Funk — Electric guitar

On the electric guitar a chord progression tends to sound best when you keep the shapes compact and let the amplified sustain hold them, trusting the band to cover the low notes. Funk is groove above all: short notes, silences in just the right spots and a syncopated swing — in other words, accents pushed off the strong beat — that make everything sound percussive and danceable. Here are the style's strumming patterns for practicing that tight, attitude-filled feel.

Grooves

Notebook — Build the genre's repertoire — save and organize in the Notebook · try it in Chord & Fret

Updated July 9, 2026