Staccato
In Funk guitar playing, many notes and chords are cut off as soon as they are played. This makes the rhythms very crisp and clear. The technique of cutting notes shorter than their written value is called staccato.
This is usually achieved by lifting the left hand off the fretboard as soon as the note is played. Staccato is indicated by a dot placed directly above or below the intended note.
Here is a lick making use of staccato. The lick is played twice, first without and then with staccato. Notice how the use of staccato changes the expression of the notes.
Class Sessions
1- More on Sixteenth Notes
2- Staccato
3- The Trail Off
4- Funk Riffs
5- Chords and Rhythms
6- Basic Chords
7- Basic Rhythms
8- Sixteenth Notes and Rests
9- Eighth Notes
10- Learning the Notes
11- Vibrato
12- Chord Forms
13- LESSON FIFTEEN
14- Learning the Keys
15- More on 7th Chords
16- Rests and Ties
17- Sixteenth Notes
18- The Blues Scale
19- Funky Rhythms, Riffs and Chords
20- New Funk Riffs
21- INTRODUCTION
22- Appendices
23- LESSON THIRTY ONE
24- LESSON THIRTY
25- Combing Riffs and Chords
26- New Chords
27- Sliding Chords
28- The 9th Chord
29- More Blues Scales
30- Basic Techniques
31- The Pentatonic Scale
32- Right Hand Technique
33- Left Hand Technique
34- The Slide
35- Bending Notes
36- The Release Bend
37- Tuning Your Guitar
38- Call and Response
39- Tuning
40- Ties
41- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard
42- Note and Rest Values
43- The Whip
44- Muting
45- Ties Across the Bar Line
46- Keys and Key Signatures
47- Chord Diagrams
48- Relative Keys
49- Easy Read Rhythm Notation
50- Chord Symbols
51- Fretboard Diagrams
52- Tablature
53- Tablature Symbols
54- Electric Guitars
55- Amplifiers
56- Technique
57- Approach to Practice
58- Practice Position