Funk Guitar

In this book Shane discusses and demonstrates all the stylistic elements that set the music of New Orleans apart. Topics include funk rhythms, muting and 16th-note grooves, the clave, melodic phrases, authentic second line" grooves, and Cajun and Zydeco styles. All the music is demonstrated on the included recording featuring Shane and a group of premier New Orleans musicians."

This detailed guitar method builds the rhythmic and melodic skills you need to be an excellent funk guitar player

(Musicians Institute Press). Go one on one with MI instructor Ross Bolton to get that funk groove with your guitar! This book/CD pack covers: movable 7th, 9th, 13th and sus4 chords; 16th-note scratching; straight vs. swing; slides; single-note "skank" and palm muting; songs and progressions; and more. The CD includes 70 full-band tracks.

This book serves as a practical as well as a conceptual guide to help you navigate through various idioms that have become common practice in funk guitar.

For beginner funk and R&B guitarists. Introduces new techniques such as percussive strumming and a range of exciting chord sounds essential to Funk and R&B guitar. A range of Funk styles are examined, as well as some great Soul and R&B sounds.

More than a player's manual, this book portrays jazz bass as a vital element of 20th century American music. Citing examples from key recordings in the jazz canon, the book defines the essence of the musical contributions made by more than 70 important jazz bassists, including Ray Brown, Eddie Gomez, Charles Mingus, Milt Hinton and many others. Bassists get expert guidance on mastering proper technique, practice methods and improvisation, plus new insight into the theoretical and conceptual aspects of jazz. The companion audio featuring bass plus rhythm section allows readers to hear technical examples from the book, presented in slow and fast versions. It also offers play-along tracks of typical chord progressions and song forms.

For beginner funk and R&B guitarists. This course uses both chords and single note riffs to help the student gain control of timing and rhythms, which are essential to good funk playing.

Teach yourself how to play guitar with our easy funk and R&B guitar lessons for beginners. ***Comes with online access to free audio demonstrating all examples. Hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along.*** "Gelling is a natural teacher. [This book] feels so well paced for learning that I am enjoying the process. This is the best tutor book I have worked with. Happy playing!" - Edward [Amazon UK] Progressive Funk and R&B Guitar Method contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great funk and R&B guitar player - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson funk and R&B guitar tutorial. Suitable for all ages and all types of guitars including electric guitars and hollow body electric guitars. Basic knowledge of how to read music and playing the guitar is required to teach yourself to learn to play guitar from this book. Teach yourself: • How to play electric guitar and hollow body electric guitar • How to make classic funk sounds, using both rhythm and lead playing • How to play funk guitar notes and R&B guitar scales used in funk lead guitar solos, riffs and licks • All the important chords and scales used in funk playing introduced in a framework that allows the student to play confidently over the entire fretboard • How to use phrasing and timing with imaginative use of rhythms • All the fundamental techniques of funk and R&B guitar playing including hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, slight bends, release bends, vibrato, staccato, muting, trail-offs • How to tune a guitar • Funk and R&B guitar tips and guitar tricks that every player should know when learning guitar • Shortcuts for how to learn guitar fast by getting the most from guitar practice sessions Contains everything you need to know to learn to play the guitar today. Features include: • Progressive step-by-step easy guitar lessons written by a professional funk guitar teacher • An innovative approach to learning rhythms & applying them to riffs & grooves • Full color photos and diagrams • A well structured easy to read theory section which covers summaries of keys and key signatures • Easy-to-read funk guitar music for beginners, funk guitar chords and easy funk guitar tabs • Guitar chord diagrams for all important funk guitar chords • 149 funk and R&B guitar exercises, funk guitar chord progressions, funk guitar riffs, funk guitar licks, funk guitar solos and popular easy funk guitar music in funk and R&B styles Beginner guitar lessons have never been this easy for anyone who wants to learn how to play the guitar, fast. LearnToPlayMusic.com's funk and R&B guitar lessons for beginners are used by students and guitar teachers worldwide to learn how to play guitar. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted guitar lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a huge selection of music instruction books that cover many different instruments and styles in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality music education resources.