Fast Forward - Funk Guitar: Chords, Riffs & Effects You Can Learn Today!

by Rikky Rooksby

(Music Sales America). This exciting series of instrumental instruction books includes complete music plus easy-to-follow instructions, tips and advice. The accompanying CDs allow you to listen and play along to the matching audio tracks. These user-friendly book/CD packs provide riffs, licks, chords & tricks you can learn now , and easily incorporate into your own playing style! This unique book and 68-track audio CD pack will change the way you "feel" rhythm, introducing you to a whole new range of styles and techniques that characterize funk guitar. Developed out of a mixture of soul styles and R&B in the '60s, funk came to prominence in the early 1970s and continues to influence modern acts, such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Learn classic funky grooves in the style of James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Nolan and the Motown brigade.

64 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2001