Funk?

[wezzland]

Right i have been playing bass for about three years now and for some reason i have never really been able to find some proper up beat funk songs or lines to practice and play. Can any one send me in the right direction of some proper funk please!

 

[Figjam]

Red Hot Chili Peppers, 311, Faith No More, Infectious Grooves.

 

[funkycarnivore]

Originally posted by Figjam
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 311, Faith No More, Infectious Grooves.

You're kidding, right?

 

[Finger Blister]

Funk?

 

[Steve S]

Listen to any James Brown songs.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Two words - Mo Town.

 

[P60J65]

thats actually one word.

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

Just a word of warning - funk is all about a "rhythmic feel" -which is exactly what Tab doesn't show you!

 

[buldog5151bass]

Was trying to be funny there (I guess I failed).

 

[P60J65]

well i had a feeling you were, but i thought it was funnier to act as if you were serious. sorry

 

[Matt Till]

Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield
Just a word of warning - funk is all about a "rhythmic feel" -which is exactly what Tab doesn't show you!

Is that an anti tab comment I smell.


Bruce makes a good point, in a sense. Tabs don't show rhythmic feel, BUT, he's not asking for original composition. He's looking for the tabs to a song that he can listen to and check out a tab to, so he doesn't need to know the feel, just where to place his fingers so he can play along, the recording provides the feel (end thread derailment)

(on topic)

Check out some recordings by Stevie Wonder, Sly and The Family Stone, The Meters, Jamariquoi (sp?), Parliament/Funkadellic, Bootsy Collins, Robert Randolph and The Family Band, etc. There are threads about funk recordings in recordings, do a search. Then just search for tabs for them.

The bands that Figjam listed are funky, but they are more funk fused with rock/metal... which I dig more.

 

[Bayou_Brawler]

Originally posted by funkycarnivore
You're kidding, right?

LOL!!!!

 

[Roger]

My favorite Funk Band is Tower of Power.
btw. I'm searching for Tower of Power tabs, but especially sheets..

 

[buldog5151bass]

All in good fun

 

[Gregory]

Master James Brown's (Bootsy Collin's) Sex Machine Part 1 and you will be STRAIGHT.

it ain't as easy as it first seems. listen closely to everything that bootsy does.

and oh yea... he was 15.

 

[Matt Till]

Bootsy = The Man.

 

[Gregory]

Bootsy = The Machine.

 

[Thanosbtb405]

The grand p-funk themselves...
Parliament Funkadelic

George Clinton

Sly and the Family Stone

Fishbone

Wild Cherry

 

[matt_chew]

heres a thread from a while back on modern funkers

check out Robert Randolph and the family band very funky group with an old school kinda vibe