Woodinblack Posted July 5 Posted July 5 4 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: You could have learnt it in the time it took to write that message. No you would still mess up the change as you had got into a sort of daze of playing the same thing over and over. 1 Quote
bass_dinger Posted July 6 Posted July 6 23 hours ago, Piers_Williamson said: Is that a song you have to 'learn'? It comes from the "Hi Ho Silver Lining' school of bass playing. There is a single surprise minor chord in there, toward the end. Fall asleep during verse 3, and you'll miss it. And the right rhythm is important - get it wrong and you'll sound like the Sunday Strummers Ukulele Club. Ask me how I know... Quote
Buddster Posted July 6 Posted July 6 43 minutes ago, bass_dinger said: Fall asleep during verse 3, Oh, god, have I got to stay awake that long! 2 Quote
ricksterphil Posted July 7 Posted July 7 Among others, Mustang Sally, Committments version. Wicked inverted walking bass lines 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted July 7 Posted July 7 On 05/07/2025 at 23:33, Woodinblack said: No you would still mess up the change as you had got into a sort of daze of playing the same thing over and over. I depped with a band and they said 'we leave out the change!' Put it in at a jam and the guitarist remembered to as well! Quote
dave_bass5 Posted July 9 Posted July 9 (edited) Believe it or not, Smoke on the water 😂😎. Last time i played it in public i was at school. Edited July 9 by dave_bass5 Quote
Japhet Posted July 16 Posted July 16 (edited) Just been given a set list with 22 songs I've never played. Nothing too hard though so should be OK. Shame, I was enjoying getting to grips with Aqualung (Jethro Tull). One of my most favoritest bass lines ever. Think it was Jerrfey Hammond Hammond who played it (and I don't think he was even a bass player) although happy to be corrected. Love when it kicks in around 2.20. Edited July 16 by Japhet 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Sweet home Alabama, dreams (fleet wood Mac version), Dakota, sanctuary it's only open mic night version, fortunately and fairly basic compared to you lot. Sadly available time for practice means only fairly simple songs Quote
dave_bass5 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 32 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said: Town called Malice ! Great bass line Love playing that on bass. We do this in my main band where im not on bass, and the bass player plays the verses back to front. Won't have it that its wrong, because 'no one has ever said anything' 🤔 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted July 16 Posted July 16 1 hour ago, Japhet said: Just been given a set list with 22 songs I've never played. Nothing too hard though so should be OK. Shame, I was enjoying getting to grips with Aqualung (Jethro Tull). One of my most favoritest bass lines ever. Think it was Jerrfey Hammond Hammond who played it (and I don't think he was even a bass player) although happy to be corrected. Love when it kicks in around 2.20. He was their bass player for four years, then went back to painting according to Wikipedia. Quote
ricksterphil Posted July 16 Posted July 16 5 hours ago, Geek99 said: Sweet home Alabama, dreams (fleet wood Mac version), Dakota, sanctuary it's only open mic night version, fortunately and fairly basic compared to you lot. Sadly available time for practice means only fairly simple songs Sweet Home is fun to play as is Dakota, although Dakota is better if you're locked in with the drummer Quote
Geek99 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 34 minutes ago, ricksterphil said: Sweet Home is fun to play as is Dakota, although Dakota is better if you're locked in with the drummer No drummer, it’s an om. Backing acoustic guitards, yes even on sanctuary (his version is quite gentle) so I should really resist the urge to smack the ampeg svt patch to 11 1 Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago A few relatively straightforward classics to get down ready for a rehearsal on Tuesday. Knock on Wood - Duck Dunn's simple figure using the sixth where most people would use the seventh or octave is sublime 🙂 Quote
Geek99 Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago On 16/07/2025 at 09:20, Geek99 said: Sweet home Alabama, dreams (fleet wood Mac version), Dakota, sanctuary it's only open mic night version, fortunately and fairly basic compared to you lot. Sadly available time for practice means only fairly simple songs Went surprisingly well for the first two. Crowd went nuts. To my huge embarrassment not done the latter two yet 2 Quote
Geek99 Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago On 16/07/2025 at 15:49, Geek99 said: No drummer, it’s an om. Backing acoustic guitards, yes even on sanctuary (his version is quite gentle) so I should really resist the urge to smack the ampeg svt patch to 11 Or maybe I won’t 😎 I feel a “dusty end” root node walk coming on for the interlude Quote
Woodinblack Posted 8 hours ago Posted 8 hours ago Songs for the next week are: Slipnot - duality Creed - overcome Sum41 - in too deep offspring - kids aren't alright weezer - pork and beans and hashpipe muse - unravelling first couple are tricky as I don't actually know them, last one is tricky because, well, it just is! 2 Quote
ProjeKtWEREWOLF Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Last Dance with Mary Jane - Tom Petty Gimme Shelter - Stereophonics (Rolling Stones) Roadhouse Blues - Doors Suzie Q - Creedence Dead Flowers - Stones I'm jamming with some older fellas on Wednesday. I don't know any of these songs other than Suzie q (and I never learned that). Really out of my wheelhouse. I have three 12.5h shifts before that, and Tuesday morning is allocated to another task. I will be relying on cheat sheets/sheet music I think. 1 Quote
Beedster Posted 9 minutes ago Posted 9 minutes ago I've always found CCR songs harder to pull together than you'd imagine from a casual listen, good luck 👍 Quote
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