Funk Soloing Lesson

by Muris Varajic

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  • Hello GMC folks!!

    Second part of funk lesson is here,which means LEAD playing.

    Ok,this might be a fusion type of playing a bit but this is just the way how I felt this groove.
    Actually,it IS hard to explain what sort of lead to play over funk tune or whatever,
    so here is just one point of view on that topic :)

    Funk Lesson Second Part Includes:
    -B Dorian
    -Bm Pentatonic
    -B Blues Scale
    -Alternate Picking Runs
    -Sweep Picking Arpeggios
    -String Skipping
    -Chromatic Runs
    -Palm Muting and much more...

    See ya inside!


    B Blues Scale.jpg

    B Dorian.jpg

    Chromatic over F sharp.jpg

    A Arpeggio II with passing note.jpg

    A Arpeggio with passing note.jpg

    E Arpeggio with passing note.jpg

    Bm Pentatonic.jpg

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