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Single note
The use of single notes are fundamental in funky rhythm, because it characterizes the style of playing in a more explicit way. This is why we will analyze this technique. In the first exercises we worked primarily on a fixed note, which was E at the seventh fret on the fifth string.
The set-up for the playing of these single note exercises is very important. Basically, we need to behave like a drum-machine, because the purpose of this first series of exercises is rhythmic precision, as it should always be.
Ex. 1
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First of all, a series of sixteenth notes using alternate picking. Set the metronome to a low speed, about 70 bpm, and perform with as clean a sound as possible, trying to play every single note with the same volume, then increase the speed of play as soon as you have reached a good rhythm. The bar must be repeated, without interruptions, at your choice.
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Ex. 2
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Use of the rest in a quarter note. Even though it's rhythmically boring, this should also be evaluated regarding the rest, because it is necessary to stop the sound at the exact moment of attack of the rest. Remember the extreme importance of the rest in musical execution.
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Ex. 3
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Rest from an eighth note put at the end of the bar. This detail can be interesting for the control of the dynamics seen in exercise 1, combined with the use of the rest.
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Ex. 4
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A sixteenth note rest placed in the second movement drastically changes the sound of the previous exercise. Accordingly, also the picking must conform to the playing, as indicated in the part to be played.
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Ex. 5
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In this case we have the use of the sixteenth note rest, which is characteristic of funky. Follow the indicated picking, because it helps to maintain the rhythm.
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