Funk

Cold Sweat (1972) - James Brown

This song has a great groove, not too complicated, but really interesting. The bass line for this song changed depending on which bass player played with James Brown, so this version is from 1972.

James Brown - Cold Sweat 1972 Bass P1

James Brown - Cold Sweat 1972 Bass P1

James Brown - Cold Sweat 1972 Bass P2

James Brown - Cold Sweat 1972 Bass P2

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I Feel Good - James Brown Bass

Classic song and bass line. I always loved this song and I like it even more when I play this bass line in a good band. The song is pretty straight forward. It’s a funky style bass, so your notes should be short and punchy.

James Brown - I Feel Good Bass P1

James Brown - I Feel Good Bass P1

James Brown - I Feel Good Bass P2

James Brown - I Feel Good Bass P2

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Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield

This song is really fun to play with a band. It is pretty much the same thing throughout the song, except for the chorus. In the outro, the bass player changes his bass line slightly sometimes, he just adds a few notes, but I didn’t write it down here, because you can make your own changes. After playing the bass line for 9 minutes, you’ll want to change it up a little bit.

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up Bass P1

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up Bass P1

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up Bass P2

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up Bass P2

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Use Me Live (1972) - Bill Withers

This song has a very groovy feel to it. There are a few variations to the main bass line during the verses that are not shown in this sheet, but all the punch lines are.

Bill Withers - Use Me Live 1972 Bass P1

Bill Withers - Use Me Live 1972 Bass P1

Bill Withers - Use Me Live 1972 Bass P2

Bill Withers - Use Me Live 1972 Bass P2

We hope you enjoyed this lesson. If you have any questions or comments you can contact us at patrice@paliatsky.com