Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

It swings quite well and makes me feel it's a "progression" of an existing genre with modern elements added. E.g. I found similar Bee Gees feel vocal techniques but they are differently implemented. There's main verse/chorus structure but it appears shorter than older songs and gets repeated more. The ending parts are different and refreshing too haha, as if it's making us conscious that we were listening to a song with a "post-song" outro.

For "funk", I don't know. Tomo's Just Funky's intro guitar muted note scrapes may be more funky.

Feels so nice to listen in the evening or before bed. Thanks for the recommendation!

Hugo

Hell yeah Sammi! It reminds me of when funk was just evolving out of Motown.

This is how I wanna start my weekend

With the announcer's accent. Oh my god, it does sound like old radio, so special.

Hugo

This is a vibe

Love it!

Tomo

Yes!

Tomo

oh that is a nice groove... and tasty bone solo at the end — great find, Clay!

So good!

Tomo

Thank you for sharing! Now you know my muting technique is a part coming from Le Freak!

Tomo

Nice - will check it out after practice.

Yes, Tomo, I can definitely see that. After I get more comfortable with C/D triad muting I want to try Le Freak. I found your youtube video lesson on it.

Great interview! Thanks for sharing it Andy. I love that he stuck with clarinet until 16, and then his jazz guitar refusing to go to the strat until another player rocked out with one on his amp haha.
Can't imagine Nile without the strat.

Yes, Sunil, I love that part too

Great! Matteo is so amazing! I will see him in Japan soon!

Tomo

And just a fun one from these guys:

Happy Funky Friday Clay!
Loved the first one, got me moving.
Second one made me feel nostalgic...feeling the need for flannel again haha.

I love Inversions!
Happy Funk Friday Clay and friends!
Wooo

Loved the syncopated voices, thanks for the timestamp. Felt the triplets, voices started on the backbeat (the &). I thought I would have not thought of "Don't You Worry..." as funk, then I started wondering what funk is. Is there a definition? I just know James Brown wants everyone to know where the ONE is haha.

Listened to Innervisions again, (only 45 min!); Listening to Talking Book now.

I think Tobi reminded me to listen to Stevie Wonder, he is working on a few Stevie pieces, very cool!

There is no bad Stevie Wonder album through 1976 - all genius.
You could start a religious war on the definition of funk.
I'm not an academic, but I did try to answer that somewhat in an earlier post by just giving an origin story. I can't figure out how to link to a specific post, but it's at the top of page 4 of this thread - the "second line" video from New Orleans funeral marches. I put a playlist of early NO funk in there too. I don't claim to be an expert, but for me, if you listen to the tuba and the drums in that video, it starts to explain. I usually listen to drums / rhythm guitar first, bass second, and melody last to make my own opinion of whether something is "funky". Would be cool to get more non-AI generated opinions on this from the GW community.

Thank you Clay, I will check out the post on page 4 and the rest of this thread.

Maybe its a good thing there is none.
I gotta just listen more.

I remember hearing those funeral marches...oh is that why you and Andy talk about tubas a lot?

Very cool and super interesting.

I love your definition below, Tomo:
"Great music!"

Makes sense.

Awwwwh yeah.
There it is.
Great music!
First heard this from the chilli pepper's remake.

Thanks for posting this Clay, slept in weirdly long, just woke up.
This made my morning great!

Cool song with awesome rhythm guitar!

Tomo

Very cool!

Tomo

Thank you Clay!

Tomo

Funk yeah man.

Great bassline & that guitar melody!

Tomo

Great comment Tomo!
This music is my generation (de la Rocha born a few months after me) and it has been a part of Friday anthems and generally righteous rebellion over the decades that I didn't really listen to it.
Now listening for chord tones, melody and rhythm.
It inspired a long evening's practice with guitar, thank you so much.