tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80373670836938386412024-02-20T16:59:49.352-05:00Alvaro Martín's Bass StuffA blog created by Colombian bassist Alvaro Martín Gómez Acevedo, mainly to post personally created bass transcriptions as an aid for fellow bass players.Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-5025646640979236382012-06-13T00:47:00.000-05:002012-06-13T00:50:31.548-05:00My version of Victor Wooten's "More Love"Hey! It's been a long time since my last post. Here's my transcription of this awesome solo piece from Maestro Wooten. Although it's available on his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-Victor-Wooten-transcribed/dp/1575604132/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339565050&sr=8-1&keywords=the+best+of+victor+wooten">"Best Of Victor Wooten" book</a>, I decided to write my version for an (almost) standard-tuned bass (it's written for a tenor bass in the book). Besides, and with all the due respect, I don't feel comfortable with the way it's written there (6/8 with 8ths as the beat unit instead of 3/4 with quarter notes as the beat unit - I feel it more logical that way).<br />
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Standard notation only. Sorry, no tablature here. The transcription in the book basically separates the melody from the accompaniment using upstems for the former and downstems for the latter. I preferred to write everything that is supposed to be played with the right (plucking) hand either tapped or strummed using upstemmed notes, while all the notes played by tapping with the left (fretting) hand are downstemmed (the very first measure is the only exception to this). I wrote all dead notes on the fourth space, but it doesn't mean anything regarding where the fretting and/or plucking hand should play. They are just dead notes, played wherever it feels more comfortable at the moment. Here's the transcription:<br />
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And here's the accompanying video:<br />
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Hope you find this material useful. Thanks for reading and watching! :^)Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-43059084612926809472011-11-20T13:03:00.003-05:002011-11-20T13:12:04.175-05:00MarkBass MoMark demo video (plus my approach to bass tone and a Salsa cover)No comments. Just click here:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgBOPezC51s<br /><br />(Both in spanish and english)Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-88975800392905822562011-09-10T13:20:00.007-05:002011-09-10T14:50:51.221-05:00Slap bass intro riff for Wille Colón's "Tiempo Pa' Matar"Hi again. Here's a new effort, which I hope you'll find useful (and cool). Here's the description as posted to YouTube:<br /><br /><blockquote>In 1984, Salsa singer/trombonist/band leader Willie Colón released an album called "Tiempo Pa' Matar", which included the smash hit "Gitana". As far as I know, it was the only track that got extensive airplay. But it also included a little gem that was chosen to give name to the album. "Tiempo Pa' Matar" (the song) features a cool slap bass intro recorded by master Salvador "Sal" Cuevas, and I decided to capture my version of that riff. I don't know how master Cuevas played it and it was not my intention to play it exactly as he did. The original version has much less dead notes, and I thought the riff would sound even cooler by adding a steady 16th-note (8ths in cut time) percussive pattern as a background for the main melody. Not that it's "my style" since I didn't invent it and there are lots of people who like to play that way, but anyway this version is a closer representation of the way I tend to feel this kind of stuff. Hope you like it.<br /></blockquote><br /><br />That's it. I want to emphasize the fact that this is DEFINITELY NOT the exact way in which master Sal Cuevas playing the riff. Here's the original (full) song for you to check out:<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TFCg19JVXGM" <br /><br />frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />So this is simply my version, which I think is a valid one in spite of the fact of not being 100% identical to the original. Here's the transcription:<br /><br /><a title="View Tiempo Pa' Matar (Bass Intro) on Scribd" href="http://es.scribd.com/doc/64508574/Tiempo-Pa-Matar-Bass-Intro?secret_password=15mh5s6t3vti0fry11nh" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Tiempo Pa' Matar (Bass Intro)</a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/64508574/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-fe42ztpgunuclwq5t6l&secret_password=15mh5s6t3vti0fry11nh" data-auto-height="true" data-aspect-ratio="0.653846153846154" scrolling="no" id="doc_4230" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();</script><br /><br />And here's the demonstration video:<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/M7QWU4zVmko" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I think the articulations are pretty clear and/or easy to infer for an experienced player. Perhaps it is worth noticing that cross-strings slurs are performed by hitting the string with the fretting hand alone (hammer-on from nowhere). The dead-note chords you'll see in the transcription are a way to indicate that a left (fretting) hand slap should be executed there (all the fingers hit all the strings, so I thought it makes sense). Thanks for stopping by! :^)Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-59293686887750418732011-06-11T18:13:00.004-05:002011-06-11T18:32:07.879-05:00A short bass workout courtesy of Master Frank ZappaHi again.