OFFLIST - RE: [Harp-L] difference between funk and blues

[J Compton <jofjltn4@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jimmy,

I was wondering when someone would give this answer...this is how I sort them out.  It's also how I modify what I'm playing depending on the style of music.  Sure, it could be the same notes I'm playing for either one, but the accent makes all the difference in the world.

Jonathan





> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:35:05 -0400
> From: jim.alciere@xxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: [Harp-L] difference between funk and blues
> 
> Funk--the accent is on the first beat. Blues--the accent is on the two and
> the four. Listen to Smokestack Lightning, then listen to Stevie Wonder's
> Superstition. When you play funk, if you don't know where the one is, you're
> lost.
> 
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