TOTAL FUNK BASSIST A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Funk Bass Playing CD TABLATURE TECNICA METODO

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