Funk/Blues Rhythm Lesson

Hi GMC! Welcome to this new lesson! Today we work with a simple blues form the style of funk. The traditional form of the Blues is composed by 12 bars.  For example:

I     ,   IV    , I    , I    ,   IV,   IV   , I   ,   I   , V,   IV, I, V

I play I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I.

In this little funky tune I harmonized the melody with triads of the 7th arpeggio.  The melody is composed in general by the notes of the arpeggio. In this case first I composed the melody and then I think that it could sound better with triads. For me the triads are fantastic for example when we play in a trio band form or alone too.

I recommend use this lesson to practice improvisation with the Mixolydian mode of any chord.