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This could actually be considered a huge advantage over most who pick it up seeking to emulate those guys... On a practical level, playing long notes at a really slow tempo with a fixed pitch drone is great for developing intonation.

All of these. I've largely given up taking an amp to gigs and have never been happier - a decent D.I. and some IEMs will resolve any battles over monitor mixes and you can make sure that you can always hear yourself without upsetting other band members. In-ears don't have to be expensive; provided you aren't running around too much, you could opt for a wired headphone pack and some non-moulded headphones (lots of people I work with use the shure 215s and love them). The funny thing about bass gear is that nobody else really cares apart from a handful of other bass players on the internet.

In that case, it sounds like you're ok as far as everything being in the same key is concerned. You're in the key of B major and implying these chords: E* | B/D# | B | F#/A# B | * If you've got E and F# as the only notes for this chord then you could call it a couple of different things, but it's functioning as an E major chord.

Whether or not this works depends on what quality each chord in the sequence is - are the notes that you posted just your bass notes or are all of the chords major? If it's the former, then everything could be fine. If it's the latter, then we might have to amputate...

New transcription just uploaded - note-for-note chart for Sade's 'Smooth Operator': Sade - 'Smooth Operator' Bass Transcription pdf I've also included a transcription of the main groove from Me'shell Ndegeocello's recent cover of Smooth Operator, which is dirty. And it's in 5/4:

Agreed, Janek's a terrific musician, but I think I gave up on the vlogs when he included a time lapse video of one of his therapy sessions.

This really means a lot to hear that the things I hurl at the internet have a positive impact on people, thanks Stew!

I think you missed 'gloves' off the list, too? Seriously though, I feel that these should be mandatory guidelines for anyone posting videos on anything music-related. I always find Joe Hubbard's videos more 'nutritious' than most, but I understand that his style is not to everyone's taste. Bob Reynolds (saxophonist) has some great insights in his videos, but there's a lot of the aforementioned footage of family/driving to wade through to get to the good stuff.

New chart for the great line on 'South of the River' by Tom Misch Tom Misch - 'South of the River' bass transcription pdf New blog post + video to conclude the 'how to practise' series, which contains some advice for removing barriers to practice and managing your time more effectively: How to Practise, Part 4: Removing Obstacles to Practice

Bought a jazz bass from Chris this afternoon, great guy to deal with and makes a fine cuppa. Cheers!

Joe Dart all over it as usual - lots of E7 vocabulary to steal from the solo! The Fearless Flyers - 'Ace of Aces' bass transcription pdf

I did a quick transcription of 'Ace of Aces' - I haven't thoroughly fact-checked it yet, but hopefully it'll help some people out! The Fearless Flyers - Ace of Aces bass transcription pdf

Waterfalls was on my to-do list, thanks for saving me the trouble! Great tune and always good to have an excuse to use an envelope filter.

Updated/expanded chart for ABBA's 'Dancing Queen', now note-for-note: ABBA - 'Dancing Queen' 2018 update Here's a play-along:

Working with multiple bands/singers who all do the same repertoire but in different keys often leads to me forgetting who does what in which key. Hand signals help to clarify this without lots of yelling across the stage, particularly when it's a tune that the bass starts and I can't rely on hearing things first.

I won't lie, this took a while, and I still can't quite get through all 7 minutes without sweating (or swearing) profusely. Anyway, here's my best attempt to notate everything that Justin Chancellor did on Tool's 'Vicarious: Tool - 'Vicarious' bass transcription

NERD ALERT - the latest video and blog post deal with the value of tracking your practice: Full article is HERE Updated/corrected transcriptions: • Lionel Richie - 'Dancing On The Ceiling' • The Beatles - 'Help' • David Gray - 'Babylon'

Bought an MXR octave from Ed, pleasure to deal with from start to finish, pedal arrived swiftly and was well packaged. Top lad.

New chart just added to the site: Queen - 'Killer Queen' bass transcription

New video on why we can all still benefit from lessons and how to find the right teacher: The full blog post is available HERE