Thank you for posting this, This clears the argument about the way this song was originally played. I learned it from Chicago Blues players and was taught just like you played it. JT
The riff is not just based on the pentatonic scale, it has a blue third. That imo makes it a major tune (there's a dominant 7th though which makes it mixolydian). Think about the chords that are played and the melody that you could play over it: it's major.
Thank you so much for posting these! There's very little about actual '60's soul guitar on UA-cam. People think, "oh, you mean 70's wah wah porn music?" NO. Leo, Cornell Dupree, Jimmy Nolen, even early Hendrix.
I have the bass notation for this and it is written in C minor (3 flats). There are two riffs with two measures each. The first riff implies a C minor chord with the lick he plays...then the final two beats of the second measure are Bb and F chords. So it's a im7-VII-IV progression. The second riff implies a cm7 chord over two measures. That's if you want to loop a rhythm track. The bass guitar plays the same notes as the lick an octave lower.
The notation is incorrect, kind of. Its a C7 chord with a major 3rd. Both Leo here and George Porter, Jr. on bass on the original recording slide from the Eb note to the E natural. Should be notated in the key of F, with one flat. This can easily be seen with the two chord hits at the end of the first lick, Bb and F chords.
You're right. All the A notes have a natural, so I don't know why the publishers went with three flats. And all the E notes are notated to be bent 1/4 step higher. That's probably why it still sounds good when I play Cm///|Cm/BbF. But Leo plays a C7 in 1st position and in 8th position when he plays rhythm at 3:50. It's just V IV I...It does still seem to resolve to the C7, but it's definitely in key of F.
Oggy Bleacher Definitely NOT in F! While there is essentially 1 flat as you describe it's a C blues scale that's going on hence the C7 chord against it. The bass also plays a G7 Not an F for the last 2 beats
Kit Eakle Nope. *You're* wrong. However, you're missing a little information about why I say that. First, this is a C7 chord for the vast majority of the time. The vanilla scale that the C7 comes from is the C Mixolydian scale. Mixolydian is the mode from the 5th of the major scale. The parent scale in this tune is F Major. The notes of the chords(C7, F, and Bb) together spell the F Major scale. However, since the chord for the vast majority of the tune is C7, it makes sense to point toward the tonal center of the piece, C. It's C Mixolydian. The blues scale is not a scale in the traditional sense, where you create chords from it. The blues scale is what's played over what might otherwise be C Mixolydian, in order to add "blue" or "outside" notes, which would be Eb and Gb. There are no Gb notes in the tune, but there are Eb notes. They are all either bent 1/4 step(closer to a 1/2 step, really), or here Leo slides them up a fret, yielding E natural notes. By the way, there is no G7 in this tune. The other two chords are absolutely Bb and F. The bass tends to play an A note under than F, making it F/A. Still an F chord. Look at 1:57; a root position F chord. At 1:22, the chord is F over an A bass(F/A) on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings. The notes are x x 7 5 6 5 . If you're a guitar player, that's a "C Form" chord.
I saw Leo solo at the Wetlands club NYC in the nineties.Huge joints were passed around among the crowd.We defintely acheived lift-off.Funk simply doesnt get better than him.Met him after the show
Played this tune in my first band - I was the drummer - SO much fun. I also have a 50s Gibson, no center block - 11 E strings are the best for me. Really creates a big, warm tone. Even the best on my Strat. Play on! Play on!
@Ardolino21 It was not the only song my friend did for the audition. Shame he didn't get through though... His play was very good, but the jury had heard he hadn't play enough hours!
Well to me seems like everyone to can play the guitar. Just how well? How sweet can you make it sound? Literally. Can you taste it? If I'm playing something, there's always something more I want to add. More sound, then it becomes a search for perfect notes. I started playing guitar strictly for the fact that I can play it till the day I die, and up till then, I'll constantly be learning new things. Sounds of the Earth, can't really complain about it much. Every human enjoys music!
Hate to butt in, but the song is in C minor. C pentatonic is a minor scale. It uses the Eb major scale, but that's just the Ionian mode (Eb major = C minor). Main lick = Cm7 arpeggio, same with part B. Chords after main lick = C, Eb.
This took a bit for me to figure out: In the intro/chorus phrase, the first note comes on the 'e' of the one. This contrasts to the verse section, where the first note falls directly on the one. I can hear the difference, but I'm still getting accustomed to executing the phrase on my guitar. I'm used to playing jazz and blues with swung 8th notes and triplets, so Funk is a whole new realm for me.
