TOTAL FUNK BASSIST. A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Funk Bass Playing. SHEET MUSIC METHOD BOOK WITH CD & BASS TABLATURE.
LIBRO METODO PER BASSO DI MUSICA FUNK CON CD.
SPARTITI PER BASSO CON:
ACCORDI, PENTAGRAMMA, TABLATURE.
MANUALE, TECNICA,
By David Overthrow
Category: Bass Guitar Method or Supplement
Format: Book & CD
The Total Funk Bassist is a unique and exciting journey through the diverse world of funk bass. At the heart of great funk playing is rhythm, and this book helps you fully understand that concept. Included are exercises and examples that will help you solidify your command of sixteenth notes, syncopation, and other funky rhythmic concepts. You'll also learn the two essential funk bass techniques -fingerstyle and slap & pop- as well as other advanced techniques. A CD demonstrating the examples in the book is included.
Welcome, fellow funksters. Funk is one of the most exciting genres of music to play on the bass. The foundation of all funk music is the groove, and the groove is laid down primarily by the bassist and the drummer. Funk is not a cerebral music, but rather, a genre that compels you to move your hips, tap your feet, bob your head, and get up and get down. There are several artists who were instrumental in the development of funk music. The "Godfather of Soul," James Brown, was a major force in soul and R&B throughout the 1950s and '60s, and those two genres would later evolve into what is now known as funk. In the early I970s, two groups were responsible for the birth of funk as its own genre: Parliament-Funkadelic and Graham Central Station. Funk music has evolved over the years and has spawned a new generation of funk bassists. Along with the music, bass technique has evolved as well. The slap & pop style introduced by Larry Graham has developed over the years, and bassists continue adding to the technique. Funk has fused with other genres, and its influence can be seen in rock, reggae, jazz, and other styles. From Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Flea, and Stanley Clarke to the wizardry of Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten, the slap & pop style has become an integral part of funk bass playing.
Even though slap & pop has become so essential to funk, many classic funk tunes featured the fingerstyle funk technique. Two of the funkiest bassists of all time used this technique exclusively: Jaco Pastorius and Rocco Prestia. Jaco and Rocco are responsible for some of the funkiest bass grooves ever recorded, without ever slapping or popping a note! This book discusses the various techniques used in funk bass playing, including fingerstyle funk, muting, slap & pop, hammer-ons, pull-offs, popped double stops, double thumping, and double popping. There are hundreds of funk bass grooves at a variety of playing levels. Each chapter progresses in a concise, logical manner, taking you from beginning fingerstyle and slap & pop bass all the way to advanced techniques like double popping and double thumping. To get the most out of this book, you should have some experience reading standard music notation or TAB and be comfortable with basic playing technique. However, for beginners and those of you who would like a refresher, a review of these concepts can be found starting on page 6. The goal of this book is to teach you how to lock into the funk groove (otherwise known as playing "in the pocket"). And ifyou can get people moving while playing some great funk bass grooves, that's cool too. Enjoy!
A compact disc is available with this book. Using the disc will help make learning more enjoyable and the information more meaningful. Listening to the CD will help you correctly interpret the rhythms and feel of each example. The symbol to the left appears next to each song or example that is performed on the CD. Example numbers are above the symbol. The track number corresponds directly to the song or example you want to hear. In some cases, there is more than one example per track; this is reflected in the track numbers (for example: Track 2.1, Track 2.2, Track 2.3, etc.). Track I will help you tune to this CD.
Contents:
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter I: Getting Started
Strings on the Bass
Tuning
Standard Music Notation
Bass Tablature (TAB) II
Chord Symbols I I
Basic Technique
Chapter 2: Funk
What Is Funk?
Sixteenth-Note Rhythm Studies
Syncopation
Muting
More Syncopation
A Note About Articulation
Chapter 3: Scales, Intervals, and Modes
The Major Scale
Intervals
Modes of the Major Scale
The Natural Minor Scale
The Harmonic Minor Scale
The Melodic Minor Scale
The Major Pentatonic Scale
The Minor Pentatonic Scale
The Blues Scale
Chapter 4: Chords
Triads
7th Chords
Chord Symbols
Major Scale Diatonic Harmony
Minor Scale Diatonic Harmony
Chapter 5: Starter Fingerstyle Funk Grooves .
Using the Root
Back to My Roots
Using Roots and Octaves
Funk with Roots and Octaves
Using Roots, 5ths. and Octaves
One-Five-Eight-Go
Adding 3rds and 7ths
Funky Chord Tones
Chapter 6: Intermediate Fingerstyle
Funk Grooves
Using the Mixolydian Mode
Funky Mix
Using the Dorian Mode
Dorian Funk
Using the Minor Pentatonic Scale
Funk in A Minor Way
Using the Major Pentatonic Scale
Chapter 7: Advanced Fingerstyle
Funk Grooves
Using Chromatic Tones
Chromatic Funk
Funky Two-Chord
Chapter 8: The Slap & Pop Style
The Slap Technique
The Pop Technique
Slapping the 3rd String
The Hammer-On
The Pull-Off
Popped Double Stops
Double Popping
Double Thumping
Muted Hammer-Ons
Chapter 9: Starter Slap & Pop Funk Grooves
Using the Root
Dominant 7th Grooves
Minor 7th Grooves
Mixolydian and Dorian Grooves
Chapter 10: Intermediate Slap & Pop
Funk Grooves
Using Chord Tones
Using the Dorian Mode
Using Chromatic Tones
Using Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs
Hammer It Home
Chapter 11: Advanced Slap & Pop
Funk Grooves
Double Thumping Grooves
Double Thumping Grooves with
Popped Double Stops
More Advanced Grooves
Light Touch, Heavy Groove
Chapter 12: Classic (and Soon to Be Classic)
Funk Bass Grooves
In the Style of "Brick House" by The Commodores
In the Style of "Shakey Ground" by The Temptations I
In the Style of "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder I
In the Style of "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder I
In the Style of "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder I
In the Style of "Super Freak" by Rick james
In the Style of "Cold Sweat" by james Brown
In the Style of "The Chicken" by jaco Pastorius
In the Style of "Pick Up the Pieces" by The Average White Band
In the Style of "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock
In the Style of "Cissy Strut" by The Meters
In the Style of "Sing a Simple Song" by The Meters
In the Style of "It's Your Thing" by The Isley Brothers
In the Style of "Express Yourself" by Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
In the Style of "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
In the Style of "Low Rider" by War
In the Style of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" by Sly & the Family Stone
In the Style of "Slide" by Slave
In the Style of "Doing It to Death" by James Brown
In the Style of "Fire" by The Ohio Players
In the Style of "What Is Hip?" by Tower of Power
In the Style of "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays
In the Style of "Aeroplane" by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
In the Style of "Come On, Come Over" by jaco Pastorius
In the Style of "Power of Soul" by Marcus Miller
In the Style of "Lopsy Lu" by Stanley Clarke
In the Style of "Sex in a Pan" by Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
In the Style of "Sinister Minister" by Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
Conclusion
Italiano
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