Stew's Transcriptons

[stewblack]

Bruce Thomas's line for Elvis Costello's Lipstick Vogue

 

Lipstick Vogue.pdf

[Kirky]

Very good, made me listen to this for the first time in years.  Great track and a really good bass part.  My only comment would be that your B flats should be A sharps (raised 7th in the B minor key) but theres a good chance my knowledge is years out of date.   Well done.   

[stewblack]

2 hours ago, Kirky said:

Very good, made me listen to this for the first time in years.  Great track and a really good bass part.  My only comment would be that your B flats should be A sharps (raised 7th in the B minor key) but theres a good chance my knowledge is years out of date.   Well done.   

Thank you 

[stewblack]

Checked over the transcription with the help of my bass teacher and revised it. Thank you @Kirky for the feedback

 

Lipstick Vogue.pdf

[stewblack]

Bruce Thomas's line for Elvis Costello's Oliver's Army.

Olivers_Army.pdf

[stewblack]

Bruce Thomas, The Long Honeymoon

The Long Honeymoon.pdf

[stewblack]

Continuing with his Bruceness.

Pump It Up was an example of when Elvis and Bruce were at the top of their game. EC wrote the words while holding Subterranean Homesick Blues in his mind. He played the song to the band in a soundcheck with a very sparse two chord arrangement. Bruce said it need propulsion - this he provided in spades!

years later he says he stole the bass lines from The Damned (Neat Neat Neat), The Everly Brothers (The Price Of Love), You've Got To Lose (Richard Hell and the Voidoids), You Really Got Me (The Kinks), and last but not least In The Mood (Glen Miller).

Somehow he distilled that lot down into one of the most recognisable, powerful basslines of the era. Before he and Elvis fell out they were such a dynamic, creative force. Neither has, in my opinion, achieved the same heights without the other. So here it is, Pump It Up, my best attempt. I'm still new to this game so any constructive advice is always welcome.

 

Pump It Up.pdf