Chords for How To Drum - James Brown "Mother Popcorn" Funky Drummer Part 2
Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Abm
F
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We're hitting [N] mother popcorn today!
I don't know why he named it this song.
I don't know why he named it that name.
Anyway, he's James Brown.
What, are you going to say something to him?
What?
Here it is, mother popcorn.
Quarters on the hi-hat.
That's all we're doing.
You're going to want to get this to about 117 BPM.
It's going to be where you want to end up with it.
Okay?
I'm going to break it down super slow though today because this one is kind of an involved groove.
There's nothing really super hard about it.
It's the speed he does and there's a triple hit with the left hand at the end of the second
measure that's kind of hard.
It's a two bar loop as a lot of his grooves are.
What we're going to do is quarters on the hi-hat, okay, axing them all.
So one, two, three, four, one, two.
Okay?
Now, what we're going to do next is add the bass drum.
Here's the first measure.
Watch it and watch it close.
It's going to fly by you.
So here goes one and, that's the first part, one and two and three and four.
I know, that might have flown by you super quick, but here we go.
One and two.
Okay, now we're going to add the snare.
We're going to go, the snare is, if I can remember, the snare is going to go, accent
it on two, the E of three, and then we're going to play the and of four.
So it's going to go like this.
Accenting two, accenting the and of four, and the E of three is a ghost note.
So up to speed.
Okay?
That's super simple.
Now, moving on to the second bar.
That's where it gets involved.
The kick drum is not the hard part.
The right hand's not the hard part, right?
Right hand's still doing quarters.
Kick drum is going to play on the and of one, the and of two, three, the and of three, and
the and of four.
It's pretty simple, right?
One and two and three and four and one and two and three and four and.
The left hand is going to play on the E and the of every beat, and it's also going to
play an accent at four.
Okay?
One E and a two E and a three E and a four E and a one E and a two E and a three E and
a four E and a one.
I'm feeling it getting danceable already.
Now the only other thing you're going to want to accent is the E of three.
So one E and a two E and a three E and a four E and a, right?
One E and a two E and a three E and a four E and.
[F] Okay?
Now let's add the kick drum.
[N] Okay?
Now whenever you add that with the other measure, here's what it sounds like.
[Em]
[Dm]
Now that sounds cool by itself, but when you speed it up to 117, it really starts sounding groovy.
[Abm] [G]
Simple.
James Brown groove, super fast, sounds good, right?
Next time we're going to be talking about cold sweat, and it's a little bit slower of
a funk groove and a little bit easier of a funk groove.
So hope this helped.
Peace out.
[Abm] [Dm]
I don't know why he named it this song.
I don't know why he named it that name.
Anyway, he's James Brown.
What, are you going to say something to him?
What?
Here it is, mother popcorn.
Quarters on the hi-hat.
That's all we're doing.
You're going to want to get this to about 117 BPM.
It's going to be where you want to end up with it.
Okay?
I'm going to break it down super slow though today because this one is kind of an involved groove.
There's nothing really super hard about it.
It's the speed he does and there's a triple hit with the left hand at the end of the second
measure that's kind of hard.
It's a two bar loop as a lot of his grooves are.
What we're going to do is quarters on the hi-hat, okay, axing them all.
So one, two, three, four, one, two.
Okay?
Now, what we're going to do next is add the bass drum.
Here's the first measure.
Watch it and watch it close.
It's going to fly by you.
So here goes one and, that's the first part, one and two and three and four.
I know, that might have flown by you super quick, but here we go.
One and two.
Okay, now we're going to add the snare.
We're going to go, the snare is, if I can remember, the snare is going to go, accent
it on two, the E of three, and then we're going to play the and of four.
So it's going to go like this.
Accenting two, accenting the and of four, and the E of three is a ghost note.
So up to speed.
Okay?
That's super simple.
Now, moving on to the second bar.
That's where it gets involved.
The kick drum is not the hard part.
The right hand's not the hard part, right?
Right hand's still doing quarters.
Kick drum is going to play on the and of one, the and of two, three, the and of three, and
the and of four.
It's pretty simple, right?
One and two and three and four and one and two and three and four and.
The left hand is going to play on the E and the of every beat, and it's also going to
play an accent at four.
Okay?
One E and a two E and a three E and a four E and a one E and a two E and a three E and
a four E and a one.
I'm feeling it getting danceable already.
Now the only other thing you're going to want to accent is the E of three.
So one E and a two E and a three E and a four E and a, right?
One E and a two E and a three E and a four E and.
[F] Okay?
Now let's add the kick drum.
[N] Okay?
Now whenever you add that with the other measure, here's what it sounds like.
[Em]
[Dm]
Now that sounds cool by itself, but when you speed it up to 117, it really starts sounding groovy.
[Abm] [G]
Simple.
James Brown groove, super fast, sounds good, right?
Next time we're going to be talking about cold sweat, and it's a little bit slower of
a funk groove and a little bit easier of a funk groove.
So hope this helped.
Peace out.
