Funk Bass Jam Backing Track (A)

Hope you guys enjoy getting into the groove with this simple and open bassless funk groove jam track in the key of A! Inspired by artists like George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly & The Family Stone, Prince, Chic & Average White Band...

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Recorded with the Axe FX2 XL+ by Fractal Audio

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Key = A

Tempo = 100 BPM

Basic chord progressions:

It essentially moves between A (the 1 chord) and D (the 4 chord). SIMPLE AND FUN! Here's a more detailed rundown though...

A section

II: A7 I A7 I A7 I A7 (D7) :II

B section

II: A13 I A13 (D9) I A13 I A13 (D9) :II

C section

II: D13 I D13 (C13) I D13 I D13 I
I D13 I D13 (C13) I D13 I D13 (C13 G) :II

Note that you'll occasionally hear other added notes, like the 13th or 9th on a 7th chord, as is common in funk :)

Suggested scales for improvisation:

A Major Pentatonic - A B C# E F#

(you could think F# minor pentatonic as it's the same!)

A Minor Pentatonic - A C D E G

A Minor Blues Scale - A C D D# E G

and

A Mixolydian - A B C# D E F# G

A Dorian - A B C D E F# G

Knowing the main 7th arpeggios will come in handy:

A7 - A C# E G
D7 - D F# A C

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