Funky Dominant Vamping

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   Hi GMC Players, today we have some funky dominant chords and some tight vamping to learn. This lesson is divided into 2 main sections.

I the first section we have dominant voicings use in the main video funky vamp. So in the first three slow videos we will be going through 4 main inversions of dominant voicings on the fretboard. We all know that dominant voicings are deriverd from E mixolydian scale. E mixolydian scale is just like a regular major scale except it has a flatted 7th note. This note come in the dominant chord and gives it its characteristic suspense character.

These 4 main inversions all have different top notes – root, third, fifth or seventh. We go through 4 inversion on 4 adjacent treble strings, 4 adjacent middle strings and 4 adjacent bass strings. These inversion are all the dominant voicings that you`ll be needing in order to make some great funk riffs or vamps.

Speaking of riffs, in slow videos number 4, 5, 6 and 7 you can see how to play the vamps from our main video. This is the other main section of the lesson.

Also at the end, I have made a tiny video that show two more voicings that are used in the lesson to add a bit of funk flavor – the E9 chords.

This lesson involves:

- Dominant chords
- 9th chords
- Funky riffs
- Learning to vamp
- Right hand technique
- Left hand muting technique

Settings that I used for the lesson: Bridge hum pickup, Fender blackface emulation, some reverb.




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     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Kristofer Dahl
post 1st January 2008


GMC Founder & Rocker


This is a killer one Ivan - we need more funk at GMC! biggrin.gif Well done!
kaznie_NL
post 1st January 2008


Member


Wow nice man. Nice and fast!
Toni Suominen
post 1st January 2008


Instructor


Great lesson Ivan!!!! smile.gif
Marcus Lavendell
post 1st January 2008


Instructor


Yeah!! Awesome Ivan!! smile.gif
mattacuk
post 1st January 2008


Lets go fishing!


Hey Ivan, this is a top quality lessons here, im very impressed smile.gif
Lazarus Angelo
post 1st January 2008


Member


This is sooo cool

There is alot of new things to learn in here
DeepRoots
post 1st January 2008


Member


More More More PLEEEEEEASE I love funk now! Thanks Ivan this rules!
Ivan Milenkovic
post 1st January 2008


Instructor


Thanks a lot guys. More funk coming up for sure smile.gif
TheClansmanDK
post 1st January 2008


Member


Great job Ivan. I mostly play funk and we need more of this smile.gif
The Uncreator
post 1st January 2008


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Man this is so cool!
Gerardo Siere
post 1st January 2008


Instructor


Wow, nice tune. It´s nice to see funk here. Hope to hear more of these.
botoxfox
post 1st January 2008


Member


Funkeeh indeed!
Lester
post 1st January 2008


Member


just love funk rhytm!!
thanks!! biggrin.gif
Vinod Saranga
post 1st January 2008


Acoustic Instructor


Great lesson Ivan
More plzzzzz smile.gif
Dejan Farkas
post 1st January 2008


Instructor


Well done Ivan smile.gif
Pablo Vazquez
post 1st January 2008


Instructor


Very Cool Ivan!!!
nickmarx12345678
post 1st January 2008


Member


Bring out the funk! very nice!
maxwelldewitte
post 1st January 2008


Member


I like your style.
Jimi Hendrix, funk, keep 'em coming ! biggrin.gif
Bogdan Radovic
post 1st January 2008


Bass Instructor


Great lesson man , nice busy funk rhythm there! wink.gif
Crazyfret
post 1st January 2008


Member


Funktastic Ivan!!! biggrin.gif

Boy I'm gonna be busy this year with all the lessons I want to do!!
Juan M. Valero
post 1st January 2008


Instructor


WOW I need to practice this lesson !!
Nick325
post 1st January 2008


Member


cool
JukeboxHero
post 1st January 2008


Member


Wow this is great.
Tomy Jeon
post 1st January 2008


Member


Very funky! Great lesson smile.gif
Eat-Sleep-andJam
post 1st January 2008


Member


So Cool smile.gif
Kizaze44
post 1st January 2008


Member


Funk is great for those who love to jam but have no band to play with. You can jam all day with stuff like this. More please!!!

KIZ
Muris Varajic
post 1st January 2008


Instructor


Great groove and chops Ivan,well done!! smile.gif
Jerry Arcidiacono
post 2nd January 2008


Instructor


I love this lesson. Very well done Ivan! smile.gif
Hisham Al-Sanea
post 2nd January 2008


Instructor


welldone Ivan .great lesson and Happy new year
David Wallimann
post 2nd January 2008


Instructor


Excellent spanking sound and great chope! Good job!
Ivan Milenkovic
post 2nd January 2008


Instructor


Thank you very much guys and a happy new year to all smile.gif
Power_Arctica
post 2nd January 2008


Member


Great rhytm and playing!!

Is cold there??
Maximus
post 2nd January 2008


Member


Smokin!!!
Ivan Milenkovic
post 2nd January 2008


Instructor


QUOTE (Power_Arctica @ Jan 2 2008, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great rhytm and playing!!
Is cold there??


What do you mean? mellow.gif
Power_Arctica
post 3rd January 2008


Member


Cause your sweater! Maybe is winter in your country!
David Wallimann
post 4th January 2008


Instructor


I really like the fact that you wrote the notes of the scale on the whole fretboard. Helps find new positions.
Ivan Milenkovic
post 4th January 2008


Instructor


QUOTE (Power_Arctica @ Jan 3 2008, 02:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cause your sweater! Maybe is winter in your country!



laugh.gif Nice one. Actually it IS winter wink.gif I'm wearing a sweater, but I'll try to wear a shirt or something next time. smile.gif
Power_Arctica
post 4th January 2008


Member


hehe! I looked the sweater because here is very very hot!! But keep the sweater, is a nice one!

Great lesson again!
Ivan Milenkovic
post 4th January 2008


Instructor


Thanks m8 smile.gif
¤ME¤
post 6th January 2008


Member


what is vamp?
Ivan Milenkovic
post 6th January 2008


Instructor


vamp
Nighthawk
post 18th January 2008


Member


Great lesson ! I like that funky style. Reminds me of the old Red Hot Chili Peppers times, with Hillel Slovak...very great....I also love the base being played
Ivan Milenkovic
post 18th January 2008


Instructor


Thanks man, I really didn't listen to early RHCP that much, but thanks for saying that smile.gif Appreciate it.
jhonnylachingas
post 20th January 2008


Member


wow... i like your lessons man...

Thank you so, so much for putting Funk lessons..!

is one of the things i want to learn the most...
al christie
post 16th February 2008


Flamenco Instructor


Great right hand stuff,very precise.
Carlos Carrillo
post 12th April 2008


Instructor


nice lesson Ivan!!!


fantastic
Ivan Milenkovic
post 13th April 2008


Instructor


thanks carlos smile.gif


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