billfaro Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Evening all. I know you are not that keen on Tabs. But as someone brand new to Bass or any Guitar playing, I find them quite handy. Do you think these Tabs are correct. When i play them they do not seem right. Even for me it seems a fairly easy song to play along to. As it mostly the same all the way through. What do you think. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UajuBAUkBs"]https://www.youtube....h?v=-UajuBAUkBs[/url] G-------------------------| D---6-9-6-----------------| A-7-------(9)---6-9-6-----| E-------------7-------(7)-| *Notes in brackets are not played on the record, but if you want to throw them in for the fun of it, just play the note before it, and the note itself, twice as fast as the rest. Ending G-------------------------| D-------------------------| A-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------| x 2 E-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-| G-------------------------| D-------------------------| A-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----| E-------------------------| Cheers. Bill. Edited December 22, 2014 by billfaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanoet Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Cant help you directly with that song But I tend to listen / watch some bass covers / lessons on youtube and see how they do it See how it sounds when they play it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) The tab looks fine to me, although there are a few variations throughout as you mention. What sounds wrong when you play it? Edited December 22, 2014 by toneknob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 [quote name='billfaro' timestamp='1419264486' post='2638121'] Evening all. I know you are not that keen on Tabs. Cheers. Bill. [/quote] I think most people are ok with tabs. There are a few that aren`t keen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 [quote name='deanoet' timestamp='1419265302' post='2638130'] Cant help you directly with that song But I tend to listen / watch some bass covers / lessons on youtube and see how they do it See how it sounds when they play it [/quote] Tabs only really work in conjunction with the recorded piece. Along with not showing rhythm, it's standard form that they will be occassionally wrong, so they're at best a guide to get you started. Tab sites are the worst. Even published tab books are only created by someone sat down trying their best to decipher what is played, there's no more science than that most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 The tab looks to give the right line for the song...there are little variations and passing notes on occasion but the tab is the gist of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Drax' timestamp='1419271698' post='2638220'] Even published tab books are only created by someone sat down trying their best to decipher what is played, there's no more science than that most of the time. [/quote] And the books can be as bad as some online tabs...bits missing, wrong key etc etc. The big publishers are quite bad for it. Stuart Clayton and his Bassline Publishing books are bang on though, others can be very poor in comparison. Edited December 22, 2014 by Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Here's a version I prefer, done using Guitar Pro. It's good for tabs and/or notation. It's a pdf, to be downloaded as 'Dance The Night Away.pdf'... [attachment=179152:Mavericks_Danc_The_Nigh_Away.pdf] Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 For me they usually are a good place to start. More often than not there are mistakes and quite often only the main bits of a song are tabbed. So as long as you have this in mind and be prepared to work out some of it for yourself they are OK and can save you a bit of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1419268531' post='2638186'] There are a few that aren`t keen [/quote] And the winner of understatement of the year goes to...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfaro Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hi All. Thanks for the reply's. I will play this in Media Player and slow it down a bit. A keep at it until i get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 ...then for a short break from playing TABs; here's an art course: Joking aside; TABs are ok, but they lack some of the key info. Welcome and good luck in your playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 You don't need the key info for tabs.....I'll get my coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1420471619' post='2649680'] ...then for a short break from playing TABs; here's an art course: Joking aside; TABs are ok, but they lack some of the key info. Welcome and good luck in your playing [/quote] If, however, one's objective is not to become Rembrandt, but simply to have a nice colourful picture of a Tigger, PBN are just fine. Similarly, tabs are useful to many. Not much harm done, methinks..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I think you're overthinking a track like this.. It's a major triad pattern across the two chords... and you could easy just play them as qtr notes only.. Without a drummer, it will sound ok, but within a band it should swing along quite well..and you don't need to bother about anything else. IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 maybe I'm teaching my Granny to suck eggs, but the best way I've found of checking if a tab correct is to use audacity to move the song up an octave or even 2 octaves certainly makes the bass line stand out and you can slow it down, I've found it invaluable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1420474528' post='2649716'] If, however, one's objective is not to become Rembrandt, but simply to have a nice colourful picture of a Tigger, PBN are just fine. Similarly, tabs are useful to many. Not much harm done, methinks..? [/quote] This tab helped me play the piece without using any colored pencils. But most tab I find is just badly written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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