Fusion funk bass pdf

This is a play along jazz funk fusion style jam track in e minor at 115 bpm. Uptown funk bass transcription bass musician magazine. This months transcription is uptown funk, with jamareo artis on bass. Slap bass is the percussive funk bass style that first gained popularity with larry graham in. Funk fusion modal bass backing track jamtrackschannel. The bass guitar, more than any other instrument, is at its best when tightly aligned with the drums. Together, the bassist and drummer develop the powerful grooves that drive the song by constantly listening and reacting to each other.

It includes sections on mastering the twofinger technique, string crossing, style elements, establishing a groove, building a funk fusion soloing vocabulary, and professional recordings of over 90 tracks to jam along with. This is a play along jazz fusion funk style jam track. 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. Jazz, blues, fusion guitar video lesson by stephane lucarelli. Blues, jazz, funk and rock digital downloadable music ebooks. Each volume in the bass tab licks series contains over 90 essential licksriffs for live and studio performance as well as a brief. Next, right click on the bass tab file and choose save as. When you use our free bass tabs pdf youll be able to download and save them to your computer for future use. If you are interested in slap handbook it may be a good book. 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. Its a pity it not covers important funk styles like new orlean funk, jazz funk. To help you prepare for the blues and improvisation section of the audition, we have provided downloadable audio files and lead sheets in various voicings, keys, and styles. Uptown funk drop d tuning written by andrew greenman on november 29th, 2014 edited on december 22nd. Here are some of my favorite slap bass lines from slap it.

For performers of smooth jazz, a more radiofriendly, popinfused variant of fusion, see list of smooth jazz performers. The symbol of the bass clef is derived from the old german way of writing f. It includes sections on mastering the twofinger technique, string crossing, style elements, establishing a groove, building a funk fusion soloing vocabulary, and professional recordings of. Here are ten classic bass anddrum combinations sorted alphabetically by the bass players last name that have. I dont play funk or fusion music too much, but i see how i can incorporate linear playing into any style of music. This is a play along jazz fusion funk style jam track in bb mixolydian at 110 bpm titled the chicken. Pdf book for my exercise videos early access voting power livestream name in credits. The hardest thing about this part is getting the rhythm of it.

Played good times from chic of course and received an email from pele raymond in austin, texas who said that was the best bassline ever. Power tab files are usually more accurate than ascii bass tabs. You can also resize the bass tabs which makes them perfect for viewing on an ipad, smartphone or other tablet. On down 4 whateva saturday 8th feb show, we had the baddest basslines show, great fun.

The best basslines in soul and funk music woofer radio. Great for practising your improvisation, scales, chord comping and. Funk started much earlier than slap style become popular. We have an official uptown funk tab made by ug professional guitarists. When approaching the clavinet for funk music, i always imagine what a rhythm guitarist might play. Though there are tons of tabs and transcriptions of varying quality circulating the internet of popular songs and even some lesser known songs and even songs, finding a reliable source of readable, userfriendly bass guitar transcriptions can be very difficult. 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.

Skunk funk sheet music for bass download free in pdf or. The authors have a combined 120 years of teaching experience, and they can help you expand your ability and refine your technique, whether youre. Guitar, bass, mandolin and dulcimer blues and rock jazz latin funk. The following are notable jazz fusion performers or bands. Francis rocco prestia fingerstyle funk bass lesson. The chicken changes jazz fusion funk jam track in bb. Great for practising your improvisation soloing, scales, chord comping and rhythm on instruments such as guitar. Patrick scales adds his ideas on musical interpretation to give the aspiring bassist an insight into creative process from a professionals point of view. A fun and easy way to play bass licks in the style of your favorite artist whether you read music or not. To download a pdf bass tab, browse the list of alettered artists, then find the bass tab you wish to download.

The two dots on the right of the bass clef symbol surround the line on which f pitch is written. Scroll down to view pdf bass tabs from our artists and bands starting with the letter a. Every corresponds to 116th note with additional s for padding in each measure. Pdf francis rocco prestia fingerstyle funk bass lesson.

There are a lot of books on the market offering licks in the funk fusion style but this book goes a lot further. Practice this by locking your hand in the position. Listen to the song to understand the timing, it can be tricky. Peter omara a rhythmic concept for funk fusion guitar pdf. Blues progressions no time blues jazz blues in f playalong audio mp3. We suggest practicing with the examples that do not have your instrument included on the track. Quality bass guitar transcriptions can be difficult things to find on the internet. Funkfusion bass by jon liebman softcover audio online. Grades 12, grades 34 intermediate, grades 56, grades 7. 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. Getting from the extremely high register fill back to a low f in time requires some acrobatics unless your bass is blessed with a multitude of extra strings. This is a play along acid jazz funk style jam track in f minor at 120 bpm. This is a play along jazz fusion funk style jam track in g minor at 120 bpm titled a new beginning for electric and upright bass players bass part removed. It includes sections on mastering the twofinger technique, string crossing, style elements, establishing a groove, building a funk fusion soloing vocabulary, and a cd with over 90 tracks to jam along with.