Awesome Soul Funk And R&B Rhythm Guitar Lesson From 4 Time Grammy Winner Mark Lettieri

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-Pedals (not available at Sweetwater)
Nordvang 83 Drive
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Xact Tone Solutions Modified Boss EQ (AMAZING!!!!)
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Nordland ODR-C: nordland-electronics.de/en/
Sabbadius Funky Vibe: amzn.to/358ToXa
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-Guitars
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Nash Guitars Visit Chicago Music Exchange:
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Tuttle Guitars: Contact Michael Here - www.tuttleguitars.com/
Jeff Senn Guitars: www.jeffsennguitars.com
-Pickups
Strat Single coils www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-...
Imperial Low Wind Humbucker www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-...
Other Lollar Single Coils I use (flat pole pieces)
Vintage Blonde (Neck)
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Vintage Tweed Neck)
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64 (Neck and Middle)
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-Amps (not available at Sweetwater)
Divided by 13 BTR23, RSA23, CJ11 and JRT9/15 (tell ‘em Brett sent ya!): www.dividedby13.com/
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[@garailac]

This is so much more important than the 6 million "how to solo" guitar videos on youtube... this IS guitar playing

[@BrettPapa]

Mark is amazing!

[@ThiagoeRenataMarin]

NIce Voicings, salutes from Brazil

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it!

[@jsk8et]

Why would anyone be mean to Mark? I know it’s the Internet but he’s the guy right now for a reason. Just keep it coming, Mark. You’re rad.

[@johnandre5558]

Funk / R&B / Soul / Gospel guitar is totally under represented on KZbin. Mark is absolutely phenomenal.

[@BrettPapa]

Yes and yes!

[@Jay-lr3me]

It really is. Check out tasty guitar. That guy is the real deal too.

[@mrpotato4441]

Because it’s inferior to other genres

[@r0flgal0re]

These "vocabulary building" videos for intermediate / advanced players are real gems! I plan to come back to this frequently :)

[@BrettPapa]

Awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@michaelshearer3559]

This lesson and your Kirk Fletcher literally are like gold to me. So much to learn and just refresh on. Thank you!!!

[@BrettPapa]

Glad you like the lessons Michael! Thanks for watching!

[@gr637]

Yes, I also have all the courses by Lettieri and Fletcher on BP, they are gold dust.

[@michaelbrown3586]

Eric Gale, Hugh McCraken and Al Gorgoni played on guitar on Brown Eyed Girl.

[@Jay-lr3me]

Mark is right, learn both the funk style and the soul, rnb style. Then you really have the sauce

[@BrettPapa]

Agreed!

[@johnmac8084]

Mark is such a monster player, just bought the course, thanks Mark & Brett

[@AllanGildea]

Wow. How beautiful. Thank you, both!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing Allen!

[@rajeshgumber363]

Awesome! Thanks Brett and Mark.

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@leftyshep]

Awesome as always Brett! I love watching Mark when he builds loops. It’s so inspiring to actually see his build take place and hear and see his phrasing and approaches. Definitely gonna purchase his course.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! You won't regret it! It turned out awesome!

[@VoyageMonkeyTravel]

Brett, you have been getting some cool guys on your channel lately. They have shared lots of little tricks and gold nuggets. Keep up the good work.

[@BrettPapa]

Will do Peter. Thanks for tuning in!

[@kevinallman6700]

Brett I absolutely love your lessons..sitting here with a huge smile on my face!! Your enthusiasm shines out..who says learning isn't fun?♥️

[@BrettPapa]

That's awesome Kevin! Thanks for checking them out! It is a good gig to have!

[@rockinrob6853]

Your vids continue to be the best on KZbin. I love your humility as a player, and as a guitar teacher you inspire me.

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Rob! Glad you liked the vids!

[@greggaedeke2386]

That was really cool. Nautical funk, I love it!!! Thanks Papa. Keep up the awesome sessions.

