Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's a special vibe about funk. It's often not considered as virtuosic as rock, as emotive as blues or as intimate as folk.

Early funk is often associated with the Godfather Of Soul James Brown, who helped pioneer this style of dance music in the late '60s and early '70s. The ubiquitous use of syncopation (playing on the ...

For the audio examples of the funk grooves click here With funk guitar, rhythmic grooves and chords are king. It plays an integral rhythmic role alongside the bass guitar and drums in a band, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever wondered why funk guitar parts seem to have that infectious groove with seemingly simple riffs? Well, sometimes it's ...

Avi Bortnick plays rhythm guitar and electronics in the John Scofield Überjam Band, and guitar in the jam band Hola! He also creates apps, including Time Guru, Echo Pitch, and VoxBeat. Find him at ...