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Juicy Funk Blues Guitar Riff Here you can learn a really juicy funk blues guitar riff in the key of E. It is played on 72 bpm and is a true challenge for you to really improve your ability for laid back guitar playing which in this case is needed to get the juice out of this great funk blues guitar riff. At the end I give some advice for soloing. You can download the files attached to this tutorial here : If you need further professional guidance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here I show you how to work with deadnotes in any funk guitar setting. First I show you the technique of your picking hand, then the basics and then some cool funk guitar licks and at the end some philosophical thoughts on funk guitar. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all funk guitar players. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you have any comments and questions please ask here.

Easy Creative Funk Guitar Riffs Here you can learn some easy funk guitar riffs which help you to build up your funk guitar skills and playing a very nice and relaxed but still precise and sophisticated funk guitar. Here you can download the files which are associated to this tutorial here : If you need some further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Creative Funk Guitar Here you learn the essential things you need to know to play a very groovy and tight funk guitar. The trick is to know 3 rhythm figures very well and use them in a creative way. In this tutorial I show you how to do that.

Here you can learn all guitar parts of the song " Play That Funky Music White Boy " by Wild Cherry. Play The Funky Music White Boy.pdf Play That Funky Music White Boy.gp play that funky music white boy.mp3

Sex Machine ( James Brown )- Guitar Lesson Here you can learn the rhythm guitar of James Brown's most iconic song " Sex Machine " - I show you the basic technique with your picking hand, that you are able to play the full rhythm guitar 7 minutes long and how the rhythm guitar is played on the live version from 1971. Sex Machine ( James Brown ).pdf Sex Machine ( James Brown ).gp sex machine.mp3 This is the version I am referring :

Slap Guitar Solo ( Markus Miller Style )- Tutorial Have you ever wanted to make a cool guitar solo with slap technique like Markus Miller or other cool bass players ? Then this tutorial is for you. I show you the adapted playing technique that you can slap on your guitar and create some cool slapping guitar licks. You can do this with a normal clean guitar sound or if you have an octaver you can also add some of that effect to give it a more punchy bass line. The examples I am showing are kind of a guiding line through this kind of playing and the technique of the picking hand is a bit altered from the normal bass technique which works better on the thinner strings on guitar. Slap Guitar.pdf Slap Guitar.gp funk bass.mp3

Here you can learn a very cool funky guitar the easy way. Funk Guitar is popular through many arists from the 70's such as Wild Cherry, Chic, Stretch, Rose Royce but also modern artists such as Daft Punk. Even the tutorial is not for total beginners it is pretty easy to play and makes you the Go-To guy when it comes to real cool and relaxed Funk rhythm guitar. I am showing you three similar rhythm riffs played on a E minor chord which you can use in many funk guitar situations. The key to this cool funk guitar technique is your relaxed wrist in your picking in your hand. even if you are a pic player I strongly recommends that you follow my instructions by playing this kind of guitar without a guitar pick. But of course you can play with your pic if you want therefore I give you some sort short instructions I can do this to get more relaxed in your picking hand. Playing the rhythm laid back and relaxed is the key to success in Funk rhythm guitar and it will make you the Go-To guy in the genre. Oh YEAH Funk Guitar !.pdf Oh YEAH Funk Guitar !.gp oh yeah funk guitar.mp3

Here you can learn the funk music style of Maceo Parker. He was a popular funk musician back in the 90s and dedicated to funk music. The guitar work which I'm showing is basically on the cool 90 BPM level with some easy chords in D Minor and I am showing you three easy licks which make you sound like a real funk guitar pro. Chords 2:02 The song I am showing is basically a minor blues in the key of D minor. Dm7 / Dm7 / Dm7 / Dm7 G m7 / Gm7 / Dm7 / Dm7 Bb7 A7 / Ab7 G7 / Dm7 / A7#9 The chords which I'm showing you are not hard to play but the rhythm is the challenging part of it. pay close attention to my instructions how to place your 16 notes on the exact point where they need to be and then you're really precise and sound like a truly professional sounding funk guitar player. If you are new to this kind of rhythm just do the method which I'm showing you by counting 4 notes per beats and pointing out which exact note you want to hit and then you're on the perfect road to go for a perfect timing. in the video I am giving you the instructions how to do this. The end of the form is a role of so-called extended dominants which is basically a row of more than two dominants in one row and is a common technique in the genre. They are anticipated by a 16th note and I'm giving attentions instructions how you point them at those exact points. 3 easy pro licks for solo 7:17 For soloing this kind of music it is essential that you also have a precise timing. Playing fast runs or fast licks is not really the direction which leads to the goal. Better make some short tasty little guitar licks and place them precise on the rhythm. I am showing you three examples of how you can do that and give you instructions how to place them precise in the rhythm. Once you learned those three examples you can just make variations with different notes but keeping the same rhythm and then you can start to improvise in a easy and precise way. Maceo Parker Funk Style Guitar.pdf Maceo Parker Funk Style Guitar.gp Maceo Funk Dm 90.mp3

Here you learn a very cool crossover dorian funk guitar concept. The basis of this tutorial is to understand the Dorian mode and to create some cool chord riffs by using a drop d tuning on your guitar. The center point of this concept is to have a chord riff repeated and to add some cool licks in different positions on the fretboard. The defining note of the Dorian scale is the B. It's the sixth interval and creates the really Dorian sound which we highlight in the guitar licks and chord riffs showed in this tutorial. D drop d tuning Deportes your sound setting which only contains drum bass and guitar. It is pretty similar to Stevie Ray Vaughan's Double Trouble setting in a trio formation or also in the trio setting by Jimi Hendrix. This guitar tutorial works for all guitar playing levels from intermediate till Semi-Pro. Crossover Funk Guitar Dorian Concept.pdf Crossover Funk Guitar Dorian Concept.gp crossover dorian funk guitar concept.mp3

Here you can learn 3 sophisticated pro funk licks which are pretty easy to play and to understand and they make you sound like a pro in this genre. 3 Sophisticated Funk Licks.pdf 3 Sophisticated Funk Licks.gp Funk Track Em 95.mp3

Here you can learn the rhythm guitar of Daft Punk's song " Get Lucky " Get Lucky.pdf Get Lucky.mp3

Here you can learn some very cool funky finger picking techniques and chords. The track is in Dm and you don't need sunglasses to play. Chords Funky Fingers.pdf funky fingers 95.mp3

Here you can learn some cool ideas how to play guitar with slapping technique. I have used a Drop D tuning here - tune down your low E-string to a D and your fine to go. sexy slap technique Dm.mp3

Here you can learn all basic patterns which are needed to play a cool funky rhythm guitar. Learn each pattern so well that you can Play one after each other without any problems and in different tempo's. You can practice this with a drum computer or my funk backing tracks which can be downloaded here : https://itunes.apple.com/album/funk-backing-tracks-feat./id870722453 Here you find the sheetmusic and the mp3 how the basic tabs sound like. Funk Guitar - Basic Rhythm.pdf Funk Guitar - Basic Rhythm.mp3