!!! No matter how i play this I get it clean, fingering advice!

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I'm a rookie and have run up against a bit of a wall with this song, I can not nail it!

G|-----8-7--5----------------------------------------8---------------------|x8
D|------------8-------------------------3----------------------------------
A|-----------------------3-------------------------6-----------------------
E|-8---------------0-3-4---4-4--3-----1------------------------------------|

I having real problems playing this clean, it's the verse start that's giving me agro', just how to play the combination of the low C to high d#, then the quick run down of high d, high c, high a#....

Obviously there are lot of combinations of strings and fingers, and I'm a beginner to bass, had a look on you tube and there are few combo's too...it's my fingers they just seem all thumbs!

examples:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5S725UQLdE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5S725UQLdE[/url] nice Sting Ray 4, mine makes a deeper sound though being '79

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYcDbqI22_g"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYcDbqI22_g[/url]

Any tips real welcome, I love this song and want to play it [i]reasonably[/i]

[Higgie]

Play the C on the E string with your index finger, then use your little finger for the for the D#, 3rd finger for the high D, index finger for the C and little finger for the A#.

That's how I play it anyway

[stingrayfan]

It's a tricky song that involves a bit of ghosting - i.e. playing dead notes. Start by practicing slowly and build up. There's a neat bit of software called the Amazing Slow Downer which'll help. Google will find it for you.

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[quote name='Higgie' post='689185' date='Dec 19 2009, 04:36 PM']Play the C on the E string with your index finger, then use your little finger for the for the D#, 3rd finger for the high D, index finger for the C and little finger for the A#.

That's how I play it anyway [/quote]


well with an avatar like that I'm sure you play a lot of Jamiraquai ....I have been just been trying this combo...


the low C on the E then D# on the G, and D on the G string, then D string for C and A#, which seems to work OK.....also tried starting the low C on the A string but it's a fast shift needed to go up the neck!


thanks for the advice, I will try your combo now

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[quote name='stingrayfan' post='689189' date='Dec 19 2009, 04:39 PM']It's a tricky song that involves a bit of ghosting - i.e. playing dead notes. Start by practicing slowly and build up. There's a neat bit of software called the Amazing Slow Downer which'll help. Google will find it for you.[/quote]


many thanks for the tip...that would be a real handy bit of software for Level 42 43!

[YouMa]

Its a knacker of a tune.Took me a while to.Good luck.

[Sean]

There's some good TAB and notation [url="http://www.thebassment.info/transcriptions/jamiroquai.html"]here[/url] if anyone's interested. It's from BC's own Simon Merrick.

Edited December 20, 2009 by Sean

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[quote name='Sean' post='689611' date='Dec 20 2009, 11:21 AM']There's some good TAB and notation here if anyone's interested. It's from BC's own Simon Merrick.[/quote]


where?

[Doddy]

[quote name='iconic' post='689213' date='Dec 19 2009, 05:01 PM']many thanks for the tip...that would be a real handy bit of software for Level 42 43![/quote]

I'm confused by this bit?
What do you mean by 'level 42 43'?

[iamthewalrus]

[quote name='Doddy' post='689734' date='Dec 20 2009, 01:49 PM']I'm confused by this bit?
What do you mean by 'level 42 43'?[/quote]

I think he meant to say Level 42's "43" (on the first album)..

Cheers,
iamthewalrus

[Doddy]

Oh ok. Thanks-I'm not a massive Level 42 fan,so didn't know of that tune.

[Sean]

[quote name='iconic' post='689622' date='Dec 20 2009, 11:32 AM']where?[/quote]

Link sorted now.

[iamthewalrus]

[quote name='Doddy' post='689770' date='Dec 20 2009, 02:26 PM']Oh ok. Thanks-I'm not a massive Level 42 fan,so didn't know of that tune.[/quote]

No worries Doddy - I'm a bit of a Level 42 saddo.....

Cheers,
iamthewalrus

Edited December 22, 2009 by iamthewalrus