TimR

Yes. That's what I was saying. Circle of 5ths for Gb shows: Db Gb B Bbm Ebm Abm IV I V iii iv ii

If you look at the 2 chords either side you get the M m m M M m chords you'd usually play in a piece. But don't think you need a circle of 5ths to work that out. So for C it shows: C d e F G a, the outlier being the missing b.

If you play a Bb on a C chord you're defining the chord as a m7. That's not particularly neutral. G is a 5th which doesn't really make a lot of difference, and F is a perfect 4th so you can play them all day long. I don't think the circle of 5ths instructs you to anything regards note choice.

The only decider for me is whether the other musicians are competent and intent on performing.

Look for a dodgy dimmer switch, cheap LED lights or fridge/freezer in your house. They're the most common culprits.

Just play it in Db.

Spotify allows you to add your own local music files on your device. Mac or Android. https://support.spotify.com/uk/article/local-files/

I don't think the old 'You need 15"s to deal with the bass.' stacks up anymore. We are using Active Yamaha DXR8s for vocals. Plus we have added a slight touch guitar, overheads and kick drum occasionally for dispersion on outdoor gigs.

Indeed. When it comes to politics no one is right. It just depends on whether your wrong opinion matches someone else's wrong opinion as to whether you both agree.

That's going to make a lot more difference than having a bass that's 3lbs lighter. It's like the cycling guys I know who spend thousands of pounds on bikes to save ounces when the real problem is the weight of the rider. There's a good thread here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/470354-weight-lossattempting-to-be-healthy-thread/

Just to clarify the circle of 5ths. It's all down to Pythagorus. If you take the wavelength of a note and break it into half you get a doubling of frequency. That's up an octave. If you take the wavelength of a note and break it into 1/3rds you get an octave and a perfect 5th. This is the first pure harmonic you get. Repeat this 12 times and you get back to your starting note (albeit several octave up). From a C that 5th is a G. C major scale has no sharps or flats. G major has one sharp. 4ths is just what happens when you come back down. Or anti clockwise on the wheel. TLDR; As far as an exercise goes, it seems to be a Scott's Bass Lessons thing in order to get you familiar with the fretboard. You could just learn all the notes one at a time but doing it this way semi-randomises the notes to test you and still ensure you cover all the notes. Imagine learning your tables and then getting someone to test you. They wouldn't just ask you what's 1x2, 2x2, 3x2 etc.

If you don't know any theory then it's no use to you as it's quite an advanced level. It doesn't really have any bearing on everyday playing.

How many #s and bs. C - 0 G - 1 D - 2 A - 3 E - 4 B - 5 F#/Gb - 6 Db -5 Ab - 4 Eb - 3 Bb - 2 F - 1

Bradley Cooper is facing a mounting backlash over his use of a prosthetic nose during his portrayal of Leonard Bernstein - the Jewish equivalent of 'Blacking Up'. More bewilderment from onlookers...

Well. Matt Damon says something that's not controversial in the slightest. Someone latches on to it as a way to promote their movement. A few people wonder if actually they may have point. Suddenly it is contraversal. Loads of people still think it isn't (including Matt Damon) but those with an agenda carry on bashing the point as its getting them loads of attention. It gathers steam and Matt Damon realises it's less damaging for his career to take the high ground, diffuse the situation and apologise. The rest of the world stand back and watch with bewilderment... Meanwhile on BassChat...

Indeed. Not even the "prominent members of the me too movement" belive this. Its a marketing device to create engagement on the subject by presenting an ad absurdum case.

According to the guys on the latest SBL podcast who are making custom bases they're now down to around £20k. You can't even buy a new van for that.

They're not that expensive anymore.

Compared with the way Metallica approach it - that's positively archaic. But then I guess Iron Maiden have their own tour "air" bus 😆

It just shows a general lack of imagination and/or laziness. It's easy to copy a song if you just stick to guitar/bass and drums songs. It's generally hard to get bands to even consider rearranging songs that have keyboards, synths, strings, choirs or brass to suit their lineup.

The one thing I'm finding as a few of my friends and relatives who have died recently in their early 70s. The tunes are becoming less classical and more 60s based. My aunt who died in Feb, had Daydream Believer played as we left the crem and my other friend who died in March; Little Wing. Which is a lovely song. I think having a plan can't be a bad thing as I know from experience planning someone else's funeral and trying to work out what they, their friends and family would have liked or expect is extremely hard. The funerals of friends who have died of a long illness tend to have had good funerals.

I have one for about 6 tunes in case I get a mental block. But find that a full run through of the set the day before and about an hour before I pack the car iron out the cobwebs. If I don't do that the gig becomes very edge of the seat for me.

Don't pick up your bass or a notebook until you have learned the tune by listening to it multiple times. Be that on your way to and from work, or while doing the ironing etc. By the time you pick up your bass, you should have already learned the structure and chord progressions and be just sorting out which positions on the fretboard you're using. Ear training is very overlooked by bass players. You should be able to recognise; semitone, tone, m3, 3, 4, 5 and octave intervals as a minimum without having to pick them out.

@solo4652 Is this an established band you have joined and done 6 gigs with or is or a new band who have only done 6 gigs? The setlist looks a bit cobbled together with little thought. More of a 'who knows this one?'. Either that or it's an established band that has failed to get rid of the really older stuff when choosing newer tunes. I'd be dropping the tunes @hiram.k.hackenbacker has highlighted in red as you pick new ones. I prefer to stick to a style rather than try to please everyone - and fail - by trying to cast the net too wide. Pick well known tunes you enjoy playing rather than tunes you just think will go down well, or tunes you have seen bands play and have gone down well.

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