05 E Steve Jordan Is Coolmp3wma
Time/size:5 mins 15 secs/7.24mb
Funk jam track: Funky groove in E (88 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and bass
Suggestions: Play straight hi hat and shuffle the groove between the bass and snare.
Get funky.
John Mayer with Steve Jordan on drums
Who Did You Think I Was into Power to Love (by Jimi Hendrix off the Band of Gypsys album).
06 Bb Funk Zeppelin No Drumsmp3wma
Time/size: 7 mins 19 secs/10mb
Funk jam track: Funk Rock groove type thang in Bb (80 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and bass
Progression is made up of: Bb7, Eb7, F7 - using a standard blues progression
Suggestion(s): Get syncopated and lock in with the bass and rhythm guitar.
As the title suggest, put on some Zeppelin and let John Henry Bonham show you how it's done. Don't tell the guitar players this but the rhythm guitar here is trying to emulate Bonham's squeaky Speed King pedal. You can really hear it squeak on some of the Zeppelin records (if you listen too closely)!
07 D Funkadelic No Drumsmp3wma
Time/size: 5 mins 38 secs/7.73mb
Funk jam track: Funk Jazz feel in D (78 beats per minute/bpm)
Backing track instruments: electric guitar and bass
Progression is made up of: DMaj7 to GMaj7
note - there are full chord slides from DbMaj7 to the DMaj7 and GbMaj7 to the GMaj7
Suggestion(s): Funk it up, keep the hi hat shut tight and play around with disjointed hi hat patterns. 8th, 16th notes - anything goes. Lots of syncopation on the snare and give your foot a solid work out on the kick. Especially in the turn around section where there is a bit of space.
You could pretty much solo over this, lot's of toms - ie use it as a vamp to go a little crazy around the kit - just keep coming back to the 1.
