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Ghost Note Funk

The quiet notes that make the loud notes funky.

Levels
L4–L6
Instructor
Tommy
Includes
play-alongs
5 lessons1h 21mPDF per lesson

5 lessons

What you'll play.

  1. 01

    What a Ghost Note Is (and Isn't)

    Dynamics, stick height and the sound you're after.

    Level
    L4
    Duration
    10 min
    Tempo range
    80–100 BPM
    Tags
    funk
    dynamics
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  2. 02

    Ghost Notes on the e and a

    Systematically filling in sixteenth partials.

    Level
    L4
    Duration
    17 min
    Tempo range
    80–105 BPM
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  3. 03

    Cold Sweat-Style Grooves

    The JB school: displaced snare, ghosted sixteenths.

    Level
    L5
    Duration
    18 min
    Tempo range
    90–115 BPM
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  4. 04

    Hi-Hat Articulation in Funk

    Openings, barks, splashes and foot-hat.

    Level
    L5
    Duration
    16 min
    Tempo range
    85–110 BPM
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  5. 05

    New Orleans Funk

    Second-line, Zigaboo-style syncopation and the swing in the sixteenths.

    Level
    L6
    Duration
    20 min
    Tempo range
    85–105 BPM
    Tags
    new orleans
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