Flash Light
by Parliament
🎧 Funk
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Bernie Worrell's legendary synth bass line adapted for guitar. This 1977 P-Funk classic grooves on a Bb minor vamp with a bouncing rhythmic pattern that defines the genre.
Bass line (guitar adaptation, low strings)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|---1---1---1-3-1-----1---1---1-3-1---3---1------|
E|-----------------------------------1---1---1----|
Bb chord stab rhythm
e|---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x-------|
B|---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x-------|
G|---x-7---x---x-7---x---x-7---x---x-7---x-------|
D|---x-8---x---x-8---x---x-8---x---x-8---x-------|
A|---x-8---x---x-8---x---x-8---x---x-8---x-------|
E|---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x-------|