[@BrettPapa]

Sure the Greg! Thanks for checking them out!

[@harrybee3093]

Hey Mark, just do everything. I absorb every note from you.

[@isaiahnottmeier1677]

Please don't stop with these rhythm videos, ultimate in building your chops

[@BrettPapa]

More coming soon!

[@c9sus4]

this dude is good. Thanks Brett.

[@BrettPapa]

Yep Mark is the man! More coming soon!

[@monstroguitars4550]

Yes Mark more KZbin please!!!!!

[@BrettPapa]

I'll see what I can do!

[@reverendray1]

Brett - love your work brother, and thank you so much for having Mark on the set - he’s an incredible guitarist and an all round good guy! What’s a fantastic clean tone he had to!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing Ray! Mark is an incredible guitarist and a great guy as well. Had a blast doing this one.

[@Mordi_B]

Both of you together are the dream team. Thank you Guys, Mordi

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks man! Glad you liked it.

[@sourav2328]

Brett is back with a bang !

[@sirfultonbishop]

Great topic! Love that type of guitar playing. Thanks!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@MaTTheWish]

Such a nice style Mark! What a great lesson.. wow!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out Matt!

[@ferdinandsuwandi6179]

Agree with the title of this vid.. Thank you

[@BrettPapa]

You are welcome!

[@andrewdevlin2255]

This here, is GOLD 🔥 Mark is amazing

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks! Yes he is!

[@robbo4858]

Man, I wish youtube was around when I was in my 20’s. Getting my fingers to move fluidly now is painful. lol. Awesome pros like you guys take the time to teach/show how things are done. Turntables and Vinyl albums took months.

[@BrettPapa]

Pretty much haha!

[@MeinFiesesEgo999]

Great Lesson! Thanks!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@DailyMyChildhood]

Unity is the power of music .... Happy to watch your awesome video 😍

[@BrettPapa]

Yep. Thanks for watching!

[@paullazarus790]

Wow, loved it! Don't even know how I got here, but so glad I did. THANK YOU!

[@BrettPapa]

Haha you are welcome!

[@dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465]

I am a bassist who loves Mark style of playing, actually thinking of getting a baritone guitar, learn to play some of these beautiful R&B sounds. I understand his language, what he's trying to say. You should practice both getting aggressive and then being laid back, for sure. Also, there's a lot of calling and answering yourself involved. That makes sense to some people.

[@henryolsenguitar]

Great stuff, thanks for making these awesome videos!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@Fernando146]

Great content as always Brett

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks Fernando!

[@two-tone6934]

Awesome Thank you

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

I met Mark at NAMM a few years ago, and he is such a great guy. They tell you to never meet your heroes, but Mark is totally someone you want to meet if you get a chance. I also met Brett at the same NAMM, and he was awesome too!

[@BrettPapa]

Totally agree about Mark. Super cool and down to earth! As far as that Brett guy goes well.........haha

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

@@BrettPapa 🤣

[@mercery13]

Great lesson!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@ClawHammermusic]

Unique take on guitar for me. Can't wait for the youtube channel. Will help me brake out the CAGED system.

[@davidsummerville351]

Sounds soooo good!

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for checking it out David!

[@olivierpillon4663]

Brett, your videos and guests are awesome. They’re incredibly informative. Mark is amazing if you could make other videos with him it would be incroyable (en français).Merci .

[@BrettPapa]

I'll see what I can do!

[@marcsullivan7987]

Van Morrison’s guitarist (throughout the classic 70’s material) was John Platania. Quite tasty and excellent rhythm guitar. Check out the amazing “Too Late To Stop Now” live album (and the Vols 2, 3, etc that came out decades later). The whole band is killing. Horns, and a string quartet! The “Caledonia Soul Orchestra”

[@BrettPapa]

Oh awesome! I'll check it out!

[@tomcarl8021]

Thanks. I'm gonna check that out.

