Sixteenth note patterns - Funk

I've posted a few strumming patterns so far and most have been eighth note strumming patterns because they are very common in rock music

However many songs use 16th note strumming patterns

These  pattern were originally popularised by Jimmy Nolen who played guitar for James Brown. Unlike eight note strums which are counted 1&2&3&4. A 16th note pattern is counted 1a&a2a&a3a&a4a&a. For example

1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a....&...a...4...a...&...a...
V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n...V...n..
X...X.. X..X...X..X...X...X...X...X...X...X...X...X..X...X..       

Funk music tend to uses barre chords and lots of left hand damping.  This is often achieved
by releasing the pressure on the frets of the guitar slightly to produce a slightly muted sound.  Chords which are damped are indicated with a X

for really good  examples of this style look out for Shaft By Issac Hayes or "jive talking" by the Bee Gees -  http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KaKxRwOY0Lo

Generally guitarist playing 16th patterns will skip some of the strokes

This example is the rhythm pattern for "Good times" By Chic

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1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a....&...a...4...a...&...a...
V.......V....n...V...... V...n...V........V...n...V. .....V...n..
........ X....X............X..X..............X...X..X........X...X       

Bm7

1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a....&...a...4...a...&...a...
V........V.......V.......V..... .. V........V........V.......V. .n....
....................................................................X...X..

The guitarist and songwriter in Chic was Nile Rodgers and there is a rather good video of him playing this on You Tube.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y1II_xbaR8

None of this will  very much please fellow Chordie nzlectric who wants more recent songs. So just for him James Blunt uses a 16th notes rhythm on "You're beautiful"

I've seen various versions of the strum pattern tabbed but this one seems to work. The pattern starts with two down strokes and then there are some sixteenth note flourishes. No string damping on this one.
     

1...a...&...a...2...a...&...a...3...a....&...a...4...a...&...a...
V.................V............ n...V...n....V.............n...V. .n..

The chords are on this site.

Almost finished posting all my favorite patterns but I have yet to show  you a reggae/ska thing and a bass strum pattern

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