stingrayPete1977 Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 It is that time of year, brushing up on the xmas songs, this one is purely for my enjoyment unless a drunken jam version happens, anyone got proper blobs for it? I did a search but could not find it here and the youtube bad cover versions are no help, as soon as they get the twiddle at the start wrong I stop the clip Ta Quote
seashell Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Toneknob has it. He was kind enough to send me a scanned copy. If you ask him nicely he might do the same for you. :-) Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 Ooh good work seashell, I shall send him a pm, did you get it nailed? Great bassline imo Quote
seashell Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 No, I'm ashamed to say I haven't tried it yet. My band are doing Santa Baby and that Maria Carey thing for our Christmas repertoire. So I've been busy learning those. Definitely want to try learning Christmas Wrapping at some point though. Quote
Geek99 Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 I didn't try it but I read notation and it doesn't look as hard as I thiught. Tracy wormworth at her finest Quote
No lust in Jazz Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) We've had it in the Xmas set for the past couple of years, as a jam the line is one thing, in a band context its demanding, for us, the difficulty was getting the interplay of the bass and vocals to sound authentic. Live its a nightmare to monitor, I'd surprised if the dots will help. Pretty cool when it comes off though. Edited November 7, 2014 by No lust in Jazz Quote
deaver Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 Bass Player had a transcription of it a few years back, if you're still in need drop me a PM Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 8, 2014 Author Posted November 8, 2014 Yes please if you can deaver I doubt it will go in our set, but its one of those lines I would like to nail as the record one day, I have got a fairly good approximation going on now, mainly the second half of the main riff that sounds messy, it is also causing me some blisters on my pinky due to these awful Roto strings! Quote
deaver Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 I'll sort something out for you this afternoon Quote
AndyTravis Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 I've learned this, and put it to the band for a December gig. They're divided on it, but agreed on Shakin Stevens 😐 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 9, 2014 Author Posted November 9, 2014 [quote name='deaver' timestamp='1415465252' post='2600656'] PM'd [/quote] Received and downloaded, thanks again Quote
toneknob Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) Don't forget your cranberries! For anyone else who's looking... [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bv4lep7ibusxni8/AADtcyaL5r8sZpbSOY6P_xE-a?dl=0"]https://www.dropbox....SOY6P_xE-a?dl=0[/url] Edited November 9, 2014 by toneknob Quote
icastle Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 [quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1415492857' post='2600968'] They're divided on it, but agreed on Shakin Stevens 😐 [/quote] Well I suppose it beats taking a vote... Quote
interpol52 Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) Anyone else think that the notation sounds a bit 'off' in bars 18 and 19 and then when that phrase is repeated throughout the song? Sounds like a hammer-on then pull off from f# to g and back to f# again to my ears, the notation has that open g to 2nd fret a and then back to open g. I could be wrong though, I am half deaf... Edited November 11, 2014 by interpol52 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 I've moved all the notes to suit the five strings and I'm playing that part on the D now, I played it as a semi tone before but I think it probably is a full tone if I'm looking at the right bit. I've got a fairly reasonable version together now Quote
deaver Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 [quote name='interpol52' timestamp='1415733986' post='2603238'] Anyone else think that the notation sounds a bit 'off'....I could be wrong though, I am half deaf... [/quote] You should probably try using the other ear then Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1415781730' post='2603618'] Love this tune. [/quote] It certainly is, one of the few things I like about christmas! Lol Quote
gapiro Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 Sorry to holy thread revive, but does anyone still have the copy of the dots/scan of the bass guitar mag with it in? The links earlier didn't work for me Quote
Jodie Bass Posted November 11, 2018 Posted November 11, 2018 3 hours ago, gapiro said: Sorry to holy thread revive, but does anyone still have the copy of the dots/scan of the bass guitar mag with it in? The links earlier didn't work for me Been meaning to transcribe this up for a while, so your post was a good boot up the bum! Here's the verse groove which will hopefully get you started http://jodiebremaneson.tumblr.com/post/179996854396/waitresses-christmas-wrapping-bass 3 Quote
steve-bbb Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 Isnt it just one note all the way through?🤣 Quote
toneknob Posted November 13, 2018 Posted November 13, 2018 I've probably still got the scanned version mentioned above if anyone wants it - but I doubt that Dropbox link works. Drop me a line if you're interested. BGM are you seeing this btw Quote
Geek99 Posted November 13, 2018 Posted November 13, 2018 I have it for sure, pm me if tone knob cannot find it Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.