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Serious question could the Last Post be played on a Bass guitar, I have an Uncle whose son was lost in  ww2,and he's coming  round on Sunday for a Slice  a Cake and a Cuppa Tea.

If it could ?can anyone help me out with the tabs.

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Do you have a fretless? It might sound a bit meh on a fretted.

 

I wondered about the following, too. My father fought in WW2 and he died 15 years ago at the age of 86.

 

2 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

I'm intrigued as to how old your uncle is if his son fought on WW2. Both of my grandparents who were veterans have sadly passed. 

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29 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

You should be able to figure it out from this.

 

https://www.ultimate-tabs.com/misc-traditional/anzac-last-post-tab

 

Im intrigued as to how old your uncle is if his son fought on WW2. Both of my grandparents who were veterans have sadly passed. 

Yer i got wrong it was actually the Falkland's he was lost in .

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1 hour ago, Mickyk said:

Yer i got wrong it was actually the Falkland's he was lost in .


no worries dude. I’ve got family who fought there too.  
 

What you’re doing is very thoughtful and a very kind gesture. 
 

I took my dad to the Menin Gate and we heard the last post and went to see where some of our family had fought and died. 
 

Let us know how it goes!

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2 hours ago, Mickyk said:

Serious question could the Last Post be played on a Bass guitar, I have an Uncle whose son was lost in  ww2,and he's coming  round on Sunday for a Slice  a Cake and a Cuppa Tea.

If it could ?can anyone help me out with the tabs.

 

It's quite easy on bass, only 5 notes, you should be able to work it out from this:

 

https://www.mfiles.co.uk/scores/the-last-post.htm

 

If you can't read the time, listen here (number 11):

 

https://www.householddivision.org.uk/act-of-remembrance

 

There should be a vid of Mark Knopfler playing it on  guitar, in remembrance of The Northumberland Regiments who had huge losses in WW1.

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Apart from the traditional regimental Bb Bugles for military calls (notated in C). There is also a Soprano Bugle in G with a horizontal valve so it can be played in D as well. Drum & Bugle Corps use it.

Which kind of falls into place with the Bass harmonics in 'G' version played by the Bassist above.

I believe there are two and three valve Bugles also used in the Corps

This chap below, explains the various Bugles very well.

 

 

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