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Like Where We Were Meant To Be, Wheels Of Wonder has the same chord sequence for both Verse and Chorus A-G-D major triads. In order to create some distinction between the two sections I came up with the… More…
A funky Vulfpeck bassline composed by Joe Dart. I'd play it with more mid-range, bridge pickup and tone at about 20%. It's written with every ghost note, slide etc. but you can play these little licks… More…
Two chord cycle for much of the song. For the bass parts I stuck to root notes for intro, G-C then used octave slides to mark the verse parts. The chorus parts I ground on a G over both chords making the… More…
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Great song from Rab Noakes from his back catalogue. Rhythm track of guitars, bass, drums and harmonica recorded live at CaVa studios in Glasgow. Couple of run throughs then a take was all it took to get… More…
Open the Door was recorded during the sessions that would become the Unlimited Mileage album by Rab Noakes & The Varaflames. Interesting thing was that the takes were all live on the studio floor with… More…
The first two choruses of Paul Chambers' walking line from "So What" from Miles Davis' iconic, "Kind of Blue" album. More…
Time live by The Silencers on TSR1 TV show Le Tete Alluirs from Geneva Switzerland. This is a track from The Silencers album Come which we were promoting at the time. Key signature is B major with all… More…
Here's a new series where I give you a chorus of basslines to use on jazz standards. I don't play too much bass, but this is a fun way to practice, and now I'm turning it into some educational content… More…
KMO song called Navigator. Recorded in Glasgow at Park Lane Studios. 3 parts to the song, verse/bridge/chorus. Syncopated bass in verse and chorus, but straight 4s on the bridge. Great dynamic shift going… More…
Track 1 from the album, Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, by Miles Davis, which features the musical cues for the 1958 Louis Malle film of the same title. More…
I give an example or two for each of these:… More…
The first 4 choruses of track one, from the album, Tenor Madness, by the Sonny Rollins Quartet, released in 1956 with Paul Chambers on bass. More…
Bass transcription of live TV performance of the KMO song Are We Having A Good Time Yet?. In the Intro/Verse section and it's repeats, it is not necessary to always sound the demisemiquaver (32nd) notes… More…
This is a radio edit of the song Siddharta by The Silencers from the album Come. Footage is from a French tv show recorded in Paris. Playback with live vocals. A two chord groove throughout with the bass… More…
Full bass transcription of the track "Somebody To Believe In" from the album "Bedazzled" by four piece band KMO. Includes promo video. For a more accurate demonstration of guitar voicings, riffs, solo… More…
I used an Aria Pro II Bass on this track to accommodate the high neck fretting and double stops, as the intonation was set up perfectly. The signal was put through a Boss Flanger straight to tape if I… More…
The Silencers playing a reworking of their song Bulletproof Heart. Recorded live in front of a studio audience for TSR1 Swiss arts show La Tete Ailleurs in Geneva Switzerland. I used a Music Man Bass with… More…
Exercise in the Key of C, covering the entire range of the 4 string bass. I did this in notation because part of the benefit is to figure out the fingerings for yourself.… More…
In this video I show you how to play the bass groove played like "Olivier De Martini" on the song "Help" from the Belgian rockband "Channel Zero". … More…
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A live version of Come by The Silencers taken from the dvd The Silencers En Concert. Filmed in Quimper, France. More…
