WILD CHERRY - "play that funky music2" Tablature
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"Play That Funky Music"
WILD CHERRY
By: Sam Elderfield
CONTACT: sam_2929@hotmail.com
Aiight i found out how to play this song perfectly then i came on GTU
to see if you people had it the same.. And you didn't.. So here is how
to play the rhythm and bass line. hope this helps somebody
Okay.. first thing's first.. bass line
e-------------------------------
b-------------------------------
g-------------------------------
d-------------------------------
a---------7--5--7---------5h7---
e---0--0------------5h7---------
Now into the song..
Chords used right here..
E9 F#9 F9 E13
5 7 6 7
5 7 6 5
5 7 6 5
4 6 5 4
5 7 6 5
- - - -
Hmm.. Beginners that don't know how to play these chords i will try to
briefly explain. You will start wtih putting your ring finger
across the G, B, and E strings.. Then put your index finger on the D
string, at thedesignated 1 fret lower than the G, B, and E and then
put your middle finger on the A string on the same fret as your ring
finger.. As for E13 all you do is make an E9 chord and place your pinky
finger on the 7th fret of the e string.
Okay and the rhythm goes like this.. I will try to explain it the best
i can.. But if you're clueless as to how to play funk music and if
you can't understand it the way i put it, you're pretty much hopeless.
But anyone with a brain can figure this out.
THE MAIN RHYTHM goes like this stroking up and down with notes and mutes.
/ means stroke the strings, X means mute.. NOT PALM MUTE .. lol I
figure that someone out there might try to palm mute and it will be a lot
harder.. If you don't know how to mute normally its just playing dead
notes, your fingers don't press on the fretboard, they only touch
the strings, making only a scratching sound.
E9 F#9 F9
/ / X X / / X X / / X / X X / X
E9 E13
/ / X X / / X X / / X / / / / /
V V
(where the E13 kicks in you make two consecutive upstrokes, skipping
the downstroke and into the fourth bar)
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PRE-CHORUS is ska-like upstrokes.. really easy.. only using the E9 chord
E9
X / X / X / X /
CHORUS gets a little more complicated i guess... the chords we're playing
move higher up on the fretboard and a few new chords are introduced
chords used in the chorus
G9 G#9 A9 Bb
10 11 12 7
10 11 12 7
10 11 12 8
9 10 11 9
10 11 12 9
-- -- -- 7
stroking pattern goes like this
G9 A9 G#9
/ / X X / / X X / / X / X X / X
G9 G13
/ / X X / / X X / / X / / / / /
V V
G9 A9 G#9
/ / X X / / X X / / X / X X / X
Bb
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
V V
(refer to main rhythm help if you need help playin this..)
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SORRY I DON'T HAVE THE SOLO .. i will probably post it at a later date
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One more part to learn though before you've got it all down
OUTRO ROLL. pff simple little riff
e-------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------
d-9--7-----7--------------------------------
a-------9-----9--8--7--5--7--9--7--5--------
e-------------------------------------7--5--
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Okay, there you have it.. Pretty easy stuff and it's kinda fun to practice
for a change.. Playing stuff like this will also increase your rhythmic
skills, with the speed and repetitiveness.
Hope this tab was a help to someone.. i don't think there's any mistakes
but if you're 150% sure that i've made a mistake in this tab e-mail me i guess.
Uhm yeah if this tab works out really well for you and you're happy with it
send me an e-mail. it would be nice to know i'm helping someone
Anyways.. enjoy, peace
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