daz Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Best played with open strings or not ? and does anyone know which way its played on the original single? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) Isn't it D# ? (basically 6th fret on A then E strings, then 4th fret A string, then 6th, 4th an 2nd on E....) Edited January 13, 2011 by Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 From just listening to it (I've never learned it before),it's just a big Eb minor pentatonic line(Eb,Gb,Ab,Bb,Db),so unless you are drop tuned you have to play it in a closed position with no open strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I'm guessing they either Varispeeded it, or tuned down a semi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Doddy' post='1088433' date='Jan 13 2011, 06:51 PM']From just listening to it (I've never learned it before),it's just a big Eb minor pentatonic line(Eb,Gb,Ab,Bb,Db),so unless you are drop tuned you have to play it in a closed position with no open strings.[/quote] Yes thats the way I learned it and play it. Though on hearing it played on open strings ( a semitone different) i couldnt decide if it sounded better, so i just wondered how it was played originally. I dont care how [i]old hat [/i] it is, or how much the riff is looked down upon in guitar shops. I always have a soft spot for it, as it was the first punk record i heard and the first one where i recognized and fell in love with the bass sound. Edited January 13, 2011 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Great riff, great sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Yes, those that dismiss either The Stranglers, Peaches, or JJs bass sound should themselves be dismissed. They`re touring in March, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 i always play it with open strings...but i'm lazy like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 The first 2 Stranglers albums were as rough & ready as you get - I very much doubt they were bothered about tuning to concert pitch so I imagine the line starts on D - either open or A string, 5th fret. I pretty much learned to play the bass by playing along to Rattus Norvegicus in my bedroom when I was 16, and I didn't have to re-tune for the other songs, the patterns all seemed quite logical, well - as far as I remember. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 an old thread I know, but the band have decided to have a go at peaches, now I've always played it in D, but it would appear that the original is in Eb (that's what it looks like J J is playing on a live video I've looked at), no open strings there then, what key do others play it in? not that it matters a lot as long as the guitarist is playing in the same one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) Didn't realise I'd replied already Edited May 31, 2019 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, ahpook said: Didn't realise I'd replied already well it was a long time ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 On 22/01/2011 at 21:41, Bassassin said: The first 2 Stranglers albums were as rough & ready as you get - I very much doubt they were bothered about tuning to concert pitch so I imagine the line starts on D - either open or A string, 5th fret. I bet they were tuned properly, given their reliance on keyboards and JJ's classical training. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 The Strangles weren't a bunch of kids fired up by Punk. They knew how to write a song and play their instruments. The keys on Peaches certainly means they were tuned to concert pitch. The song is as easy to play in Eb as any other key, because the bass doesn't hit the low Eb. The lowest note you have to play is F#. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Whenever I've played it - not often, granted - I've always played it in C# - that way the lowest note is an open E... Surely it depends on in which key the vocalist is comfortable singing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 28 minutes ago, Twigman said: Whenever I've played it - not often, granted - I've always played it in C# - that way the lowest note is an open E... Surely it depends on in which key the vocalist is comfortable singing it? this is true, but we do like to play it in the 'right' key wherever possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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