Fingerstyle funk bass lines learn the art of creating a solid fingerstyle funk bass groove. I usually just play around on the bass until i stumble upon something. Learn 50 rhythm, funk, and soul bass grooves you must know. Fingerstyle funk bass lines by softcover audio online sheet. The 50 walking basslines comprised in this coursebook are aimed at bassists, at double bassists and first and foremost at the jazz enthusiasts among them. Bass notes are placed between each kick drum to deliver a simple driving rhythm that provides a pulsing backdrop to.
Fingerstyle funk bass lines by softcover audio online. I have been getting better at doing jazz walking bass lines in autumn leaves, but still feel like i havent mastered yet. Tips for writing funky bass lines discussion in general instruction bg started by v1paul, may, 2009. In a nutshell, most people say that you dont need to learn walking bass lines, but it doesnt hurt.
Learn this killer funky bass riff then build your own. Simple walking bass line for jazz beginners talkingbass. The bass lines in the section are for you to learn, memorize, and play in a real live playing situation. Walking bass line theory basicspart 1by chris fitzgerald. Exercise 1 demonstrates this with several examples. Posted by anonymous 5 on april 5, 2011 leave a comment last weeks transcription was a live, 1973 performance of whats happening brother. Sir duke stevie wonder i want you back the jackson 5 got to be real cheryl lynn bust a move young mc brick. David bruce has a growing reputation as a composer, with commissions from carnegie hall, the san diego symphony and the royal opera house, london. In this lesson were going to look at a killer funky bass riff and then break it down to see what its made of and how we can apply those building blocks in our own basslines. James jamerson from jazz bassist to popular music icon. Bass lessons how to play funk for beginners bass tab text bass tab learn the song with the online tablature player by ben gibson funk the purpose of playing funk on a bass is the to be the backbone of the band. The bass lines are good and one simple addition to know is that just about any chordwalking bass line, you can always use a leading tone that is, 12 step below to whatever is the next chord.
Uptown funk bass transcription bass musician magazine, the. Beginner to intermediate bass players who want to learn slap bass veteran bass teacher and berklee grad reveals a new super simple method for playing slap bass without expensive lessons, years of tedious practice, or even natural ability. Pdf francis rocco prestia fingerstyle funk bass lesson. No matter where it is, the roots are always in the same place. Make sure that you also practice these exercises with a real drummer. Berklee press fingerstyle funk bass lines thomann united. Slap bass is the percussive funk bass style that first gained popularity with larry graham in. Download the backing track and a pdf file here free. As you may expect from a publication such as the nme, these had a decidedly indierock flavour. Francis rocco prestia, alexis at last, bass players around the world are allowed a rare, indepth look into the style. Here are some of my favorite slap bass lines from slap it. Bass lessons how to play funk for beginners bass tabs.
The hal leonard funk bass method is your complete guide to learning funk bass. Here are some tips to aid you in mastering these bass blues licks. So this funk bass groove is build mostly from the notes of an a7 chord, as well as some notes from an a minor pentatonic scale. Save the children bass transciption standard notation category jamerson transcriptions. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the. Iirc i originally heard this from scotts bass lessons. Uptown funk bass transcription bass musician magazine. These are all funky classics from a similar era, that i have regularly played.
Bass tablature for how to play funk for beginners by bass lessons. To walk bass lines on the ii v i, all we have to do is learn three different walking patterns. Learn the art of creating a solid fingerstyle funk bass groove. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of jazz. Each track off the album references a certain genre and period of music, in this case its funk via prince and the minneapolis sound of the 1980s. Francis rocco prestia tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including fingerstyle funk. Famous funky bass lines cover by anna sentina on vimeo.
Since that time the techniques have been modified and refined by many other bass greats including louis johnson, bootsy collins, les claypool, flea, stu hamm, mark king, marcus miller, victor wooten. Dedicate at least 3060 minutes each day to playing the bass. Funk is a much more rhythmic than melodic oriented style, and just playing staccato and putting some rests in there can funk it. Funk studies for the electric bass was the first book to be published on slap bass technique now more than 25 years later, slap it. Just like walking with your feet, tyjwalking bass line is one step after the other that takes you somewhere. The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. The term walking is used lescribe the moving feeling that quarter notes create in the bass part.
