PaulWarning Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) been playing London Calling for ages now, but I never thought I'd quite nailed it, just had a good listen to the verse using audacity to move it up an octave and slow it down and I reckon it's G |------------------------------------------------------ D |-------------------3----------------------------------- A |--2slide7--202---- 202-------------------- E |-----------------------------3-------------------------- none of the tabs I've seen have it like this, anybody else play it like this? Edited April 9, 2014 by PaulWarning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I'd imagined it as: G |------------------------------------------------------ D |--------------------10-------------------------------- A |--2-7--10-7-10------2-7--10-7-10--------------- E |-----------------------------------------8------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1397059042' post='2420257'] I'd imagined it as: G |------------------------------------------------------ D |--------------------10-------------------------------- A |--2-7--10-7-10------2-7--10-7-10--------------- E |-----------------------------------------8------------- [/quote] That's how I have always been doing it as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 And me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1397059042' post='2420257'] I'd imagined it as: G |------------------------------------------------------ D |--------------------10-------------------------------- A |--2-7--10-7-10------2-7--10-7-10--------------- E |-----------------------------------------8------------- [/quote] that's the intro/outro the verse is different, the bit that starts "London Calling to the faraway towns" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) Pretty certain it stays high after the slide up. This is supposed to be the isolated track: [media]http://youtu.be/VQHLYKATFyc[/media] and here's Paul with what you might call a roadworn bass: [media]http://youtu.be/1cZzYSgFAlY[/media] A friend of mine owns one of his paintings EDIT: Ahhh you mean the verse not the intro. Yep it's the way you're saying. Edited April 9, 2014 by HowieBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1397067393' post='2420363'] that's the intro/outro the verse is different, the bit that starts "London Calling to the faraway towns" [/quote] you mean something like? Edit, nearly the same different position G |------------------------------------------------------ D |---------------------------------------------------- A |--7-7-----------8-8--------------- E |----------0575--------0575---33----0575----33------------------------- Edited April 9, 2014 by Highfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 [quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1397067892' post='2420379'] Pretty certain it stays high after the slide up. This is supposed to be the isolated track: [media]http://youtu.be/VQHLYKATFyc[/media] and here's Paul with what you might call a roadworn bass: [media]http://youtu.be/1cZzYSgFAlY[/media] A friend of mine owns one of his paintings EDIT: Ahhh you mean the verse not the intro. Yep it's the way you're saying. [/quote] don't think that's the actual isolated track I'm pretty sure he doesn't play 2F's and 2G's till the guitar solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1397068319' post='2420382'] you mean something like? Edit, nearly the same different position G |------------------------------------------------------ D |---------------------------------------------------- A |--7-7-----------8-8--------------- E |----------0575--------0575---33----0575----33------------------------- [/quote] having seen a film of Paul playing it I think that's probably the position he plays it in though I'm not sure about the open E and I think the triplet is BAB not ABA, and again 1F and 1G till the guitar solo, and in the slide up from B to E (which you don't show) he doesn't play another E till the solo, just the way I'm hearing it obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 yes i used to watch him as well thrashing it down around his knees..Good days indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Never tried it but have you tried the amazing slow downer? Simply the best tool for working out sh*t, if you don't want to have to use tabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1397074775' post='2420480'] yes i used to watch him as well thrashing it down around his knees..Good days indeed [/quote] yeah, just watched the smart arses on you tube doing the 10 7 10 bit on the intro, they're all sitting down with the bass under their chins, like to see them try it standing up with the bass as low as Paul has it. I see what you mean now about the open E before the triplet, still think it's BAB though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1397075240' post='2420484'] Never tried it but have you tried the amazing slow downer? Simply the best tool for working out sh*t, if you don't want to have to use tabs [/quote] no not tried that, is it better than Audacity? Just checked loads of tabs on the net, they're all wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1397075383' post='2420489'] no not tried that, is it better than Audacity? Just checked loads of tabs on the net, they're all wrong [/quote] It's incredible, it slows down music as much as you want without changing the pitch. It's free for the trial version, then only about 30 quid for the full version. It's quite simply the best tool for working out complicated pieces of music! Google it on Yahoo, Just type in " the amazing slow downer " Brill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1397076040' post='2420498'] It's incredible, it slows down music as much as you want without changing the pitch. It's free for the trial version, then only about 30 quid for the full version. It's quite simply the best tool for working out complicated pieces of music! Google it on Yahoo, Just type in " the amazing slow downer " Brill [/quote] cheers for the heads up, it's better than audacity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Think you might be right Paul with that part starting on the B ... funny I have been playing it wrong all these years .. you can teach an old dog new tricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1397124430' post='2420842'] Think you might be right Paul with that part starting on the B ... funny I have been playing it wrong all these years .. you can teach an old dog new tricks [/quote] I've been playing it a lot wrong for years, when I played it right for the rest of the band they couldn't tell any difference, nobody else notices when it's not quite right but we know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wal4string Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1397126014' post='2420871'] I've been playing it a lot wrong for years, when I played it right for the rest of the band they couldn't tell any difference, nobody else notices when it's not quite right but we know [/quote] It could also be you are tone deaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='wal4string' timestamp='1397178749' post='2421582'] It could also be you are tone deaf. [/quote] maybe so, but so are the rest of the band and most of the crowd fortunately, it's sad fact of life that most people hardly hear the bass except when it's not there, and certainly don't notice if the odd note is not quite right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wal4string Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1397205584' post='2421698'] maybe so, but so are the rest of the band and most of the crowd fortunately, it's sad fact of life that most people hardly hear the bass except when it's not there, and certainly don't notice if the odd note is not quite right [/quote] Sorry if I offended you. It was meant as a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 [quote name='wal4string' timestamp='1397220306' post='2421924'] Sorry if I offended you. It was meant as a joke. [/quote] oh right, no problem, I wasn't offended, you're probably right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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