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Govan-esque Funk

Instructor: Steve Hubbard
Topic: Cool Riffs
Style: Funk
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    Govan-esque Funk: Performance Steve Hubbard
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    Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Funk

    Excerpt: Hello IG! This tutorial is a short and sweet funk track, primarily based around a lead idea that I came up with while improvising. The track is based around a pop/funk drum beat, with a couple guitar parts on top of it. You may notice a similarity to a popular song by the musical genius, Guthrie Govan. Another heavy influence for the lead portion of this ...

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    Govan-esque Funk: Part 1 Steve Hubbard
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    Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Funk

    Excerpt: This idea almost immediately came to my head after hearing the drum beat. Very simple, but it "says" what it needs to say. I'm very often inspired to write after hearing a groovy drum beat. I almost prefer to write with a drummer vs. on my own, or with another guitarist, etc. This riff works well clean or with distortion. If you check out the backing track,...

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    Govan-esque Funk: Part 2 Steve Hubbard
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    Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Funk

    Excerpt: The second riff adds a percussive feel to the song, especially when using palm muting. Once again, this follows the G minor Penatonic scale. I would consider this an extremely common type of riff when dealing with pop/funk/R&B. You may notice that I sometimes use slide vibrato in this part. If you're interested in checking out what I'm doing, take a loo...

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    Govan-esque Funk: Part 3 Steve Hubbard
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    Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Funk

    Excerpt: Now we're on to the main focus of this lesson. As said in the intro, be sure to focus on phrasing, feel, vibrato, bending, and accenting. I've tried to include a lot of detail in the notation below, but there is still a lot that can't be taught without listening! Don't feel pressured to follow the pick strokes, hammer-ons / pull-offs, etc. Focus on the note...

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    Govan-esque Funk: Backing Track Steve Hubbard
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    Instructor: Steve Hubbard Level: Intermediate Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Funk

    Excerpt: Quick Overview:Key of G minorTempo: 111bpmHeavy focus on the G minor pentatonic scaleLead lick can be easily manipulated and changed to fit your own personal style Enjoy!

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