Chords for 30 Beginner Bass Grooves - 60's Funk - Andy Irvine
Tempo:
72.725 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
G
Abm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Lick number seven, 60s funk.
All right, this is one of my favorites.
Now we're gonna break into the [D] James Brown era
of funky bass guitar.
This is in the key of D.
Let's give it a try.
[C]
[Abm] [A] [C]
[Abm] [C]
[Db] [Am] [C] [E]
This lick is reminiscent of what the great Bootsy Collins
would have played with James Brown
or some of the other great funk artists from the [D] late 60s.
Okay, in the key of D.
And it's really, what it's using is the pentatonic box.
Now, at some point we're gonna need to learn our scales
and that might be something for another.
But what I can tell you is that it's in the key of D, okay?
And the pitches that it uses are all right here.
Basically it's using a D,
which is the fifth fret of the A string.
The G, [G] which is the fifth fret of the D string.
[Am] [B] The A, which is the seventh fret of the D string.
And the fifth fret of the G string, which is C.
And the seventh fret of the G string, which is D, [Cm] okay?
[Dm] That's the first section.
Little bit tricky, so we'll work on that slowly at first.
So we play [D] a single hit on the D, okay?
Then we do a hammer [C]-on [D] [G]
from the G to the A,
to the C to the D.
And then back to the low D.
So this is the whole first maneuver.
Boo-ba-ba-boom.
Boo-ba-ba-ba-boom.
Okay?
So it's got that hammer-on.
It's an important part of what makes it feel
like how it feels, [C]
okay?
That's the first part.
Then it just climbs up from the C to the C sharp
and back to the D.
That's the third fret, fourth fret,
and fifth fret of the A string.
That's the whole first series of maneuvers.
Now the only other thing that it does differently
is that every other time it alternates.
And instead of going [D] C, C sharp, D,
[G] it [F] goes G, F.
[E] Goes way down low,
and it goes to the third fret of the E string
down to the first fret of the E string,
which is G and F, okay?
So the whole thing, real slow, goes like this.
[F]
Ba-ba-bow.
[G] Bow-bow.
And again, once you start to build up
your left-hand strength,
you can really start to incorporate some personality
in your playing and put a little bit of
what I call the rubber,
making it sound like big old funky rubber bands, right?
Bow-bow.
Put a little bit of vibrato,
it's the proper musical [N] term for it,
on those notes.
You can put a little bit on that particular note too.
That D, when you come back there,
a little bit of vibrato.
Bow-bow.
And those ones are short.
Bom-bom-bow.
And then you kind of hold the D out,
let that one ring for longer,
and these little hits, we call them hits.
You can imagine the horns going bow-bow-bow,
you know, and the drummer hitting on those places.
That's kind of a big part of what funk is all about.
Bow-bow-bow.
And then the big ones, bow-bow.
Got it?
Now again, this bass line is not that complex,
but it's extremely funky and sophisticated.
Have a
All right, this is one of my favorites.
Now we're gonna break into the [D] James Brown era
of funky bass guitar.
This is in the key of D.
Let's give it a try.
[C]
[Abm] [A] [C]
[Abm] [C]
[Db] [Am] [C] [E]
This lick is reminiscent of what the great Bootsy Collins
would have played with James Brown
or some of the other great funk artists from the [D] late 60s.
Okay, in the key of D.
And it's really, what it's using is the pentatonic box.
Now, at some point we're gonna need to learn our scales
and that might be something for another.
But what I can tell you is that it's in the key of D, okay?
And the pitches that it uses are all right here.
Basically it's using a D,
which is the fifth fret of the A string.
The G, [G] which is the fifth fret of the D string.
[Am] [B] The A, which is the seventh fret of the D string.
And the fifth fret of the G string, which is C.
And the seventh fret of the G string, which is D, [Cm] okay?
[Dm] That's the first section.
Little bit tricky, so we'll work on that slowly at first.
So we play [D] a single hit on the D, okay?
Then we do a hammer [C]-on [D] [G]
from the G to the A,
to the C to the D.
And then back to the low D.
So this is the whole first maneuver.
Boo-ba-ba-boom.
Boo-ba-ba-ba-boom.
Okay?
So it's got that hammer-on.
It's an important part of what makes it feel
like how it feels, [C]
okay?
That's the first part.
Then it just climbs up from the C to the C sharp
and back to the D.
That's the third fret, fourth fret,
and fifth fret of the A string.
That's the whole first series of maneuvers.
Now the only other thing that it does differently
is that every other time it alternates.
And instead of going [D] C, C sharp, D,
[G] it [F] goes G, F.
[E] Goes way down low,
and it goes to the third fret of the E string
down to the first fret of the E string,
which is G and F, okay?
So the whole thing, real slow, goes like this.
[F]
Ba-ba-bow.
[G] Bow-bow.
And again, once you start to build up
your left-hand strength,
you can really start to incorporate some personality
in your playing and put a little bit of
what I call the rubber,
making it sound like big old funky rubber bands, right?
Bow-bow.
Put a little bit of vibrato,
it's the proper musical [N] term for it,
on those notes.
You can put a little bit on that particular note too.
That D, when you come back there,
a little bit of vibrato.
Bow-bow.
And those ones are short.
Bom-bom-bow.
And then you kind of hold the D out,
let that one ring for longer,
and these little hits, we call them hits.
You can imagine the horns going bow-bow-bow,
you know, and the drummer hitting on those places.
That's kind of a big part of what funk is all about.
Bow-bow-bow.
And then the big ones, bow-bow.
Got it?
Now again, this bass line is not that complex,
but it's extremely funky and sophisticated.
Have a
Key:
C
D
G
Abm
Am
C
D
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Lick number seven, 60s funk.