<br /><br />This is a short fragment that I've always considered an excellent exercise. I've taught it to my students from long ago, but I've just recorded it on video, so here's the full transcription and the accompanying video:<br /><a title="View Echidna's Arf (of You) Coda - Electric Bass on Scribd" href="http://es.scribd.com/doc/57607663/Echidna-s-Arf-of-You-Coda-Electric-Bass?secret_password=vklc40ft33usphqi18i" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Echidna's Arf (of You) Coda - Electric Bass</a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/57607663/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-hx26h31bikmf8z11vt9&secret_password=vklc40ft33usphqi18i" data-auto-height="true" data-aspect-ratio="0.653846153846154" scrolling="no" id="doc_66832" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qGLFvlpuk2k?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The original version, recorded by terrific bassist Tom Fowler, is played entirely fingerstyle. But as you can see, I decided to slap a section. Choose the approach you like the most. Have fun!Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-77334952654924954952011-03-14T10:58:00.003-05:002011-03-14T11:08:30.114-05:00Bass solo: Randy Coven's "Funk Me Tender"Hey! It's been a while since my last post. Here's a new transcription/video combo:<br /><br /><a title="View Funk Me Tender on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/50719543/Funk-Me-Tender?secret_password=1nge9berazff44ezeh9n" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Funk Me Tender</a> <object id="doc_17309" name="doc_17309" height="600" width="100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline:none;" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=50719543&access_key=key-nb9lu8sf3o4y90yg9g8&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_17309" name="doc_17309" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=50719543&access_key=key-nb9lu8sf3o4y90yg9g8&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZwRT_rz1C4U?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />As you can see, this transcription includes articulation marks: "T" = Thumb, "P" = Pop, "LH" = Left hand slap. On measure 10 you'll find a downward glissando that cannot be played on a 4-string bass (I don't play it in the video). That's because Randy Coven recorded this solo with a whammy bar-equipped bass. Have fun!Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-47347579461089333692010-07-24T11:20:00.004-05:002010-08-07T12:10:42.612-05:00Bassline for Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke"Hello! Again, a transcription with video. Here's the info I posted to YouTube:<br /><br /><blockquote>Hi again. As usual, I'm taking advantage of my vacation time to create new material.<br /><br />This time, I'm honoring a request that many friends have sent to me: The bassline for Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke". I know the song from long ago, but never played it before. Very cool and fun line! I had a great time transcribing and learning it. I want to take a minute to talk about a couple decisions I made before recording:<br /><br />1. The instrument: Basically, I wanted a passive bass for this and that's why I didn't use the Bongos or the Steinberger. My wish was to use the Peavey T-40 for this, but it needs a fret leveling in the high register (which is definitely needed here). So, the Rickenbacker was the chosen one because of that.<br /><br />2. Detuning: There are some points in this line in which a low D# can be heard as a quick passing note. I don't see the point of detuning just the E string for playing a note that can barely be heard (again, a passing note), so I guess the bass that Nathan Watts used for this recording was tuned (low to high) D# - G# - C# - F#. Can't confirm that, but anyway I decided to follow my guess, so that's why you'll see that I'm playing the song in C major but it sounds in the original key of B major. Playing it that way, it becomes very evident (for the player) that the open A and D strings were also used to play quick passing notes. But a minor problem appeared, since the Rickenbacker 4003 has 20 frets: The unison line with the horn section reaches a high D#, which wouldn't be a problem if the bass were in standard tuning (that's precisely the highest note that can be found on a 20-fret fingerboard). But having it detuned, an extra fret is needed to get that note, so I had to bend the G string to sound a semitone above the pitch at the 20th fret. Nothing difficult, but anyway an example of why I'm not a fan of fingerboards with less than 24 frets (playing 4- and 5-string basses exclusively, as in my case).<br /><br />At the end of the video, you'll see the bass-horns riff played at 75% and 50% of the actual speed. Hope this new release will help whoever wants to play this cool song but doesn't know where to start. Stay tuned to my blog for the transcription:<br /><br />http://alvabasstuff.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Thanks for watching! :=)<br /><br />P.S.: Sorry for the constant light reflex on the bass' upper horn. Only noticed it after the video was done.</blockquote><br /><br />Maybe I should add that the tempo on that recording varies a lot, so I opted not to put any tempo marks in the transcription. Hope you find it useful. :=)<br /><br /><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X0uE6atKZ_s&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X0uE6atKZ_s&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object><br /><br /><a title="View Sir Duke Bass Line) on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/34807010/Sir-Duke-Bass-Line" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Sir Duke Bass Line)</a> <object id="doc_91621304080033" name="doc_91621304080033" height="500" width="100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline:none;" rel="media:document" resource="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=34807010&access_key=key-lcgq8r7liblm91ui83&page=1&viewMode=list" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=34807010&access_key=key-lcgq8r7liblm91ui83&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_91621304080033" name="doc_91621304080033" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=34807010&access_key=key-lcgq8r7liblm91ui83&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="500" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-25768794933392821832010-06-02T04:03:00.005-05:002010-06-02T08:22:14.365-05:00More Latin (Salsa) stuffHi again. Here's my transcription of the bassline in the video below,and a copy/paste of the video description:<br /><br /><blockquote>Hi again.