Bass chords 8 comments this week im going to show you how to put some cool little chords in your funky bass lines. Jazz bass line construction thelonious monk institute of. What tips do you have for coming up with a funky bass line. This title has been critically acclaimed as the best single source for the. Transcription and analysis of his bass lines for reach out ill be there 1966 by the four tops, youre my everything 1967 by the the temptations, and darling dear 1970 by the jackson 5 will represent this era, as well as jamersons bass lines for marvin gayes. So to start, heres the bass tablature for this riffand then ill break things down a little. Fingerstyle funk bass playing can be found in many styles of modern music. For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato. This book has some great funk grooves, but the cd is horribly composed. A walking bass line is the most common approach to jazz bass playing. Like many great musical forms, however, funk bass is easy to pick up and difficult to master. Transcribed by aidan hampson the track listing includes. Funk hal leonard guitar playalong this book has the entire songs with tab plus cd,,,so in other words all the rest will complemet you ross funk rhythm book.
Take your bass playing to the next level with fingerstyle funk bass lines. But all it takes is a little practice to start funking up your. If you want to learn slap bass, the easiest way to learn is to try out some simple grooves that will allow you to get a feel for the playing style. Here is an example with the chord progression c7 f7. Berklee press fingerstyle funk bass lines thomann united states. As im sure you have heard before, practice makes perfect.
Jamiroquai 6 classic bass lines bass cover youtube. In section 2 i have also included some accompaniment ideas for keyboards or guitar to lay down some harmonic support over the bass lines that are written. Free slap bass exercises marks and symbols used in funk. How to play funk for beginners bass tabs bass lessons. I love jazz but am aiming to be more of a rockish bass player. However, it seems a bit odd to us to produce a list of the best bass lines that doesnt contain a single funk or motown record. His bass lines are always so funky and fun to listen and to play. There are 10 riffs which i think are classic bass lines that are easy to play and you can have a lot of fun with them and muck around with. Transcription and analysis of his bass lines for reach out ill be there 1966 by the four tops, youre my everything 1967 by the the temptations, and darling dear 1970 by the jackson 5 will represent this era, as well as jamersons bass lines for marvin gayes 1971 album, whats going on. Here i will show you some examples of essential elements, which are used in funk slap, practical examples with notes, tablatures and studio recorded mp3 audio tracks. Learn ten amazing bass lines new video from gregs bass shed. The fundamentals of music are pitch and rhythm which are placed in a grid of five lines and four spaces called staff. I dont have plans to play professionally, aside from playing locally or in small gigs in the future.
It is taken from mark ronsons uptown special album 2015. Latin or straight8th note bass lines can be embellished by adding an 8th note on the offbeat of beats two and four. Uptown funk this months transcription is uptown funk, with jamareo artis on bass. Pop funk bass line in c natural minor learn this bass line. A great groove, when the bassist and drummer lock into one another and get everyone moving, is a beautiful thing, and easier to get ahold of than you might think. In section 2 i have also included some accompaniment ideas for keyboards or guitar to lay down some harmonic support over the bass. The basic principle for playing latin tunes is the same as playing twobeat bass lines. This tab will give an overview of the blues scale, show how to turn blues into funk and will give some of my own improve with funk and blues as an example. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The bass line descends the scale and lands on the root of the next chord. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic. New orlean funk, jazz funk of sixties or tower of power 16th note style. Whats happening brother jamerson bass transcription of the week. You had a bass line as a preset or you could play a bass line on the keyboard knowing the chord and you could reharmonize it any chord you want.
In this article, we will give you some easy bass slap lines to. They will most certainly experience a whole heap of pleasure with the playing materials provided here. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned bass player, this workshop will help you learn many of the bass lines and styles found in your favorite funk tunes, and inspire you to experiment with your own creations. This is the first step in developing walking bass lines. How to play funk for beginners bass tab text bass tab by. These blues bass lines are like having a one chorus lick that you can rely on to always sound good when you play it.
A guide to the techniques and philosophies of funk. Jun 16, 2012 recently, the nme published a list of the best bass lines ever, as chosen by writer anna conrad. Music book learn the art of creating a solid fingerstyle funk bass groove, with 69 radio riffs, develop your own funk lines, learn the notes, scales and chords needed for funk bass lines, by joe santerre, including cd, written in english. Make sure you download the pdf and the drumbeat below. When you see and hear a guy like duck dunn you understand why he says that. Funk studies for the electric bass slap bass examples. Apr 01, 2015 this months transcription is uptown funk, with jamareo artis on bass. Funk bass line riff groove bass lesson with tab sheet. Im quite new to bass playing and i would like to come up with some of my own bass lines. Use these lines to get you going the right direction when you start playing a blues. That is why today we are going to learn a new funky groove and pick it apart to give you material to build your own riff with.
Here are bass lines for 11 of the decades funkiest hits. You can play this bass line over dominant chord and minor seventh. The first level will be to develop bass lines using triad chord tones only and resolve to the next chord root in the most economical way i. But i have this book with over one hundred bass scales in it that i never even opened until now, all categorized by genre and style, but i dont know how to build bass lines using scales.
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