Friday 15 October 2021

1, 2, 3, Funk in E!

Oh well... it's actually in D, but because trumpet is a B♭ instrument, for us in in E.
Now, having that out of the way, we can focus on the melody itself. The term "melody" is a bit of a stretch here... all we have to play is one note; E.
To play that we have to press first and second pistons. Remember, the first piston is on the same side with the mouthpiece.




The track uses also a chord progression I "borrowed" from Jacob Collier. In a world where pop music is getting increasingly simpler and more primitive, I believe it's important to expose young generation to more complex and intricate harmony.

You may download the music sheet as PDF, or in MuseScore format, so you can edit, transpose, transcribe and customize it to your own needs.

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Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.



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Cheers and happy learning, 
Mihai