Part 5 · Other Styles · Chapter 66

Syncopated Funk

In more advanced funk, the snare also moves off the beat, answering the bass drum. The groove becomes a conversation between the two.

EXAMPLE 66.1Snare on the a of 3
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EXAMPLE 66.2Linear feel
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No two limbs play at the same time.

Hear it before you play itTIP

Sing syncopated grooves out loud first, with sounds for each drum (“boom”, “chick”, “ts”). If you can sing it, your limbs will follow.

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