Bassline needed: Lose it by Ben L'oncle

[solo4652]

Got to learn this, but I'm struggling - can't even find the chords on the web. Can anybody help, please?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk5yMt5jWpI

 

[Reggaebass]

Hi, I don’t know the song at all but if it’s any help looks like the chords are on chordify, I’ll try a link 

https://chordify.net/chords/ben-l-oncle-soul-songs/lose-it-chords

[Terry M.]

Are you familiar with the Nashville Numbering System? As in chord numbers? 2-5-1 for example? This piece of music is in C minor mostly before going up a semitone after the bridge. 

 

Start by familiarising yourself with the intro verse and choruses before the bridge. Two bars of C one bar of F and last bar Ab and G.Or the 1 to the 4 and then the 6 to the 5 in C Minor. The 4 6 5 movement repeats before the 1st and 2nd chorus chant and the bridge section.

Edited 3 hours ago by Terry M.

[Burns-bass]

1 hour ago, Terry M. said:

Are you familiar with the Nashville Numbering System? As in chord numbers? 2-5-1 for example? This piece of music is in C minor mostly before going up a semitone after the bridge. 

 

Start by familiarising yourself with the intro verse and choruses before the bridge. Two bars of C one bar of F and last bar Ab and G.Or the 1 to the 4 and then the 6 to the 5 in C Minor. The 4 6 5 movement repeats before the 1st and 2nd chorus chant and the bridge section.

This is good advice, but an easier way to approach this is as an F minor pentatonic if you’re learning it.
 

This is a uptempo bluesy soul track and that scale would fit much better for the fills (obviously need to modulate too).

[Terry M.]

18 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

This is good advice, but an easier way to approach this is as an F minor pentatonic if you’re learning it.
 

This is a uptempo bluesy soul track and that scale would fit much better for the fills (obviously need to modulate too).

I'm always open to learning so appreciate the suggestion. When I get to my bass later I'll try what you said. The last thing I want to do is confuse things 👍

[Burns-bass]

36 minutes ago, Terry M. said:

I'm always open to learning so appreciate the suggestion. When I get to my bass later I'll try what you said. The last thing I want to do is confuse things 👍

As long as you play the right notes the scale doesn’t matter!

[solo4652]

4 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi, I don’t know the song at all but if it’s any help looks like the chords are on chordify, I’ll try a link 

https://chordify.net/chords/ben-l-oncle-soul-songs/lose-it-chords

Aha! Thanks for that. It's a bit difficult to follow, since Chordify lags behind the song. Nevertheless, that's a big help.

[Burns-bass]

39 minutes ago, solo4652 said:

Aha! Thanks for that. It's a bit difficult to follow, since Chordify lags behind the song. Nevertheless, that's a big help.

GPT coming to help here…

 

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🎶 “Lose It” – Ben l’Oncle Soul

 

 

Key: C minor → modulates up to C♯ minor

Time: 4/4

Feel: Soul / Funk groove

Bass scale suggestion: C minor pentatonic → C♯ minor pentatonic (post-bridge)

 

 

 

 

🎸 Intro (8 bars)

 

 

| Cm | Cm | Cm | Cm |

| Fm | Fm | Ab | G |

 

 

 

 

🎤 Verse 1 (8 bars)

 

 

| Cm | Cm | Fm | Ab G |

| Cm | Cm | Fm | Ab G |

 

 

 

 

🎶 Chorus (8 bars)

 

 

| Cm | Cm | Fm | Ab G |

| Cm | Cm | Fm | Ab G |

 

 

 

 

🎤 Verse 2 (8 bars – same as Verse 1)

 

 

| Cm | Cm | Fm | Ab G |

| Cm | Cm | Fm | Ab G |

 

 

 

 

🎶 Chorus (repeat – same as before)

 

 

| Cm | Cm | Fm | Ab G |

| Cm | Cm | Fm | Ab G |

 

 

 

 

🌉 Bridge (8 bars – Modulation starts here)

 

 

Modulates up 1 semitone to C♯ minor

| C♯m | C♯m | F♯m | A B |

| C♯m | C♯m | F♯m | A B |

 

 

 

 

🎶 Final Chorus (in new key: C♯ minor)

 

 

| C♯m | C♯m | F♯m | A B |

| C♯m | C♯m | F♯m | A B |

 

 

 

 

🎵 Outro

 

 

Repeat chorus progression in C♯ minor and fade out.

 

 

 

 

🎸 Bass Groove Tips:

 

 

Use pentatonic scales for fills:

C minor pentatonic (before bridge): C, Eb, F, G, Bb

C♯ minor pentatonic (after modulation): C♯, E, F♯, G♯, B

 

Emphasise the root–5th–octave movement for funk feel.

Fill ideas over Ab–G walkdowns: consider chromatic or scale-wise lines to connect smoothly.