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Ivan Milenkovic14th September 2008Thanks
WRADA14th September 2008THANK YOU IVAN!! I love this.
Mats Hedberg21st June 2008nice funk!
papas got a brand nu bag sex machine!
i love those songs!
Mats.- Ivan Milenkovic16th March 2008
Thanks
- Frank16th March 2008
Hi Ivan this was grate.This remind me the song; I got 2 thickets to the funky town.
Ben N9th March 2008man you are really filling it
that was so cool!!
that is one of my favorites
oxidant6th March 2008Hi thx for this lesson! Funky riffs is what I want to learn. But ... still have a long way to go.
If you have the time, I would be very pleased with a lesson on the funky riffs of The Talking Heads too.- Ivan Milenkovic6th March 2008
Thanks man. Actually this technique is relatively fast and easy to learn, tho it looks fast. Try, it is sure nice to have these licks in your arsenal!
MickeM6th March 2008:-D WOW some parts of that look insanly difficult to get to sound good on my own!!! (and I havn't even tried it yet)
So groovy, great one Ivan!
Pablo Vazquez5th March 2008Nice lesson,Ivan! Another great lesson!!
Toni Suominen5th March 2008Your lessons are always so great Ivan!
- Ivan Milenkovic5th March 2008
Thanks guys! I really appreciate the support!
David Wallimann5th March 2008Dude! I spilled my coffee dancing to your lesson!
Excellent job man! ;-)- dreamtheaterfreak5th March 2008
ur funk is so hard
Guitarist164th March 2008I love your funk lessons!
Hisham Al-Sanea4th March 2008nice funk Ivan.. great technique
The Uncreator4th March 2008Man this is crazy cool, I got to learn this
SLASH914th March 2008Awesome!
- Ivan Milenkovic4th March 2008
Thanks guys, I appreciate it!
Carlos Carrillo4th March 2008hey ivan!!!!cool cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks
Vurpa4th March 2008Awesome Ivan! This reminds me of a RHCP-song, I think its hump the bump
Pi384th March 2008That's about as funky as it gets.
Dejan Farkas4th March 2008Nice one Ivan
Joe Kataldo4th March 2008Funky Skunky Stuff here cool Man
Tuubsu4th March 2008Even Funkula and Funkesntein would say to this:
"Damn! that's funky!" Great lesson!
Juan M. Valero4th March 2008WOW, it's amazing !!! love this lesson
kyldeee4th March 2008Funk on!
Great lesson Ivan - lliber4th March 2008
like this a lot but i cant do the thumb thing
Marcus Lavendell4th March 2008Amazing! Great lesson Ivan!
Nemanja Filipovic4th March 2008great one Ico..I was practising this one...
- Erik Johnson4th March 2008
Oh my gosh, keep the funk and wah lessons coming. I can't get enough of them! Your style is absolutely fun and funktastic. Great lesson!
Muris Varajic4th March 2008Good one Ivan!
Red Tie4th March 2008
this is how a lesson should be
Bogdan Radovic4th March 2008Great lesson ! This techniques is one of my favorite ones to hear from funk guitarists
- Ivan Milenkovic4th March 2008
Thanks guys! More funk coming soon!
Danilo Capezzuto4th March 2008Very nice lesson
mattacuk4th March 2008This is so darn funky - it should carry a health warning !
Awsome work 
DeepRoots4th March 2008awesome
Kristofer Dahl4th March 2008Ivan - this sounds absolutely crazy, I love it!
For anyone who wants to get into this style I can recommend Joe Kataldo's Funk series.
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Hi GMC! Welcome to my new funky lesson! :)
This time we're gonna do some nice cool funky groovin and learn a new cool funk rhythm technique called the triplets. It is commonly used in funk to give a special character to the rhythm.
When we say triplets we mean 16th note triplets. Instead of hitting the strings twice, we will hit them three times thus creating a speed burst feel in the groove which can sound very effective. This technique is not a difficult one, as opposed to other guitar playing techniques, but a very nice trick to have under your belt. You can find the rest explained in the Spoken Video.
All the chords from this lesson (and commonly used chord in funk in general) are derived from our old friend - the mixolydian scale. :)
Have a fun(k) time! :)
This lesson contains:
- funk triplets
- right hand dexterity and precision workouts
- funky riffing
- chords
- left hand muting
Settings: Bridge hum, fender blackface emulation, some reverb.
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
Increase / decrease speed : `+` or `-`
