Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
by The Temptations
🎧 Funk
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Norman Whitfield's cinematic funk masterpiece from 1972. The hypnotic Bb minor groove builds slowly with wah-wah guitar licks over an ominous bassline. Pure psychedelic soul.
Bbm wah-wah lick
e|---6---6-8-6---6---6-8-6---6-8---11-8-6---------|
B|----------------------------------------------8-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Bbm chord rhythm
e|---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x-------|
B|---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x-------|
G|---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x-------|
D|---x-8---x---x-8---x---x-8---x---x-8---x-------|
A|---x-8---x---x-8---x---x-8---x---x-8---x-------|
E|---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x---x-6---x-------|