<br /><br />Several friends have asked me to play some Salsa tunes on YouTube. Since that's a style that I also enjoy a lot, I've decided to record my version of this cool bassline. "Escarcha" ("Frost") was released in 1987 on the "Héctor Lavoe Strikes Back" album. I was convinced that the bass player on this album was the great Salvador "Sal" Cuevas, but according to All Music Guide, Oskar Cartaya was the one in charge of bass duties. Also a terrific player.<br /><br />It's not common to use a fretless bass guitar to record Salsa tunes. Actually, I don't know of a Salsa hit that features a fretless BG. But I've always liked the idea and that's why I decided to use my fretless Bongo for this recording. Of course, I'm not trying to mimic the tone on the original recording (which seems to be a Jazz Bass) but simply sharing my sonic idea of a bass guitar in a Salsa context. I don't play my fretted basses so close to the fingerboard, but I like to do it on the fretless, looking to emphasize the "mwah" factor. Roundwounds also help a lot, but I feel sort of paranoid about puting roundwounds on an uncoated fretless fingerboard. Anyway, I also like the darker tone of flats for this type of music. For sections in which I wanted more punch, I moved my plucking hand closer to the bridge.<br /><br />Most slurred notes on this bassline are played with hammer-ons for sure, but I used slides instead, also trying to get the most of the distinctive qualities of the fretless bass. Playing an non-tempered (fretless) instrument over a tempered (fretted) one makes slight pitch differences even more noticeable, specially on the high register. I tried to do my best to sound the less out-of-tune possible. There's also a little rushing here and there (well, rushing is the reason why the song ends at a much faster tempo than the one at the beginning. But the recording doesn't follow me, so my mistakes are the most evident :=( ). The angle in which the camera captured the performance makes the fingerboard positions look farther from the headstock than one normally thinks they are (from the player's point of view).<br /><br />Hope you find this new effort enjoyable and helpful. I know there are lots of bassists interested in learning to play Salsa and, although I still have lots of things to learn and this performance is far from "perfect", I think it may shed some lights. Anyway, remember that in most cases, playing Latin music isn't about technical difficulties or dazzling technique but playing with authority. Have fun! :=)</blockquote><br /><br /><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rvLQpGQNH5E&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rvLQpGQNH5E&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object><br /><br /><a title="View Escarcha (Bassline) on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/32362776/Escarcha-Bassline" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Escarcha (Bassline)</a> <object id="doc_264567401760771" name="doc_264567401760771" height="500" width="100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline:none;" rel="media:document" resource="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=32362776&access_key=key-25982szat94ju4cqb6vt&page=1&viewMode=list" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=32362776&access_key=key-25982szat94ju4cqb6vt&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_264567401760771" name="doc_264567401760771" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=32362776&access_key=key-25982szat94ju4cqb6vt&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="500" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-32453814129155053392010-05-22T14:30:00.005-05:002010-05-22T14:47:46.966-05:00Some Latin stuff you might find interestingHi again.<br /><br />Here's my video and transcription of "La Candelosa", a great song from the <span style="font-style:italic;">Vallenato</span> genre. For those of you who are unfamiliar, here's some info as I put it in the video description:<br /><br /><blockquote>Hi again.<br /><br />First off, here's the translation of the text at the beginning of the video: "La Candelosa" (That's hard to translate. It refers to a woman who's so hot that burns). "Musical piece written by Israel Romero and recorded by El Binomio De Oro in 1986. Bass cover by Alvabass, just to show an (improvable) demonstration of an extraordinary bassline recorded by Rangel Torres (R.I.P.). Audiovisual material created with no profit intention and without claiming any kind of intellectual property".<br /><br />This is an example of a Colombian music genre called Vallenato. Originated in the Caribbean coast area, it's basically music for party created with the accordion as the most prominent instrument. A percussion instrument called caja vallenata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caja_vallenata) is used exclusively in this kind of music. Further reading about Vallenato can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallenato<br /><br />The basslines are anything but pedestrian. Melodies and chords while supporting the rhythm section at the same time make this style a very challenging one for any bass player. Dedicated Vallenato players use their thumb along with index, middle and sometimes ring finger for plucking the strings (that's why I'm not a dedicated Vallenato player: I use I-M strictly, and only use my thumb for some chords). "La Candelosa" is an example of an uptempo Vallenato tune, but there are slow-paced ones as well. For those ones, an electric guitar is added for accompaniment, duets with accordion and (less common) solo parts. You'll hardly hear an electric guitar on songs like "La Candelosa". Also, there are two basses in some sections of this song (shown on split-screen). In my opinion (as I say in the video title), this is one of the best (if not THE best) Latin (tropical) basslines ever created.