To adjust to his playing, Voodoo 's audio engineer Russell Elevado had separate outputs from Hunter's guitar connected to a separate bass and guitar amplifier. It also had separate pickups for each set of strings, along with separate outputs for each pickup. He played the guitar and bass sections on 'The Root' with a custom 8 string guitar/ bass combo, which features the upper three strings as bass and the lower five as guitar. Hunter came up with the song's guitar and bass parts after being inspired by his jamming with D'Angelo to Jimi Hendrix songs. Ĭharlie Hunter simultaneously plays a bass line and guitar solo for the song. It features intricate technical arrangements and no overdubbing of live instrumentation or vocals. According to Voodoo 's co-producer and drummer, Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson of The Roots, the track serves as part of the album's 'virtuoso part', along with 'Spanish Joint' and 'Greatdayndamornin' / Booty'. The song was composed by D'Angelo, guitarist Charlie Hunter, and Luther Archer, D'Angelo's brother. 'The Root' was recorded and produced by D'Angelo at Electric Lady Studios in New York City during sessions for his sophomore funk studio album, Voodoo (2000), which took place during 1998 to 1999. Charlie Hunter plays the song's bass and guitar parts.

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