AndrewJordan Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Listened to a track you've been covering for years and realised you've been playing it wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 No never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Nah, just play it my way!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) To a degree, but not so much playing it wrong but learning better ways of playing it. With 50 years of this under my belt the way I hear parts has improved greatly. And technology has helped as well. You know with isolated bass tracks readily available on YouTube as oposed to moving the needle on vinyl, Blue Edited May 10, 2016 by blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Nada Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Yes, but I usually wait for a punter to tell me I'm playing it wrong before I listen to the original properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Most common for me is how much slower the originals often are. There's always a tendency to play tunes a bit 'brighter' live (especially for dancing purposes), and often losing the groove in the process. For instance, have you listened to 'Sweet Home Alabama' lately? Steady as hell.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewJordan Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Good answers all!! Yeh, nobody has spotted the mistakes yet............or at least not mentioned them. But it's bugging me now. And I think our guitarist plays it the same as me but I'm gonna check tomorrow night at band practice cos if he doesn't then we have been playing a couple of notes a semitone adrift for years without noticing. And blue, you're right I definately hear things better after years of playing. This was one of the first songs we learnt as a band around 15 years ago and I don't think I've heard the original since. casapete, in this case the original is quite a bit faster than we play it although the second old song I re-listened to is indeed quite a bit slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) Yes, and I 'phoned Chad to explain how he [i]should [/i]have played 'Under The Bridge'. He thanked me warmly, as usual. Edited May 10, 2016 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRiffed Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 "The songs may be other people's but the mistakes are all original." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) All the time, but to be honest, I'm quite often amazed that the original players didn't play it properly in the first place like me Edited May 13, 2016 by leschirons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4stringslow Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1462913998' post='3046997'] Nah, just play it my way!!! [/quote] This. For a note-perfect rendition we might just as well just play the original recording! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agwin Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I've realised I've been playing a mildly alternative bass line - which to date has not been mentioned by either the band or punters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.c60 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I'm not sure that with some of the songs we play that I play it exactly the same way twice, let alone like the original...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I think the lines I play mutate slowly over time. I start off pretty close to the original though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 ...ever felt like this, when strange things happen, are you going 'round the twist?. Sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Agwin' timestamp='1463310584' post='3050321'] I've realised I've been playing a mildly alternative bass line - which to date has not been mentioned by either the band or punters. [/quote] Yep, this. Nothing iconic (there are some lines and riffs which definitely need to be right), but just adjustments to the original: no covers band (or even tribute band) has the same mix of talents as the original, so I go by what works best for the song and the band, and I don't kill myself about being exactly note for note. Edited May 15, 2016 by Muzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 This is why I only played my own stuff when I first started playing-so nobody could tell me I was playing it wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 [quote name='AndrewJordan' timestamp='1462910372' post='3046936'] Listened to a track you've been covering for years and realised you've been playing it wrong? [/quote] Sometimes. Luckily there are isolated tracks on you tube channel.:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I'll go back and check covers sometimes. I might change what I'm playing as a result and I might not. My charts are usually worked out correctly from the start. I'll play some covers note for note and others will be "my take". I prefer when the band follows the chord structure of the original cover, unless we're using a new arrangement. I'll usually hassle if bands cut corners or are careless or lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Yes I slavishly get it note for note with all the correct accents and micro nuances. Then I think 'Bollocks to that' and work out something I can actually produce reasonably consistently in a live situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 I've covered loads of songs that I've never even heard the original of. I used to turn up at rehearsal and the guitarist would say he wanted to do some dodgy old rock song. He'd tell me the chords and we'd jam it out. Then we would just gig it. I never even felt the need or desire to listen to the originals. Mind you, it turned out I had been playing a Who song for years and I had no idea So pretty much everything I play is wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) [quote name='AndrewJordan' timestamp='1462910372' post='3046936'] Listened to a track you've been covering for years and realised you've been playing it wrong? [/quote] Yes. My excuse is that every tab and every YouTube example of said song, except the original, is written/played wrong. Every single one. Oh yes, and it was quite easy to hear on the isolated bass track on Youtube, but not so easy on the original, although knowing the chords should have pointed the way to the notes. Edited May 28, 2016 by tauzero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 [quote name='casapete' timestamp='1462915823' post='3047019'] For instance, have you listened to 'Sweet Home Alabama' lately? [/quote] Not if I can help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Listen again to SHA. It's a great country rock tune. Most people I've heard play it as a grungy rock thrash and trample all the life out of it. Also listen again to Mustang Sally. Wilson Picket and the Fame guys swinging like a thingy. These songs get slated but they are great songs. They get such a bad reputation because they're usually played so badly by bands who wouldn't know a subtle groove if it hit them in the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Mustang Sally - yes, great number. SHA - sorry, boring as a boring thing. IMHO of course. In fact, whenever that comes on or a band starts playing it it's time to go outside for a smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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