<br /><br />The bass part for this song, as lots others from "El Binomio De Oro" during most of its existence with the original singer, Rafael Orozco (who was killed in 1992), was recorded with a Kramer Stagemaster Imperial bass ( http://www.vintagekramer.com/alum.htm ) which featured an aluminum neck. You can see it in live action, along with the late Rangel Torres at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctawlifEYbU&fmt=18 (Rangel Torres died on a plane crash in 1994)</blockquote><br /><br /><object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5uk6IKnHje4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5uk6IKnHje4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object><br /><br /><a title="View La Candelosa on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/31783223/La-Candelosa" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">La Candelosa</a> <object id="doc_997850348829509" name="doc_997850348829509" height="500" width="100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline:none;" rel="media:document" resource="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=31783223&access_key=key-19oyohmban35f36avwnm&page=1&viewMode=list" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=31783223&access_key=key-19oyohmban35f36avwnm&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_997850348829509" name="doc_997850348829509" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=31783223&access_key=key-19oyohmban35f36avwnm&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="500" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-19915822868381383022010-03-09T16:44:00.003-05:002010-03-09T16:50:08.395-05:00Bassline for Rush's "Limelight"Hey! It's been a while since my last post. Here's my transcription of the bassline that the awesome Geddy Lee recorded for this terrific song:<br /><br /><a title="View Limelight Bassline on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/28107377/Limelight-Bassline" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Limelight Bassline</a> <object id="doc_156118816333660" name="doc_156118816333660" height="600" width="100%" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" style="outline:none;" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=28107377&access_key=key-1vx8nmsv2rkpcm8hj7fu&page=1&viewMode=list"> <embed id="doc_156118816333660" name="doc_156118816333660" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=28107377&access_key=key-1vx8nmsv2rkpcm8hj7fu&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object><br /><br />Some people may think different about the meter shifts, but anyway I can guarantee that this transcription definitely works as written. Enjoy!Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-42086085787650121952009-11-30T11:57:00.002-05:002009-11-30T12:06:17.397-05:00Bassline for Chic's "Le Freak"Here's the bassline for a great song from the Disco era, courtesy of the awesome Bernard Edwards.<br /><br /><a title="View Le Freak Bassline Plus Tab on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/23382619/Le-Freak-Bassline-Plus-Tab" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Le Freak Bassline Plus Tab</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_63424818683970" name="doc_63424818683970" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="450" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=23382619&access_key=key-t7wcnsxywpgns2yzjy9&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <param name="mode" value="list"> <embed src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=23382619&access_key=key-t7wcnsxywpgns2yzjy9&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_63424818683970_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" mode="list" height="500" width="450"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-37675196417714521342009-10-28T15:16:00.006-05:002009-11-30T12:06:59.421-05:00Bassline for Led Zeppelin's "The Lemon Song"Hi again. Here's my transcription of John Paul Jones' awesome bassline for "The Lemon Song". Legend says that he improvised it from beginning to end and recorded it in one take. If that's true, thay guy is not from this planet.<br /><br /><a title="View The Lemon Song Bassline on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/21767520/The-Lemon-Song-Bassline" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">The Lemon Song Bassline</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_144526998079511" name="doc_144526998079511" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="450" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=21767520&access_key=key-1ee86t0t92p4cplb0q8v&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <param name="mode" value="list"> <embed src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=21767520&access_key=key-1ee86t0t92p4cplb0q8v&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_144526998079511_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" mode="list" height="500" width="450"></embed> </object><br /><br />And here's my attempt at it:<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4yL_87GLNNs&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4yL_87GLNNs&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-45084606880703633282009-09-20T20:40:00.005-05:002009-11-30T12:05:30.858-05:00Bassline