Prince Funky Rhythm Lesson

Prince Funky Rhythm

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  • This is a lesson for beginners. Here I teach you how to play a simple funky rhythm in the style of PRINCE, who was inspired by the great James Brown. By playing accented and repetitive patterns we create rhythmic variations based on the use of sixteenths.

    -Music Style:
    Funk

    -Tonality:
    D
    D Mixolydian
    D Pentatonic minor

    -Techniques:
    chords, riffs...

    -Sound:
    I play a GIBSON Les Paul Gold Deluxe 1974 with a clean sound

    -Tuning:
    Standard tuning: E,A,D,G,B,E

    -Tempo & Beat:
    90pm (Slows 45bpm)
    4/4

    D PENTATONIC MINOR SCALE


    D MIXOLYDIAN MODE
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