Bass Players

5 Incredible James Brown Grooves

We all know that James Brown is the father of Funk, that's simply the best statement we can make, Brown has always been a genius, a fanatic of good...

James Brown

We all know that James Brown is the father of Funk, that’s simply the best statement we can make, Brown has always been a genius, a fanatic of good performance and good music. Many great musicians followed his trajectory, adding to have a perfect groove.

Some bass players have already participated in James Brown’s band, some are responsible for wonderful grooves, and today we are going to indicate 5 genius grooves from the king of funk.

We know there are a lot of great James Brown songs, but at first we would like to highlight 5, the bass lines are perfect and very rich.

 

1 – The Payback

One of James Brown’s classic lines, the bass line follows a very simple pattern from start to finish, with little conventions.

 

2 – Sex Machine

This song is amazing, the bass line looks like it has a pattern, but it makes several changes to the song, it’s a nice song to play, totally funk.

 

3 – People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul

A simple groove and fun to play, this song is a work of art.

 

4 – I Got The Feelin’

We love this song, the bass line looks easy, but don’t be fooled, the song is really good and makes you want to dance.

 

5 – Bodyheat

Get ready to dance a lot, the bass line has some groove variations, but this is good as it helps to have a much better challenge.

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