California Soul by Marlena Shaw..

[Hit&Run]

I heard this song and thought "that's a bassline I've got to get my hands around!"
Written by Ashford & Simpson etc.. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Soul"]wiki notes[/url]

Anyway, does anyone have any notation or tab for it? Or links to either? Heck, even a chord chart would be a start!

Also, as stated in the wiki (above) there was a motown cover, but who's responsible for the bass on the Marlena Shaw version? I've not heard any of the other versions so please don't scald me if I've made any gaffes.

Nice one.

[Kiwi]

funnily enough we had a look at doing this one for our function band but panned it because it dragged so much when we played it.

[picklest]

Hey, I know it's like twelve years later, but I was looking too & couldn't find it, so transcribed it. Here y'all go!

(If you've found this particularly useful & can afford it, please feel free to buy me a coffee/pint - i'm a musician out of work in the time of Coronavirus! paypal.me/tpickles)

California Soul (Marlena Shaw) - Bass.pdf

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[pineweasel]

Fantastic song. I rehearsed this with a band that sadly never got as far as playing live. 

[yorks5stringer]

I remember doing this with a band  we had at least 10 years ago, its a great tune.

[Owen]

1 hour ago, picklest said:

Hey, I know it's like twelve years later, but I was looking too & couldn't find it, so transcribed it. Here y'all go!

(If you've found this particularly useful & can afford it, please feel free to buy me a coffee/pint - i'm a musician out of work in the time of Coronavirus! paypal.me/tpickles)

California Soul (Marlena Shaw) - Bass.pdf 66.9 kB · 9 downloads

All the sharps!

[stewblack]

Nice work. I too am a starving musician. I keep selling gear to buy food. Then buying gear with the money 

[Happy Jack]

Had to learn this for a dep gig with a Northern Soul outfit ... great track.