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On the studio version the key is 3b's (Eb). The first chord is a dominant 7 1st Inversion:

(G7/B)

This chap below has it nailed (accompanied with a scrolling video).

All the Bass notes, chord terminology/changes etc are correct.

For non-readers, he has provided tab as well.

2 hours ago, StickyDBRmf said:

Reminds me of the guitar duel in "Crossroads".

Benny and Miss Diane? I remember that, although not many do. I think it was in the directors cut. **

6 hours ago, Belka said:

As far as I know the bassline on 'I'm too Sexy' was played by the sadly recently deceased Phil Spalding, not Richard Fairbrass. 

Yep, it was played by Phil Spalding. In fact, Phil talks about that Bassline in the video below. He was a very funny character:
 

23 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Yet they will absolutely watch it next year as well!

Yep, especially if the UK enter, 'Jesus Christ on a Bike' as their representative. Mind you, he will probably get Zero points from the public as well.

The Vatican would vote for him...But it's way past their bedtime.

10 minutes ago, squire5 said:

Who was the guy years ago who played a Zon bass and had at least 47 different D-Tuners on his headstock?Curly headed dudeDid a lot of melodic solos.Well like him,it was pleasant to listen to - for a while.CB is talented no doubt and a nice guy to boot but I could only listen to him for a short while.

4 hours ago, Paolo85 said:

He is working with metal guitarist Bernth and has announced a tour. I think Bloodstream is very good

  Seeing as this is a thread about Charles' tapping skills and you mentioned, Bernth, it's probably worth posting this.

"The UK did not have to worry about the public vote on Tuesday. It is one of five countries that qualifies automatically for the final, due to its financial contribution to the contest. Sweden, who were last year's winners, also get a free pass."

20 hours ago, leschirons said:

 

 

Bring back Stock Aitken & Waterman. Never really a fan but they knew how to write a hook in those days.

They did come back, in 2010. Well 2/3rd's of them did and came last with 10 points.

I'm not sure why it came last - Quantized Sequencing at it's very best along with terrific vocals, especially the backing singers... Although, for some reason my cat left the room at the end and I haven't seen him since.

Sorry. I'm being mean...As it happens, I do enjoy the competition and always have done. Plenty of fun, although at times, it can be a case of 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly'.

"That Sounds Good to Me" is a song written and composed by Pete Waterman, Mike Stock and Steve Crosby that finished last when it represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo, Norway. The song and performer was revealed as Josh Dubovie on 12 March 2010 who won Eurovision: Your Country Needs You.

I'm not sure why it came last - Quantized Sequencing at it's very best along with terrific vocals, especially the backing singers... Although, for some reason my cat left the room at the end and I haven't seen him since.

Sorry, only on YouTube (as far as I know), an Interview and chat with Lee Ritenour.

He is talking about his (busy) studio sessions days with a few funny stories thrown in.

There are a couple of (baked in) short adverts in there (strings and pedals), but nothing too intrusive.

2 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

If he could tap dance at the same time he'd make a great music hall act.

But he does tap dance well, and at the same time, he can tap semi-quaver triplets on his Blakey's Tap Shoes protectors.

As Sir Thomas Beecham probably said after hearing him..."The English may not like his music, but they absolutely love the noise he makes..."

As the one single poster on YouTube said - "This is one of those hidden gems on YouTube".

2 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Try this, with the late great Michel Petrucciani, or listen to the album Trio in Tokyo.

 

 

 

 

 

I have the 'Trio In Tokyo' album and it is really is quite dynamic. Outstanding playing all round.

We all know about Gadd & Jackson, but Michael Petrucciani was an extraordinary musician. It was such a shame he passed so young. 

Oddly enough, I was working on a show in Tokyo when they recorded this at The Blue Note. Although, unfortunately, I didn't know until after the gig.

Haha, funny enough I was watching this concert earlier today. Steve Gadd & Anthony Jackson are both on it, with Dave Grusin and few other top, top players.

I would have thought 'Harvey Mason' would have been considered worthy of a place in the 100 greatest Drummers list, considering his modest CV?

