Help. How do I play Let God Arise by Chris Tomlin?

[spiff79]

Hey everyone!  I am pretty new at playin' bass and need some help learnin' the bass line to Let God Arise.  Can anyone help out.  I do have a music performance degree, so I know quite a bit about music theory and that stuff.  I just need help to figure out the bass line.  Thanks.

[Torch7]

Are you looking for the progression or the actual line.  I am a novice when it comes to dissecting Rock style lines, but it sounded like straight 8 & 16 notes, played over a 1 - 4 - 6 - 5 progression

[funkStrat_97]

It's a fairly simple song.  All you really have to do is follow the progression. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaLckqfvZHQ

[B3Wannabe]

He may know theory, but not practical application.

[floaded27]

chicken or egg question...does anybody ever notice the bass player (well all the guitars actually) and how they move with these kinds of songs with all the crazy leaning and jumping (not so much in this video)? So do they play basic so they can jump around, or because the song is simple they get the freedom to do all the extra physical stuff?

i wonder if its even possible to play the gospel style riffs and runs we try to do while at the same time jumping around the stage?

[mjl422]

chicken or egg question...does anybody ever notice the bass player (well all the guitars actually) and how they move with these kinds of songs with all the crazy leaning and jumping (not so much in this video)? So do they play basic so they can jump around, or because the song is simple they get the freedom to do all the extra physical stuff?

i wonder if its even possible to play the gospel style riffs and runs we try to do while at the same time jumping around the stage?

I think the greater lesson is:  You don't have to jump around if you're playing some of the lines that Gospel bassist play.  All you gotta do is bob your head and let the audience jump around.

[funkStrat_97]

i wonder if its even possible to play the gospel style riffs and runs we try to do while at the same time jumping around the stage?

If you practice....then yes you could (if you really wanted to  ).  I myself am not much of hard rock player, but I used to be a fan of Living Colour and those guys could get crazy on stage....while playing some fairly complex stuff too.

[B3Wannabe]

If you practice....then yes you could (if you really wanted to  ).  I myself am not much of hard rock player, but I used to be a fan of Living Colour and those guys could get crazy on stage....while playing some fairly complex stuff too.

Victor Wooten.