![]() Jimmy Nolen is responsible for coining the term that best defines the funk guitar style: the infamous “chicken scratch”, which is a technique that consists in constantly moving your right-hand wrist playing sixteenth notes and alternating between ghost notes and actual notes as part of your barrage of strumming. Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel was deeply influenced by that approach.įrom left to right: Nile Rodgers, Jimi Hendrix et Eddie Hazel. Some players have also been mixing funk with other styles like Jimi Hendrix did by incorporating rock and psychedelia into his funky mix. Later masters include Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Prince. ![]() Some of the original great funk guitar players have been Jimmy Nolen (from James Brown’s band), Leo Nocentelli (from The Meters), and Freddie Stone (from Sly and the Family Stone).įrom left to right: Jimmy Nolen, Leo Nocentelli and Freddie Stone. It originated in the sixties in the USA, as an evolution of Afro-American dance music styles like rhythm n’ blues. How to play it funky?įunk music is a style that has a very strong rhythmic element, meant to make you want to stand up and move your feet. To improve your right-hand playing, funk master Cory Wong invites you to learn how to play Lilypad and United, two songs from his albums “Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul” and “Cory and the Wongnotes”.
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