fatgoogle Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Just wondering if any one has a chord progression sheet for fever or were i can find one. Need one for someone to back me on bass while im playing trumpet. Thanks Sam H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 [quote name='fatgoogle' post='714882' date='Jan 16 2010, 03:03 PM']Just wondering if any one has a chord progression sheet for fever or were i can find one. Need one for someone to back me on bass while im playing trumpet. Thanks Sam H[/quote] Fever as in Little Willie John/Peggy Lee/Elvis/James Cotton? Fever as in THAT bass part? or d'you mean Kylie? I've got a James Cotton take on it somewhere, I'll have a go at tabbing it out later if no-one else jumps in. It's not that hard. Here's the King: & a rather scratchy LWJ One of those tunes that the bass owns Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgoogle Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 We;l its closer to the elvis one, its just in a music book that i got and sice the guitar chords for hit the road jack were the usual, i presumed this wa too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Never been a huge Elvis fan, but just listened to the track. Man, I'd love to be able to play that! I reckon even on electric that'd sound amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarcher Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Wasn't there aMuppets version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarcher Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Just go to www.chordie.com and type in fever and you'll get it. I've just wasted 15 mins trying to make a link for you but I can't do it so if any body can explain to me how to do it I'd be very grateful ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Hot Tub' post='715010' date='Jan 16 2010, 05:16 PM']Never been a huge Elvis fan, but just listened to the track. Man, I'd love to be able to play that! I reckon even on electric that'd sound amazing![/quote] Works on a fretless beautifully. Dead easy too. This sounds about right - no expression, but the notes are there. It's also in C, I'm used to it in Bb, but once you've got the shape nailed it's segmented urea to transpose it. Pete. Edited January 16, 2010 by Bloodaxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 [quote name='tarcher' post='715154' date='Jan 16 2010, 08:12 PM']Just go to www.chordie.com and type in fever and you'll get it. I've just wasted 15 mins trying to make a link for you but I can't do it so if any body can explain to me how to do it I'd be very grateful ta[/quote] [list=1] [*]Hover your mouse over the link to the page you want to create a link too [*]right click [*]select "copy link location" [*]Switch to your post here [*]click on the green button with the + sign to the right of the smilie button [*]Ctrl + V to paste the link you copied earlier [*]Enter [*]type whatever you want to appear as your link [*]Enter [*]and as they say in Private Eye ................er that's it [/list] [url="http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.guitaretab.com/p/presley-elvis/15022.html"]Fever (Elvis) - according to GuitarTab.com[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgoogle Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks very much for that, i havent tried it but it looks right humming it, bloodaxe. Thanks every one else. I keep forgetting to check threads ive made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 DON'T DO IT!!!! 'Fever' is a banned song on the Bilbo 'not jazz' jazz chart (no. 3, if I recall correctly)! It pretends to sound jazzy but, on the quiet, it sucks!! Just let it die. Its lived long enough and deserves to rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robocorpse Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) The best version of Fever ever recorded IMHO. Atmosphere by the bucketload... Edited January 21, 2010 by robocorpse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='715266' date='Jan 16 2010, 10:45 PM'][/quote] I'd have stuck three flats on the beginning, so it's in C minor. I don't have time to do more than the intro, but something like this: [attachment=40729:Fever_intro.gif] (The rhythm's not precise, but as long as you play the quavers swung, it's fine.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keving Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 There is some really nice bass playing on the Michael Buble version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 [quote name='bilbo230763' post='719896' date='Jan 21 2010, 10:42 AM']DON'T DO IT!!!! 'Fever' is a banned song on the Bilbo 'not jazz' jazz chart (no. 3, if I recall correctly)! It pretends to sound jazzy but, on the quiet, it sucks!! Just let it die. Its lived long enough and deserves to rest.[/quote] I can imagine that jazz has its "Mustang Sally" & "Sweet Home Alabama" equivalents... where do you stand on "Work Song" & Nat King Cole's take on "Route 66"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='731775' date='Feb 1 2010, 03:49 PM']I can imagine that jazz has its "Mustang Sally" & "Sweet Home Alabama" equivalents... where do you stand on "Work Song" & Nat King Cole's take on "Route 66"?[/quote] Luv 'em both! It's the Herbie Hancock stuff that's dated so quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 (edited) [quote name='robocorpse' post='719970' date='Jan 21 2010, 12:46 PM']The best version of Fever ever recorded IMHO. Atmosphere by the bucketload... [/quote] [b]that may well be true. However the Cramps were famous for not having a bass player. Lead and rythym guitar only. Saw them for the first time at Erics liverpool in 1979, absolutely blew me 'ead off, even without a bass.[/b] Edited April 15, 2010 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 [quote name='daz' post='807613' date='Apr 15 2010, 08:49 PM']that may well be true. However the Cramps were famous for not having a bass player. Lead and rythym guitar only.[/quote] They had bass players at points though didn't they? I thought Sean Yseult (of White Zombie) played with them back in 06/07. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Eight' post='809826' date='Apr 17 2010, 08:29 PM']They had bass players at points though didn't they? I thought Sean Yseult (of White Zombie) played with them back in 06/07.[/quote] Really ? Dunno I was only into them, in 1979 and the 1980s really. A quote from Wikipedia says "[i]Their music is mostly in rockabilly form, played at varying tempos, with a very minimal drumkit. An integral part of the early Cramps sound is dual guitars, without a bassist.[/i] "Saw them several times with the original line up of Poison Ivy on rhythm and Brian Gregory on lead. Deffo no bass then. But maybe they hankered after a new sound in latter decades ? Edited April 17, 2010 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Nice little simple transcription, although all of the D#'s should have been Eb's. It's meant to be in C Minor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='811024' date='Apr 19 2010, 08:59 AM']Nice little simple transcription, although all of the D#'s should have been Eb's. [b]It's meant to be in C Minor[/b] [/quote] I can't take credit for the transcription, it's c/o a tab I got from 911Tabs.com & printed from GuitarPro. I'll take issue on the key though. It's [i]meant[/i] to be in B flat Minor - That's the original & vastly superior Little Willie John recording from 1956. The Peggy Lee version (1958) seems to be in Am, whereas the Elvis take (1960) is in Cm. LWJ also recorded the first version of another great but done-to-death tune, namely "Need Your Love So Bad" (also 1956). NYLSB: & here's a bit of "Fever" as done by Keith John, LWJ's son, with Stevie Wonder: Bbmin. Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 [quote name='daz' post='809834' date='Apr 17 2010, 08:38 PM']But maybe they hankered after a new sound in latter decades ?[/quote] Wish I could tell you - not a big Cramps fan (don't mind them though). Just Sean is one of my few bass idols and I remember her joining. It's plausible she was playing guitar instead though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 [quote name='bilbo230763' post='719896' date='Jan 21 2010, 11:42 AM']DON'T DO IT!!!! 'Fever' is a banned song on the Bilbo 'not jazz' jazz chart (no. 3, if I recall correctly)! It pretends to sound jazzy but, on the quiet, it sucks!! Just let it die. Its lived long enough and deserves to rest.[/quote] What's wrong with it, Bilbo? Not enough mindless noodling? If it swings (and Peggy Lee swings), it's jazz. IMHO. What are nos. 1 and 2 on your chart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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