Funky Drummer Chords by James Brown

Tempo:
92.85 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

Abm

E

B

Gbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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James Brown Funky Drummer chords
Start Jamming...
One, two, and go [Db] up.
[G] [Gb]
[B] [Ab] [Gbm]
[Bm] [Db] [Bm] Pull back [Db] the cover.
[Eb]
[E] Change.
[Eb] [Bm] The God is the radiant.
[B]
[Bm] Cut off the lights.
[B]
[Ab] And call the Lord.
[Eb] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] Cut off the lights.
And call the Lord.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bm] Standing over there,
[A]
[Ab] the devil's under the law.
[B] [Ab] [B]
[F] [Abm] [E] [D]
[Db] [B] [Ab] [E] [Bm]
[E] [D] [Bm]
[Eb] [Bm]
[Db] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [Bm]
[B] [Bm] And call the Lord.
[B]
And call the Lord.
[Bm] [Gbm] [Abm] The devil's under the law.
[Bm] [Gbm] [Bm]
[Db] [B] Bring [Dm] on the juice.
[Gbm] [Bm]
Bring on the juice.
Bring on the juice.
[A] [Bm]
Bring on the juice.
Make them [Bbm] sweat!
[Gbm] [Bm]
[B] [E] [Gbm]
[Bm] [Gbm] [Bm] [Gbm]
[E] [Bm] [E] [D]
[E] [B] [Bm] [Gbm] [E]
[Gbm] [D] [B]
[Bm] [Gbm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bm] It still good.
Still good.
[Eb] [Bm]
Still good.
[Gbm] [Bm] Still good.
[Eb] [Bm]
Turn over.
Turn over, turn over, turn over, [B]
turn over.
[E]
[Bm] Get me in the chain.
[Gbm]
[Bm] Get me in the chain.
Get me in the [B] chain.
[Bm] [Gb]
[Bm] [Gbm] [Db]
[E]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Em] [B]
[E]
[Abm] [Gb] [E]
Women Rescue Woman
It's all I Indeed I'll Never
Fight Against fum [Dbm] Woman
[Bm] [Abm] Is What I Want
[Gbm] [Em] [Abm] [Db] [E]
[Gb] [E] [Gb] [E]
[Abm] [Gb] [F] [Dbm]
[F] [Dbm] [F]
[Gb]
[E] [Db] [Abm]
[C]
[Abm] [C] [F] I want to give the drummer some of this funky flow we got here.
[Abm] You don't have to tune on someone's flow, [Db] just keep what you got.
[Abm] Don't turn it loose, cause it's a mother.
[E] When I count to four [Abm] I want everybody to lay out and let the drummer go.
And when I [Db] count to four I want you to come [Abm] back in.
[Bb] [F] [Abm] I [Dbm] got [Abm] to holler, my brother's in my feet.
[Gbm] It feels [F] so sweet.
It's in my shape, good God.
Your body wakes me to death.
It's in my shape.
Your body wakes me to death.
It's in my shape.
I want the flow.
I want to walk the floor.
[Gb] [Db] [Abm] One, two, three, four, get it.
[N]
Ain't it funky.
Ain't it funky.
Ain't it funky.
I [F] want to give it some more.
[Gb]
[F] [Abm] [F]
[Db]
[Abm] [Dbm] [Abm] [Dbm] [F]
[Gb] [Abm]
[E] [Abm] [Dbm] [F]
The [C] [F]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Bb] man with the tunes is a funky drummer.
[Abm]
[Bb] [Abm] The funky drummer.
[Gb] [Abm] The funky drummer.
The funky drummer.
[Bb]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
Abm
123111114
E
2311
B
12341112
Gbm
123111112
Bm
13421112
Abm
123111114
E
2311
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To learn James Brown - (Instrumental / The Original Tambourine Mix) Funky Drummer chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gbm, Bm, Ab, Eb, Bm, B, E, Bm, Eb and Bm. A good strategy is to initiate at 46 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 93 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: (unknown) Major.

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One, two, and go [Db] up.
[G] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Bm] _ [Db] _ _ [Bm] Pull back [Db] the cover.
[Eb] _ _
[E] Change.
[Eb] [Bm] The God is the radiant.
[B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ Cut off the lights.
[B] _
[Ab] And call the Lord.
[Eb] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D]
[Bm] Cut off the lights.
_ And call the Lord.
[Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bm] Standing over there,
[A] _
[Ab] the devil's under the law.
[B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F] _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[Db] _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [B] [Bm] And call the Lord.
[B] _
And call the Lord.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Gbm] [Abm] The devil's under the law.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Bm] _
_ [Db] _ [B] Bring [Dm] on the juice.
[Gbm] _ [Bm]
Bring on the juice.
_ Bring on the juice.
[A] _ [Bm]
Bring on the juice.
_ Make them [Bbm] sweat!
[Gbm] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Gbm] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gbm] _ [E] _
_ _ [Gbm] _ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Bm] It still good.
_ Still good.
_ [Eb] _ [Bm]
Still good.
_ [Gbm] [Bm] Still good.
_ [Eb] _ [Bm] _
Turn over.
_ _ Turn over, _ turn over, _ _ turn over, [B] _ _
turn over.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Get me in the chain.
[Gbm]
[Bm] Get me in the chain.
Get me in the [B] chain.
[Bm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Women_ Rescue Woman
It's all I Indeed _ I'll Never
_ Fight Against fum [Dbm] Woman
[Bm] _ [Abm] Is What I Want
[Gbm] _ _ [Em] _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ _ [E] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ [Dbm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [E] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [C] [F] I want to give the drummer some of this funky flow we got here.
[Abm] _ _ You don't have to tune on someone's flow, [Db] just keep what you got.
[Abm] Don't turn it loose, cause it's a mother.
_ [E] When I count to four [Abm] I want everybody to lay out and let the drummer go.
And when I [Db] count to four I want you to come [Abm] back in.
_ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Abm] I _ _ _ [Dbm] got [Abm] to holler, my brother's in my feet.
_ [Gbm] It feels [F] so sweet.
_ It's in my shape, good God.
Your body wakes me to death.
_ It's in my shape.
Your body wakes me to death.
_ It's in my shape.
I want the flow.
I want to walk the floor. _
[Gb] _ [Db] [Abm] One, two, three, four, get it.
[N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't it funky.
_ Ain't it funky. _
Ain't it funky.
I [F] want to give it some more.
_ [Gb] _ _
[F] _ [Abm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _
_ [E] _ _ [Abm] _ [Dbm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
The _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _
[Bb] _ man with the tunes is a funky drummer.
_ [Abm] _ _
[Bb] [Abm] The funky drummer.
_ [Gb] [Abm] The funky drummer. _
The funky drummer.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _

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