Five Funk-Rock Grooves for the Ages

By Mark Lettieri
premierguitar.com

Ex. 1
Moderately q = 105
Dm9 G13 Dm9

7
&4 r 44


#

mf
slight P.M. slight P.M. slight P.M.
0 0 0

6 0 6
5 0 5
3 0 5 3 3 3 0 5 3
5 3 0 2 5 3 0 2
1 4 5

G13 Dm9 G13

&
7
4 r 44
J
#
w/ pick & nger slight
P.M.
slight P.M. slight P.M.
0
0 6 0
0 0 0 0 5 0
3 0 3 5 5 5 3 0 3 0 5 3 3
5 3 0 2
1 4 5

Dm9 G13 Dm9

4
&4
J

slight P.M. w/ pick & nger slight
P.M.

0 0
6 0 6
5 0 0 0 0 5
3 0 5 3 3 0 3 5 5 5 3 0
5 3 0 2
 Five Funk-Rock Grooves for the Ages
By Mark Lettieri
premierguitar.com

Ex. 2
Moderately fast q = 128

#

Bm
#4 r
& # 4 # #

mf

let ring

7 7 7 7

10 7 9 9 7
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 7
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 7
9 9 9 11 11 9
16 7 7

# nn j
j .
# .
&# #



let ring

7 7 7 7 X
10 7 9 9 7 X
7 7 7 7 X 7 9 9 10 9 7 9
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 10 9 7 9
9 9 9 11 11 12 11 9 11 9
7 7 7
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By Mark Lettieri
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Ex. 3
Moderately fast q = 128
Csus2 Em7 Gmaj7
. Am9 Fmaj7

#
j
n n .
j
#
j
j j . .
#4
& 4
## # n n

mf
let ring let ring let ring

7 10 10 12 5 7 5 7 5

3 8 10 11 12 5 8 5 9 10 8 10 10 12 12 10 8 8
0 7 10 11 5 8 9 8 9
4 7 11 12 5 9 10
3 7

. j Am9
#
B7#9 Csus2 Em7 Gmaj7
j
# n
n .
j
# bn n#
#

n
n ##
&

let ring let ring
9 10 7 10 7 10 12 5 7 5 7 5

9 10 3 8 10 10 8 11 12 5 8 5
7 8 0 7 10 11 5
8 9 2 4 5 4 7 11 12 5
2 3 7

B7

Em

# ##
j
j
b n
j . n . #
j w
& # w
w

w
let ring

9 10 8 10 10 12 12 10 8 8
7 8 8 9 8 9
8 9 8 9
9 10
0
 Five Funk-Rock Grooves for the Ages
By Mark Lettieri
premierguitar.com

Ex. 4
Moderately fast q = 128

C#m7

& # # 4
#
# 4
r n r n

j


mf


P.M.

1/2 1/2

5
4
2 2 2
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0

#
#
& # # r n 3 3

3
j
n

1/2 P.M.

5
4
2 2
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 4 2

3 3 2 2 4 0

P.M.

##
& # # r n r n

j



1/2 1/2 P.M.

5
4
2 2 2
4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 4
0 0 0 0

& # # r n # # # n n
#
#



54
1/2 P.M.

24
5
4 4 6 4 4
2 2 4 6 6 8 4 6 4 6
4 2 4 8 7 6 5
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By Mark Lettieri
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Ex. 5
Moderately q = 115

G#m7/A Am7

# 4 #. .
& 4
3

3 3
n # n
3

#


mf

P.M. P.M.

4 5
4 5 0
4 5 2 4 4 2 0
3 5 3 3 4 3 4 3
2 5 5 5 0 2

G#m7/A Am7

# #. .
&
3

3 3

3

# n # n

P.M. P.M.
4 5
4 5 0
4 5 2 4 4 2 0
3 5 3 3 4 3 4 3
2 5 5 5 0 2

Fmaj7 Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7

#


3
. b
&
.
n b
n . .
let ring
3

1 5 3
2 5 4 5 7 9 7 9 9 7 7 5 5
2 5 5 5 7 5 7 9 7 10 5 3 3
5 7 8 8 6 4 4
1

1. 2.
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 G#m7/A Am7

#. .
# j 3 3
j 3 3

& n
n # n


let ring let ring

0 0
0 0 4 5
4 4 4 4 4 5
2 2 4 5 7 2 2 4 5 7 4 5
3 3 5 7 3 3 5 7