Leo is a member of the best down home funk band EVER. If you want to be "funkifized', listen to the Meters! They are not the urban James Brown type of funk, but they lay down some damned good grooves!
Even without his rhythm band mates GEORGE and "ZIGABOO", the people he just are so incorporated with. LEO plays some bad ass guitar and man do it sound funky!
Very Funk Era fo Music......Nice........The JBs, AWB, Ohio Players, Brass Construction, Tower of Power, Brothers Johnson........... Great Stuff bro!!! Thanks!
ahhh, it's "Rock and Roll Stew" from Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory. One of their lesser album cuts. Still, it rocks and has a similar funk bass line....thanx for the lesson btw
@joostman16 Dude you can't use this track for a conservertoire...its not really displaying much prowess or you wanting it to jam to? its pretty easy to replicate with any music sequencer :) make your own will get you bonus points for getting into a conservetoire :D
The number of hits this cut has taken in, along with the meters videos is a bit surprising. In that the meters are the foundation of funk! hello! Leo may be reserved on video but he is one of the crucial cats.
hey man, in a few weeks im doing audition for a conservatorium in Holland. I have been looking for the backing track used in the vid. Maybe you can send it in a PM of email? Thanks, Erik
@MarioMiracolo Nou het was eigenlijk een vriend van me die op mijn account even wilde reageren. Hij gaat auditie doen voor Enschede! Heb zo'n idee dat hij wel wordt aangenomen (:
I have a question: could i play funk rhythm guitar on a Jackson soloist with 2 seymour duncan humbuckers on it, or you guys believe that for funk rhythms i sould find a guitar with single coils? Thx
MyworstEnemy Try it out and see if you like the sound. If it sounds right to you that's all that matters. Classically funk rhythm is a fender tele or strat tone but who cares? There are no rules and I think not enough people experiment and find their own sound rather than try and duplicate others.
If the funk is in your fingers, you can get it out of any guitar. I wonder why people always ask what equipment to buy before they even try stuff on their existing gear. If you want to play "funk rhythms" in a metal context or something like that, I wouldn't buy an extra guitar just for that.
His guitar at the time was a Gibson ES-335 so anybody saying you need single coils for funk is full of it (even though I'm a strat man usually)... A Jackson's pickups however might be a bit dark - but he was using a guitar with 2 humbuckers so theoretically it would work, I would use both pickups and roll down the volume on the guitar to clean things up, set the amp so that your valves aren't breaking up at all, roll the bass down and the treble up and use a smidge of reverb... But remember that a lot of his sound comes from his pick technique and timing. I use an Epiphone Sheraton when trying to replicate Leo's tone which gets pretty close to the ES-335. Note that he's using an Epiphone Casino (P90 Single Coil Pups) here and still gets the essence of his tone.
You can play Funk on humbuckers with no problem. I like to use the bridge pickup only with the treble turned all the way up on your guitar, some tube overdrive is good too for a little hot sound. You can use a some distortion too especially if you get into bubble picking. (which is fun). If your pickups have 4 leads you can also get a switch to split the coils. Any guitar tech can do the job.
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Here's a riff I use in a song I wrote called "Cissy Strut." Yes, how great he can say that.
Best part of the whole thing. Cool defined.
@@mlockwood5116 he enters a room and the temperature drops five degrees.
And people just start. struttin!
uncontrollably. mind you!
From the master himself. Sooo many people play this wrong, adding a note or 2 in the melody. Funk needs that space between notes!!
wavryder6ft SUPERTRUTH
I agree but it's nice to mix it up a little when you're playing a song for 4 mins. But yes less is more!! 😎
The greatest funky groove ever. Ilove this tune and play it everyday. Thanks Mr Nocentelli.
leo Nocentelli.. Thank you for the awsome music!
Thank you for posting this, This clears the argument about the way this song was originally played. I learned it from Chicago Blues players and was taught just like you played it. JT
Those quick little runs that he's doing on the b section are cool and so simple I'm stealing those! Great video thanks Leo 😊
The riff is not just based on the pentatonic scale, it has a blue third. That imo makes it a major tune (there's a dominant 7th though which makes it mixolydian). Think about the chords that are played and the melody that you could play over it: it's major.
You are fantastic - great you play it slow in the beginning! In particular for new beginners like me, playing along with an alto sax....
That was a fantasitic display of guitar playing.
Compared to instructional versions this is the bomb.his little strum inbetween riffs and his quick scale between the changes.
