Make It Funky * Guitar Edition published by Santorella Publications is a
celebratory investigation of the classic, funk guitar sounds & styles of
the FUNK ERA (1965-1980). Within these 80 pages, you’ll uncover the techniques &
styles of the funk-guitar masters that made it all happen by introducing the
essential vocabulary necessary for playing funk-guitar.
This incredible assortment includes strumming, scratching,
skanking, bubble picking, funk articulation, muted notes, dead notes, and
“Swunk” styles. In addition, you’ll
build your understanding and application of funk-style harmony in major, minor
& dominant styles.
Make It Funky written by Rod Goelz is an absolute must for
any serious guitar or bass student that likes to groove. The complete rhythm
section performance accompaniment CD includes every example in the styles of
those who made them famous.
This fantastic collection features the styles of James
Brown, Parliament, Funkadelic, The JB’s, Kool &The Gang, Prince, Tower Of
Power, Sly &The Family Stone, The Meters, Larry Graham, The Average White
Band, Rufus, Maceo Parker, The Bar-Kays, Zapp, Bernard Edwards of Chic, Ohio
Players, Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers, The Brothers Johnson, The
Fatback Band and other artists from the “FUNK” era.
So as James Brown would
say, “Let’s Get Funky!”