Goofin’ Off ♫ written by Rich Willey and arranged for funk band by The Amazing Wally Minko (Copy)
Looking for a nice, relaxing tune that lets your audience sit back and groove without having to fasten their seat belts for a wild ride?
Goofin’ Off is just that tune. Take it easy, let your hair down, hang out somewhere between the hare and the tortoise for a few satisfying and enjoyable minutes.
Suggested price: $45.00
Description
Goofin’ Off sorta “reminisces” about a certain Top 40 tune from the ’70s as it kinda quotes the melody and even the chord changes at first. Then it goofs off in a different direction and takes you someplace else, new and different from where you were expecting to go.
179 written measures, ♩ = 100, level of difficulty is intermediate to advanced (due to the challenging nature of the chords). The solo changes require more than a glancing knowledge of chords and chord movement to negotiate convincingly during improvisations. Wally wrote a beautiful chorus-long soli for this tune which really shows off the horn section.
Written with solo space for guitar and EVI (which can also be played on a synthesizer).
Parts come as a PDF file that you will be able to download upon submission of your order.
All our funk band charts have similar instrumentation, and this chart calls for:
Flugelhorn
Flute
Soprano Sax
Tenor Sax
EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument)
Bass Trumpet
Keyboard (Rhodes)
Piano
Electric Guitar
5-String Electric Bass
Drum Set
This chart comes in a PDF that you’ll be able to download immediately upon submission of your order.
Here is the entire track from the Rich Willey’s Boptism Funk Band Conspiracy CD:
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