David Hinckley
@David_Hinckley · Guitar · Boston, MA
David Hinckley is a guitarist, composer and educator outside Boston, MA. He maintains a full roster of private students and is always open to taking on new students. Please be in touch to book a lesson. https://www.davidhinckleymusic.com/
16 measures of Grant Green's solo from his take on James Brown's "Ain't It Funky Now." More…
Two choruses on The Cantaloupe Woman from Grant Green's 1965 Verve release His Majesty King Funk.… More…
Overview of Charlie Hunter's guitar figures from D'Angelo's "The Root." Hunter played both the guitar and bass parts for this track with his 8 string, I am just demonstrating the guitar lines here. … More…
Nile Rodgers guitar parts from the Chic produced Diana Ross classic from 1980. Absolute must learn for anyone trying to get their funk rhythm playing together. More…
Cecil Womack puts on a masterclass in understated playing on "Love TKO" from the 1979 Teddy Pendergrass record TP. Here we have the introduction and first verse transcribed with a composite rhythm arrangement… More…
It is not clear to me exactly who played this killer solo on Double Exposure's 1975 track "My Love Is Free" but I am guessing it was Norman Harris from MFSB. There is a chance it could have also been Bobby… More…
Steve Cropper's parts from Johnnie Taylor's 1968 jam "Who's Making Love." Also included is Melvin Sparks' line from Lou Donaldson's 1968 cover of the same tune. More…
Head and 1st 24 bars of the solo section to Eddie Harris' "Sham Time" from his 1967 record The Electrifying Eddie Harris. Great example of building on a simple theme and variation to build an interesting… More…
Here is composite arrangement of the Donald Byrd tune "The Weasil" from his 1970 record Fancy Free. The rhythm part is combination of the guitar pickup phrase and the electric piano chord rhythms. I voiced… More…
Wes' first two choruses from "13 (Death March)" off the Dynamic Duo record with Jimmy Smith. More…
Guitar and bass parts to The Four Tops "Reach Out, I'll Be There." A great study in rhythm section arrangements. More…
Jimmy Ponder is a guitarist who does not receive nearly the attention he deserves. Here is one quick chorus from the Donald Byrd jam "The Weasil" from Byrd's 1970 release Fancy Free. More…
Here is the outro solo to my tune "Western Nights." This is the B side to my 2020 single "Your Man (On The Inside)." It's full of slick soul jazz lines I've lifted off everyone from George Benson to Cornell… More…
Grant Green's 1st chorus from "Two For One" from his 1961 record Gooden's Corner (released in 1980). The song form is an exact copy of the Miles Davis classic "So What" with Green only changing the main… More…
1 chorus of Grant Green's solo on "All The Things You Are" from his Standards record. More…
One chorus of Wes' solo on "OGD (Road Song) from Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes. More…
Willie Hale, aka Little Beaver, showing us how they did it in Miami on Gwen McCrae's "90% of Me Is You" from her killing 1974 debut record. Great octave melody at the intro, loose 16th funk rhythms at… More…
Ernie Isley's fuzz guitar part on The Isley Brothers' "Why When Love Is Gone" from their 1967 release Soul On The Rocks. A great example of how to use fuzz guitar in a non-rock situation. Here the guitar… More…
Ernie Isley is relentless in his rhythm guitar track on The Isley Brothers 1975 hit "Fight The Power, Pts. 1 & 2" … More…
Marv Tarplin takes a fairly loose approach to his guitar track on "Special Occasion" from the Smokey Robinson & The Miracles record of the same name. Besides the Intro riff he is playing fills throughout… More…
Bobby Eli's Electric Sitar part from the Delfonics "Trying to Make a Fool of Me" from their self titled 1970 record, written by Thom Bell and William Hart.… More…
Steve Cropper is usually the first name that comes to mind when talking about the guitars on Stax records but there are times when Booker T Jones took over the guitar chair. His playing here has a gentle… More…
An overview of Marv Tarplin's guitar parts on "Yester Love" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. I have added in some chord hits here and there and harmonized some melodic phrases with 6ths or simple… More…
Cornell Dupree's guitar fills (and some piano) from Donny Hathaway's live version of the John Lennon classic. More…