What are the best funk chords?

[yoohoo]

I love funk and I would love to have some good chord names. Any help constitutues thanks!

 

[ibanezrocks]

a 7th chord used right will sound like funk

 

[Nateneal1966]

the ninth

C ninth

fifth string third fret
fourth string secon
third strin third fret
second string third

this is a mobile chord and can funk up and down the neck with it.

the seventh chord is samr formation except the second string first fret.

 

[rapedbyape]

Bar the four bottom (as in the highest-pitched notes) strings. I think it's an inverted minor seventh, it sounds 'funky'.

Like so, however high or low you like it:

e|-5-
B|-5-
G|-5-
D|-5-
A|-x-
E|-x-

A couple of others:

e|-5-
B|-6-
G|-5-
D|-5-
A|-x-
E|-x-

e|-6-
B|-6-
G|-5-
D|-5-
A|-x-
E|-x-

 

[mshilarious]

13th - isn't that what Prince used in "Kiss"? Try it up high, like 12th fret or so:

14
14
13
12
14
12

You can leave off the 2 low strings, especially if your middle and pinky aren't double-jointed. Interestingly then it lacks a root, you could make an argument for Dmaj11 rather than E13 in that case. Or switch to:

14
14
14
12

For a solid Dmaj7. Add a Ebmin7, as per raped by ape:

11
11
11
11

And pretty soon your records are being played on the Quiet Storm.

 

[Sloan]

I find that playing chords with the open "F" chord shape up on the top few strings can evoke a certain funk. Mainly stuff on the lighter strings, with that kind of stabbing rhythm.

 

[jfrog]

quintessential funk chord: 7#9

C7#9 shown below, if it displays correctly. Move it up an octave for the opening chord to AWB's 'Pick up the pieces"



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