The Chicken by Pee Wee Ellis - Song of the Month with backing track - Fusion guitar

"The Chicken" is an instrumental funk tune composed by Pee Wee Ellis that was the B-side to James Brown's 1969 single "The Popcorn". The tune gained greater exposure with versions by jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius.
Here is my previous version and there is a backing track with tips on scales after my playing.
Hope you like it!
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[@AlexandersGuitarplay]

Very nice sound! :-) Well done!

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Makes me glad you like @Guitarbrothers. Thanks!

[@tokmind]

Well done!

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@Herfortz]

This sound's great, Thomas ...... A little bit of chicken pickin.

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Thank you Steve! Hope the chicken (pickin) tasted....

[@guitnotes]

Thanks for the video and backing track!! Lot of fun playing along with the backing track!! Take care Ken

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Makes me glad you like it and most important, having fun. Thank you Ken!

[@hamtarooproject9386]

good jobb.🙌 amazing👍👍👍👍

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Thank you very much!

[@FedericoBorluzzi]

Your aying is really amazing, dear Thomas. Great feeling!

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Thank you very much Federico!

[@RollingBilbao]

Fantastic upload my friend Thomas, really nice as usual, Big thumbs up, stay Healthy at home and greetings from Spain: Javier

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Thank you very much Javier!

[@zepp2498]

Very nice play and explanation, Thomas. Thank you; like 12

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Thank you very much Joseph!

[@DirkRadloff]

Totally locked in the groove ... and I wonder to see you with a Strat

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Yes, the strat comes out sometimes and I really like to play on that. Thank you Dirk!

[@2009framat]

From around 1979 to 1984 I almost listen to James Brown on a daily basis :-) I listen to your superb performance. I should try this one as a practice. I am not too often soloing to a back up. This might be a good opportunity. I own basic Band in the box but mainly used it for recording my songs and I mainly used only the drums. But right now I try to replace that back ups with drums to my own racoustic rhythm guitar(s) and bass. You did really a extra fine soloing and I liked your tone,too. BTW Jimmy Nolan was for several years James Brown guitarist until he died in the mid/early 1980s. On the live recording from the Studio 54 he takes a longer solo which did not happened too often. I always liked it and considering Nolan started with Johnny Otis and recorded the original Wille & hand-jive it was certainly a long way. I wonder with what kind of music you began to listen and then to play, Thomas. Best regards and thank you. Frank

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

Hi Frank! Thanks for your interesting comment. You ask me what music I started up with and since very early age I loved melodies so up to 10 years old I listen to Gilbert O´Sullivan, ABBA and music like that but as a teenager I actually replaced that with Punk music so bands like Sex Pistols and the swedish band Ebba Grön was in my earphones the most. After that period I started to explore music more and listen to everything between The Police to Beethoven and one day I found Santana and he gave me that kick to play guitar so he´s the one that inspire me in the beginning. I think Santana with the fusion of all kind of music is a lot like who I am as a musician. I cannot stay with just one kind of music even though the Jazz and improvised music is the base for me today. I still like all kind of music that appeals to me. / best Thomas

[@TomiV.]

@@ThomasBerglundGuitar Years ago now, when I first heard your music on LinkedIn, I wrote in comment that you're "at home" when you play Latin-fusion (I suppose that this genre exists :) ). Now here's the proof from yourself. But, as I already stated you're much more technical and apt in theory of music than Santana himself. My regards to our @2009framat, always with new insight in music, musicians and styles. I hope that both of you are well, despite this stupid virus thing

[@2009framat]

@@TomiV. Thank you for your comment. I am well. I had to drive a friend of mine to the doctor (but it had nothing to do with the virus) and since I have no car of my own we had to use his Mercedes Smart. Not the most comfortable feeling sitting in a car with a security guard (my friends job) who has a lot contact with people and not the luxury of doing "home office". At the moment I play in the open E5-tuning old early rock&Roll standards. Playing it in every key in that tuning. So far I had it of course in E major but F, F#, G and Bb as well.

[@2009framat]

@@ThomasBerglundGuitar Gilbert O´Sullivan was often covered or should I say used as some kind of material for many jazzers used. I remember I have a Blue Mitchell CD and he covered a composition of him but others like him,too. ABBA of course for a swedish boy :-)

[@TomiV.]

@@2009framat I know, because I'm a regular visitor on your channel, but I rarely comment. You have enough stuff to read already 😉

[@MyJ2B]

OOOPs... I see it now...SCROLL DOWN down at at the backing tracks link, to place an order of the track...

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

I saw your purchase and will deliver the download link in a minute. Thanks Jerry!

[@MyJ2B]

Hi again Thomas...I love this funk groove.. I see where I can buy the pdf file but not sure how to buy the backing track. Please assist. Jerry, London, Canada

[@ThomasBerglundGuitar]

I saw you manage it so the download link will come in a minute.