Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to our 1970s based funk lesson, the aim of which is to arm you with the skills you'll need to create great '70s-style funk ...

The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the '70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown's innovations of the late '60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

Early funk is often associated with the Godfather Of Soul James Brown, who helped pioneer this style of dance music in the late '60s and early '70s. The ubiquitous use of syncopation (playing on the ...

Learn the basic rhythmic theory used in playing funk guitar. Turn your guitar into a percussion instrument and master the muted scratching technique. Become comfortable with all 16th-note combinations ...

Avi Bortnick plays rhythm guitar and electronics in the John Scofield Überjam Band, and guitar in the jam band Hola! He also creates apps, including Time Guru, Echo Pitch, and VoxBeat. Find him at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we talk about phrasing on blues guitar, this can often translate to rhythm. It's possible to play a great solo without many ...

Expand Your Licks and Learn CuttingI started playing guitar and learned the pentatonic scale.However, just playing scales up ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

As “Funk Rave” approaches 25 million Spotify streams, Anitta rolled out three-part bundle Funk Generation: A Favela Story on Thursday. Released via Republic Records/Universal Music Latin Entertainment ...