Funk backing track for bass:
E, 100 BPM

A funk backing track without bass, in E, at 100 BPM: the drums and the band play, you lay down the line. The chart, the scales to use and bass line ideas are below the video.

Length: 3:55 · Tempo: 100 BPM · Key: E · watch on YouTube

The chart

The 8-bar chart loops 12 times, on screen.

Bass line ideas

Root and octave in sixteenth notes, with ghost notes in between; the E minor pentatonic works everywhere, and the seventh (D) makes E7 sound.

In funk, the bass and the kick drum play together: listen to where the kick lands and put your roots on it. Ghost notes (muted strings) make the groove as much as the notes you play.

Scales to use

• The minor pentatonic scale
• The Mixolydian mode
• The blues scale

Played with UnitBasse

This backing track is played by BackTrack, the backing band of UnitBasse 2.0 for Mac: real recorded drums, keys, guitar and horns. In the app, you can change the tempo, the key or the style of the chart, and add the bass if you want to hear it first.

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