wal4string

[quote name='gajdosmirci' post='1112885' date='Feb 2 2011, 07:35 PM']Hey Man!

I never told all these transcriptions are my work.
the few what i send at the begining are my works, the others all from intrernet. I am collecting and using them only for my educational purpose, i never sold them, and never used for any commercial purpose.
Here i want to help bass players , to practice them. the websites where they have been taken all on the internet. i never saved them so i don't know the adresses, i am just surfing on the net since more than 1o years.
If you don't need my library i finished to upload them.
wish you the best. [/quote]

I for one are always looking for transcriptions and have never found a good 90% of the ones you have posted. All I can say is many, many thanks and thank you for posting. Look forward to the next lot.

Thanks for the Transcriptions.

Anything by Steely Dan would be good to see here.

[quote name='Platypus' post='1102694' date='Jan 25 2011, 08:34 PM']I like this vid:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QYSu9xaTE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QYSu9xaTE[/url][/quote]

Great video. I can see my transcription needs a few alterations though.

[quote name='TKenrick' post='1102456' date='Jan 25 2011, 06:02 PM']This was on my transcription list, thanks for posting it and saving me the effort![/quote]

No problem.

Forget Me Nots.

As played by Ready Freddie Washington.

Throughout the song Freddie alternates between slap/pop plus finger style.

Have included the Sibelius Score so you can add your own notes if you choose. This is in the zip file.

I lifted the bass from the uTube file here [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2XhhuM9GZo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2XhhuM9GZo[/url]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1093915' date='Jan 18 2011, 03:10 PM']Its the first chart in Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Where have you guys been? [/quote]

This is not the same chart.

[quote name='lowdown' post='1088982' date='Jan 14 2011, 09:45 AM']Also back in the days - Demo sessions of possible 'Hit Songs' were very common,
Which CK did loads, sometime these sessions were note for note.
People in the past laid claim to tracks because of this.
I have read at various times, quotes from Musicians who were on the session - and said it was JJ.
But who knows....or cares.... it was still a great tune and Bass line.

Apart from note choices there is also a difference in sound between the two of them.
Mysteries of the Motown days......spooky!

Thanks for the chart - although i seem to have about 20 different charts for this toon.




Garry[/quote]

Yeah, I know what you mean about different charts, and I bet very few if any are identical. I tend to mix and match aswell as put my own thoughts down.

I was watching an interview with John Paul Jones and the interviewer asked if any of the transcriptions of his lines he had seen are correct, he just laughed and said "No".

James Jamerson on the Marvin Gaye Classic, nuff said.

Jamerson was so drunk when he recorded this track the only way he could play was to lay on his back on the floor.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1087259' date='Jan 12 2011, 09:17 PM']You're on a roll with these. Thanks very much.[/quote]

Cheers Dave, I hope you enjoy.
Ron

[quote name='paul_5' post='1087262' date='Jan 12 2011, 09:20 PM']This (ladies and gentlemen) is, in my humble opinion, the best pop record ever made; ever. It's quite simply perfect. Cheers for this. [/quote]

Thank you for the thumbs up on the post.

The classic Beach Boys track with Carol Kaye on Bass.

No argument, or should I say discussion if it is her or not.

Have not taken the trancription up an octave as played, simply marked it as such.

[quote name='YouMa' post='1086977' date='Jan 12 2011, 05:55 PM']I think carols bass for the wrecking crew stuff she did was brilliant so was her beach boys stuff like good vibrations,i think its deffo jamerson on this.[/quote]

I read that she was in so much demand at this time she kept a diary which she still has, and apparently the diary clearly states that she played on the session, but yes it has Jamersons chromatic trade mark runs all over it.

Earlier I posted the Chaka Khan version of this song so thought I should dig out the original Stevie Wonder version. Carol Kaye claims to have played bass on this track
but it does sound so much like James Jamerson, who knows. Great to play regardless.

I for on are constantly on the look out for 5 string transcriptions.

Found Steve Glasgows site [url="http://www.stevieglasgow.com/transcriptions_e.html"]http://www.stevieglasgow.com/transcriptions_e.html[/url] which has some great transcriptions, which I really recommend.

Although for the most part songs unknown to me still well worth a play through.

Here is a classic Stevie Wonder tune as performed by Chaka Khan with Anthony Jackson on bass duty, some great bass fills which I am sure will give everyone a challenging work out.

Here I have included a re-written part for 4 string with the out of range notes simply taken up an octave.

Here is a uTube link to the track [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VI8snm0tR4&playnext=1&list=PL59815BBCA7EBDC22&index=21"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VI8snm0tR4...22&index=21[/url]

Thanks for the up, both enjoyable to play but could have done without listening to that god awful crap, sorry, I mean rap. Again thanks.

[quote name='Clarky' post='1085627' date='Jan 11 2011, 03:50 PM']

Do you cuddle the bass afterwards and tell it you love it? [/quote]

Always. Mind you, I did that before I bought the scratch pad.

