Funk Drums Notation

Funk Drums Notation

funk drums notation

Blues guitar is great fun to play. This article shows you simple open chords and basic blues song structure you can use to play many thousands songs.

But learning to play the blues is not only great fun, it also gives you valuable skills you can use different styles such as of rock, soul, R & B, funk and jazz.

Blues guitar uses unique sounding chords called dominant 7th chords. These are denoted by the number 7 following the chord name.

The dominant 7th chord is just a normal major or minor 7th chord with a note two frets below the root note added. For example, you add a note to a D major chord E to form an E7, a G note on a one chord gives you the A7, and others.

You can add the 7th note of the many chords by finding the roots and remember changing the fingering to play a note two frets below it. The chord diagram below shows you easy open chords blues in the key of A major.

 E7 A7 D7

 e 0 0 |---|---| |---|---|---| |---|- 3 - | 

 0 |---|---| B |---|- 2 -|---| | -1 -|---| 

 G | -1 0 -|---| |---|---|---| |---|- 2 - | 

 D 0 |---|---| |---|---| |---|- 1 -|---| 0 

 A |---|- 2 - | 0 x |---|---| |---|---|---| 

 X E 0 |---|---| |---|---|---| x |---|---| 

You can try to find the dominant 7th note for the other open chords you know. Simply a string where the root remember going on and change the fingering to play the note two frets lower than the string. Remember that the root note going on two or even three times to form open rhetoric. Alternatively, you can find a string in which the 5th note of the chord going and play the note three frets up from it.

Now know you know how to play simple blues chords in open position let's look at how they are used in the songs.

Most blues songs use a 12 bar This chord progression is quite easy to learn. Once you master it you will be able to continue to play too many blues songs with it.

The blues progression is uses chords based on the first, fourth and fifth scale degrees. These are commonly known as the I, IV and V chords. Here are 12 bar blues progression in the key of a large, I, IV, V chords are A7, D7 and E7, respectively.

 | A7 | X | X | X | D7 | X |

 | A7 | X | E7 | D7 | A7 | E7 | 

As you learn and memorize this extension need to try to memorize the chord changes in terms of I, IV and V chords. If you do it then it is easy to play the blues in a variety of keys.

You can play the blues in four popular keys – A, E, D and G – with just five chords. The table below shows the I, IV and V chords for the four major keys that are usually played on guitar.

Key of E: E7 (I), A7 (IV), B7 (V)

Key A: A7 (I), D7 (IV), E7 (V)

Key of D: D7 (I), G7 (IV), A7 (V)

Key of G: G7 (I), C7 (IV), D7 (V)

Chord practice the form of a key at a time and memorize the 12 bar blues progression. Of these two simple pieces of knowledge you can have fun playing along many blues songs or participate in your local time blues.

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How To Play Funky Drums – Drum Lesson

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Rock House Funk & Hip-Hop Drums Featuring Jerome Brailey of P-Funk (DVD/Book) $17.99 Rock House Funk & Hip-Hop Drums Featuring Jerome Brailey of P-Funk (DVD/Book)

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A Rhythmic Concept for Fusion / Funk Drums $27 “By Peter O’Mara. Arranged by Christian Lettner. For Drumset. Funk/Fusion. Collection, Performance CD, and Play-Along CD. Published by Advance Music”

Best of Red Hot Chili Peppers for Drums $19.95 “By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. For drum set and voice. Hal Leonard Drum Recorded Versions. Funk Rock, Alternative Rock and Hard Rock. Difficulty: medium to medium-difficult. Drum/vocal songbook. Drum notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and drum notation legend. 141 pages. Published by Hal Leonard”

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Advanced Funk Studies-Book/2cds $24.95 By Rick Latham. Standard notation. Published by Rick Latham

In A Deep Funk $9.95 (Dance Set for Unaccompanied Contrabassoon). By Daniel Dorff. For Contrabassoon Solo. Solo part. Standard notation. 9 pages. Duration 16 minutes. Published by Theodore Presser Company

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Rock House Funk & Hip-Hop Drums Featuring Jerome Brailey Of P-Funk (Dvd/Book) $17.99 Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 for his work with Parliament Funkadelic, Jerome Brailey is a true drumming legend. In the Funk & Hip Hop Drums instructional program, Brailey teaches drummers his best-kept secrets.Learn how to play funk grooves with staccato and legato feels. Learn how to play hip-hop using straighter figures and the side stick. Learn New Orleans, second line-influenced funk, and more. Jerome’s drum tutorials reveal his famous “ghost stroke” technique and teaches you syncopated bass drum patterns, linear grooves, how to isolate the high hat, use dropouts to create space, and use various textures. Each drum groove is broken down and built back up so you can clearly see how they are constructed.Free lifetime membership for online drum lesson supportiPod-ready videoLanguage: EnglishLength: 1 hourZones: DVD is zoned to play anywhere in the worldIncludes 24-page tablature book

Hal Leonard Funk Drum Play-Along Volume 5 Songbook with CD $12.95 Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with this Drum Book from the Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation, listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and MAC computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch.

