Funk 49 - James Gang
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
SONG NAME - Funk 49 James Gang
Tabbed by jimoc1964
Tuning: Standard
The intro and some additions to the other tabs here
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-^-9-----9-^-7------5-~~~--7-^-9-^-8-^-7---7------7--5--0------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------7--5--0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^Bend, hold and release ^Bend and release slowly back to pitch

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7----5-----------7-h-8---7--------7----5------------------------|
G|--/-6~~--7----5-h-6-------7-------7--------7----5-h-6--------------------|
D|---------7----5-----------7-h-9---7--------7----5------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------5-\-------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5----------7----5-----------7-h-8---7--------7----5-------------------|
G|---5-h-6------7----5-h-6-------7-------7--------7----5-h-6---------------|
D|---5----------7----5-----------7-h-9---7--------7----5-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------5--\------|

e|------------------------------------^-12-^-10------8---------------------|
B|-------X---X---X-----5-~-------------------------------10-----7----5-----|
G|---2---X---X---X-----5-~---0----------------------------------7----5-----|
D|---2---X---X---X-----5-~---5-~~-------------------------------7----5-----|
A|---0---X---X---X---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ Guitar break, following Drum break ^

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7----5----------7-------7----5------------------|
G|---2---X---X---X---X-X---7----5-h-6------7-------7----5-h-6--------------|
D|---2---X---X---X---X-X---7----5----------7-------7----5------------------|
A|---0---X---X---X---X-X---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------5--\---|
^ Repeat again before going back to the verse rhythm

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
FUNK #49
--------------

By James Gang

I posted the riff for this before, but I forgot to include some of the runs.
So here it is , although there are a few extra bits of lead I don't know


Main Riff (I put it two frets too high before - doing it in A means you
---------- can use the open A string to fill out a bit of bass)

E-----------------------------------|
B------5----7--5----7h8-7---7--5----|
G------5h6--7--5h6--7---7---7--5h6--|
D------5----7--5----7h9-7---7--5----|
A------0-------0---------------0----|
E-----------------------------------|

h is hammer-on

Use the first finger to fret all the 5th fret bits, hammer on with the 2nd
finger
7
For the first and last 7 shape use the third finger, for the others use
7
the first finger and hammer on with 2nd and 3rd


After this comes a downward run :

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----7-5-------------7---7-5-------------|
A---------7-5--3------7-------7-5-3-------| } Play this twice
E----------------3-5--5-------------3-5---|


Then move everything up two frets and play it twice more, but straight after
the last note (&th fret, E string) play an E7#9

E---x-
B---8-
G---7-
D---6-
A---7-
E---0-

Then I think it goes back to the riff

That's all I can remember.....

Howard
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-Funk 49
-by: the James Gang


key:
b - after fret=bend
b - before fret=release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down

this song is in standard tuning, of corse.


[intro] this is the verse also
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-----8----0---------------------------xx|7-5---7h8-7-7--7-5--|
G|--7b---b7-5-[b7-b7-b7]--7p5p0------2--xx|7-5h6-7---7-7--7-5h6|x4
D|-----------------------------7p5p0-2--xx|7-5---7h9-7-7--7-5--|
A|-----------------------------------0----|--------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
[in the part that's bracketed, you let of the bend just a
little bit each time you pick it. if you listen to the song,
you will understand wat im talkin about and all this will fall
into place]


then this little riff comes in...
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7p5-------------7-7p5----------|
A|----7-5-3--------7----7-5-3-----|
E|---------3/5--xx-5---------3/5~-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7p5----------xx-7-7p5----------|
A|----7-5-3-----xx-7----7-5-3-----|
E|---------3/5--xx-5---------3/5~-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9p7----------xx-9-9p7----------|
A|----9-7-5-----xx-9----9-7-5-----|
E|---------5/7--xx-7---------5/7~-|

e|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------8-|
G|--------------------------------7-|
D|-9p7----------xx-9-9p7----------6-|
A|----9-7-5-----xx-9----9-7-5-----7-|
E|---------5/7--xx-7---------5/7--0-|

