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𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
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Rusty Allen had the hardest gig in funk: replacing Larry Graham in Sly & The Family Stone. Here's his loose, sloppy groove from "In Time" on the 1973 album Fresh. We cover the octave-fifth-root shape over F7, the slide up to the 8th fret, raking, first finger and thumb double stops, and the flat seven chromatic walk back to the octave. I loop one section in Song Master and isolate the drums so you can lock into the pocket the same way I do.
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🎵 Brother Theodore -- my original music.
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⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 Old school Ted Talks Bass: Rusty Allen and Fresh
0:35 The F7 vamp: octave, fifth, root
1:12 Getting sloppy: slide to the 8th fret
1:37 Raking the F with index or thumb
2:15 Adding the flat seven (E-flat)
2:31 Part one over the drums
3:20 Double stops: first finger and thumb
4:07 Isolating the drums in Song Master
4:23 Part two: flat seven chromatic to the octave
4:50 What rhythm do you hear?
5:07 Both parts together
6:21 Loop one section and lock in
6:47 Back on the road: Blues Cruise
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