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Chapter 5: Positioning the Right Hand for Rhythm and Lead
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The slow and funky 16 feel
More modern blues grooves include the 16 feel, which has a slower tempo
but funkier sound due to the 16th-note subdivisions. (James Brown’s “I Feel
Good” and “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” are classic examples of 16th-note
based funk.) “Hard to Handle,” written by Otis Redding and covered by the
Black Crowes, is a famous example of 16-feel blues. Figure 5-17 is medium
tempo, funky groove in a 16 feel.
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Figure 5-17:
The 16 feel
is used for
funkysounding
blues
grooves.
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