charic Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Been feeling a bit of a dry spell with finding new challenging bass lines that are difficult but achievable. Thought I'd try some daft punk. Outside of my usual comfort zone stylistically but thought what the hell. Bloody hell this is a culture shock Quote
Horizontalste Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 What songs are you looking at? I'm going to have a look at the new one with Pharrell Williams this weekend. Quote
charic Posted April 24, 2013 Author Posted April 24, 2013 Seeing as I don't know the tracks I decided to go alphabetically At the moment Aerodynamic and Around the world IIRC. Quote
Horizontalste Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Around the World is a bit of an anthem on the dance scene. Or at least it was. Great driving bass line. Quote
2wheeler Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Every single song I try turns out be harder than I hoped Quote
thunderbird13 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 I like the idea of taking a band you dont know very well and learning their basslines - might try that when I'm next looking for inspiration. As far as I'm concerned my bete - noir is Aqualung by Jethro Tull, after 3 years I still havent really nailed it ( to my satisfaction anyway ! ) Quote
KevB Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 T's post reminded me I did once learn Aqualung for a bit of a laugh and though I got it to sound reasonably close to the original once I found a good transcript of it I realised that theres was a bit more to it than I thought (which didn't come as much of a surprise!). I had more problems with some of Glascock's basslines from the mid 70's though. I had to give up on 'Acres Wild' as my timing was all over the place. Quote
xgsjx Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1366790606' post='2057241'] Been feeling a bit of a dry spell with finding new challenging bass lines that are difficult but achievable. Thought I'd try some daft punk. Outside of my usual comfort zone stylistically but thought what the hell. Bloody hell this is a culture shock [/quote] Snap! I learned the bassline to Get Lucky & then thought "I've always wanted to learn Around The World". It's a lot trickier than I expected. Especially the 3rd part that uses E C & B (which looks a piece of peepee on paper). Voyager is another cracking song to learn & again will amaze you how tricky it actually is. Quote
charic Posted April 24, 2013 Author Posted April 24, 2013 I had a look at that Faster, Stronger etc.. one as well. That was just weird Quote
thunderbird13 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1366799682' post='2057430'] T's post reminded me I did once learn Aqualung for a bit of a laugh and though I got it to sound reasonably close to the original once I found a good transcript of it I realised that theres was a bit more to it than I thought (which didn't come as much of a surprise!). I had more problems with some of Glascock's basslines from the mid 70's though. I had to give up on 'Acres Wild' as my timing was all over the place. [/quote] Yeah its the timiing on Aqualung which gets me - when it goes from 8ths to 16ths - might give Acres Wild a try at some stage Quote
KevB Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='thunderbird13' timestamp='1366801591' post='2057486'] Yeah its the timiing on Aqualung which gets me - when it goes from 8ths to 16ths - might give Acres Wild a try at some stage [/quote] There's always some smartass... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw9cgPHru4c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw9cgPHru4c[/url] Quote
spacey Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Anything with 3 chords in, ramones ect, as I get so bored I forget which one I just played. Quote
discreet Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 I learnt 'Canned Heat' by Jamiroquai for an audition, which challenged me a little. Nailed it, though. Then the audition got cancelled, so I needn't have bothered. I'm not a big fan of Jamiroquai, either. Quote
paul_5 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1366825322' post='2057789'] Anything with 3 chords in, ramones ect, as I get so bored I forget which one I just played. [/quote] True dat! Quote
bremen Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1366827295' post='2057826'] I learnt 'Canned Heat' by Jamiroquai for an audition, which challenged me a little. Nailed it, though. Then the audition got cancelled, so I needn't have bothered. I'm not a big fan of Jamiroquai, either. [/quote] Which reminds me. Q: what's the difference between Jamiroquai and a cow? A: the cow has the horns at the front and the **** at the back Quote
xgsjx Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1366831854' post='2057914'] I Will Follow [/quote] Keep practicing & you can then move on to "In God's Country". Quote
BassTractor Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1366832353' post='2057928'] Keep practicing & you can then move on to "In God's Country". [/quote] Noooo! Not "In God's Country"! That's Real Gunslinger Virtuoso stuff !!! Seriously though, I'm really not looking down on this. In fact, U2's basslines were one of the inspirations that made me pick up the bass. I had this idea that simply being in a position to play stuff like that was enough for the whole project to be worthwhile, as I love the U2 bass so much. best, bert Quote
xgsjx Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1366834103' post='2057956'] Noooo! Not "In God's Country"! That's Real Gunslinger Virtuoso stuff !!! Seriously though, I'm really not looking down on this. In fact, U2's basslines were one of the inspirations that made me pick up the bass. I had this idea that simply being in a position to play stuff like that was enough for the whole project to be worthwhile, as I love the U2 bass so much. best, bert [/quote] Funny enough, it was mostly U2 songs that I started with too. I probably know how to play every song off the first 5 albums & then some of the others! Quote
jaybass 70 Posted April 24, 2013 Posted April 24, 2013 Anyone tried footloose by kenny loggins! Kept me in the shed for a while . Wicked chorus . Quote
essexbasscat Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Came across this thread while looking for something else. Lola by the Kinks - everyone in the band thinks they know it, but when it comes to doing it, no one can agree what bit comes where Days by the Kinks is also another favourite for that to happen Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 I had to learn Madness' House of Fun for a pantomine pit band a couple of years back, that is a serious bass line. Quote
4 Strings Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 I Want You Back', especially that middle bit. Quote
steve-bbb Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 ALRIGHT NOW soooo many people play what they think they remember and if you fancy a wee groove then try Nick Lowe 'Sound of Breaking Glass' Quote
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