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Funk chord progressions

Every Funk progression Adam posts, with the chord shapes, the strum, the groove and what the changes are doing. Open any of them for the shapes and the feel. No account, nothing to sign in to.

  1. B7 · A7

    I7 · ♭VII7 in B · 104 bpm

    The James Brown move. The whole band drops back a whole step and then lands again, and the groove does the rest of the work.

  2. Bm7 · Em7

    i7 · iv7 in B · 100 bpm

    The dark two-chord workout — everything happens in the right hand.

  3. B7 · E7

    I7 · IV7 in B · 96 bpm

    Two chords, all pocket. The progression is the groove.

  4. A7 · G7

    I7 · ♭VII7 in A · 104 bpm

    The James Brown move. The whole band drops back a whole step and then lands again, and the groove does the rest of the work.

  5. Am7 · Dm7

    i7 · iv7 in A · 100 bpm

    The dark two-chord workout — everything happens in the right hand.

  6. A7 · D7

    I7 · IV7 in A · 96 bpm

    Two chords, all pocket. The progression is the groove.