So, this "Rhythm Stick" thing....

[Lo.]

My vid of it - done by ear.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh58NIRSPDw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh58NIRSPDw[/url]

...and a slowed down version

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK2PhJm_eMg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK2PhJm_eMg[/url]

The original is just a masterpiece - apparently NWR was inspired by going to see Weather Report with Jaco just prior to recording HMWYRS.

Well worth the effort to learn - it helps you understand control with groove at quick tempos.

[YouMa]

Well played Lo.

[xilddx]

Absolutely. Really nicely played!

[Golchen]

I never understand this anal thing of having a perfect tab to copy, surely if it pretty much sounds OK then that's good enough for a gig? How many people in a standard audience are going to give a toss?

[dlloyd]

[quote name='Golchen' post='472873' date='Apr 26 2009, 07:28 PM']I never understand this anal thing of having a perfect tab to copy, surely if it pretty much sounds OK then that's good enough for a gig? How many people in a standard audience are going to give a toss?[/quote]

Sure, it just comes down to what you define as sounding pretty much okay... the transcription from Bassist just doesn't sound okay to me.

If you're learning it as a technical exercise, then it doesn't make a whole lot of sense (to me) to learn anything other than the correct version.

[lowdown]

This is the most accurate i have seen on the net.
The Db part is about the only time i have seen it written correct.

[url="http://www.bassnotation.com/norman-watt-roy-ian-dury-blockheads-rhythm-stick.php"]http://www.bassnotation.com/norman-watt-ro...hythm-stick.php[/url]

Garry