This is an update of the original tab, by Matt Clark Song:Flashlight Artist:Parliament Tabber:Nonex Notes:The original tab had the notes wrong, and he neglected to include any of the variations. I've Basically, play the main riff mostly, but you can play any of the variations whenever.
Flashlight Parliament Buy This Song. FAVORITE (1 fan) Parliament. A parliament is a legislature whose power and function are similar to those dictated by the Westminster system of the United Kingdom. More generally, 'parliament' may simply refer to a democratic government's legislature. The term is derived from the French parlement, the action. Subscribe to The Best Of for more classic music history, videos and playlists: Parliament - Flashlight Like us on Facebook: https://www.
But if you're playing along with the CD, you have to be careful of when you play Variation 2, or it won't sound right.|Key| r = rest L = lift off (just lift your finger off the fret) ~~ = vibrato (or trill down to the next lower fret) __/ = tie Here's the main riff for the song:| e e e e e e e e e q. E e e e G ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— D ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A ——3——3——1——1———————————————————————0——1——2————————————————————————————————————— E ——————————————3——3——2——2——1—————1—————————————————————————————————————————————— > r Variation 1:| e e e e e e s s e e q.
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German picture sleeve for the single 'Flash Light' by from the album 'Swing Down Sweet Chariot' Released January 1978 Format 45 rpm Recorded 1977 Length 10: 42 (extended 12-inch (300 mm) version) 5:46 (album version) 4:28 (single version) NB 909 // George Clinton ' Flash Light' is a song by band, written by,, and and released in January 1978 on the album. It was the first #1 R&B hit by any of the groups and spent four months on the U.S. Pop chart, peaking at #16. The track became Parliament's second certified million-selling single, following '. 'Flash Light' also gave its first #1 R&B hit. In New Zealand, the song reached #3 and is ranked as the #8 hit of 1978. Contents • • • • Background [ ] The song's distinctive bass line is often attributed to Bootsy Collins and was originally written for him.
However, Collins rejected the part and Bernie Worrell created the line on at least three, possibly four connected synthesizers. Worrell also played all the song's keyboard parts. The New York Times described Worrell's synthesized bass as '[a] descending and ascending chromatic line with a meaty tone and a certain swagger, an approach that would spread through funk, new wave, electro, synth-pop and countless other iterations.' Collins contributed to the track by handling drum duties while his older brother played rhythm guitar. Lead vocals were by bandleader Clinton.
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Clinton credited Worrell with the idea of composing the song under a motif. Starting out as a jam, Clinton recorded multiple tracks, layering up to 50 voices within the theme of an inclusive love song.
The 'Da da da dee da da da' chant was based on a chant from a dance at a party that Clinton had heard from a friend. Impact and legacy [ ] 'Flash Light' continued the that began with 's '. Its success would greatly influence not only funk music, but also new wave and hip-hop. Ranked 'Flash Light' as Clinton's most sampled song, finding more than 60 uses, including on 'Back and Forth' and 'Protect and Serve'. 'Flash Light' was rated #75 in list of 100 Best Jewish Songs. Ranked 'Flash Light' #202 on its 2011 list of the.
The song was sampled by in their 1986 hit, and in 2018 by the for their version of the song. Hip-hop group sampled the song for their hit '. In popular culture [ ] Clinton recorded a duet version of the song called 'Flashlight (Spaceflight)' for the 1999 film along with as. The song was also used in the end scrolling credits and in the. References [ ].
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