Bilbo Posted September 22, 2020 Author Posted September 22, 2020 A monster transcription of Anthony Jackson's bass part to 'Nite Sprite' from the 1976 Chick Corea LP 'The Leprachaun'. Some ludicroulsy tight unison lines and some James Jamerson funk lines of amphetamines. Completely unreadable in tempo but worth the study time if you are interested. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/nite-sprite-chick-corea/ Quote
Bilbo Posted September 22, 2020 Author Posted September 22, 2020 A little vignette from the 1977 Dixie Dregs 'Freefall' album. The tune is called 'Sleep' and features a subtle synth bass rather than bass guitar. An easy read if you are justs starting out and a fun thing to play. It is essentially an eight bar line that is expanding all the way through the piece. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/sleep-dixie-dregs/ Quote
Bilbo Posted September 26, 2020 Author Posted September 26, 2020 Another Jeff Berlin performance. This is the first part of the tune 'One Of A Kind' from the 1979 Bruford album of the same name. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/one-of-a-kind-pt-1-bruford/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted September 26, 2020 Author Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) Another track from the same album, the legendary 'Five G'. I struggeld with the funk bit as many of the notes are non-specific and there is aknack to the playing of the line that you are not going to get off the chart. I attahced a link to the YouTube copy of JB's Starlicks video where he explains how he does it. Hopefully, with chart and video, you can work it out. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/five-g-bruford/ Edited September 26, 2020 by Bilbo 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, Bilbo said: Another track from the same album, the legendary 'Five G'. I struggeld with the funk bit as many of the notes are non-specific and there is aknack to the playing of the line that you are not going to get off the chart. I attahced a link to the YouTube copy of JB's Starlicks video where he explains how he does it. Hopefully, with chart and video, you can work it out. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/five-g-bruford/ This is the one i've been waiting for Rob. I've always wondered how he played that song. This should help explain it. No chance of me being able to play it but its nice to see it written out and who knows maybe one day. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted September 26, 2020 Author Posted September 26, 2020 58 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: This is the one i've been waiting for Rob. I've always wondered how he played that song. This should help explain it. No chance of me being able to play it but its nice to see it written out and who knows maybe one day. Dave I thought that, Dave, but I can and its not that hard. Same with Al Dimeola. Parts I thought were impossible become viable with practice. 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted September 26, 2020 Posted September 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Bilbo said: I thought that, Dave, but I can and its not that hard. Same with Al Dimeola. Parts I thought were impossible become viable with practice. I'll definitely be giving it a try. Its those sort of muted notes that were throwing me when i first heard it but seeing it written out i reckon with some practice i could do that. It would be nice to show off when in bass shops You've done so many great songs from my past Rob. Really really appreciate all your work. Dave Quote
Guest Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 On 22/09/2020 at 13:16, Bilbo said: A monster transcription of Anthony Jackson's bass part to 'Nite Sprite' from the 1976 Chick Corea LP 'The Leprachaun'. Some ludicroulsy tight unison lines and some James Jamerson funk lines of amphetamines. Completely unreadable in tempo but worth the study time if you are interested. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/nite-sprite-chick-corea/ Unreadable in tempo? It’s pretty much unplayable in tempo 😲 Quote
Bilbo Posted September 27, 2020 Author Posted September 27, 2020 51 minutes ago, FDC484950 said: Unreadable in tempo? It’s pretty much unplayable in tempo 😲 It is tough to play off the page but, if you spend a few hours with it, it is actually perfectly playable. Remember, a lot of the small details are improvised so AJ would have been playing them on the fly after some level of rehearsal. It's all doable if you invest the time. 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted September 28, 2020 Author Posted September 28, 2020 This one is a bit of fun. Walter Becker's bass line to the track 'Cousin Dupress' from the 2000 Steely Dan album 'Two Against Nature'. Fairly easy read with nothing past eight notes. A couple of bars of chromatic leading notes but, otherwise, pretty much root based. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/cousin-dupree-steely-dan/ Quote
hubrad Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bilbo said: This one is a bit of fun. Walter Becker's bass line to the track 'Cousin Dupress' from the 2000 Steely Dan album 'Two Against Nature'. Fairly easy read with nothing past eight notes. A couple of bars of chromatic leading notes but, otherwise, pretty much root based. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/cousin-dupree-steely-dan/ As you say, not deadly complex, but this was the song that sold the album to me on first hearing it. An elusively beautiful sleazy groove! Quote
Bilbo Posted September 28, 2020 Author Posted September 28, 2020 I first heard it at a friend's house when he was playing the DVD. I hadn't heard Dan for years and certainly hadn't heard the TAN album so a lot of the dvd was new to me. That groove is wicked. 1 Quote
