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[quote name='bobbass' post='993775' date='Oct 19 2010, 04:03 PM']Here are a few I've taken down, not all finished but enough in there. [attachment=61787:P_Y_T.pdf][/quote]
Thanks for the uploads.

Macca on form here playing melodic bass to a tune which is very simple but with the added time signature changes not so.

Of course only for educational purposes only.

Wow! Just watched a video on uTube closely [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Y3PlmwnRM&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Y3PlmwnRM&NR=1[/url] and its George on bass and my transcription is wrong, rather than a hammer on he is playing a slide for the D to E and A to B, the same as John Paul Jones does on Ramble On etc.. Doh!

Many Thanks.

Fagen goes Latin.

[quote name='wal4string' post='1031416' date='Nov 21 2010, 02:26 PM']Here is a shot of Tony Levin of the Peter Gabrial band. You can see Peter over his left shoulder upside down, or is it downside up?

He is using a boomerang strap which allows for real portability with the bass.[/quote]


Just posted this clip on uTube. It's a 4 string and the guy takes a solo.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDFZPi2RJZ8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDFZPi2RJZ8[/url]

This sounds more like my bass than the first clip.

Here is a shot of Tony Levin of the Peter Gabrial band. You can see Peter over his left shoulder upside down, or is it downside up?

He is using a boomerang strap which allows for real portability with the bass.

[quote name='civictiger' post='1026155' date='Nov 16 2010, 06:11 PM']Okay, so im looking at this piece of music, and im unsure how this is actually played.

I did some research, and basically its the opposite to Staccato if I am correct, whereas stacatto is where the note is played for shorter than the physical note.. and vice versa with this being longer, not shorter.. now this makes so sence to me, as surely it would just be a note with an added tie note to increase the value?

the only other explanation I can think of, is that once staccato is played, this then tells you to stop playing staccato on that note from the point it is written, much like accidentals carry on for the end of the bar unless there is a natural symbol to tell you to stop the accidental values

any info on this point would be really useful for me.[/quote]

To my knowledge it means to play the note for its full value, the same as a horizontal line written above the note, thats how I have always played it and never been told I was wrong.

[quote name='Simon' post='1025819' date='Nov 16 2010, 01:14 PM']This is available directly from my site: The Bassment?!

[url="http://www.thebassment.info/artists/steely_dan.html"]http://www.thebassment.info/artists/steely_dan.html[/url][/quote]

The file has your web address on the bottom of the pages. Great transcription. One I wish I had done.

As I type this I see that 44 members have downloaded the transcription which shows not all are aware of your great site.

[quote name='Lenny B' post='1025377' date='Nov 16 2010, 12:26 AM']Nice work, great line - double thumbs-up![/quote]

Thanks for the kind words.

Zep II classic John Paul Jones bass line.

Yet another sight reading exercise as J.P. hardly ever seems to play the repeated phrases the same twice you really need to be aware of playing the notes as written and not presuming because it's gone before I can
do that. The lines he plays after the guitar break are so right and sit perfectly, even though the use of panning was overdone (but it was 1969).

If you have lived a sheltered life and have never heard this track check this utube audio [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3HemKGDavw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3HemKGDavw[/url]

Bemused, I just checked the uTube link was working OK (which it is) and spotted the Red Hot Chillies cover of the song on the same page, I think Flea should be sent a copy of my transcription, need I say more?

If this gets enough hits I will consider posting my transcription of "What Is and What Should Never Be" also from Zep II.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1024900' date='Nov 15 2010, 05:33 PM']I had a similar idea for an iPad - would work great sitting on your music stand. Never got round to do anything about it.. and I haven't got an iPad either! (And to be honest, I'd rather be playing than coding when I'm at home!)[/quote]

No coding involved, just Sound Forge for the Audio, Photoshop for the images and Camtasia to produce the short movie to creat a web page with Flash playback controls. Maybe takes half an hour tops.

Thanks guys for the answers. I have learnt something new, I would just have gone to View/Properties.

Just checked on a PC it's Shift/Alt+P.

I have also started creating what I call an invaluable practice tool.

I am sure I am not the first to do this kind of thing.

Basically it's a file which plays the backing track/song while turning the pages of music automatically on my laptop. It's a shame the files are so large otherwise I would gladly share on Basschact.

Great list of songs, its just a shame some ar so hard to read.

[quote name='ped' post='1023019' date='Nov 13 2010, 11:43 PM']Did the fish bite your man hose?[/quote]

Very good.

Nothing wrong with my bass, it's great for learning scales.

No, for some reason I can't upload the file. Correction, I can upload it but it doesn't appear.

Try playing your riffs at a slower tempo but with a metronome. Then slowly add BPM as you become more comfortable with your playing, this will make sure you keep good time/groove.

I went the other way, first bass and then the flute, I was shocked when my tutor told me my timing was all over the place.

At last got the upload to work.

No popping here, just gaffer taped thumbing. Except of course for the Intro/Outro.

Different versions of this song, but its all here you might just have to juggle the bars to play along to your recording.


Note: I will find it interesting to see how many downloads this receives compared to the Kid Charlemagne I posted.

[quote name='BassBus' post='1022265' date='Nov 13 2010, 10:55 AM']I've just fallen back in love with my CR4M having put on a used set of orchestral DB strings. They really are quality instruments with a great sound. Seems like a fair price too.[/quote]

Thank you for the up. Plus your post has urged me to amend my listing. The bass is actually a CR5M.

[quote name='steve' post='1022675' date='Nov 13 2010, 05:41 PM']weird, it worked this time, must've been an eddy in the space time continuum.

anyway, I gots it now, thanks very much [/quote]

Possible, or, your Flux Capacitor was low on Gigawatts. Just a thought.

[quote name='steve' post='1022572' date='Nov 13 2010, 04:22 PM']I can't download the file for some reason[/quote]

Not sure why, just tried it using Internet explorer, all is fine.

Track from The Royal Scam. Chuck Rainey at his best.

This has everything, groove, double stops, slides, muted notes and a bit of slapping thrown in for good measure, what more could you want. The whole song in my opinion a masterpiece.


Check out this live version [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylr2D4Pwn58"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylr2D4Pwn58[/url]

I must be a nerd. I just ordered one.

Just wondering, has anybody tried the Scratch Pad. I hate belt buckle marks on the back of my bass and normally put a line of masking tape across the back, have also tried a piece of foam on the back which is a bit like but larger than a mouse mat but was trying to find the right sort of glue to fix it without damaging the bass when removed, rather than the double sided tape I am using, I then stumbled across The Scratch Pad, also for sale on eBay in the States.

[url="http://www.scratchpadusa.com/index.html"]http://www.scratchpadusa.com/index.html[/url] well worth a check, what I really like about it is it can be easilly removed and transferred to another instrument. Don't like the graphics though.

[color="#FF0000"][size=4]TRade completed, please remove.[/size][/color]

Before anybody else asks.
My profile picture is a guy (not me) playing a bass.

What! It's the weekend guys, make it a good one.

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