Bobby Keys wrote the rhythm part, which is the clever part of the song.
Tek played the rhythm part on the song.
The main rhythm part of this example is very similar to the walking bass idea that we saw in fig 2 of last month's article.
While Miller played rhythm parts, Gardner would often play a bass line on his guitar.
You have to get back really fast for that E chord in the rhythm part.
The fact that I might choose to play something pretty much as a rhythm part one night will suggest something musically to these guys.
Let's assume you're using a piano to record a rhythm part and a melody part.
Lord's willingness later to play many of the key rhythm parts gave the guitarist the freedom to let loose both live and on record.
But the rhythm parts remained unmanned, bass and drums.
The music is all movement, full of interlocking rhythm parts.