rhythm and lead playing 🤘🎸

@BrettPapa

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Rhythm is king! Makes everything better!

Great advise as always. My beat buddy is by far the most used pedal I have.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Those are fantastic!

on spot thnx without good rhythm and groove there ain,t no song

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing!

very easy and 100% Rockn`Rollnice

@BrettPapa

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I have always enjoyed playing this way live, it's like your driving an engine and you have the pedal on the accelerator.

You have given me several 'Aha' moments in the past year or so Brett. You're very relatable & generous with your knowledge. Thanks mate.

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig! Glad I could help!

First lesson I have bought or been excited about in years. First one I have ever bought from KZread. I assume it comes with the red Nash and the pink Tele?

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Haha wouldn’t that be awesome! If you can afford them Nash guitars are the best bang for the buck in my opinion. They are always fantastic. Thanks so much for the support!

❤go Bret Papa!

@BrettPapa

3 ай бұрын

Wooohoooo!

But there’s nothing like being in the groove!!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Nope it’s the best!

That intro was fantastic. Gave me rocking AC/DC vibes 🔥

@BrettPapa

Ай бұрын

Sweet! Thanks for tuning in!

Great!! Thumbs up, sub'd!! Cool stuff with Oz, Bukovac, Fletcher!!

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Curtis! Thanks for the sub!

sold!

@BrettPapa

6 ай бұрын

Sweet! Thanks for the support!

I mean another great video Papa , great rhythm playing is still the key to the Kingdom of songwriting , nice to see that red tele too

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

For sure! Thanks for tuning in!

Yes, i would agree with these comments. Brett, i love your easy laugh, your lightgearted approach. You make learning easy. And, you're such an awesome player: hot licks, and solid, solid rhythm. 😎 Also, thanks for always having such talented musicians on your show, they are great, and i always learn great stuff from them! It's also great how you ALWAYS humble yourself to whomever is your guest, and take a back seat to them. That's a good lesson for all the kids out there to learn! Keep up the excellent work! (I'm sure it didn't even seem like "work.") You help to make the YT platform legit, dude. 👍 👌 😎

@BrettPapa

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much man! Means a lot! It's a great gig to have!

awesome !

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I love this course it's exactly what I was missing. Thanks

@BrettPapa

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the support!

Nice tone.

@BrettPapa

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!