Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
#RBGuitar #FunkGuitar #PopGuitar #CoryWong #RhythmGuitar
TABS & Backing Track: 👉 patreon.com/AndyDacoulis
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to add R&B guitar chords and funk rhythm techniques to a pop chord progression like Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter. This is a key skill for creating modern, professional-sounding guitar parts.
Inspired by the playing of Cory Wong, this lesson focuses on tight rhythm guitar, syncopated strumming, and R&B-style chord voicings that bring groove and feel to any track. You’ll also hear influences from classic ’80s R&B and funk, including artists like Prince, The Gap Band, and Paul Jackson Jr.
These chord ideas and rhythm techniques are highly versatile and can be applied to a wide range of pop, funk, and R&B songs.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to:
Add R&B chord voicings to pop progressions
Develop funk rhythm guitar technique and groove
Play tight, professional rhythm parts
Apply these ideas to modern pop and funk tracks
Perfect for beginner to intermediate guitarists looking to improve their rhythm playing, expand their chord vocabulary, and achieve a more polished, pro-level sound.
Check out my Neo-Soul Guitar Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrfVWdKYFEluIwy0s-aiLaXr78weNfDbO
TABS: 👉 patreon.com/AndyDacoulis
In this video, I show you how to add R&B and Neo-Soul guitar parts to the song "Espresso".
👉 Check out my Smooth Jazz online lesson pack: 20 Smooth Jazz Licks youtu.be/UiNThR8U0ig
👉 Learn the ESSENTIAL Arpeggios: youtu.be/XUH1LD-yN-8
👉 Check out my Modern R&B Chord Study: youtu.be/jgdk3mstEDw
I am always available for Online Lessons: andydacoulis.com
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✅ Smooth Jazz Guitar Licks Part 1: youtu.be/pAMq8W7hYR0
✅ Layering Soulful R&B Guitar: youtu.be/EUkPbcXkS_E
✅ Need Licks? Here They Are: youtu.be/fMSTESFfTDo
✅ Learn These Jazz Lines: youtu.be/j6taV4RvHeA
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🎸 Freshen Up Your Chord Voicings: youtu.be/x2xuK0jHKDo
🎸 Three GREAT R&B Rhythm Guitar Ideas: youtu.be/wPO_3Dl5Ot8
🎸 Learn the Fine Art of Modern R&B Chords: youtu.be/jgdk3mstEDw
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#RBGuitar #FunkGuitar #PopGuitar #CoryWong #RhythmGuitar
TABS & Backing Track: 👉 patreon.com/AndyDacoulis
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to add R&B guitar chords and funk rhythm techniques to a pop chord progression like Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter. This is a key skill for creating modern, professional-sounding guitar parts.
Inspired by the playing of Cory Wong, this lesson focuses on tight rhythm guitar, syncopated strumming, and R&B-style chord voicings that bring groove and feel to any track. You’ll also hear influences from classic ’80s R&B and funk, including artists like Prince, The Gap Band, and Paul Jackson Jr.
These chord ideas and rhythm techniques are highly versatile and can be applied to a wide range of pop, funk, and R&B songs.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to:
Add R&B chord voicings to pop progressions
Develop funk rhythm guitar technique and groove
Play tight, professional rhythm parts
Apply these ideas to modern pop and funk tracks
Perfect for beginner to intermediate guitarists looking to improve their rhythm playing, expand their chord vocabulary, and achieve a more polished, pro-level sound.
Check out my Neo-Soul Guitar Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrfVWdKYFEluIwy0s-aiLaXr78weNfDbO
TABS: 👉 patreon.com/AndyDacoulis
In this video, I show you how to add R&B and Neo-Soul guitar parts to the song "Espresso".
👉 Check out my Smooth Jazz online lesson pack: 20 Smooth Jazz Licks youtu.be/UiNThR8U0ig
👉 Learn the ESSENTIAL Arpeggios: youtu.be/XUH1LD-yN-8
👉 Check out my Modern R&B Chord Study: youtu.be/jgdk3mstEDw
I am always available for Online Lessons: andydacoulis.com
WATCH NEXT:
✅ Neo-Soul Guitar: youtu.be/3srVffl2pf4
✅ Smooth Jazz Guitar Licks Part 1: youtu.be/pAMq8W7hYR0
✅ Layering Soulful R&B Guitar: youtu.be/EUkPbcXkS_E
✅ Need Licks? Here They Are: youtu.be/fMSTESFfTDo
✅ Learn These Jazz Lines: youtu.be/j6taV4RvHeA
//You Might Also Like:
🎸 Giant Smooth Jazz Licks: youtu.be/uV4IauezY7w
🎸 Jazz Guitar Basics: youtu.be/zr0HL-vS2y4
🎸 Freshen Up Your Chord Voicings: youtu.be/x2xuK0jHKDo
🎸 Three GREAT R&B Rhythm Guitar Ideas: youtu.be/wPO_3Dl5Ot8
🎸 Learn the Fine Art of Modern R&B Chords: youtu.be/jgdk3mstEDw
👉 Subscribe to my channel here:
youtube.com/c/AndyDacoulis?sub_confirmation=1
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