Funky Chord Tricks
Funky chord tricks refer to some of the slick, pro-sounding passing chords that can be used to improve the sound of your playing. These chords…
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Synthesizer Basics
“Synthesizer basics” refers to knowing the particular aspects of the synthesizer, why it’s used, and how it’s different from a typical keyboard or piano. At…
Funk Improvisation: Hexatonic Scales
Using hexatonic scales can be a powerful tool when practicing improvisation. In funk music we often encounter tunes that are built on a couple chords…
Funk Keyboard Tricks of the Pros
Funk keyboard tricks of the pros… well, not “tricks” exactly. There’s no “inside secret” that the professionals know and refuse to share with the rest…
Funk Harmony – Tips and Tricks
Funk harmony. That terms gets used a lot in funk keyboard lessons. It’s an important concept for all musicians to understand, but it’s especially important…
Creating Funky Chord Resolutions
In this article we’ll talk about creating funky chord resolutions. What do I mean by that? Well, a trademark of jazz-funk music is the harmony.…
Funk Scales for Soloing
Learning some funk scales is a great way to start practicing improvisation. And the great thing about funk tunes is that they often use only…
Funk Piano Chords
In this article we’re going to look at a few different types of funk piano chords that are important parts of funk playing. These funk…
5 Jazz-Funk Tunes You NEED to Check Out!
As we’ve discussed countless times on this site and in various lessons, the language of jazz borrows and lends itself to many other genres of…
Essential Funk Sounds
Most synthesizers come pre-loaded with hundreds of sounds, and it’s a lot of fun to scroll through different banks and experiment with all of the various sonic…