[Abm] [Dm]
Key:
Dm
Abm
F
Em
G
Dm
Abm
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We're hitting [N] mother popcorn today!
I don't know why he named it this song.
I don't know why he named it that name.
Anyway, he's James Brown.
What, are you going to say something to him?
What?
_ Here it is, mother popcorn.
Quarters on the hi-hat.
That's all we're doing.
You're going to want to get this to about 117 BPM.
It's going to be where you want to end up with it.
Okay?
I'm going to break it down super slow though today because this one is kind of an involved groove.
There's nothing really super hard about it.
It's the speed he does and there's a triple hit with the left hand at the end of the second
measure that's kind of hard.
It's a two bar loop as a lot of his grooves are.
What we're going to do is quarters on the hi-hat, okay, axing them all.
So one, two, three, four, one, two.
_ Okay?
Now, what we're going to do next is add the bass drum.
Here's the first measure.
Watch it and watch it close.
It's going to fly by you.
So here goes one and, that's the first part, one and two and three and four. _
I know, that might have flown by you super quick, but here we go.
One and two. _
_ _ Okay, now we're going to add the snare. _
We're going to go, the snare is, if I can remember, _ _ _ the snare is going to go, accent
it on two, the E of three, and then we're going to play the and of four.
So it's going to go like this.
_ _ _ _ Accenting two, accenting the and of four, and the E of three is a ghost note.
So _ _ _ _ up to speed.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Okay?
That's super simple.
Now, moving on to the second bar.
That's where it gets involved.
The kick drum is not the hard part.
The right hand's not the hard part, right?
Right hand's still doing quarters.
Kick drum is going to play on the and of one, the and of two, three, the and of three, and
the and of four.
It's pretty simple, right?
One and two and three and four and one and two and three and four and.
The left hand is going to play on the E and the of every _ _ beat, and it's also going to
play an accent at four.
Okay?
One E and a two E and a three E and a four E and a one E and a two E and a three E and
a four E and a one.
I'm feeling it getting danceable already.
_ Now the only other thing you're going to want to accent is the E of three.
So one E and a two E and a three E and a four E and a, right?
One E and a two E and a three E and a four E and.
[F] Okay?
Now let's add the kick drum. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ Okay?
Now whenever you add that with the other measure, here's what it sounds like.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now that sounds cool by itself, but when you speed it up to 117, it really starts sounding groovy. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Simple.
James Brown groove, super fast, sounds good, right?
Next time we're going to be talking about _ cold sweat, and it's a little bit slower of
a funk groove and a little bit easier of a funk groove.
So hope this helped.
Peace out. _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We're hitting [N] mother popcorn today!
I don't know why he named it this song.
I don't know why he named it that name.
Anyway, he's James Brown.
What, are you going to say something to him?
What?
_ Here it is, mother popcorn.
Quarters on the hi-hat.
That's all we're doing.
You're going to want to get this to about 117 BPM.
It's going to be where you want to end up with it.
Okay?
I'm going to break it down super slow though today because this one is kind of an involved groove.
There's nothing really super hard about it.
It's the speed he does and there's a triple hit with the left hand at the end of the second
measure that's kind of hard.
It's a two bar loop as a lot of his grooves are.
What we're going to do is quarters on the hi-hat, okay, axing them all.
So one, two, three, four, one, two.
_ Okay?
Now, what we're going to do next is add the bass drum.
Here's the first measure.
Watch it and watch it close.
It's going to fly by you.
So here goes one and, that's the first part, one and two and three and four. _
I know, that might have flown by you super quick, but here we go.
One and two. _
_ _ Okay, now we're going to add the snare. _
We're going to go, the snare is, if I can remember, _ _ _ the snare is going to go, accent
it on two, the E of three, and then we're going to play the and of four.
So it's going to go like this.
_ _ _ _ Accenting two, accenting the and of four, and the E of three is a ghost note.
So _ _ _ _ up to speed.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Okay?
That's super simple.
Now, moving on to the second bar.
That's where it gets involved.
The kick drum is not the hard part.
The right hand's not the hard part, right?
Right hand's still doing quarters.
Kick drum is going to play on the and of one, the and of two, three, the and of three, and
the and of four.
It's pretty simple, right?
One and two and three and four and one and two and three and four and.
The left hand is going to play on the E and the of every _ _ beat, and it's also going to
play an accent at four.
Okay?
One E and a two E and a three E and a four E and a one E and a two E and a three E and
a four E and a one.
I'm feeling it getting danceable already.
_ Now the only other thing you're going to want to accent is the E of three.
So one E and a two E and a three E and a four E and a, right?
One E and a two E and a three E and a four E and.
[F] Okay?
Now let's add the kick drum. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ Okay?
Now whenever you add that with the other measure, here's what it sounds like.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now that sounds cool by itself, but when you speed it up to 117, it really starts sounding groovy. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Simple.
James Brown groove, super fast, sounds good, right?
Next time we're going to be talking about _ cold sweat, and it's a little bit slower of
a funk groove and a little bit easier of a funk groove.
So hope this helped.
Peace out. _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _