Funk Songs

[OutontheTiles]

Hey guys,
I've been meaning to do this for awhile but I've been busy with college and that crap lol.
Well I'm looking to start playing/incorporate funk into my playing. So can you guys recommend me some funk songs or a website with some lessons or technique.
Thank you

[Claypool22]

Tommy the Cat by Primus, Get up and Jump by Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and Redefine by Incubus. If you know how to slap, you should be fine with all the above songs.

[Akira]

^Uh...
Rock music + slapping =/= funk.

[Claypool22]

^Uh...
Rock music + slapping =/= funk.

Maybe, but it's funky, so it's definitely worth checking out.

[Claypool22]

You can't hold no groove by Victor Wooten is very good.

[Akira]

...


Anyways, check out some Larry Graham. Pow is a good start.

[trumpeter]

Check out Jesus, he's funkier than Larry Graham.

[Akira]

>.<
I can't believe Justin closed that thread.

[Claypool22]

Check out Bootsy too. There is so much funk out there. Also Sly and the family stone.

[Akira]

Now we're talking.

[Claypool22]

I still think that a few Primus and RHCP songs can be considered funk.

[trumpeter]

Some RHCP yes,

any primus, No.

[Claypool22]

I have a Sailing the Seas of Cheese official tab book and in it, it says that Tommy the Cat is funk at a moderate tempo. I guess Cherry Lane music company is wrong.

[HELLonWHEELS]

What is Hip - Tower Of Power

check out Rocco Prestia fingerstyle funk master.

[Soulfly666]

What is Hip - Tower Of Power

check out Rocco Prestia fingerstyle funk master.

+Infinity! Rocco Prestia is the MAN!

Do yourself a favor and get a hold of as much Tower Of Power as you can.

Some of my personal favorites include but are not limited to...

What is Hip?
Soul Vaccination
Only So Much Oil In The Ground
Down To The Nightclub
Squib Cakes
So I Got To Groove

[Az_Holl]

A few bands from the resouices section:

James Brown
Parliament Funkadelic
Sly and the Family Stone
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Jaco Pastorius
24-7 Spyz
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Bootsy Collins
Galactic
Addison Groove Project
The Commadores
Rick James
Toast Machine
Tower of Power
Marcus Miller
Primus
Oysterhead
Kool and the Gang
Phish
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Curtis Mayfield
Isaac Hayes
Barry White
311
Wild Cherry
Level 42
Jamiroquai
Larry Graham
Michael Jackson
Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Victor Wooten

[trumpeter]

I don't think Medeski Martin and Wood are very funky....

[Trevo]

My favorite funk song is still She's a brick house by The Commodores.

[Akira]

+Infinity! Rocco Prestia is the MAN!

Do yourself a favor and get a hold of as much Tower Of Power as you can.

Some of my personal favorites include but are not limited to...

What is Hip?
Soul Vaccination
Only So Much Oil In The Ground
Down To The Nightclub
Squib Cakes
So I Got To Groove

Down to the Nightclub is so ace.

Tower of Power is ridiculously good.

[ShadowBassist]

Marcus Miller - Power

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sIqfDHP0D5s

'nuf said

[Foxfire]

I have a Sailing the Seas of Cheese official tab book and in it, it says that Tommy the Cat is funk at a moderate tempo. I guess Cherry Lane music company is wrong.

Funk is both a feel and a genre of music.

[Akira]

Funk is both a feel and a genre of music.

I have seen all kinds of crap written as style notes for music. Like you say, it just is supposed to give you an idea.
I promise you that very few of the middle school jazz band sheets labeled "med rock" really are.

[OutontheTiles]

Yeah thanks for all you guys ideas. I love the marcus miller video. What is Hip is an awesome song but im going to have to work on figuring it out.

[EADG]

I don't think Medeski Martin and Wood are very funky....


ummm



what?

[Zion Gates]

check out:
the meters
greyboy allstars. both sick bands straight forward basslines that you can just pick up by ear and jam too.
Parliament/P-Funk/Funkadelic
also the obvious Curtis Mayfield, james brown etc. etc.