Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say ‘almost’ because you can have melody or harmony without a distinguishable rhythm, and rhythm itself can exist with no melodic content at all.
You’ll find it in many old blues tunes ... 7 quality or implied tonality. So the basic underlying progression is F7 - D7 - G7 - C7. Figure 1 shows a rhythm part based on this progression ...
In this lesson we’re going to look at four, with rhythm ideas from The Beatles ... bluesy stomp laid down by Lennon. This is ...