70s Funk Blast - Group Lesson


Don Mock: Hi class Don Mock: Hi everyone. This is Don Mock and tonight I'd like to show you a little fusion/funk tune which includes a rhythm part, a solo fill and some unique chords. Scott: unique as in complex? Don Mock: By the 1980's a new sound was being used in funk. The minor 6th sound. It became very popular with the "Hip-hop" scene. Don Mock: Our tune, which we'll call "An EMP Funk," is rooted in the minor 6th sound Don Mock: Here is the guitar voicing for Am6 we'll be using for the rhythm Am6 Chord Don Mock: This particular voicing, in theory, should be called Am13 because it includes the b7th. Many minor 6th's you might play won't include the b7th Don Mock: Let's learn the right hand rhythm part. Here's a graphic showing the strumming along with a sound clip of me playing it Don Mock: If you want, you can play just the top four strings. To get the accents, only apply pressure to the frets on the played notes Don Mock: Now, let's check out the tune Don Mock: It uses our Am6 plus a few more unusual chords I'll show you in a minute Don Mock: Here is a sound clip of a part of the tune and a rhythm chart showing it's form Don Mock: I'll show you all the parts in a minute, but first let's look at the tunes form Don Mock: It begins with an opening interlude made up of six ascending chords. The interlude is followed by a 2 bar solo guitar riff Mark: Don - What do you mean by a rhythm chart? How do you read it? Don Mock: this is a typical rhythm chart of a tune, like you would see from fellow band members or in the studio Don Mock: everyone will use the same chart Don Mock: drummer, bass, keys, etc punkprincess: don...how long have u been playing? Don Mock: punkp I've been playing 35 years Don Mock: The comp pattern we just learned is now played for the first 11 bars. This includes the 4 bar intro before the melody begins Don Mock: Four "punch chords" are added in bars 12-13 Don Mock: We return to the comp for bars 14-17 Don Mock: Then we return to the beginning interlude and play the tune again That's it Don Mock: Here are the six chords in the interlude Interlude Chords Wayne: So the dot-bar-dot symbol is a "comp" symbol? Don Mock: that means repeat the previous bar Don Mock: don't worry about the names of the chords for now Don Mock: The first four chords are fairly easy. Just the top 4 strings John: That last chord is a killer Don Mock: The last chord is a favorite among jazz guitarists. It's called E7#5#9 Don Mock: If the fingering is difficult for you, just play the top four strings by playing a 12th fret bar with your 1st finger and the C with your 2nd Don Mock: Here's a short looping segment from the tune of the interlude so you can work out the chords Skedo: Could you show how you finger that E7#5#9 Don Mock: It's in the tab Don Mock: the trick is playing 2 strings (D, G) with your 2nd finger Don Mock: if the loop is to fast practice with a metronome until you get it mudfish: Don, the chart shows a Bflat as the top note of the second chord. Did you change it later? Don Mock: let me check Don Mock: your correct mudfish Don Mock: the top note of the chord should be "C" and not "Bb" mudfish: It sounds better with the "C" Ted: it's hard because these are unusual chords for me Don Mock: these are unusual chords Don Mock: they're fancy substitutes for Am to E7 Don Mock: Now here's the tab and video for the four "punch chords" Punch Chords Don Mock: These chords create an "outside" effect taking the listener a bit by surprise Don Mock: Let's play this thing Don Mock: Here comes a Jam Track of the tune. Let's play it together Don Mock: I'll play just the melody, and you play the Am6 rhythm part and the "interlude" and "punch" chords Don Mock: Play your own "solo guitar fill" if you want. I'll show you what I played a bit later Don Mock: Here's the chart again Don Mock: If you didn't learn it all, just play the parts you know. Let's do it! Don Mock: this file is a little larger (400k) Ted: why do you call them punch chords? Don Mock: be cause they are accented chords like horn parts mudfish: Don, It sounds like the keyboard is moving between an Am6 and and Am6/9. Is that the melody note or a background comp? Don Mock: it's the melody John: What the chord after the D6 part where it changes between the 2 chords. One is a D6 I think. Don Mock: John, I'm not sure exactly which chord you're referring to John: Around 17. Don Mock: it's a Db major triad Don Mock: not a D6 Don Mock: Let me show you the first guitar fill I played Don Mock: I tried to come up with something that retained the "Am6" sound with some Hendrix style double stops Don Mock: Here's the music and tab and a sound/video clip of me playing it slow Solo Fill Don Mock: The only thing that might seem tough is the position shift from the 1st bar to the 2nd (8th bar to the 5th) Don Mock: If you want to play your own fills and solo over this tune here's a cool scale. It's an Am6 pentatonic scale Am6 scale Don Mock: This is not a regular minor pentatonic Don Mock: It has the 7th degree lowered to the 6th. The scale is from the key of G so you can also use a G major scale to solo with Don Mock: and the regular A minor pentatonic as well Scott: Don, earlier you said you were giving us four "punch chords", but gave us five. Is on not supposed to be there? Don Mock: the last one was the beginning of the rhythm part Don Mock: I should have left it off Don Mock: here's a little lick in that scale I just made Am6 Lick b: whats a punch chord? Don Mock: it's a term for accented chords like a horn part Don Mock: To wrap things up for this lesson Don Mock: here's a short version of the entire tune Don Mock: Notice that it repeats directly to the melody after the 2nd interlude and solo guitar fill Don Mock: bye everybody	<< load notation from left
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