This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale.

Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.

B FUNK
As recorded by Richie Kotzen
(From the 1991 Album ELECTRIC JOY)
Transcribed by Peter Lidström Music by Richie Kotzen
Arranged by Richie Kotzen

A Intro
P
0:00

Electric Shred Funk = 132

gg 4 V V VV gVV VV e V f VVV VV V V V VV
I 4 V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V
1

Gtr I

T 10 9 7 9 7
A 7 9 9 9 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 7
7 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 7 9 0 7 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 0
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
P P P P H P P P P P P

gg V VV VV gVV VV e V f VVV VV VV VV VV l
V V V VV
I V V V V V V V V V V g
V V V V
V V V
3

V V V
M
1/4

T 10 9 7 9 3
A 7 9 9 9 7 8 9 7 7 2 4 2
7 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 7 9 0 7 0 6 0 2 0 4 0
B 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2
P P P P H P P P P P

gg V V VV gVV VV e V f VVV VV V V V VV
I V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V
5

T 10 9 7 9 7
A 7 9 9 9 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 7
7 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 7 9 0 7 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 0
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
P P P P H P P P P P P

gg V VV VV gVV VV e V f VVV VV VV VV VV }} k j
I V V V V g
V V V V V V V V V V V V V
7

v
M
1/4

T 10 9 7 9
A 7 9 9 9 7 8 9 7 7 7 x
7 0 9 0 9 0 9 0 7 9 0 6 0 6 0 6 x
B 7 7 7 7 7 7
P P P P H P P P

This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.
 This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.

B FUNK - Richie Kotzen Page 2 of 5

V V V V V V
B Chorus 1:01

gggg 7 j c 4 V V V V V V
9
I g8 j j V 4 V V V

Gtr III [[[[

T 12 12 14 14 16 12
A 13 11 11 13
9 11 13
B 11
sl. sl. H

gggg 7 k V V V V V V 4 U
I g8 V V 4
1/2 M
O
Gtr I
4 7
T 4 (4) 5
A 4
6 8
B
sl.
U
gggg 7 k V V V V V V V V 4
I g8 4
FullM
O
Gtr II
7 11
T 7 (7) 9
A 8
9 11
B
sl.

V V V V V V V
gggg V V V V V V VV VV WW
12
I g V V V V V V
14 12 12 12 11
T 12 12
A 11 9 9 8 9 9 11
11 9 9 9 11 13
B 9
11 7
9 11
P sl. sl. sl.
P

gggg V V V V V V V V V V V V W
14
I g
[[[[[
T 12 12 14 14 16 12
A 13 11
9 11 13
B
sl. sl.

This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.
 This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.

B FUNK - Richie Kotzen Page 3 of 5

gg V V V V V V V V V V V dk
16
I g gg V V V V V
1/2 1/2 M
T
O
9 (9) 7 7
A 9 9 8 6 6 4 3 (3)
9 6 4
B 6
P P sl. P

gggg V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V k
I g V v

M
Gtr II
Full 1/2

T
O
12 (12) 11 11
A 13 13 11 9 9 8 7 (7)
13 11 9
B 11
P P sl. P

gggg V
I g V f V V V V V V f V f V V V V V gV V
Gtr I
0
T 0
A 7 0 6 0
6 0 6 0
B 5 7 7 7 5 6
P H P P P H

b
C Guitar Solo 2:08
b b
gggg V V V V V fV V V V
G m7 G m7/B G m7

V fV V V V V V V
18
I g V V V V V V V V V V

M
1 1/2 [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
T 9
O 7 7 6 4
A 8 8 6 6 4 7 6 4 4 3 4 6
8 6 4 6 6 6 4
B 6

b
sl. P sl. H P P P H

V f V V V V V V gV V V f V V V V V
G m7

g g V
V V V V V V V
20
I g gg V V 6
6 7
6
7 9 10 10 11 14 11 10 10
T 4 7 7 9 9 7 9 9 7 9 12 14 12 14 12
A 6
B

Fb
H sl. H P H P sl. H H H H P P P

gggg V V V V V fV V fV V V V V V
21
I g V V V V
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
6
6 5

T 9 9 6
A 11 11 8 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 4
8 8
B
sl. P P P

This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.
 This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.

b b b
B FUNK - Richie Kotzen Page 4 of 5

gggg
G m7 G m7/B G m7

V V V fV gV VV V V
fV
6
22
I gVV VV VVVV VVV VVV VV VV VV VVVV VVV VVVVVV
5 5 5 6 6 5 5
T 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6
A 6 6 6 6 4
4 6 6 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 6 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 6 4 6 6
B
bH P P H P H P H P H P
bP H P H P H P

VV
(G m7) F

V VVVV VV fV W Vk
6
gggg V V V V V V V V
24
I g VVV VVV V u
6
6
M[[[[[[[[[[[[[
6
1/2
6 11 7
T 11 7 10 (10)
A 6 8 11 8 6 9 8 9 11 9
8 8 8 9 11
B 6 9 9 6
H H H P P P P H H P H H

gggg V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V
E

I g V V V V f V gV V V V V V V V V V V
V
26

FullM
7 6 4
T 4 3 7
A 6 (6) 6 6 6 4 6 6 4 4 6 4 4 8 9 9 8 6
6 6 5 6 8 9 6
B 7
P sl. P H P P sl. P P H

V V V V V V V V
(E)

gggg V V V V V V V V V V
I g V V V V V V
V f V V V gV V V
28

11 12 9 11 9 7 7 6
T 9 7
A 9 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 6 4 4 3
6 4 2 4
B 4 0 2 0 1

b H P sl. sl. sl. P P

V V V V f V gV V V V V V V V V V V V
F

gg V VV VV
30
I g gg V V V V u
k
V V V
6 7 9 5 6 9 11 7 7 7 6
T 5 7 7 9 7 9 9 7
A 3 6
2 4
B 0 2
1 4

b
H sl. H sl. sl. sl.

V V V V V V V V V V V
N.C.(A) G m7

V V V V V
gggg V V V V V V V
32
I g 5 6 6
6
16 16 19 16
T 16 17
A 13 16 16 13 16 13 16 16 13 16 16 13 16 16 13 16
14
B
H P P H P H P H P H

This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.
 This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.

B FUNK - Richie Kotzen Page 5 of 5

V
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
B

g g
33
I g gg 6 5 6
5
16
T 17 16 16 16
A 16 13 16 16 13 16 13 16 16 13 13 16 16 13 16 13
14
B
P H P P H P H P P

Fb
D Breakdown 2:39

gggg V V V V V V V V V V l V V VV VV UU
N.C.

34
I g V V
6
3
7 6 (6)
T 9 11 9 9 7 (7)
A 8 6 11 9 8 6 4 6 4
6 6
B
P P P

This transcription © 2005 www.PeterLidstrom.com. For educational use only, not for sale. Original recording ©Varney Metal Music.