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.