Part 1: How To Play a Funk / Blues Rhythm Guitar Like Steve Cropper / Stax Style

This video shows you how to play a funky blues rhythm guitar in the style of Steve Cropper from Booker T. and the MGs – To download the MP3 jam tracks for this lesson to play along with visit www.activemelody.com

23 thoughts on “Part 1: How To Play a Funk / Blues Rhythm Guitar Like Steve Cropper / Stax Style”

txjoseph
February 22, 2013 -

Anytime you want to post a video of your playing, that would be great.

You are a prime example of a miserable YouTube douche troll.
The2mel
February 22, 2013 -

Really well played by you but would disagree as to the genesis of the style.
fransfamous
February 22, 2013 -

He is good but to say he invented is a little much.
he had his own way that is truly his own but not something he made or created.
FunkyDrumTracks
February 22, 2013 -

you just got to get down and funky 🙂
daga3242
February 22, 2013 -

Niiiiiiiiiice and beaaaaaaaaaaaautiful guitar!! 😀
Samba C
February 22, 2013 -

Cropper is a truly great player, and deserves serious props-but he didn’t invent playing little 3 note inversions up the neck. He has his own very tasty style,and timing,but loads of players worked with such ideas. Dig deeper into R&B/soul/blues roots
ladokha666
February 22, 2013 -

This guy sucks.. Why would anyone take lessons from him
Tutinho Paiva
February 22, 2013 -

tutinho paiva you tube
1958kathryn1
February 22, 2013 -

STEVE CROPPER INVENTED A "SOUND".
gojirametallica
February 23, 2013 -

try spell check too
Don Burton
February 23, 2013 -

great vid bro
turockandar
February 23, 2013 -

Hum I have been playing guitar for ages and I never thought of the analogy between the horn section and funk chords syncopated…thanks:)
NexusCapital
February 23, 2013 -

I like that this comment was a year ago and this video has hundreds of thousands of hits and more. lol keep it up your teaching me everything I know man.
appetitefordynamite
February 23, 2013 -

your a great teacher. thanks alot!
getsomegetsomenow
February 23, 2013 -

Thanks for the video
MadSpectro7
February 23, 2013 -

Semi-hollows are good for jazz-funk too.
charlieisamonster
February 23, 2013 -

Nice lesson.
Thanks and well done.
fransfamous
February 23, 2013 -

I sorry did I hear you say steve crooper started R & B??????
thewolfe54
February 23, 2013 -

You make it fun to learn, I have taught myself to play and you put it right to the point, very understandable and not hung up or repeating yourself. Watching your lessons and what I’ve learned it sounds like I’ve had years of practice. Ok I’ll stop rambling, in short thanks for what your doing it has made playing guitar so much more fun!!!!
Richard Salazar
February 23, 2013 -

I played this way at church,
iowacorn123
February 23, 2013 -

Goodness this is awesome to watch. I learned tremendously. The upstroke demo could be made longer. I love that part the best. Looking for guitar mixer for my tribute song to Amy winehouse. Run it. Song is titled You Count Me Out.
spacedoginnebraska
February 23, 2013 -

sweeeet axe, man…..
CRAIGARRR
February 23, 2013 -

No wonder why The Blues Brothers made it so big.. how couldn’t they with that all star band! New Blues Brothers show coming to TV.. I hope they don’t butcher how I remember the movie!

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