Wow this is gold lesson from the origin writer of the Iconic Funk Music, thanks so much 🙏💛
I absolutely love this tune. Right up there with Green Onion.
Yes Onions and Time is Tight.
lifes better wnen we funkify!
right Mr stone?
Dance to da music!
Yes you everyday people!
Thank you so much for posting these! There's very little about actual '60's soul guitar on UA-cam. People think, "oh, you mean 70's wah wah porn music?" NO. Leo, Cornell Dupree, Jimmy Nolen, even early Hendrix.
Wow the actual writer legend Leo shows the real way to play it.My hero thx for the lesson God Bless! It just doesn't get funkier than this.
A freaking KING!!! Love how he just dishes out THA FUNK! A+
PLAY IT LEOOOOO!
I have the bass notation for this and it is written in C minor (3 flats). There are two riffs with two measures each. The first riff implies a C minor chord with the lick he plays...then the final two beats of the second measure are Bb and F chords. So it's a im7-VII-IV progression. The second riff implies a cm7 chord over two measures. That's if you want to loop a rhythm track. The bass guitar plays the same notes as the lick an octave lower.
The notation is incorrect, kind of. Its a C7 chord with a major 3rd. Both Leo here and George Porter, Jr. on bass on the original recording slide from the Eb note to the E natural. Should be notated in the key of F, with one flat. This can easily be seen with the two chord hits at the end of the first lick, Bb and F chords.
You're right. All the A notes have a natural, so I don't know why the publishers went with three flats. And all the E notes are notated to be bent 1/4 step higher. That's probably why it still sounds good when I play Cm///|Cm/BbF. But Leo plays a C7 in 1st position and in 8th position when he plays rhythm at 3:50. It's just V IV I...It does still seem to resolve to the C7, but it's definitely in key of F.
I'd call it "in C", but definitely more C Mixolydian mode. It's all blues based, anyway.
Oggy Bleacher Definitely NOT in F! While there is essentially 1 flat as you describe it's a C blues scale that's going on hence the C7 chord against it. The bass also plays a G7 Not an F for the last 2 beats
Kit Eakle Nope. *You're* wrong. However, you're missing a little information about why I say that. First, this is a C7 chord for the vast majority of the time. The vanilla scale that the C7 comes from is the C Mixolydian scale. Mixolydian is the mode from the 5th of the major scale. The parent scale in this tune is F Major. The notes of the chords(C7, F, and Bb) together spell the F Major scale. However, since the chord for the vast majority of the tune is C7, it makes sense to point toward the tonal center of the piece, C. It's C Mixolydian. The blues scale is not a scale in the traditional sense, where you create chords from it. The blues scale is what's played over what might otherwise be C Mixolydian, in order to add "blue" or "outside" notes, which would be Eb and Gb. There are no Gb notes in the tune, but there are Eb notes. They are all either bent 1/4 step(closer to a 1/2 step, really), or here Leo slides them up a fret, yielding E natural notes.
By the way, there is no G7 in this tune. The other two chords are absolutely Bb and F. The bass tends to play an A note under than F, making it F/A. Still an F chord. Look at 1:57; a root position F chord. At 1:22, the chord is F over an A bass(F/A) on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings. The notes are x x 7 5 6 5 . If you're a guitar player, that's a "C Form" chord.
One of my favourite tunes from The Meters! It's nice to see Leo using a John Lennon Signature Series Epiphone Casino...
beautiful epiphone casino! i have one exactly like it. lovely guitars
How could I have been ignorant of this classic for so long? Very cool to see it demoed by the guy who created it.
I saw Leo solo at the Wetlands club NYC in the nineties.Huge joints were passed around among the crowd.We defintely acheived lift-off.Funk simply doesnt get better than him.Met him after the show
Played this tune in my first band - I was the drummer - SO much fun.
I also have a 50s Gibson, no center block - 11 E strings are the best for me. Really creates a big, warm tone. Even the best on my Strat.
Play on! Play on!
this is so cool to see Leo doing that man...🍻🎸 I know this is old school UA-cam upload I'm glad to still see it's here though..🙏
Love the drums? Swings so nice in the rhythm section.
this groove will NEVER go away... LOVE the meters.. started it ALL!!!
@Ardolino21 It was not the only song my friend did for the audition. Shame he didn't get through though... His play was very good, but the jury had heard he hadn't play enough hours!
Still love this, that rhythm, totally in the groove!
