4 Iconic Funk Bass Lines & Comping Patterns for Piano

This worksheet is the companion to this YouTube piano lesson:

4 Iconic Funk Bass Lines & Comping Patterns for Piano

This keyboard funk tutorial explores 4 iconic left hand bass lines and right hand comping patterns.

We look at:

1. Chameleon - Herbie Hancock

2. Good Times - Chic

3. Shakey Ground - The Temptations

4. I Wish - Stevie Wonder

Have fun learning these grooves and play along with me - use the chapters below for easy navigation of this lesson.

Disclaimer – the purpose of these bass lines and comping patterns is not to provide a note for note accurate transcription. They are intended as a starting point for analysis and a guide for creating your own bass lines and comping patterns.

For easy analysis each bass line has been adapted to D Dorian and the scale degrees against the chord is given.