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Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
00:56:07

Master the funk and smooth jazz styles! You’ll learn the funk progression, 3 right hand chord options, 4 right hand rhythm options, 6 bass lines, and 6 licks.

Course Objectives
  • Learn the most common Funk & Smooth Jazz progression
  • Explore 3 right hand chord options, from simple shells to rich 9th chords
  • Discover 4 right hand rhythm options to make your rhythms interesting
  • Learn 6 essential Funk & Smooth Jazz bass lines
  • Master 6 essential Funk & Smooth jazz licks & riffs
Learning Focus
  • Accompanying
  • Basslines
  • Chords
  • Groove
  • Improvisation
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Great course for first steps in funk and smooth jazz!
Learned nice licks
Fun course
Learning "Mr Magic" and this course goes perfectly with it! :)
Lots of great tips and tricks
This type of course is so much more enjoyable because it’s not based on playing scales. Applying what we learn of chord structure to a lick, for example, is more meaningful & easier to remember than studying scales in isolation.
Really fun, great grooves
That was a really funky lesson and the backing track was awesome to jam to. Thanks Jonny!
Good lesson
Learned new skills as always.

Course Lessons

1
Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 1 – Lesson 1
8:13

Funk Progression & 3 Right Hand Chord Options

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2
Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 1 – Lesson 2
5:46

4 Right Hand Funk & Smooth Jazz Rhythms

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3
Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 1 – Lesson 3
12:17

Funk & Smooth Jazz Bass Lines #1-3

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4
Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 1 – Lesson 4
9:40

Funk & Smooth Jazz Bass Lines #4-6

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5
Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 1 – Lesson 5
12:40

6 Funk & Smooth Jazz Licks and Riffs

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6
Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 1 – Lesson 6
7:31

Q&A

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