It's so wild to think of Leo Nocentelli as a Casino player and yet here it is, evidence right in front of my eyes
Love this.a master that helped write the book on funk guitar.thank you
Well to me seems like everyone to can play the guitar. Just how well? How sweet can you make it sound? Literally. Can you taste it?
If I'm playing something, there's always something more I want to add. More sound, then it becomes a search for perfect notes. I started playing guitar strictly for the fact that I can play it till the day I die, and up till then, I'll constantly be learning new things. Sounds of the Earth, can't really complain about it much. Every human enjoys music!
If you can perform for people and they groove to it and tell you that you are good and dont throw things at you.
im a bass player but i would buy a guitar just for this song and this band.
Hate to butt in, but the song is in C minor. C pentatonic is a minor scale. It uses the Eb major scale, but that's just the Ionian mode (Eb major = C minor). Main lick = Cm7 arpeggio, same with part B. Chords after main lick = C, Eb.
This took a bit for me to figure out:
In the intro/chorus phrase, the first note comes on the 'e' of the one.
This contrasts to the verse section, where the first note falls directly on the one.
I can hear the difference, but I'm still getting accustomed to executing the phrase on my guitar. I'm used to playing jazz and blues with swung 8th notes and triplets, so Funk is a whole new realm for me.
Leo "the Breeze" Nocontelli just gave me a guitar lesson - a funk guitar lesson. Did I die and go to heaven?
That guitar sounds amazing!!
@getthetapjj Yeah it sounds good. I like the way it fills that extra space. Funky!
He is the orginal player on the orginal hit record with The Meters. He wrote it and he plays it exactly like the orginal.
Leo is a member of the best down home funk band EVER. If you want to be "funkifized', listen to the Meters! They are not the urban James Brown type of funk, but they lay down some damned good grooves!
James Brown,,,Sly and The Family Stone,,Curtis Mayfield,,,Charles Wright and The and The 103rd St.Band And The Meters were creators of FUNK!!!!!
Leo and the Meters ROCK! and keep rockin!
does anyone know what are the best types of strings to put on an epiphone casino like his? i have 12s on there but i want something i can bend easier.
11s
Even without his rhythm band mates GEORGE and "ZIGABOO", the people he just are so incorporated with. LEO plays some bad ass guitar and man do it sound funky!
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Very Funk Era fo Music......Nice........The JBs, AWB, Ohio Players, Brass Construction, Tower of Power, Brothers Johnson........... Great Stuff bro!!! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful knowledge, vive le Funk!
ahhh, it's "Rock and Roll Stew" from Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory. One of their lesser album cuts. Still, it rocks and has a similar funk bass line....thanx for the lesson btw
rock and roll stew came after. it was from 1971 the low spark of High heeled boys
@joostman16 Dude you can't use this track for a conservertoire...its not really displaying much prowess or you wanting it to jam to? its pretty easy to replicate with any music sequencer :) make your own will get you bonus points for getting into a conservetoire :D
Oh shit! was this guy in the band, The Meters? they're bloody brilliant
Pure gold!
whoa the man himself. rad. wish this was hd
Sounds supersweet. Wonder what cord voicings he plays.
@AbeRivera LOL Matt Schofield plays this song as a cover. Leo is the Original Artist LOL!
Woooow! Coool! Coulda been even cooler if you were playing with a good leader guitarist! Great work!It's a pleasure listening to ya!
ok this guy is the man...he just gets right in the groove around 4 min when he "gets a little rhythm"
it is a lennon reissue, you can tell by the black washer pad under the pickup switch..
I Love Leo Nocentelli 🙏Coolest Guy on the planet
OMG, HOW CAN ANYONE NOT LOVE THIS...!!!
The secret of Funk is : Groove, Feel and Syncopation
Man, this is one inspired and gifted cat.
@pretorious700 My thoughts exactly. John Mayer's so far has been the only other that captured my attention
what's the point of the dude on the right?
make the black dude look cooler with his whiteness
+winslowwong100 tapping along with his foot out of rhythm.
Cocaine .
This is probably a snippet from a dvd
@@voiceoftreason1760 He's tapping the foot pedal that operates Leo's arm
try improvising along to this using the C mixolydian mode
so pure. Does anyone have access to "The Mob" from the "Look ka py py" album?
Man he only played "Cissy Strut" in slow speed and i get back all my inspiration for playing the guitar.
Right to the heart of it! Ty.
@fretbuzz59 Thanks! Tried it out. It sounds good.