All right, this is one of my favorites.
Now we're gonna break into the [D] James Brown era
of funky bass guitar.
This is in the key of D.
Let's give it a try. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [C] _
[Db] _ [Am] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _ _
This lick is reminiscent of what the great Bootsy Collins
would have played with James Brown
or some of the other great funk artists from the [D] late 60s.
Okay, in the key of D.
And it's really, what it's using is the pentatonic box.
Now, at some point we're gonna need to learn our scales
and that might be something for another.
But what I can tell you is that it's in the key of D, okay?
And the pitches that it uses are all right here.
Basically it's using a D,
which is the fifth fret of the A string.
_ The G, [G] which is the fifth fret of the D string.
[Am] _ [B] The A, which is the seventh fret of the D string.
And the fifth fret of the G string, which is C.
And the seventh fret of the G string, which is D, [Cm] okay?
[Dm] _ That's the first section.
Little bit tricky, so we'll work on that slowly at first.
So we play [D] a single hit on the D, _ okay?
Then we do a hammer [C]-on [D] _ _ [G] _
from the G to the A,
_ to the C to the D.
_ _ And then back to the low D.
So this is the whole first maneuver.
_ _ _ _ _ Boo-ba-ba-boom.
Boo-ba-ba-ba-boom.
Okay?
So it's got that hammer-on.
_ It's an important part of what makes it feel
like how it feels, [C] _
_ okay?
That's the first part.
Then it just climbs up from the C to the C sharp
and back to the D.
That's the third fret, fourth fret,
and fifth fret of the A string. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That's the whole first series of maneuvers.
Now the only other thing that it does differently
is that every other time it alternates.
And instead of going [D] C, C sharp, D,
[G] it [F] goes G, F.
[E] Goes way down low,
and it goes to the third fret of the E string
down to the first fret of the E string,
which is G and F, okay?
So the whole thing, real slow, goes like this. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Ba-ba-bow.
[G] _ _ _ _ Bow-bow.
And again, once you start to build up
your left-hand strength,
you can really start to incorporate some personality
in your playing and put a little bit of
what I call the rubber,
making it sound like big old funky rubber bands, right?
Bow-bow.
_ _ Put a little bit of vibrato,
it's the proper musical [N] term for it,
on those notes.
_ _ You can put a little bit on that particular note too.
That D, when you come back there,
a little bit of vibrato.
_ _ _ Bow-bow.
And those ones are short.
Bom-bom-bow.
And then you kind of hold the D out,
let that one ring for longer,
and these little hits, we call them hits.
You can imagine the horns going bow-bow-bow,
you know, and the drummer hitting on those places.
That's kind of a big part of what funk is all about. _
_ _ Bow-bow-bow.
_ And then the big ones, bow-bow.
Got it? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now again, this bass line is not that complex,
but it's extremely funky and sophisticated.
Have a
Lick number seven, 60s funk.
All right, this is one of my favorites.
Now we're gonna break into the [D] James Brown era
of funky bass guitar.
This is in the key of D.
Let's give it a try. _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [C] _
[Db] _ [Am] _ [C] _ [E] _ _ _ _
This lick is reminiscent of what the great Bootsy Collins
would have played with James Brown
or some of the other great funk artists from the [D] late 60s.
Okay, in the key of D.
And it's really, what it's using is the pentatonic box.
Now, at some point we're gonna need to learn our scales
and that might be something for another.
But what I can tell you is that it's in the key of D, okay?
And the pitches that it uses are all right here.
Basically it's using a D,
which is the fifth fret of the A string.
_ The G, [G] which is the fifth fret of the D string.
[Am] _ [B] The A, which is the seventh fret of the D string.
And the fifth fret of the G string, which is C.
And the seventh fret of the G string, which is D, [Cm] okay?
[Dm] _ That's the first section.
Little bit tricky, so we'll work on that slowly at first.
So we play [D] a single hit on the D, _ okay?
Then we do a hammer [C]-on [D] _ _ [G] _
from the G to the A,
_ to the C to the D.
_ _ And then back to the low D.
So this is the whole first maneuver.
_ _ _ _ _ Boo-ba-ba-boom.
Boo-ba-ba-ba-boom.
Okay?
So it's got that hammer-on.
_ It's an important part of what makes it feel
like how it feels, [C] _
_ okay?
That's the first part.
Then it just climbs up from the C to the C sharp
and back to the D.
That's the third fret, fourth fret,
and fifth fret of the A string. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That's the whole first series of maneuvers.
Now the only other thing that it does differently
is that every other time it alternates.
And instead of going [D] C, C sharp, D,
[G] it [F] goes G, F.
[E] Goes way down low,
and it goes to the third fret of the E string
down to the first fret of the E string,
which is G and F, okay?
So the whole thing, real slow, goes like this. _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Ba-ba-bow.
[G] _ _ _ _ Bow-bow.
And again, once you start to build up
your left-hand strength,
you can really start to incorporate some personality
in your playing and put a little bit of
what I call the rubber,
making it sound like big old funky rubber bands, right?
Bow-bow.
_ _ Put a little bit of vibrato,
it's the proper musical [N] term for it,
on those notes.
_ _ You can put a little bit on that particular note too.
That D, when you come back there,
a little bit of vibrato.
_ _ _ Bow-bow.
And those ones are short.
Bom-bom-bow.
And then you kind of hold the D out,
let that one ring for longer,
and these little hits, we call them hits.
You can imagine the horns going bow-bow-bow,
you know, and the drummer hitting on those places.
That's kind of a big part of what funk is all about. _
_ _ Bow-bow-bow.
_ And then the big ones, bow-bow.
Got it? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now again, this bass line is not that complex,
but it's extremely funky and sophisticated.
Have a