Captain Bassman Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 OK, at the risk of being laughed off the forum and having my fingers broken, I have to learn this song for tomorrow night. Aaaaaaarrrgh! I've burned it off i-Tunes but to save me staying up until the early hours of tomorrow trying to figure it out I thought I'd ask if anyone out there has learned this before and could help me cut some corners? I've got the basic root notes down but could use some urgent help with nailing the other notes in the verse, chorus and middle 8 riffs. Apparently, it's very important to the person paying our fee that we actually play this live and not just resort to using a backing track! THANKS ALL!!!!!!! Quote
The Funk Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='Captain Bassman' post='292874' date='Sep 26 2008, 04:54 PM']OK, at the risk of being laughed off the forum and having my fingers broken, I have to learn this song for tomorrow night. Aaaaaaarrrgh![/quote] :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Rick Astley - when [i]Mustang Sally[/i] or Robbie Williams just aren't degrading enough. Quote
The Funk Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='Captain Bassman' post='292874' date='Sep 26 2008, 04:54 PM']Apparently, it's very important to the person paying our fee that we actually play this live and not just resort to using a backing track![/quote] Err... you sure you haven't been booked to back Mr Astley himself? Quote
lonestar Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='The Funk' post='292894' date='Sep 26 2008, 05:07 PM']Err... you sure you haven't been booked to back Mr Astley himself?[/quote] I doubt that he could afford you. Quote
lowdown Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) You may well all laugh.. But its a tricky little line and nice and tight... F..k that one up and all will know. I have the Bass part in Notation, if it is any help. As for me... I have a nice little mime gig tomorrow.. Two tracks for Cliff Richard..[BBC] If i F**k that up, i need turning into a born again Christian.. Garry Edited September 26, 2008 by lowdown Quote
bnt Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='lowdown' post='292987' date='Sep 26 2008, 06:41 PM']As for me... I have a nice little mime gig tomorrow.. Two tracks for Cliff Richard..[BBC] If i F**k that up, i need turning into a born again Christian.. Garry[/quote] Cool! I hope you do Devil Woman... Quote
lowdown Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='bnt' post='293003' date='Sep 26 2008, 07:07 PM']Cool! I hope you do Devil Woman...[/quote] For some reason, i dont think it will be [u]'Devil Woman'[/u] Its a one hour 'songs of Praise' special... Garry Quote
lowdown Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 If you PM me your email address i can send the Bass as a midi part. [I could not upload to this site as a attachment for some reason] You can load in to your sequencer then read off the Notator. If you dont have a seq. you could use this [its free] [url="http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/"]http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/[/url] Load the midi file into it [very easy] And hey presto ... Notes right in front of you. Garry Quote
Captain Bassman Posted September 26, 2008 Author Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='lowdown' post='292987' date='Sep 26 2008, 06:41 PM']You may well all laugh.. But its a tricky little line and nice and tight... F..k that one up and all will know. I have the Bass part in Notation, if it is any help. As for me... I have a nice little mime gig tomorrow.. Two tracks for Cliff Richard..[BBC] If i F**k that up, i need turning into a born again Christian.. Garry[/quote] Thanks for all your cheeky comments guys...just wait until your time comes! Never thought it would happen to me but, there you go... Seriously though, it is one of those bass lines that makes the song (hey, wasn't there a thread about this a few weeks ago?). Lowdown is spot on, it's a tight synth part - screw it up and the whole song goes to f*ck! Garry, you're a saviour!! Notation is cool with me! Wanna PM with my e-mail address or do you want to post it on the forum in case any other poor f***ers have to learn it future?? David Quote
bnt Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) Anyway: at the risk of being helpful... I'm having a listen to the track at the moment, and it has a low Eb in there, so I'm tuning my 4-string down a semitone. For the Middle 8 I get something like this: [code]----|--------|--------|--------|---- ---0|2-20254-|0-2-----|--------|---- --2-|--------|-------0|2-20254-|---- ----|--------|------2-|--------|----[/code] If you have a 5-string, you don't need to detune, but then you don't have those handy open strings. edit: oh well... if this some elaborate RickRolling scheme, well done, Sir! Edited September 26, 2008 by bnt Quote
lowdown Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) Zipped midi file on the way over mate. It might be a tone up, i can not remember.. Should be Eb i think. But the midi file can be transposed easily. Garry Edited September 26, 2008 by lowdown Quote
lowdown Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 [quote name='bnt' post='293037' date='Sep 26 2008, 07:44 PM']edit: oh well... if this some elaborate RickRolling scheme, well done, Sir![/quote] Sorry mate , we must have been posting at the same time... Garry Quote
Captain Bassman Posted September 26, 2008 Author Posted September 26, 2008 That's the thing that stumped me for a while - the guitar/keys are playing F# in the intro/chorus/middle 8 but the synth bass is playing a low Eb against it. I was trying to pick this out on a 4 string and it took me ages! Doh!!! Got the 5er to hand now... Thanks again guys! See, it's a bloody catchy little song when you have to keep listening to it over and over and over and over and over... AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHH! Quote
bnt Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Captain Bassman' post='293056' date='Sep 26 2008, 08:02 PM']That's the thing that stumped me for a while - the guitar/keys are playing F# in the intro/chorus/middle 8 but the synth bass is playing a low Eb against it. I was trying to pick this out on a 4 string and it took me ages! Doh!!![/quote] I'm assuming this was written on keyboard, and I bet you could play this bassline on just the black keys. I'm not sure what key the recorded version is (Eb / Ab?), but it's not a typical guitar key, and for me it's easier with the bass detuned a semitone. Edited September 26, 2008 by bnt Quote
lowdown Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 It should be in Gb [6 flats] But all around Eb Minor7.. Ab.. Fm7..Bb minor 7.. Then the middle bit is Bb minor 7 etc... Couple of examples below. [attachment=13999:Bass_1.JPG] [attachment=14000:Bass_2.JPG] Garry Quote
BassBunny Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 (edited) The gutarist we use in one of the bands I play for used to be in Rick Astley's backing band. HOW COOL IS THAT We have great fun trawling through You Tube videos with him on and taking the p*ss. Edited September 26, 2008 by BassBunny Quote
MuseMatt Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 I think they're gonna RickRoll the audience! Quote
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