mentalextra Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W14YmRABFFg[/media] Mick Karn playing Dalis car. Can any "Basschat gods" help me get a handle on playing this. Obviously no tabs available! . I cant seem to get exactly what he is doing from 0:54s Its not that it seems technically difficult but its sounds wrong when I play? There must be more going on than is obvious, or is it down to the Wal? Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Here's a tab for it off his site: http://www.mickkarn.net/igallery/igallery.asp?d=collaborationdalis_car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalextra Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 [i]Good find![/i] [i]That'll keep me busy! [/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Don`t like the tone much, but the playing - wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalextra Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1320769571' post='1431156'] Don`t like the tone much, but the playing - wow! [/quote] Yeah, I agree about the tone. I did think it was down to the recording though. He seems to play with straight fingers and sort of press the strings, weird! Shame she didnt shut up! Edited November 8, 2011 by mentalextra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) I just had a quick crack at trying to work out the main riff and I think what you've got are little ghost notes, just whispers, of the open strings between the main riff notes as he changes string. They are sort of random and peculiar to his playing style I think. They are not diatonic really so they are hard to pick up just by listening, and because you rest the finger pad on the string as you pass to the next string, the note barely sounds but it seems intrinsic to the riff sounding more interesting than it actually is. I think he may do a damped pull-off to the open A (on the A string) before the final F sharp - G sharp hammer on before the low open E. But not every time. No normal tab or notation will give you these expression elements. It's a lovely riff to play actually, very natural and expressive once it's under your fingers. Of course I may be completely wrong Edited November 9, 2011 by silddx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalextra Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 I agree completely. While you are in the Karn mood, have a crack at this! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Gqqb3IPmU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Gqqb3IPmU[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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