hubrad Posted September 28, 2020 Posted September 28, 2020 Same with alot of country and blues grooves.. not hard to get the notes, but you can spend a lifetime really getting the groove right. Splendid, innit? Quote
Bilbo Posted September 29, 2020 Author Posted September 29, 2020 Another Jeff Andrews performance, this is the bass part for 'Lose The Suit' from Mike Stern's 1996 album 'Between The Lines'. Great fun to read. Not too tough but some interesting spots here and there. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/lose-the-suit-mike-stern/ Quote
Bilbo Posted October 2, 2020 Author Posted October 2, 2020 This one really was a long-awaited effort. I have had it in mind to transcribe this probably since I started playing the bass. I got my first bass, a Hondoo II Precision copy in September 1980. I know that because that was the year I started working for a living and I paid for it with my first pay packet. At that point, I was already listening to the Friday Rock Show and, like every Rock fan who lived through that era, the opening theme from the show promised great things. It wasn't until some years later that I learned that the tune that opened the show was called 'Take It Off The Top' by the Dixie Dregs. What is more, the tune featured a genuine bass solo in the form of Andy West's two bar exchanges with guitarist Steve Morse (both names I would not know for some time yet). Last night, I put the final touches to this transcription and it is now available on my website. We got there in the end! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/take-it-off-the-top-dixie-dregs/ 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 Not heard that in a lot of years Rob. Nice one. Dave Quote
Captain Bassman Posted October 2, 2020 Posted October 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Bilbo said: This one really was a long-awaited effort. I have had it in mind to transcribe this probably since I started playing the bass. I got my first bass, a Hondoo II Precision copy in September 1980. I know that because that was the year I started working for a living and I paid for it with my first pay packet. At that point, I was already listening to the Friday Rock Show and, like every Rock fan who lived through that era, the opening theme from the show promised great things. It wasn't until some years later that I learned that the tune that opened the show was called 'Take It Off The Top' by the Dixie Dregs. What is more, the tune featured a genuine bass solo in the form of Andy West's two bar exchanges with guitarist Steve Morse (both names I would not know for some time yet). Last night, I put the final touches to this transcription and it is now available on my website. We got there in the end! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/take-it-off-the-top-dixie-dregs/ Always loved that, thanks! Aah, the much missed Tommy Vance. AKA Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston.... No wonder he adopted a stage name! Quote
Bilbo Posted October 3, 2020 Author Posted October 3, 2020 A request from a member of Talkbass, this is David Paton's bass part for the tune 'Sasquatch' from the 1982 Camel album 'The Single Factor'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/sasquatch-camel/ 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted October 3, 2020 Posted October 3, 2020 Cheers @Bilbo always loved that bassline. That little run down from the D to A he does every now and again was always the hook for me. Great album often forgotten by many Camel fans. The production on it was first class. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted October 5, 2020 Author Posted October 5, 2020 Another Andy West Dregs bass part, tnis is 'Cruise Control' from the 1981 Dregs album 'Unsung Heroes'. Some great unison fills between West and guitarist STeve Morse. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/cruise-control-the-dregs/ Quote
Bilbo Posted October 5, 2020 Author Posted October 5, 2020 Another one from an early favourite, this is the bass part for the first half (before the drum solo) of the Cozy Powell tune 'Over The Top' (the second half features Powell with am orchestra playing Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (inc. cannons). A weird tension between three against two phrases and syncopated sixteenths but, after a few listens, you will get the gist. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/over-the-top-jack-bruce/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted October 8, 2020 Author Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Another one that I had been meaning to get to for years. It ended up being a lot less complicated than I thought it would but it remains one of my favourite tracks by the UK Jazz Rock band Colosseum II. The first of their three albums was 'Strange New Flesh' and it was the only album that featured Neil Murray as the bass player. This is their absolutely glorious arrangement of the Joni Mitchell song 'Down To You'. Mike Starrs on vocals, Murray on bass, Jon Hiseman on drums, Gary Moore on guitar and Don Airey on keyboards. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/down-to-you-colosseum-ii/ Edited October 8, 2020 by Bilbo 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 Most people associate Neil with Whitesnake but i first heard / saw him with Colloseum II on TV mid to late 70's. It was a full live concert of the band. Gary Moore, Jon Hiseman and Don Airey on keys. Great band. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted October 10, 2020 Author Posted October 10, 2020 It was only a matter of time before I would get to it; Geddy Lee's bass part from 'Limelight' by Rush, from their 1981 album 'Moving Pictures'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/limelight-rush/. 2 Quote
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