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One of my favorite funk riffs that really embodies this root-seventh movement is ''House Full of Bullets'' by Joe Satriani.
== Guitar Tone ==
Funk guitar tone is generally a "spankin" clean - very bright but not distorted, emphasizing the attack of notes and chords. It may be a little compressed to even out volume. Wah is very common, for rhythm as well as leads or melody playing. Moving the wah in certain rhythms while playing muted strums patterns is often used to create a kind of syncopation within the one instrument. Where distortion is used, it is typically for a mild crunch on rhythms to get a rock sound, or to get a sweet, singing, saturated sound on leads.
== PreReqs ==
* [[4th, 5th, and 6th Strings#Rhythm|4th, 5th, and 6th Strings - Rhythm]]
* [[Applying Rhythm to Chords]]