Atomic Dog
by George Clinton
🎧 Funk
Difficulty
★★☆☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
George Clinton's 1982 solo funk classic. The minimalist groove relies on a single-note rhythmic pattern with heavy syncopation. "Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay."
Main riff (sparse funk groove)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---x---x---7---x---7---x---x---7---x--------|
A|---5---x---x---5---x---5---x---x---5---x--------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---x-7---5---7---x-7---5---7---x-7---5------|
A|---5---x-5---3---5---x-5---3---5---x-5---3------|
E|------------------------------------------------|