Funk Is Not Dead
S= Slap
P= Pluck
ST= Strum
HM= Hand Muting. I do this by, when plucking, using the back of my right hand to mute the strings so
you hear the note, but only for a short while.
The drums start off the song by playing the tempo and this comes in about 5 seconds into it. The
tempo is 135 so just plug that into your metronome and go crazy.
Intro:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---15/3-3-3/6-6/8-8-8--3-3-3/6-6/8-8-8--3-3-3/6-6/8-8-8------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------6h8-8--8h6------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------6h8----------------8-8h6----------------------------------------------------
B|---6-6h8------------------------------8---3-3-3/6-6/8-8-8--3-3/6-6/8-8-8---
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------8------7------6-----5------5--------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---3-3-3/6-6/8-8-8?0h6---6-6---5-5---4-4----3-3---3-----------------------
S P S S P S S P S S P S S P S
Verse:
GI------------------3?3--3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/9------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/3------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/9------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3------777--555--333--111?3h1-------
DI--------------5-------------------------777--555--333--111--------3h1
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EI---3-X--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P ST ST ST ST P S
GI------------------3?3--3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/9------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/3------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/9-------------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-------------------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3------------------------------------
EI---3-X--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3-------777--555--333--111?3h1---------------
DI--------------5--------------------------777--555--333--111--------3h1---------
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EI---3-X--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P ST ST ST ST P S
Chorus:
G|-------------3--1?3h1-------------------------------------3--1?3h1-------------
D|-------1h3---------------3-------1h3-----------------1h3--------------3-----------
A|-1h3------------------------1h3-----------------1h3--------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------3--1------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------
G|-3h1---3h1---3h1---3h1---3h1--------------3-1--3h1---------------------------
D|------3------3-------3------3------3-------1h3------------3-------1h3-------------
A|------------------------------------------1h3--------------------1h3-------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--1-------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----
G|------------3-1-3h1----3X-5X-6X-8X----------------
D|------1h3------------3-----------------------------------
A|-1h3------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
Verse:
GI------------------3?3--3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/9------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/3------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/9------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3------777--555--333--111?3h1-------
DI--------------5-------------------------777--555--333--111--------3h1
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EI---3-X--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P ST ST ST ST P S
GI------------------3?3--3h5h3-----------------------5----7-7h5h7/9------
DI--------------5---------------------5h3-----------------------------------------
AI------------------------------------------------3-X-3----------------------------
EI---3-X--3-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P P P S S S S P P P P
GI---------------15--15?15h17h15--------------------17----19-19h17h19/15-
DI------------17---------------------------17h15-----------------------------------------
AI-----------------------------------------------------15X15------------------------------
EI15-X--15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P S S S P P P P
GI---------------15--15?15h17h15--------------------17----19-19h17h19/21-
DI------------17---------------------------17h15-----------------------------------------
AI-----------------------------------------------------15X15------------------------------
EI15-X--15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P S S S P P P P
GI------------------3--3?3h5h3-------777--555--333--111?3h1---------------
DI--------------5--------------------------777--555--333--111--------3h1---------
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EI---3-X--3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P ST ST ST ST P S
Chorus:
G|-------------3--1?3h1-------------------------------------3--1?3h1-------------
D|-------1h3---------------3-------1h3-----------------1h3--------------3-----------
A|-1h3------------------------1h3-----------------1h3--------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------3--1------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------
G|-3h1---3h1---3h1---3h1---3h1--------------3-1--3h1---------------------------
D|------3------3-------3------3------3-------1h3------------3-------1h3-------------
A|------------------------------------------1h3--------------------1h3-------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--1-------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----
G|------------3-1-3h1----3X-5X-6X-8X----------------
D|------1h3------------3-----------------------------------
A|-1h3------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
The bridge is very interesting because it starts up pretty slow but as the lyrics unravel, I start to get
faster and by the time the lyrics are done for the bridge, which is about 45 seconds in, the bass
increases at a fast rate and basically I play it as fast as I possibly can but then, after about maybe a
minute, the lyrics begin again, the bass riff slowly winds down along with the drums.
Bridge:
G|-----------3-3h5----3-------------5-5h7----5--------------
D|-----5h3----------5---5-----7h5----------7----7-----------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat this about
E|--3--------------------------5---------------------------------- five to seven times
B|----------------------------------------------------------------- then do this:
S P P P HM S P P P HM
G|----------------3-3h5----3------------------5-5h7----5----- This is done until
D|----------5h3----------5---5-----------7h5----------7----7- the lyrics stop
A|------------------------------------------------------------------ and at the point
E|--3X3X3------------------------5X5X5----------------------- you do this, getting
B|------------------------------------------------------------------ faster as you go:
S S S P P P HM S S S P P P HM
G|----------------3-3h5-3-------------------5-5h7-5----- Do this for about a
D|-----------5h3-----------5-----------7h5------------7--- minute and then,
A|------------------------------------------------------------- for the final part
E|--3X3X3---------------------5X5X5--------------------- of the bridge, you
B|-------------------------------------------------------------- just do this:
S S S P P P PP S S S P P P P P
G|--------------3-4X5---------------5-6X7----- Do this until you come to a
D|-------5h3--3-4X5--------7h5--5-6X7---- slow stop but the song isn?t
A|------------------------------------------------- ova yet.
E|--3X3-----------------5X5--------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------
S S P P P P S S P P P P
Between the bridge and the final chorus/outro, there is a slight pause for everyone except for the
drummer, in which the drummer hits the top hat about 4 times leading into the chorus/outro which is
down about 3-4 times before fading out. However, this isn?t the exact same as the original chorus,
there are some changes near the end.
Chorus:
G|-------------3--1?3h1-------------------------------------3--1?3h1-------------
D|-------1h3---------------3-------1h3-----------------1h3--------------3-----------
A|-1h3------------------------1h3-----------------1h3--------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------3--1------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------
G|-3h1---3h1---3h1---3h1---3h1--------------3-1--3h1---------------------------
D|------3------3-------3------3------3-------1h3------------3-------1h3-------------
A|------------------------------------------1h3--------------------1h3-------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--1-------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----
G|------------3-1-3h1----3X-5X-6X-8X----------------
D|------1h3------------3-----------------------------------
A|-1h3------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------15-13-15h13----------------------------------------------
D|----------13h15------------------15----------13h15-----------------------
A|-13h15--------------------------------13h15-------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------15-13--------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------15----------
G|-------------------15-13-15h13-----15h13-----15h13----15h13----15h13---
D|----------13h15------------------15-----------15---------15---------15---------15
A|-13h15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------3-1--3h1-----------------------------------3-1-3h1----3X-5X-6X-8X
D|--------1h3-------------3-------1h3---------------1h3--------------------------------
A|---1h3--------------------1h3-----------------1h3-------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------3-1----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------
FIN, enjoy. If you have any questions you can e-mail me at rhcpflea8@yahoo.com and I?ll gladly talk.
The names Alex Fast and I?m 14, I play a 5 string black Soundgear 405 Ibanez I?ve been playing for
about 3-4 years.
