beerdragon Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) A guy in work who is a drummer. and a very good one, he also makes his own and and sold a snare to Frans Ferdinands drummer the other week asked did i fancy doing a one off gig at this . [url="http://www.deerocks.co.uk/"]http://www.deerocks.co.uk/[/url]. its on May 31st so says if i have'nt got a gig with the band i will do it. anyway last night he asks if i can fit a practise in sunday afternoon and gives me four songs for a start. i was quite looking forward to it untill i saw the list. there's a RHCP song a Muse, Biffy Clyro and a Black Rebel Motorcycle tune. to be honest i dont think i'm up to it, especially if they are expecting something by sunday. i am half hoping a gig comes up by then. bugger its either some serious studying or telling him a fib about a gig. what would you do? Edited February 11, 2009 by beerdragon Quote
The_D Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 It depends which tunes they are. The only group there my band dont cover is Biffy and I really aint that good. Some Chili stuff is surprisingly simple once you get it and the Muse stuff is usually fairly standard structure so easy enough to get too. I say try like a bear and if you still aint ready for the gig you will at least have a a few new tunes under your belt. Quote
thedontcarebear Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Biffy Clyro are awesome, but really simple to play, Muse is always a piece of piss, RHCP depends on the song, no idea who that other band are. Just get tabs from ultimate guitar or somewhere, and you should be fine. Quote
bassicinstinct Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I think you should proceed in accordance with the contents of your avatar. Quote
endorka Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 1) The guy who asked you to do the gig has confidence you can do it. 2) It's four months away - get in the woodshed and have the songs nailed by May. Do what you can for Sunday - start with the easy tunes first. From now until Sunday listen to the tunes at every opportunity. Jennifer Quote
OldGit Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Go for it. You don't have to have them nailed by Sunday, just by May .. It will be great for your development and learning and there's loads of help around. Ask them for the tunes on Cd or, better, a recording of them doing it so you get the nuances of their arrangement. Then try searching youtube for the tunes' bass play along or lesson like this one: and Chordie for the chords [url="http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.ultimate-guitar.com/print.phpreplaceqmarkwhat=tab&id=491222"]like this one[/url] Then just play along a lot Quote
Hamster Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I'd just go for it. Obviously try hard to get as many of the songs as you can in your pocket and search t'interweb for tabs/videos. Until I'm up to speed with my notation again, that's what I have to do. Quote
steve Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I also say go for it, the worst thing they can say is that you're not suitable. The best way to improve IMHO is to push yourself and stay out of your comfort zone - here's an opportunity to do both. What songs are they doing? Oh, and good luck for sunday. Quote
Adrenochrome Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Go for it! You should easily be able to get all the songs at least charted out and cheat sheets ready by Sunday. Watch out for the occasional RHCP song in drop-D tuning. Quote
beerdragon Posted February 11, 2009 Author Posted February 11, 2009 Thanks for the replies. I think i will give it a go, but i'm not so sure about sunday. the songs are Biffy Clyro Saturday superhouse. Muse, thoughts of a dying atheist. RHCP, Parallel universe. BRMC, what ever happened to my rock and roll. none of which i have heard before. The guy has heard me play before and the drummer in our band is his idol so he must think if i'm ok to play with him i must be doing something right. looks like i will have to get my head down then. Quote
skankdelvar Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Good news - the BRMC song is a piece of cake. Quote
bumfrog Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) well here's the chili's one for you [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4mp4QJsMKQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4mp4QJsMKQ[/url] Edited February 11, 2009 by bumfrog Quote
beerdragon Posted February 11, 2009 Author Posted February 11, 2009 [quote name='bumfrog' post='406292' date='Feb 11 2009, 02:53 PM']well here's the chili's one for you [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4mp4QJsMKQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4mp4QJsMKQ[/url][/quote] I don't know if i should thank you or not. i didn't know you could go that high up the neck. Quote
ARGH Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 f***ing 'ell BD...You will blast this gig sideways..... How much dust will fly from your jeans...It'll take 20 years off you come the 1st chord....Rev up that classic valve fuzziness and watch the flashbacks. DO IT,NAIL IT,KICK ASS! Quote
Protium Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 The Biffy one is pretty simple, I don't listen to the other bands Quote
EdwardHimself Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Saturday superhouse is pretty easy. So is RHCP as long as your right hand can widthstand playing at that speed constantly. As for muse and BRMC haven't really heard much of those songs so i can't say. Quote
Starvolt Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Thoughts of a Dying Atheist is not too complicated, it's just pretty fast, well by my standards. Edit - realised I'd not done the link properly... Edited February 11, 2009 by Starvolt Quote
budget bassist Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Haha nice, unless you use a pick, parallel universe can be an absolute beast! If i recall, flea actually used a pick for that'un Edited February 11, 2009 by budget bassist Quote
jmesa Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='406932' date='Feb 11 2009, 08:35 PM']If i recall, flea actually used a pick for that'un[/quote] Blatantly Quote
skankdelvar Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='406932' date='Feb 11 2009, 08:35 PM']If i recall, flea actually used a pick for that'un[/quote] He's such a girl. Quote
Boneless Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 There was a guy on the italian bass forum who actually did Parallel Universe with his fingers Anyway, yeah, it's done with a pick. If you can't actually withstand playing for so long (it may be painful for your wrists it will for mine, most certainly ), try making small pauses while letting the note ring every now and then, the band won't notice it... much and the audience certainly won't Thoughts of a dying atheist is simple as well, if you think it's a bit fast you may try to do it with a pick as well (roll off the tone a bit to lose a bit of the attack and make everything a bit smoother, also try out more picks to see which one works best for you to get less attack as possible). I don't know the other two, I'm sorry, but they're fairly easy (not exactly piece of cake, I'd have problems probably playing them properly, but nothing you can't master with some practice), so don't worry Quote
budget bassist Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 [quote name='Boneless' post='406985' date='Feb 11 2009, 09:11 PM']There was a guy on the italian bass forum who actually did Parallel Universe with his fingers [/quote] I used to be able to, i haven't practiced it in a while though, it takes a lot of stamina. Quote
phil_the_bassist Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 [quote name='bassicinstinct' post='405972' date='Feb 11 2009, 09:03 AM']I think you should proceed in accordance with the contents of your avatar.[/quote] plus to the 1 You'll be fiiiiiiiine mate, just keep the kettle hot, have plenty of jam sarnies, and ensure you don't run out of hobnobs (these are my staple foods for practicing!) good luck anyhow Quote
Delberthot Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 I learned parallel universe with me fingers then realised that he used a pick - If you've ever watched 'Off the Map' even flea looks like he's struggling near the end. Easiest way to save your fingers to begin with is to play the verses as is and play single notes for the choruses. Heard Biffy when they supported the Chilis at Hampden a couple of years ago - not my cup of tea overall but Saturday Superhouse is a cracker Quote
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