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Christmas is coming and I'm the rhythm guitarist for our school production of 'The Wiz'. I'm not amazing but I consider myself quite good at guitar but I can't get funk. It just baffles me!
I am a lead guitarist, which is part of the issue. I play high level pieces, all of which chord-less and fast paced. Now that I come to do laid back, funky, chordal guitar, I am falling to pieces. The lead guitarist ironically is far better at the chords. There is something about what he does that makes them sing and song far nicer than mine. This is really hard to explain so you'll have to forgive me but my chords just sound like I've just started learning. I know pretty much all the necessary chord shapes, my strumming and muting is up to standard, I'm using a good guitar but it still sounds bad.
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I have a stratocaster with a Marshall amp using neck-mid pickup and a slightly distorted tone. Am I doing something wrong. Help would be great. Thanks :)
Perhaps your issue is that you're asking for afull sound, when really the choppy guitar lines from James Brown style funk and Nile Rogers style disco are actually quite sparse and weedy in isolation.
Most of those parts are played with only three or four strings (the top ones). You don't even need to finger the remaining strings.
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It's hard to know what you're doing wrong without witnessing what you're doing. I will say that, for what you're doing, there is a recognized master, and he plays what you play. Nile Rodgers is a Strat guy, and the style you're after is the style he created. Listen to Get Lucky by Daft Punk; he's all over that. Look into Chic. I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross. His Hitmaker Strat has played on $2 billion worth of .
Backing back to dead clean might be a good place to start. Listen to the drummer, and when the drummer hits the snare, that's where you strum.
I think Slim has the right idea with playing the chords on fewer strings. I'd practice this by reducing it still further.
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Try playing the rhythm on just the high E-string, with just the root note of the chord. Might want to use a drum machine to reduce the strain on the imagination (might want to grab the drum parts, too, if the rhythmic notation is less confusing than the snippet above).
Then do it with 2-note chords. Root on the high E- , 7 on the B-string. Or ♯9 on the E- , 7 on the B- . When you have a Bass player, you can pretty much drop all the roots and just focus on making the 7s jangle-out nice and clear. Any other chord tones you're fretting can sort of take care of themselves. But (IMO) ringing-out the 7s (and other
You mention that you're using a strat with the mid+neck pickups. Unless you have some kind of crazy high-gain humbucker in the bridge position, I'd try the bridge pickup or bridge+mid. This should give more treble, and more
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You can try using percussive strumming on the muted strings. That always helps me in attaining fullness of tone. If that is not enough you can consider some sort of harmonizer pedal that adds one or two voices a certain interval above and below the root note.
By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.Here we’ll be exploring a couple of ideas central to creating authentic parts in pop and funk rhythm guitar settings. As a working musician these are the tools that you use all the time, so it’s worth investing the time to nail them down.
With all of these examples the underlying feel is 1/16th notes (four notes per beat) so although all the notes in the bar might not be played it will really help your funk rhythm guitar accuracy to ‘ghost’ all of the notes by keeping the picking hand rocking in time just above the strings and then bringing it onto the strings for the required notes.
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Getting the right tone is will make all the difference. A bridge single coil is best, or position 4 on a Stratocaster’s five-way switch. You’re aiming for a really crisp bright sound that will cut through the mix and accentuate the percussive subtleties in your playing. With single coil pickups, the stronger the attack the brighter and more biting the sound, so don’t be afraid to dig in hard with the pick!
Being able to play chords higher on the fretboard instead of relying on stock barre and open string shapes is a must for this style. I’ve taken a basic pop progression in Cmajor (C, Am, F & G) and tried to pack the two bars with various shapes and appropriate embellishments to give you a starting point to make your own.
David Williams, Michael Jackson’s long-time collaborator was brilliant at creating hooky single note lines that made the funk rhythm guitar parts as memorable as the vocal melody! Careful use of palm muting and heavy picking to give plenty of dynamic variation between choked dead notes and snappy accents. Great examples of his playing are Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ and Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough.
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Octave riffs are huge part of funk maestro Nile Rodgers’ playing style. This is a very percussive style so don’t be gentle about strumming hard. It’s down to your fretting hand to make sure all the other strings remain muted. I’d use first and fourth fingers for all octave shapes and make sure to keep the fingers flattened again the strings so as to keep everything else nicely muted.
Apply these ideas in context to really explore them properly, and come up with variations and embellishments once you’re comfortable with them. Try jamming along to pop tunes such as Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars or anything Motown based. I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 is a classic tune and incorporates octaves, chord inversions in the chorus and double stop fills in the verse and bridge.
Finally, consistency is key to funk rhythm guitar playing. Though these ideas are simple you want to be able to lay them down with the kind of polish and rhythmic accuracy you would want when recording, every time. That’s no mean feat, but you want the band to be able to rely on you 100%. The best way to practice this is to record yourself. Play along to a drum loop and trying to lock into the sixteenth note subdivisions. If you can overdub multiple takes so they sit together perfectly then you’re in the realm of the pros!
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