Ernie Ball make great basses (and straplocks) but like Fender are crap at straps. I would recommend a Levy's strap or a Comfort Strap both man made materials, neither very cheap but will last for years. Have owned both for for sometime and still like new, I would recommend the Levy's it's just that bit wider and thicker. I bought mine in the States so maybe not available in the UK. The comfort strap is for sale in the gallery [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/BassProductListingTemplate.cfm?Brand=Comfort%20Strapp&type=Strap&Cat_ID=14"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/BassProductL...p&Cat_ID=14[/url] not cheap as I said but well worth it. I hope this helps.

[quote name='wal4string' post='1020048' date='Nov 11 2010, 01:47 PM']I must be a nerd. I just ordered one.[/quote]
Thought I should update my post. Have had the scratch pad for close on 2 months now and can honestly say it is a great bass add-on.

One point nobody picked up on, also great against the skin when playing naked, so smooth and warm against the skin, its velvet feel is a bit of a turn on.

Have now included the raised track so transcription now in correct key.

I am confused?It would appear that folks around here just like looking at the score without playing along to the track or just perhaps I have not explained well enough.

I shall try again.

The transcription is written one fret higher than played on the original recording.

So, I have moved the track up one fret so they will sound correct when played together, hence the need for the You Oughta Know zip file.

Now go and write it out a hundred times "If I don't understand what this guy is talking about, just ask" (PM if you prefer)

We are not turning into drummers around here I hope?

Which reminds me of my favourite drummer gag.
Q. What's got 3 legs and a c*nt.
A. A drumstool.

Just kidding.

[quote name='SisterAbdullahX' post='1072231' date='Dec 29 2010, 10:36 PM']...And how lovely does Tom Barney's ESP sound?[/quote]

Thanks for that, I never knew either.

Andy Fraser was still a teenager when he wrote and played bass on this classic Dad Rock track.

I have included a howto guide to the high riff. This how Andy Fraser plays it, infact its the only way on a 4 string.

Not 100% as the record but everything is there.

The 1975 track from the band War.

A bit of fun to start the week. Always makes me smile anyway.

Here is a uTube link to the track.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUT46ZR5CC8&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUT46ZR5CC8...feature=related[/url]

James Jamerson's bass line of Bernadette by The Four Tops.

No jokes about throwing bills on the fire please. (Burn a debt)

From the Alanis Morissete album Jagged Little Pill.

Flea tunes his bass down a semitone which is quite common, but a bit of a pain if really, as in this track where the song relies on playing the odd open string, so simply playing down a fret is not the answer.
So to avoid the need to tune bass down a semitone I have written the part up and retuned the track instead.



The You Oughta Know.zip is the MP3 of the recording so music and transcription now in same key. Forgive me if it sounds a bit phased.



[b]Note.[/b] You will need the transcription and the zip file to play along in the same key.

I am sure the following has already been covered by the Major but I will put my thoughts forward.

When it comes to starting to learn reading music and knowing where the notes are on a bass it can often be a case of over looking how logical everything is. I would suggest to begin by learning the one octave scale of C major, a finger a fret with no open strings. Play the scale in what is known as the 2nd position, this is when your 1st finger is placed over the 2nd fret of the bass. To play the first note of the scale play the C using your 2nd finger on the 3rd fret on the A string (the 3rd string, 2nd thickest one) next play the D with your 4th finger on the 5th fret on the same string. The next note E is played with your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the D string. The F your 2nd finger on the same string and the G your 4th finger on the same string. Move up to the top string and play an A with your 1st finger, then play a B with your 3rd finger and finally an octave C with your 4th finger. If played correctly and your bass is in tune you should be able to hear if right by hearing the Do,Re,Me etc. scale. Practise until you can play this even with your eyes closed and remember the note names C,D,E,F,G,A,B and C. Now when completely comfortable with the above play the same scale of C again only this time start in the 7th position, first finger over the 7th fret, now play the scale of C again with exactly the same fingering as in the first exercise, 2nd finger on the 8th fret of the E string (bottom/thickest string). What you will play are the exact same notes as you played in the first exercise and if both exercises where written down/transcribed they would look identical. Also practise playing from the top note down.

When it comes to learning notation and how to remember what the lines and spaces are, forget every good boy deserves a favour etc. The staff consists of 5 lines and spaces and if a note to be played is higher or lower than this range then what is known as ledger lines are used. So as a starting point remember if a note is written on one ledger line below the staff, this is the note of E, your open bottom string on the bass. And a note written on one ledger line above the staff is a C. This is also the same octave C in the above exercises, the C played with your 4th finger. There are only 7 note names to remember and they are A,B,C,D,E,F and G. So if we where to write down the notes on a staff knowing that an E is written on one ledger line below an F is written underneath the staff a G is written on the bottom line, an A in the next space up etc.

When it comes to learning notation and syncopation I remember looking at the bass line for Whole Lotta Love by Zeppelin and seeing how difficult it looked transcribed even though easy to play, I then found very similar syncopation in other pieces and with a bit of work was soon on my way. Don't get me wrong it is not always easy but it is always enjoyable. I hope this little nugget helps and just remember its not rocket science and if you get half as much pleasure playing as I have then you are in for a good time.