[@TheGlassasylum]

Hey that's the new PRS "Fior" !

[@BrettPapa]

Yeah that is Mark's signature guitar.

[@michaelfroger1816]

That funk playing was sick. Into it

[@BrettPapa]

It's part of the new course he just released.

[@octodevil369]

What a great guy

[@BrettPapa]

Mark is awesome!

[@MarkRhodesSongs]

O, man, that's the stuff!

[@BrettPapa]

Glad you liked it Mark!

[@tbluesboye]

Good remembering Mark! Breezin' was big hit for George Benson, written by Chicago's own Phil Upchurch!

[@robertsebastian7903]

Upchurch played on it but it was written by Bobby Womack

[@JP-oe6pw]

Absolutely killing it with these Vids Brett. I'm missing the Front Lip Folicul Fountain a bit though if I'm honest.

[@BrettPapa]

Haha! Thank ya. Glad to hear you are enjoying the vids!

[@brettlac]

From one Brett to another.. I was a little hesitant to buy the course because i wasn’t sure what kind of platform you have for your lesson content. If its going to be easy to navigate etc and would like to tell you im very pleasantly surprised at how well your lesson platform is setup. I have a Truefire membership and i think the Mark Lettieri lesson is one of the best ive ever seen as far as things you’re actually gonna use in the real world of music. Also ive been watching you build this little business for awhile and your playing has come a long way as well as your content. Good on you Brett. You’ve earned much respect from me. continued success my friend! Ps sorry for the gushing comment but i am very impressed so i had to let you know. Cheers!

[@BrettPapa]

Lol thanks so much Brett! I love hearing that. Thanks you so much for the support and kind words!

[@robinkershaw]

Cool chops.

[@BrettPapa]

Mark has them for days!

[@RossHelmot]

Hey Brett, it was Hugh McCracken playing guitar on 'Brown Eyed Girl'...also on Steely Dan 'Hey Nineteen' rhythm on 'The Thrill is Gone' a bunch of John Lennon stuff and much more. Great player...

[@BrettPapa]

Oh awesome! Thanks for that!

[@jakollee]

Man, I want that Fiore!

[@BrettPapa]

It is a great guitar!

[@Glensully]

great player and versatile. not to mention seems like a fun guy

[@BrettPapa]

For sure! And he is a great guy!

[@Glensully]

@@BrettPapa Like a Mushroom - Funguy

[@jakollee]

E to F#m jam reminds me of the song Cruisin’ by Smoky Robinson.

[@billnu]

Dam that part starting at 14:00 is awesome

[@BrettPapa]

For sure. More Mark coming soon!

[@kerwoodspruce]

I couldn't help but think of - rhythm & feel -- as Mark was playing and teaching. The former can be taught, but the latter? That’s a player’s inherent musicality, what connects and unites rudder and keel. And I think it’s the inherent musical alchemy that certain players come to the table with which is most often the piece that students can't articulate. They see and hear themselves playing the rhythm (playing whatever) while wondering simultaneously, why they aren't hearing ‘exactly’ what they want to hear, what they expect to hear, when they put the work in? All that is to say -- the best instructional lessons always seem to make the seemingly ineffable, clear. Thank you both for that. Lastly, I’m not saying that years, and playing, and learning -- can’t help a player to develop a stronger feel. It can. But I think it’s also important to be honest with students about the part that innate (nature plus nurture) musical blessings play. Thank you both again for this useful lesson, and may all your comments be kind.

[@Goldie_Hawn_Solo]

If you practice 8 hours a day..and I mean focused practice...not sitting around playing all the same stuff you always play..but practicing things you are not comfortable playing...for the period of a year or two...you will be able to overcome any limitation you may have. You have to know what to practice. The thing you shouldn't do is teach a student magical thinking. The sooner you teach a student first how to practice...second what to practice..and then 3rd that there's no magic bullets and the amount of practice done now will be directly related to what they are able to play in the future...they themselves will then eventually realize the futility and pointless exercise it is to try and play like someone else because what they decide to play with a great tool set will naturally be far more meaningful to them. The emulation phase is necessary, no doubts...but the hero worship involved in the thinking that nobody could ever duplicate someone else is top notch absurd. If you want something bad enough as a student...you will not stop until you get it in your hands. Thats where you find out if the student actually is a musician or not. Tons of people say they want to learn...but once it gets tough...they come to realize they wanted the idea of them doing it...they didnt actually want to do it.