Alfred Talking Drums (DVD) $17.96 Talking Drums includes a unique percussion trio of three world-renowned drummers who have come together to combine traditional Afro-Caribbean and funk rhythms: funk drumming innovator David Garibaldi, Cuban-born hand drummer JesÚs Diaz, and San Francisco Bay area percussionist Michael Spiro. In this drumming DVD, Talking Drums, watch this trio of experts perform and break down several exciting compositions that demonstrate the rich rhythmic complexities of this Afro-Caribbean/funk music, offering new ways of approaching both hand drums and the drum set. The instructional DVD offers unique drum lessons that clearly explain the intricate workings of Afro-Caribbean rhythmic styles and helps build a better understanding of their history and origin.

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FUNK HIP HOP DRUMS BY BRAILEY,JEROME (DVD) $24.53 Artist: BRAILEY,JEROME Genre: How To Musical Instruction Rating: NR Release Date: 10MAR2009

Hal Leonard Funk Drum Play-Along Volume 5 Songbook With Cd $12.95 Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with this Drum Book from the Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation, listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and MAC computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch.Includes:Cissy StrutCold Sweat, Part 1Fight the Power, Part 1 FlashlightPick Up the PiecesShining StarSoul VaccinationSuperstition

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Drum-Talk, Volume 2: Fundamental Rhythm Studies for Drums $10.11 Used – A step-by-step tutorial on the study of drumset grooves. The four basic rhythms and beats discussed are: Rock, Bossa Nova, Funk, and Shuffle. Contains information on how to use the systems, notation for the various patterns and more. The companion CD is divided into three parts: basic study, combination grooves at a faster tempo and a backing track with click for practice. The beats are organized into groups of 15 variations per rhythm study for a total of 60 grooves arranged in sequence

Drum-Talk, Volume 2: Fundamental Rhythm Studies for Drums $8.86 Used – A step-by-step tutorial on the study of drumset grooves. The four basic rhythms and beats discussed are: Rock, Bossa Nova, Funk, and Shuffle. Contains information on how to use the systems, notation for the various patterns and more. The companion CD is divided into three parts: basic study, combination grooves at a faster tempo and a backing track with click for practice. The beats are organized into groups of 15 variations per rhythm study for a total of 60 grooves arranged in sequence

Drum-Talk, Volume 2: Fundamental Rhythm Studies for Drums $46.95 New – A step-by-step tutorial on the study of drumset grooves. The four basic rhythms and beats discussed are: Rock, Bossa Nova, Funk, and Shuffle. Contains information on how to use the systems, notation for the various patterns and more. The companion CD is divided into three parts: basic study, combination grooves at a faster tempo and a backing track with click for practice. The beats are organized into groups of 15 variations per rhythm study for a total of 60 grooves arranged in sequence f

Drum-Talk, Volume 2: Fundamental Rhythm Studies for Drums $33.74 New – A step-by-step tutorial on the study of drumset grooves. The four basic rhythms and beats discussed are: Rock, Bossa Nova, Funk, and Shuffle. Contains information on how to use the systems, notation for the various patterns and more. The companion CD is divided into three parts: basic study, combination grooves at a faster tempo and a backing track with click for practice. The beats are organized into groups of 15 variations per rhythm study for a total of 60 grooves arranged in sequence f

Fast Track Bateria 1 w/ CD $7.55 You don’t even need drums for this method – just two hands and an attitude! You’ll learn music notation, beats and fills, syncopation and improvisation, and rock, blues and funk styles. Includes over 75 songs and examples. The CD includes every music example so you can hear how it sounds and play along when you’re ready. The CD is in stereo, with the drum part isolated on the left for further study. (All of the text in this book is written in Spanish.)

Funk: Drum Play-Along: Volume 5 $9.66 New – Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation, listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and MAC computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! Includes: Cissy Strut * Cold Sweat, Part 1 * Fight the Power, Part

Funk: Drum Play-Along: Volume 5 $9.4 New – Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation, listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player. For PC and MAC computer users, the CD is enhanced so you can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! Includes: Cissy Strut * Cold Sweat, Part 1 * Fight the Power, Part

HAL LEONARD FastTrack Drums – Spanish Edition – Level 1 – HL 00695595 $7.95 You don’t even need drums for FastTrack Drums – Spanish Edition – Level 1 – just two hands and an attitude! You’ll learn Music notation, beats and fills, syncopation and improvisation, and rock, blues and funk styles. Includes over 75 songs and examples. The CD includes every music example so you can hear how it sounds and play along when you’re ready. The CD is in stereo, with the drum part isolated on the left for further study.-Instrumentation: Drums

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