XMAS TUNES

[KevB]

I thought I'd make a start and if it catches on an admin could make it a sticky of it over the holiday period. You know what it's like, you need to learn a few xmas tunes to throw in at the end of a gig and don't want to go trawling through web sites yourself so how about we make a list of links or post scans of sheet music of our xmas faves so we have a quick resource here on basschat? Probably my all time fave is the Slade classic so here is what looks like a pretty accurate bass tab for that one:

Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade)
[url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/slade/merry_christmas_everybody_ver2_btab.htm"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/slad...y_ver2_btab.htm[/url]

[Neko]

I KNEW there was a reason I came back XD

Trying to work out 'all I want for Christmas' and 'Santa Baby' at the moment. Also, 'not tonight santa', because innuendo-filled songs are endless fun I could google it, but where's the fun in that?

If I get it done and it sounds decent I'll post the tab. This may not happen until 2019.

[Lozz196]

It doesn`t need tab, as it`s p*ss easy to work out, but this has to be the best Xmas song ever.

The Sex Pistols & Thin Lizzy collaborate for the festive season!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y17uno6ecWo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y17uno6ecWo[/url]

[Big_Stu]

[quote name='Neko' post='1045447' date='Dec 2 2010, 06:35 PM']................ because innuendo-filled songs are endless fun [/quote]

Edited December 2, 2010 by Big_Stu

[risingson]

[quote name='KevB' post='1042008' date='Nov 30 2010, 09:42 AM']Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade)
[url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/slade/merry_christmas_everybody_ver2_btab.htm"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/slad...y_ver2_btab.htm[/url][/quote]

I only read the intro but it's wrong, walks down to a D in the original, not a G on the 3rd fret of your E, THEN walks around G, Bm, D chords in the verse. Unfortunately IMO it's why tab can't be trusted.

It's one of my favourite Xmas tunes though

[AndyTravis]

has anyone got a version of 'Christmas Wrapping'?

Edit - Too lazy to go looking, or to figure it out.

Edited December 2, 2010 by AndyTravis

[KevB]

[quote name='risingson' post='1045804' date='Dec 2 2010, 11:07 PM']I only read the intro but it's wrong, walks down to a D in the original, not a G on the 3rd fret of your E, THEN walks around G, Bm, D chords in the verse. Unfortunately IMO it's why tab can't be trusted.

It's one of my favourite Xmas tunes though [/quote]

Ooops, think I posted a wrong link, I was lookingat several versions before posting. I think that has just been transposed to a different key from the original but the basic pattern is OK, this is the one I was going to post;
[url="http://www.bassmasta.net/s/slade/103435.html"]http://www.bassmasta.net/s/slade/103435.html[/url]

[lojo]

2 or 3 posts about tabs, and no sign of the tab police, must be the cutbacks

[Gareth Hughes]

Nah, it's the festive spirit of goodwill towards all men. And tab-readers.

[toneknob]

[quote name='Neko' post='1045447' date='Dec 2 2010, 06:35 PM']I KNEW there was a reason I came back XD

Trying to work out 'all I want for Christmas' and 'Santa Baby' at the moment. Also, 'not tonight santa', because innuendo-filled songs are endless fun I could google it, but where's the fun in that?

If I get it done and it sounds decent I'll post the tab. This may not happen until 2019.[/quote]

If it's innuendo you're after, check out Clarence Carter's "Back Door Santa"

[toneknob]

[quote name='AndyTravis' post='1045808' date='Dec 2 2010, 11:14 PM']has anyone got a version of 'Christmas Wrapping'?

Edit - Too lazy to go looking, or to figure it out.[/quote]

It was transcribed in a Christmas issue of Bass Player a couple of years ago if that's any help

[bottlebassman]

[quote name='KevB' post='1042008' date='Nov 30 2010, 09:42 AM']I thought I'd make a start and if it catches on an admin could make it a sticky of it over the holiday period. You know what it's like, you need to learn a few xmas tunes to throw in at the end of a gig and don't want to go trawling through web sites yourself so how about we make a list of links or post scans of sheet music of our xmas faves so we have a quick resource here on basschat? Probably my all time fave is the Slade classic so here is what looks like a pretty accurate bass tab for that one:

Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade)
[url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/slade/merry_christmas_everybody_ver2_btab.htm"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/slad...y_ver2_btab.htm[/url][/quote]
Just learnt this to play at our xmas gigs, its a good bass line to play, should be fun!

[KevB]

[quote name='bottlebassman' post='1046116' date='Dec 3 2010, 10:53 AM']Just learnt this to play at our xmas gigs, its a good bass line to play, should be fun![/quote]

It is, I learned it for a works xmas party about 7 or 8 yrs ago. If you can get the drummer to do that military type beat it's great to get a bouncy bassline playing off it. Someone in the band said he'd never taken much notice of the bassline until I played it, that might not necessarily have been a compliment though

[JJTee]

I have a pdf of a spot-on transcription for Slade...