Kiwi Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Just heard this one in the car as I went food shopping: I can't remember ever hearing a simpler bass line (the number of notes, not the variety). Can anyone post a youtube clip of an even simpler arrangement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I'll raise you Daft Punk's Da Funk- just G quarter notes throughout. IIRC Siouxsie & the Banshees' Peek a boo has just one bass note sliding down coming in sparsely in the whole song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote name='SJA' post='171344' date='Apr 7 2008, 12:42 PM']just G quarter notes throughout.[/quote] Montego Bay still has fewer notes. Peek a boo is a real contender though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geilerbass Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) Midlife Crisis by Faith No More? Pretty much 8th note open E all the way. And then there's Private Communications by Dire Straits - pretty much the same thing. Edited April 7, 2008 by geilerbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Private investigations, you mean (is it off Communique?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 you tube clips? to embed them just put youtube in [*here*] then clip number eg i41W-NIjMfs (not the whole URL) [/*and youtube here*] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassninja Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I always dug "Once in a lifetime" by Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads (Speaking in Tongues & Stop Making Sense albums) Only 2 notes, but what a great 2 notes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='171505' date='Apr 7 2008, 02:58 PM']you tube clips? to embed them just put youtube in [*here*] then clip number eg i41W-NIjMfs (not the whole URL) [/*and youtube here*][/quote] Ahaaa!!! I had been wondering why mine didn't work... thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Oh yeah baby I can better that....... 2 notes--- One whole lotta Mojo ! ALL TIME CLASSIC...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Good stuff, don't forget we're talking the actual smallest total number of notes played though the song, not the variety. So 1 note per bar counts more than 4 notes I still think Montego Bay is up there, but Peekaboo seems to have the lead at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 "spy in the cab" by Bauhaus the single note on the bass sounds like a tuned drum [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUfUTV1JqU4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUfUTV1JqU4[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote name='dub_junkie' post='171695' date='Apr 7 2008, 07:24 PM']"spy in the cab" by Bauhaus the single note on the bass sounds like a tuned drum [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUfUTV1JqU4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUfUTV1JqU4[/url][/quote] There are 5 notes in that! A slide at 2:16, followed by E, D, C, B (well, maybe... I wasn't paying THAT much attention) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 anything by the white stripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 [quote]\"spy in the cab\" by Bauhaus the single note on the bass sounds like a tuned drum [/quote] [quote]There are 5 notes in that! A slide at 2:16, followed by E, D, C, B (well, maybe... I wasn\'t paying THAT much attention)[/quote] LOL, I was wondering how long it would be until someone mentioned Bauhaus. Nice work Sirs! (Tsk, get your tags sorted though ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassDad Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Trani by Kings Of Leon. Not as frugal as Peek A Boo but just a great track and great bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geilerbass Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) [quote name='SJA' post='171463' date='Apr 7 2008, 02:26 PM']Private investigations, you mean (is it off Communique?)[/quote] Oh dear... it's been awhile since I put some Straits on. Thanks for pointing that out... Edited April 7, 2008 by geilerbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Everyday People by S&tFS. If I am not too drunk to remember corectly, it's one note the whoe way through.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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foal30 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 how about Tim Drummond's line on James Brown's "I can't stand myself when you touch me". might be four notes but by Gum it's a sparse line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [quote name='SJA' post='171463' date='Apr 7 2008, 02:26 PM']Private investigations, you mean (is it off Communique?)[/quote] "Love over Gold", innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hit&Run Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [quote name='Beedster' post='171909' date='Apr 7 2008, 11:15 PM']If I am not too drunk to remember corectly, it's one note the whoe way through....[/quote] Class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakfast Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 [quote]I'll raise you Daft Punk's Da Funk-[/quote] I was in a band that used to cover that. As you can imagine, I had a whole lot of fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 (edited) I'm trying to remember if the line in [i]Papa Was A Rollin' Stone[/i] by The Temptations changes from the initial one. If not, surely that has to be a contender? Edited April 8, 2008 by The Funk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Brad - 20th Century Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 [quote name='Beedster' post='171909' date='Apr 7 2008, 11:15 PM']Everyday People by S&tFS. If I am not too drunk to remember corectly, it's one note the whoe way through....[/quote] Obviously i was i a worse state of inebriation, i just couldn't think of the song title despite singing it to myself :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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