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Funk
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We have the same even/odd rhythm above on guitar, but a straight even beat on the drums, where some hits line up while others fall in between each other.
== Harmony/Scales/Modes ==
Funk commonly uses chords based on the dorian and mixolydian modes. These are typically extended to include the 7th and 11th.
{| class = "wikitable"
! Mode Name !! whole/half pattern !! Uni !! m2 !! M2 !! m3 !! M3 !! P4 !! d5 !! P5 !! m6 !! M6 !! D7 !! M7 !! Oct
|-
! Dorian
| w-h-w-w-w-h-w || x || || x || x || || x || || x || || x || x || || x
|-
! Mixolydian
| w-w-h-w-w-h-w || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || x || || x
|}
{|class="wikitable"
! Mode !! I !! II !! III !! IV !! V !! VI !! VII
|-
!Dorian || Minor 7th || Minor 7th || Major 7th || Dominant 7th || m7 || Diminished 7th || Major 7th
|-
! Mixolydian || Dominant 7th || Minor 7th || Diminished 7th || Major 7th || Minor 7th || Minor 7th || Major 7th
|}
Scales used for melodies are a mixture of that mode with the blues scale:
{| class = "wikitable"
! Mode Name !! whole/half pattern !! Uni !! m2 !! M2 !! m3 !! M3 !! P4 !! d5 !! P5 !! m6 !! M6 !! D7 !! M7 !! Oct
|-
! Dorian
| w-h-w-w-w-h-w || mb || || m || mb || || mb || b || mb || || m || mb || || mb
|-
! Mixolydian
| w-w-h-w-w-h-w || mb || || m || b || m || mb || b || mb || || m || mb || || mb
|}
== PreReqs ==
* [[4th, 5th, and 6th Strings#Rhythm|4th, 5th, and 6th Strings - Rhythm]]
* [[Applying Rhythm to Chords]]