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Paul Jackson Jr.'s "This Is How I Did It"(The M.J. Unit)
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Paul Jackson Jr.'s "This Is How I Did It"(The M.J. Unit)

Solving the Mystery of Creating Hit Making Guitar Parts
Bestseller
Created byPaul Jackson Jr, Keith O'Derek
Last updated 6/2026
English
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What you'll learn

  • The course will demonstrate the exact parts played on well know music recordings.
  • The course will support the professional development of the student.
  • The course will teach valuable skills to improve the overall playing ability of the student.
  • The course will show "real life" experiences.

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Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 1h 26m total length

  • Introduction11:48

    This series will feature instructional videos in which Paul Jackson Jr., the artist, demonstrates how he performed the guitar parts on well known music recordings from his 50 year career.

  • Intro to Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T."0:22

    Explore the guitar parts on Michael Jackson's PYT from the Thriller album, the best-selling record, and learn how the parts shape the track.

  • Demonstration and Breakdown of the Guitar Parts on Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T."23:45
  • Intro to Michael Jackson's "Another Part Of Me"0:21

    Explore what happens when a movie song becomes too short for an album, featuring Michael Jackson's 'Another Part Of Me' and Paul Jackson Jr.'s take on how he gets paid.

  • Demonstration/Breakdown of the Parts on Michael Jackson's "Another Part Of Me"15:03

    Paul Jackson Jr. breaks down the guitar parts of Michael Jackson's 'Another Part of Me,' comparing David Williams's rhythm with his overdub, discussing timbre, chords, and bridge variation.

  • Paul's Tech Tip-Tuning Your Guitar Properly7:33

    Discover a practical guitar tuning method anchored to an A natural reference (A 440) and tune other strings to that pitch for in-tune open and fretted notes.

  • Intro to The Jackson's "This Place Hotel(Heartbreak Hotel)"0:15

    Paul Jackson Jr. explains how he and the Jacksons squeezed four guitar players onto one song, revealing how he did it.

  • Demonstration/Breakdown of the Parts for The Jackson's "Heartbreak Hotel"l"l13:59

    Paul Jackson Jr. breaks down how four guitar parts—David Williams's motor ostinato, Tito Jackson's chorus counterline, Mike Cimbello's overdriven answer, and his own solo—map onto This Place Hotel.

  • Intro to Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana"0:24

    Explore how a guitar part written by a trumpet player shapes Michael Jackson's Dirty Diana, as Paul Jackson Jr. explains his approach to this track.

  • Demonstration/Breakdown of the Parts for Michael Jackson's "Dirty Diana"12:38

    Paul Jackson Jr. demonstrates tuning the low e string down to d, so the guitar acts as the drum-like motor, driving Dirty Diana's groove, chorus, and solo with precise time.

Requirements

  • This course is recommended for intermediate to advanced guitar players. Students should have a guitar, and a desire to learn and have fun doing it.

Description

In this video series, Paul Jackson Jr. provides comprehensive demonstrations of guitar parts from various renowned records on which he has performed. In addition to his accomplishments as a recording artist, Jackson is an esteemed session musician with a career spanning several decades. He has collaborated with a artists, such as Michael Jackson (no relation) on the albums Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix, as well as the Temptations, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Anita Baker, Alexander O'Neal, Five Star (on the album Silk and Steel), Zendeya, The Weeknd, Stanley Clarke, Howard Hewett, Thomas Anders, Patti LaBelle, and Luis Miguel. His work extends to rock musicians such as Chicago and Elton John, jazz performers including George Duke, Jeff Lorber, George Benson, Boney James, Dave Koz, Al Jarreau, Everett Harp, David Benoit, Marcus Miller, Kirk Whalum, and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as Christian artists like BeBe and CeCe Winans, Amy Grant, Ron Kenoly, Leon Patillo, and Don Moen. Additionally, Jackson contributed to several tracks on Daft Punk’s album Random Access Memories and Birdy’s second album, Fire Within. He also played guitar on Lisa Stansfield’s 2014 album, Seven.

Jackson's versatility is evident in his performances across genres on shows such as The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and American Idol.

Paul Jackson Jr. has received a Grammy nomination and served as an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Southern California.

Video series co-produced and directed by filmmaker Keith O'Derek of Upfront Productions.


Who this course is for:

  • This course is intended for intermediate to advanced guitarists. However, everyone interested in gaining musical knowledge are welcomed.

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