The number of hits this cut has taken in, along with the meters videos is a bit surprising. In that the meters are the foundation of funk! hello! Leo may be reserved on video but he is one of the crucial cats.
hey man,
in a few weeks im doing audition for a conservatorium in Holland. I have been looking for the backing track used in the vid. Maybe you can send it in a PM of email?
Thanks,
Erik
Sorry...I'm just learning...could you please tell me what the two cords are between the fingering...or the Tab?
God I want to learn this song!
Thanks.
grub1962 *chords
@MarioMiracolo
Nou het was eigenlijk een vriend van me die op mijn account even wilde reageren.
Hij gaat auditie doen voor Enschede! Heb zo'n idee dat hij wel wordt aangenomen (:
i wonder how he does that little thing at 1:50, it sounds great
what kind of epiphone is that? i mean what the type number/ name? And is that full hollow body?
shame the dvd is no longer available
@joostman16 suc6 man. welk conservatorium ga je auditie doen?
does anyone know if he played a casino on the original track? or what Guitar he played?
I don't know what Leo played on the original, but he's most associated with the Fender Starcaster.
great great great
leo is the man
He must be in his 60s and he is still a cool dude. I got right into that.
The cool people in their 60s usually smoked a lot of weed, drank a lot of booze, and had a great time out of life. live it up
Beautiful epiphone casino
black people playing guitar rule!..thank god not all of them like rap or hip hop!..show us how to do it !! they truly have the groove and I love it
I like that song over thirty years
Prove it
I ain't heard this song since the cool evening of oct 21, 1969.
Leo is the Man!
What guitar is he playing?
Man, that's a sick epiphone.
Right. Great players play "simple" But going up with groove and feeling like Mr Nocentelli .
wow can anyone tell me what chords he plays in the intro
Can anyone tell me what chord he is hitting at 1:29
It's an Epiphone Casino with P-90 pickups. Hollowbody, no block inside.
omg can someone tab it, the song has maybe 10 tabs on the net and im pretty sure they are all wrong.
anbtele same here i have seen the c pentatonic scale there like the same
can anyone tell me what guitar he is using? i think its something by epiphone
Chris Read Same design as a Gibson ES-330.
Chris Read A donald drumpf gambling Casino.
Where can i get that playalong???
So simple yet so funky.
Cissy strut is one of the most awesomely simple songs ever, but "simple" doesn't mean "easy". Most cover versions I've heard just don't capture it.
What is that little nub under the 19th fret???
Very Good! Genius Fingers.
the whole time i was listening to this awesome song, i kept thinking....
what's that other guy's job?
Bad ass tune.
Woulda love to have heard both pickups together
The Original Funkmaster! Leo Rocks (funkily)
@zulubeatz817 why do you think so? did i say anything incorrect?
I like to hear musicians play this around Dennis Chambers, sweet!!
I have a question: could i play funk rhythm guitar on a Jackson soloist with 2 seymour duncan humbuckers on it, or you guys believe that for funk rhythms i sould find a guitar with single coils? Thx
Jackson guitars are designed to break if you even attempt a non metal note.
Don't do it! haha. Great guitars btw.
MyworstEnemy Try it out and see if you like the sound. If it sounds right to you that's all that matters. Classically funk rhythm is a fender tele or strat tone but who cares? There are no rules and I think not enough people experiment and find their own sound rather than try and duplicate others.
If the funk is in your fingers, you can get it out of any guitar.
I wonder why people always ask what equipment to buy before they even try stuff on their existing gear. If you want to play "funk rhythms" in a metal context or something like that, I wouldn't buy an extra guitar just for that.
His guitar at the time was a Gibson ES-335 so anybody saying you need single coils for funk is full of it (even though I'm a strat man usually)... A Jackson's pickups however might be a bit dark - but he was using a guitar with 2 humbuckers so theoretically it would work, I would use both pickups and roll down the volume on the guitar to clean things up, set the amp so that your valves aren't breaking up at all, roll the bass down and the treble up and use a smidge of reverb... But remember that a lot of his sound comes from his pick technique and timing. I use an Epiphone Sheraton when trying to replicate Leo's tone which gets pretty close to the ES-335. Note that he's using an Epiphone Casino (P90 Single Coil Pups) here and still gets the essence of his tone.
You can play Funk on humbuckers with no problem. I like to use the bridge pickup only with the treble turned all the way up on your guitar, some tube overdrive is good too for a little hot sound. You can use a some distortion too especially if you get into bubble picking. (which is fun). If your pickups have 4 leads you can also get a switch to split the coils. Any guitar tech can do the job.