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Hi Guys!
Here we are with a new short lesson of this series
This new lesson will start from a famous song by Stevie Wonder called "Superstition"
We will start from the opening lick of the song
and then we'll create a new funky riff
This can be an interesting way to borrow some stuff from our favorite artists
and then create something new or maybe compose a new song.
Let's see what we can do...
This was my re-interpretation of Superstition's main riff...
One of the thing I suggest when I play funk, it's to keep attention to the quatrains
Sixteenths are an important skills if you want to play funky music
so it's very important to learn how to play the sixteenths in time.
I can suggest an exercise to practice on...
Practice on marking one of the sixteenths at your choice. The first...
The second...
The third...
And the fourth...
You can mix different exercises and blend the practice on different accents in a creative way...
Always keep in mind that we'll need that practice to become music.
Talking about what I've done before, I'll show you the riff with a slow tempo...
Let's talk about this little part...
I've played the riff in E7
using the mixolydian mode
I'll show you once more slowly...
G-G# it's a majord third - minor third passage, typical in blues and funk music
I've also used the minor third bending the G note of a quarter of a tone
Again...
For the second verse I've used the sixth grade of the E7 chord
that it's also a note of the mixolydian mode
For the first verse of the riff I've used the G on the blues minor third
and for the second verse I've used the sixth of the chord...
I really suggest you to try to re-write in your own way, basically every riff you like...
I assure you'll make your musical knowledge richer day by day
Let's share with each other our interpretations on MusicOff's Forum
Thanks for watching!