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Gospel Instruments => Bass Guitar => Topic started by: cogicguy on January 27, 2007, 03:56:56 PM
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Everyone keeps telling me to listen and try to play along with the songs. So I found two songs one is by the new birth,"You are what I'm all about" (For the younger guys my age ;D, its the bass line for Biggie "players anthem"). And the second bass line by Luther "never too much". And suggestion on how to play these. Since I'm trying to use my ear, do I listen for each and every note?
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Everyone keeps telling me to listen and try to play along with the songs. So I found two songs one is by the new birth,"You are what I'm all about" (For the younger guys my age ;D, its the bass line for Biggie "players anthem"). And the second bass line by Luther "never too much". And suggestion on how to play these. Since I'm trying to use my ear, do I listen for each and every note?
If you want to learn songs that got something to help you in many songs
leanr to play Up the Ladder to the roof by the supremes. This song got nice chormatic lines and more. But dont just learn to play it learn whats going on. Also learn Bernadettes by the Four Top
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Try to first hear the first note of every phrase because those are usually the root note of a measure--it's a good way to map out the chord changes, which are the foundation the song is built upon.
Just my two cents.
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Thanks...Its funny how everyone says learn scales..but I dont see it relating when I'm playing the choir songs. I dont feel like I'm playing one scale...
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Thanks...Its funny how everyone says learn scales..but I dont see it relating when I'm playing the choir songs. I dont feel like I'm playing one scale...
Check this webpage out it may help you.this webpage got lots of good info on being a Church musician
http://www.worshipinfo.com/quicktakes/tipsimprov.htm
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I'll try to give you a bit of help on "Never Too Much"
The most prominent notes in the intro are G, A, B, and D. They tend to be your target notes throughout the intro.
The song starts out with a slide down the neck from the D at the 19th fret of the G string. Then pick up the bass line with the A on the E string. Then you walk up G - A -Bb - B. This is a good place to pop A - B on the G string. Then the next little figure is B-B A - B - Db - D A - G. You can pop the G on the D string. The verses tend to focus on just rocking back and forth with B, D, and G as target notes. As long as you keep the pocket, you can play around with it a lot.
The chorus is heavy on E. The way I do it is I pluck A on the G string, hammer on B. then thump an open E. Do that 3 times. Careful muting that open E. Then thump the E a few times (when you here the song, you'll know the rhythm for that), then walk E - Gb - G G-G G-A. Then Gb - B - E and repeat that whole little figure a couple times.
That should set it up for you to be able to figure out the rest of it and to add your own flavor to it.
Peace,
James
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I'll try to give you a bit of help on "Never Too Much"
The most prominent notes in the intro are G, A, B, and D. They tend to be your target notes throughout the intro.
The song starts out with a slide down the neck from the D at the 19th fret of the G string. Then pick up the bass line with the A on the E string. Then you walk up G - A -Bb - B. This is a good place to pop A - B on the G string. Then the next little figure is B-B A - B - Db - D A - G. You can pop the G on the D string. The verses tend to focus on just rocking back and forth with B, D, and G as target notes. As long as you keep the pocket, you can play around with it a lot.
The chorus is heavy on E. The way I do it is I pluck A on the G string, hammer on B. then thump an open E. Do that 3 times. Careful muting that open E. Then thump the E a few times (when you here the song, you'll know the rhythm for that), then walk E - Gb - G G-G G-A. Then Gb - B - E and repeat that whole little figure a couple times.
That should set it up for you to be able to figure out the rest of it and to add your own flavor to it.
Peace,
James
Wow man thank you very much...I cant wait to try this out tomorrow
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Wow man thank you very much...I cant wait to try this out tomorrow
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LOL, sorry I was too busy trying to have fun with this song. But this is the best breakdown I have gotten of a song on here. Two thumbs up to you brotha!!!