[@kerwoodspruce]

@@Goldie_Hawn_Solo Agreed.

[@MichaelZechel]

Eric Gale on the George Benson and Van Morrison

[@jonathanbreakwell6661]

you are the man Mark I really dig your playing!

[@reginamiller3153]

💜🎶🔥🤘👊

[@BrettPapa]

More coming soon!

[@MichaelZechel]

Brett is Mark's new course a Soul Funk R&B Rhythm course? If it is I will purchase it immediately. Got all the blues and rock

[@BrettPapa]

It's kinda everything under one roof. It is a course with all his major influences. He is coming back soon to do another course in that style.

[@vuha5000]

That prs is just umm umm ummm, really great sounding ax

[@BrettPapa]

Totally! Fantastic guitar!

[@rogerowens5669]

That's sweet PRS I haven't seen one in that configuration I'm afraid to ask what series probably way above my pocketbook

[@BrettPapa]

It's called a Fiori I believe. It is Mark's signature model. Not sure on the price.

[@ScottfromBaltimore]

I like the playing, the explaining, and the joking. Not sure I have anything else to say.

[@BrettPapa]

Glad you liked it! More coming soon!

[@mitcharney1]

Take refuge in knowing that the scoffers aren't ever going to be where you are Mark.

[@BrettPapa]

Haha I don't think he stays up worrying over them!

[@no59do56]

Ooops Mark

[@stefanwolf888]

Tasty

[@BrettPapa]

Thanks for watching!

[@ckjjclan]

Brilliant video - question - is this actually Steve from Stranger Things playing guitar? Asking for a friend ;-)

[@BrettPapa]

Lol

[@gillhodges7267]

KZbin needs more “boat funk”

[@BrettPapa]

For sure!

[@reckon104]

Getting "invalid code" for coupon...would love to buy

[@BrettPapa]

It's available on brettpapa.com.

[@dmc549]

Anyone know the model/name of the PRS Mark is playing here?

[@dmc549]

Found it its called the Fiore

[@BrettPapa]

Yes its his signature model.

[@dmc549]

@@BrettPapa Looks incredible. Great lesson! Thank you

[@UltraPvnk]

The Fiore sounds light years better than the Fender, or is it his impeccable playing?

[@BrettPapa]

Those guitars sound great. PRS did a really great job with that one and it doesn't hurt to have Mark's hands lol!

[@no59do56]

Is the PRS MRAK PLAY HIS SIGNATURE PRS ?

[@UltraPvnk]

Yes. Fiore.

[@oldrrocr]

what a beautiful instrument, and so well played, thanks guys!

[@BrettPapa]

Sure thing!

[@mooseymoose]

Chris Michie, died at 55 in 2003. Ya know, the greatest thing about the internet is that anyone can say anything to anyone anywhere. It’s also the worst thing about the internet. Let me use this power to point you two at Barry Harris and his musical innovations. Please please please look up the 6th diminished scale and his overarching theory behind it. It opened up SO MANY musical doors for me. Robbie Barnby or the Things I’ve Learned from Barry Harris KZbin channel have tons of great videos as well as the footage of the man himself. Love both youz guyz!

[@jvboys1]

vans guitar player Ronnie Montrose

[@Stump51]

Guy with ted guitar.you need to play a telecaster.

[@ericking8402]

Didn’t realize Michael Jackson is a singer

[@mikeburstein1146]

OR a window ...... LMAO!!

[@scottt9382]

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