How to Play Guitar Like Prince | Funk Essentials

Start your guitar journey today: ►www.Guitareo.com/guitar-quest/ PDF chord charts ►https://ift.tt/3s3oTgu 0:00 - Intro Ayla Tesler-Mabe discusses what makes Prince's guitar playing so incredible and the funk essentials of his popular songs. 0:29 - "Kiss" Ayla is joined by her band Ludic to perform "Kiss," a quintessential funk song from Prince. 1:45 - E Dominant 9 In the into of the song, there are two guitars where the first one is playing the classic E dominant 9 chord. 2:10 - E13 sus4 The second guitar in the intro is playing an E13 sus 4 chord with heavy wah pedal usage. 2:44 - Chicken scratch strumming This technique is found in a lot of funk music and derived from some of James Brown's guitar players. 3:16 - Solo Most notable with using the wah pedal, the solo Prince plays is all in minor pentatonic. 3:35 - Bends The "sassy little bends" are short and fast, and they appear in MANY Prince songs. 4:18 - Chorus The chorus of the song is the dominant 9 chord shape moved chromatically. 4:32 - "1999" Ludic jam together to play the second song on the list, Prince's party hit "1999." 5:53 - F Dominant 7 This main guitar part plays at the beginning and continues through the entirety of the song. 6:07 - F7sus4 The F Dominant 7 chord changes to the F7sus4 chord by moving the pinky to the 11th fret and barring the B and E string. 6:21 - Strumming Ayla demonstrates the strumming pattern that adds to the funkiness of the song. 6:38 - Chorus guitar #1 This is a syncopated guitar part that outlines the roots of the chords but on the off beats. 7:29 - Minor Pentatonic The funky lick Prince does in the song is right out of the minor pentatonic scale. 9:16 -Chorus guitar #2 The other guitar in the chorus follows the bass on the 1-2-3-4 while the wah pedal goes while you play the chord. 10:11 - "I Wanna Be Your Lover" The final Prince song performance. This song was off of one of the earliest Prince albums and was a huge hit at the time. 11:15 - Intro guitar #1 The first guitar part in the intro is harmonizing with the bass. 13:42 - Intro guitar #2 The other guitar part (the more iconic part) is all very staccato. Ayla demonstrates how to achieve this technique and what notes to play. 14:55 - Pre-chorus More funky staccato that goes into two more guitar parts. One is mirroring the bass, and the other is paying what the keyboard plays. Follow Ayla Tesler-Mabe: ►Facebook: https://ift.tt/2E73Z7b ►Instagram: https://ift.tt/2BhmNxR ►YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqY9L3NQInsCY7pJHTVOHlA Follow us: ►Guitareo: https://ift.tt/2z6NCbp ►Facebook: https://ift.tt/37UKK0q ►Instagram: https://ift.tt/2xyF61r #Guitareo #Prince #FunkGuitar