MAKE IT FUNKY, PT. 1
As recorded by James Brown
(From the 1971 Album SOUL CLASSICS)
Words and Music by James Brown & Charles Bobbitt
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robert Coleman - Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - Electric Guitar 2'
Intro
Q=97
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
Wx4
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Verse
C6
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x--|
||o-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x--|
||--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x--|
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||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 10x
|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x--||
|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x-o||
|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x--||
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Bridge
F6 G6 F6
Gtr I
e S S S S S S S S S S S a S E e S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o-10-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-10s12s10-|-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|
||--10-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-10s12s10-|-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| Q S S E H Q S S E H
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||----------3-3--3-----------------------|---------3-3-3----------------------|
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G6
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-10-10-x-x-10-10-x-10-x-x-10-10-x-10s12-|
|-10-10-x-x-10-10-x-10-x-x-10-10-x-10s12-|
|-10-10-x-x-10-10-x-10-x-x-10-10-x-10s12-|
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| Q S S E H
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|------------3--3-3----------------------|
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F6
e S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 9x
|-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x---||
|-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x--o||
|-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x---||
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| Q S S E H 9x
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
