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Funk & Smooth Jazz Piano – Track 2

Follow this Learning Track to master the funk style.

Section 1

Improvisation

Explore funk improvisation techniques.

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Funky Blues Soloing 2

Master the sounds of Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, & Richard Tee, with this funky-blues improv course. Learn left hand grooves, scale for soloing, slides, turns, riffs, & runs.

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10 Essential Funky Blues Riffs & Licks (Piano)

Learn 10 Awesome Funky Blues Riffs And Licks For Piano Using Syncopation, Turns, Runs, and Harmonized Notes. Easy And Advanced Patterns For Both Hands!

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Section 2

Tunes & Grooves

Play Funk and Smooth Jazz tunes.

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Funk & Smooth Jazz Grooves & Licks 2

Master the Funk and Smooth Jazz styles! You'll learn the funk progression, 5 right hand chord options, 4 right hand rhythm options, 6 bass lines, and 6 licks.

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Gospel Blues Swag Time

Learn how to infuse Funk, Blues, & Gospel with the tune Swag Time. Discover techniques like Blues blocked chords, Funky 4ths, boogie octaves, rolls, harmonized turns, and other improv techniques.

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3
Go Tell It On the Mountain – Gospel Funk 2

Learn an advanced gospel funk piano arrangement of Go Tell It on the Mountain. Starting with the lead sheet, we'll learn the melody & chords, how to stylize the left hand, embellish the right hand, and other advanced gospel techniques.

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Essential Funky Blues Piano Chords and Bass

Learn to groove in this lesson with these funky blues piano chords, rhythms, bass line, and a tasty blues riff over the 12-bar blues!

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Herbie Hancock Funk Blues Piano Chords Supplemental
Herbie Hancock Funk Blues Piano Chords

If you love Herbie Hancock and funk piano, then you'll love this easy lesson including a sweet pentatonic funk riff, chords, and funky blues bass line.

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Learning Focus
  • Master essential funk grooves
  • Explore a variety of funk riffs and licks
  • Learn the keys to improvising in the funk style
  • Discover the most common funk bass lines
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With this structured Funk Learning Track, you’ll learn essential funk chords, grooves, riffs, fills, and bass lines, improvisation techniques, and funk tunes.

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