then there is a little spot where they
play these weird soundin drums while some
dude in the backgound yells and stuff, and then
the solo(my favorite part) comes in.
e|-----------|-b10--8-----|---------------------|
B|-------5---|-------10---|--7-5---7--7x7-7-5---|
G|---2---5---|------------|--7-5h6-7--7x7-7-5h6-|
D|---2---5--0|------------|--7-5---7--7x7-7-5---|
A|-0-0------5|------------|---------------------|
E|-----------|------------|---------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|-5---7-5---7h8-7-7--7-5---|
G|-5h6-7-5h6-7---7-7--7-5h6-|
D|-5---7-5---7h9-7-7--7-5---|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

then they play this riff as the song fades out.
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7p5-------------7-7p5----------|
A|----7-5-3--------7----7-5-3-----|
E|---------3/5--xx-5---------3/5~-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7p5----------xx-7-7p5----------|
A|----7-5-3-----xx-7----7-5-3-----|
E|---------3/5--xx-5---------3/5~-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9p7----------xx-9-9p7----------|
A|----9-7-5-----xx-9----9-7-5-----|
E|---------5/7--xx-7---------5/7~-|

e|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------8-|
G|--------------------------------7-|
D|-9p7----------xx-9-9p7----------6-|
A|----9-7-5-----xx-9----9-7-5-----7-|
E|---------5/7--xx-7---------5/7--0-|

well, thats the whole song. i hope its right because
i've spent hours experementing the notes and such. if
you spot somthin wrong with it, e-mail me at haydensworld@chater.net.
and my screen name for aim is uccsk8itorloveit. thank you and
enjoy.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I tried to publish this before I had an account, but apparently it didn't come through,
I'll do it again. The extra time allowed me to improve the tab though, so it wasn't all
The song is in sftandard tuning. Hope the tab helps.

Tab legend:

h: Hammer on
p: Pull off
b: bend
r: release bend
gb: ghost bend
/: slide up
\: Slide down
x: muted string

Intro:
e |----------------------------------------------|
B |------8---------------------------------------|
G |--7b9-----9r7-5--9-x-8-x-7-x-5--7p5p0---------|
D |-------------------------------------7p5p0----|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------|

Riff 1:
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-5h6-xx-xx-7--5h6-xx-xx--7---7-xx--7--5h6-xx-----|
D |-5---xx-xx-7--5---xx-xx--7h9-7-xx--7--5---xx-----|
A |----------------------------------------------0--|
E |-------------------------------------------------| (4x)

Riff 2a:
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |--7-5------------xx--7---xx--7-5-------------xx--|
A |------7-5-3------xx--7---xx------7-5-3-------xx--|
E |------------3-5--xx--5---xx------------3-5---xx--| (2x)

Riff 2b:
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |--9-7------------xx--9---xx--9-7-------------xx--|
A |------9-7-5------xx--9---xx------9-7-5-------xx--|
E |------------5-7--xx--7---xx------------5-7---xx--|

e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------8-----|
G |-------------------------------------------7-----|
D |--9-7------------xx--9---xx--9-7-----------6-----|
A |------9-7-5------xx--9---xx------9-7-5-----7-----|
E |------------5-7--xx--7---xx------------5-7-------|

Repeat riff 1 4 times.
Repeat riff the riff 2 sequence (riff 2a twice and riff 2b once).
Part without guitar.

Bridge/solo:

e |-----x-x--8-----------10b11-8---------------------------------------|
B |-----x-x---7---7---------------10-8---------------------------------|
G |-----x-x----5---5-------------------7-5---------xx-x-x-x-x-7-5h6-xx-|
D |-----x-x-----0---6-----------------------7--5/7-xx-x-x-x-x-7-5---xx-|
A |------------------0-------------------0--0--0-----------------------|
E |--5-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-7-xx-7-5h6-xx-----5h6-x-x-x-x-7-5h6-xx-7--xx-7--xx-5h6--xx------|
D |-7-xx-7-5---xx-----5---x-x-x-x-7-5---xx-7--xx-7--xx-5--------0---|
A |---------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat riff 1 twice.
Repeat riff 2 sequence.
Play riff 1 with slight variations until the end.

Hope the tab was helpful! Enjoy the song. :)
Song info
Funk 49
James Gang
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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