for Rush's "Freewill"Hey! here's my transcription of the bassline for this awesome song:<br /><br /><a title="View Freewill Bassline Plus Tab on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/19984819/Freewill-Bassline-Plus-Tab" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Freewill Bassline Plus Tab</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_279841410135218" name="doc_279841410135218" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%" > <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=19984819&access_key=key-dnymt0r8nmv6kjfx1xi&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=19984819&access_key=key-dnymt0r8nmv6kjfx1xi&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_279841410135218_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />Notice that, for the sections in which the song's tempo shifts to half speed, it would be more appropriate to write "quarter note = 80" instead of "eighth note = 160" since the pulse is still based on quarter notes (just at half speed), but I preferred to annotate the tempo change that way just to give the idea of same tempo, but different beat unit. Here's a video of myself trying to play the line:<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/p4uMSbymXpM&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/p4uMSbymXpM&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br />I've just noticed that Yvon and rd have joined as followers of this modest blog. Thank you so much! :)Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-79762570610881094442009-08-11T18:27:00.003-05:002009-08-11T18:40:33.453-05:00Perhaps the most rhythmically complex song in The Beatles catalogHere's the bassline for "Happiness Is A Warm Gun". Nothing complicated from a technical standpoint, but it's a really interesting song because of the many meter changes it has. There are lots of cool stuff going on there, like the final 3/4 section in which the whole band is playing in such meter but Ringo keeps pounding in 4/4. At some points it seems that the bassline was doubled an octave higher by a guitar, so I added some octave double stops where I judged them to be appropriate. And yes, there's a low C at the very end of the song.<br /><br /><a title="View Happiness is a Warm Gun (Bassline) on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/18466220/Happiness-is-a-Warm-Gun-Bassline" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Happiness is a Warm Gun (Bassline)</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_252076453035319" name="doc_252076453035319" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%" > <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=18466220&access_key=key-1low91kgrfdmx0csv532&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=18466220&access_key=key-1low91kgrfdmx0csv532&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_252076453035319_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-544909505458151552009-07-20T10:25:00.007-05:002009-07-20T18:36:07.432-05:00More Super Mario Bros stuffHere's another Super Mario Bros ditty:<br /><br /><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/JOBe6h8wccI&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/JOBe6h8wccI&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br />And of course, here's the transcription. You'll notice that I didn't transcribe the "coin effects" since they are played at random, but it's easy: Just tap the G and D strings at the 21th fret with your right (left for lefties) hand's index and middle fingers.<br /><br /><a title="View Mario Bass Tab on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/17500720/Mario-Bass-Tab" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Mario Bass Tab</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_795933931681329" name="doc_795933931681329" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%" > <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=17500720&access_key=key-1ak5162j2c8x0rloganh&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=17500720&access_key=key-1ak5162j2c8x0rloganh&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_795933931681329_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />And finally, here are my videos playing the SMB 3 intro theme and the bassline for Budgie's "Breadfan" (both featured in the two previous blog entries):<br /><br /><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/tCeuD0CqqKE&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/tCeuD0CqqKE&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="500" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/JUORYF2x4JM&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/JUORYF2x4JM&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="315"></embed></object><br /><br />:)Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-22985373128458014522009-07-16T20:44:00.009-05:002011-01-30T02:32:38.038-05:00My first arrangement for two-handed tapping ala Stu Hamm!Hey! I'm pretty excited because this is my first (sort of) creative effort in the vein of my biggest influence on bass, the awesome Stuart Hamm. I had a very simplistic version of Super Mario Bros 3's intro theme, but after listening carefully to the actual tune in the video game, I decided to create a more faithful (and elaborated) arrangement, which I want to dedicate to Stu.