Let's get Funky Lesson

Let's get Funky

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  • Hi Guys,

    Welcome to my lesson No. 37

    It's funky time with some cool guitar pattern that can be heard on 1.000s of funk/soul/motown records. This lesson focus on precise 16th notes timing muted strings (with left and right hand) to get this percussive sound. Also some nice single notes licks that can spice up your playing by just using the E minor pentatonic.

    Always start slowly to get the right feel for it.

    Enjoy the funky groove!


    A Section 0:04-0:19
    | E79 | % | E7 | % |
    | E79 | % | E7 | % |


    B Section 0:20-0:35
    | E5| % | % | E5 A4 A7|
    | E5| % | % | E5 Bm7|

    C Section 0:36-0:51
    | E79 | % | % | % |
    | E79 | % | % | % |


    D Section 0:52-1:12
    | C7| C7 C79sus4(Bbadd9) | C7 | C7 C79sus4(Bbadd9)|
    | A7| A7 D | A7 | B7#5|
    | E5|

    Have fun! ;-)

    Final words

    I tried to transcribe as close as possible. Specially in the Guitar Pro 5 you'll find all this little extras!

    Cheers - Guido

    Technical specifications
    Guitar: Music Man Luke II
    Strings: D'Addario NYXL 009
    Audio Interface: Focusrite Saffire PRO 24
    Recording SW: Logic 10, several plugins
    Amp(Only for Monitor): Peavey JSX Top with Marshall 2x12" V30

    Kemper Profiling Amp: PVY JSX 2.0

    This profile is available for purchase here:
    http://www.guidorist.com/en/product-category/kemper-amp-profiles/

    Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, E
    Tempo: 120 BPM












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