gub Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Just come back from rehersal and the new band i am with now wants to do this song but we have to drop it down half step from F as the singer gets on better with it there ,trouble is i am so used to playing it in F and have been for a long time as i have done this song for ages and know i am going to forget and start playing it the way i am used to when we do it live ! Edited February 22, 2011 by gub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Use a second bass tuned down a half step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Or just write "E" next to it on the set list to remind you. I'm very used to singers flipping the key about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just do it like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1137407' date='Feb 22 2011, 06:00 PM']Just do it like this. [/quote] Ha ha think i will stick to the more trad version , putting a little note to myself sounds a good idea ,not sure about another bass for the one song though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1137407' date='Feb 22 2011, 06:00 PM']Just do it like this. [/quote] +1 why does the singer sound to me like the dead milkmen? it's not him is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huwgarms Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1137407' date='Feb 22 2011, 06:00 PM']Just do it like this. [/quote] haha first class prefer the silverstein version though :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1137431' date='Feb 22 2011, 06:19 PM']+1 why does the singer sound to me like the dead milkmen? it's not him is it?[/quote] Nah just a bunch of 17 year olds pi*sing around who later became the greatest punk band of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1137485' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:06 PM']Nah just a bunch of 17 year olds pi*sing around who later became the greatest punk band of all time.[/quote] what, better than bad brains? or is that not punk. and what about the sex pistols? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd_david Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1137485' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:06 PM']who later became the greatest punk band of all time.[/quote] My God they turned into the Ramones, Pistols, Damned, Buzzcocks, Ruts, SLF or UK Subs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 anyroad up. fleetwood mac. it's essential sometimes to transpose to meet the singers range so i guess you're going to have to like it or lump it. or a quick retune? i wouldn't be scared to retune between a song or two. it can be done in about 10 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1137495' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:09 PM']what, better than bad brains? or is that not punk. and what about the sex pistols?[/quote] (thread hijack) None of those bands had a masterpiece like this. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1137506' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:15 PM'](thread hijack) None of those bands had a masterpiece like this. Sorry[/quote] i'll have to aquire the vinyl if you think it's that good. never listened to them before but obviously the name has been around a long long time, so they must have had something. though having said that, i'd never heard of bad brains till about 5 years ago and i love that sh*t now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1137523' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:25 PM']i'll have to aquire the vinyl if you think it's that good. never listened to them before but obviously the name has been around a long long time, so they must have had something. though having said that, i'd never heard of bad brains till about 5 years ago and i love that sh*t now..[/quote] I have all of NOFX' stuff on vinyl, that's a shitload of vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='1137403' date='Feb 22 2011, 05:56 PM']... I'm very used to singers flipping the key about[/quote] But I hate it when they don't even know they've done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1137528' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:26 PM']I have all of NOFX' stuff on vinyl, that's a shitload of vinyl.[/quote] vinyl is the best! i don't listen to any digital music anymore. i dont see why folk need entertaining while they're walkin down the street anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1137506' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:15 PM'](thread hijack) None of those bands had a masterpiece like this. Sorry[/quote] That's more like punk-pop, innit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='1137577' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:50 PM']That's more like punk-pop, innit...[/quote] Who care it's just music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 You think you've got problems. One of the bands I'm in does Wayward Son in a shortened & heavy version in E, whilst the proggy band does the full version in A. Added to which another band I dep for occassionally does a few songs my main band does in a variety of different keys. It's a frickin' nightmare remembering what to do with which and where on the neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='1137577' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:50 PM']That's more like punk-pop, innit...[/quote] the fact they've turned up in a thread about fleetwood mac says it all! only messin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1137591' date='Feb 22 2011, 07:55 PM']the fact they've turned up in a thread about fleetwood mac says it all! only messin[/quote] TBH, so was I... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 [quote name='Bilbo' post='1137288' date='Feb 22 2011, 04:39 PM']Use a second bass tuned down a half step.[/quote] Or do a quick de-tune, whilst allowing the singer to entertain the audience with razor sharp wit. Or idiocy, whichever they`re more suited to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Funny that if I say I can't play it in a different key, I'm told to buckle down and learn it. The singer can't sing it and it's well you will just have to transpose it into a key I can sing in...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Personally I'd go the 'second detuned bass' route as well. Don't know why but I think it looks more professional to slickly swap a bass for another song than retuning. No matter how fast you think you are retuning it always, from my experience as a punter, looks awkward from the audiences view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 But surely you don't need to retune? You are only dropping it a semitone to E,so you are still within the range of the instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.