Maybe Rolling Stone could have allotted him the number 94 in the position of *greatness*.

Artist Credits - Harvey Mason

I have been a life long fan of Dave Grusin. A top, top keyboard player who just happened to compose knock out Film Scores and very memorable TV Themes.

His bands and Orchestras were often filled with a lot of my favourite musicians as well - A win win for me.

I just so happened to watch a film last night called 'Havana' and Dave Grusin composed the score.

A mixture of Latin Music and Orchestral cues. This piece below 'Cuba Libra (Se Fue) is from that film.

9 hours ago, TimR said:

 

I played with a drummer for several years who couldn't up the tempo gradually because it doesn't work like that. The drummer is human. 

 

Music does work like that, exactly like that. Because as you say, 'The Musician (Drummer) is human'.

Accelerando,  Rallentando, Ritardando, A Tempo, Rubato?

Changes of tempo - Understanding musical terms

19 hours ago, TimR said:

 

It's not the drummer's job to keep the band's time. The first paragraph of the link says its the drummers job to keep time. 

Even the OP realises that the drummer isn't there to keep the band in time. The band can do that themselves -  especially when the drummer isn't able to and needs a flashing beacon stuck in their line of sight. 

I wasted years playing with a drummer who sped up if I stopped playing. Every song we played I had to lean back on the beat in order to keep time. One gig I had had enough and went with him on the final song. It just crashed and burned when it was going so fast the singer couldn't get the words out.

Maybe at the time, you should have recruited a Drummer who could keep time. You could have avoided all those wasted years.

In hindsight, maybe you should have got him "A Simple Metronome With A Big Flashing Light"

2 hours ago, TimR said:

See my previous post. 

I did, but I didn't understand what you were talking about. Judging by your post, neither did you. That's why I asked.

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1 hour ago, TimR said:

 

Well that's the first paragraph wrong to start with. 😂

 

No wonder there's so much issues with drummers who think everyone should be following them. 🤦‍♂️

  What's wrong? 

16 minutes ago, Acebassmusic said:

 

I think having 1 person in the band to count in all songs can give a bit of consistency to start tempo. The number of times I've played in bands where another musician (usually the guitarist) would start the song at a totally different speed due to nerves / adrenalin / last song played / they just feel like it! 🤣

 

In my band we try not to leave much space between songs and use the drummer as the focal point. They're queing up the next tempo whilst the guitarist checks tuning or someones changing patches etc. Everyone knows who does the count in and should there be any technical problems they can signal to the drummer to hold off. It seems quicker and pretty efficient.

 

I agree that it's everyones responsibility to keep time together but it's the drummers role to provide the pulse that we keep time to. If the drummer can't keep to the rehearsed beat then you've got problems...... I'm in the house band for a local jam (so no real pressure on getting things right) and we regularly play "Le Grange" which on the record is about 160bpm. The guitarist always starts it off about 170bpm and by the end of the song we've achieved 190+bpm Our drummer is usualy solid but for whatever reason on that one, goes astray 🤣

Yep, and most of this in the link below as well.

Please enter at your own risk - It's a dot com for Drummers.

This Is Why Drummers Are So Important In A Band

On 13/04/2024 at 20:36, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said:

Jefferson airplaine -white rabbit 

 

Haha...I really like the George Benson version of White Rabbit.

😁

3 hours ago, Marky L said:

Wotcha

Well, as it says above (but add in cheap). Anything anyone can suggest? I want to be able to biff in the bpms and hit go and a big assed light begins to flash.. so I can shove that in our drummers face so he can count in songs at the right speed. (Something he seems to think only he can do).

 

Thankee.

Do you have to shove it in his face? If not, can I suggest you get a vibrating metronome, because I can think of a better place to 'shove it'. 

😂

13 hours ago, Mykesbass said:

Interesting choice. One of my favourites was from two years later:

 

I remember getting this album when it first came out (I was 15). I still listen to it quite a bit these days.

Some really nice arranging from Don Sebesky and of course, produced by the late, great, Creed Taylor.

Both who were the team behind 'The Other Side of Abbey Road'.