<br /><br />Of course, this is a really short piece of music, but anyway it means a big achievement for me. Hopefully I will be able to work on a longer tune. Here's the transcription, just in case you are interested in giving it a try:<br /><br /><a title="View SMB 3 Start Theme on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/17427603/SMB-3-Start-Theme" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">SMB 3 Start Theme</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_357274577612948" name="doc_357274577612948" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%" > <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=17427603&access_key=key-1m3e02dh1e7az54fs8lo&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=17427603&access_key=key-1m3e02dh1e7az54fs8lo&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_357274577612948_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object><br /><br />Stay tuned for the video! :) EDIT: After a long time, here it is:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="560" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tCeuD0CqqKE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-72739673438637637342009-07-03T10:56:00.003-05:002009-07-20T18:34:40.629-05:00An interesting discussion about odd time signatures on TalkBass<a href="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=558337">http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=558337</a>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-4618348558299305752009-06-19T08:24:00.003-05:002009-07-20T18:34:02.613-05:00Budgie's "Breadfan"Have you heard about Budgie? Have you heard "Breadfan"? Of course the band has its own fan base, but it's pretty limited compared with huge acts like Metallica, the band that covered this awesome song. Chances are that you've heard Metallica's version but not the original one, so here's a video:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/54H3EUAzpVg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/54H3EUAzpVg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Budgie has been compared in some aspects with Rush, although they have notable musical differences. But both are power trios, in both bands the bassist is the lead singer and he has a high-pitched voice, plus at some point both bassists looked very similar. One of the things I like the most from Budgie is that, in my opinion, Burke Shelley's bass tone is the quintessential example of superb P-Bass tone within a rock context. Here's the bassline for this terrific tune:<br /><br /><a title="View Breadfan (Bassline) on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/16583160/Breadfan-Bassline" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Breadfan (Bassline)</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_488889074636346" name="doc_488889074636346" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%" rel="media:document" resource="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16583160&access_key=key-1rw4jnofj8al8h6vqbas&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/" dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"> <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16583160&access_key=key-1rw4jnofj8al8h6vqbas&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16583160&access_key=key-1rw4jnofj8al8h6vqbas&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_488889074636346_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-852333361818330662009-06-18T19:51:00.003-05:002009-06-18T19:57:03.362-05:00Van Halen's "Everybody Wants Some!!"Another TalkBass request. I was a huge Van Halen fan back in the day (still consider Eddie one of the biggest guitar geniuses ever) and, for some reason I can't recall, I was so disappointed with the band's third release "Women And Children First". So many years later I gave the album another listening and now I still ask myself what made me hate it so much. "Everybody Wants Some!!" is one of the coolest songs there, and here's the bassline:<br /><br /><a title="View Everybody Wants Some Bass Line) on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/16568161/Everybody-Wants-Some-Bass-Line" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Everybody Wants Some Bass Line)</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_813954070909515" name="doc_813954070909515" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" height="500" width="100%" rel="media:document" resource="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16568161&access_key=key-g7eon3to5nf9ecf54r&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/" dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"> <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16568161&access_key=key-g7eon3to5nf9ecf54r&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16568161&access_key=key-g7eon3to5nf9ecf54r&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_813954070909515_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-26845419221651624532009-06-18T19:38:00.004-05:002009-06-18T19:45:21.495-05:00Tears For Fears' "Sowing The Seeds Of Love"Someone at TalkBass requested the bassline for this song and, since it's the TFF song I like the most (along with "Woman In Chains") and it's not so complicated, I took some time to transcribe it:<br /><br /><a title="View Sowing the Seeds of Love Bassline on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/16567932/Sowing-the-Seeds-of-Love-Bassline" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">Sowing the Seeds of Love Bassline</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_785289959306911" name="doc_785289959306911" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" rel="media:document" resource="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16567932&access_key=key-1ad0h1jn0b26100nn07f&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" media="http://search.yahoo.com/searchmonkey/media/" dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" align="middle" width="100%" height="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16567932&access_key=key-1ad0h1jn0b26100nn07f&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16567932&access_key=key-1ad0h1jn0b26100nn07f&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_785289959306911_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" width="100%" height="500"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-30877182783240050202009-06-18T17:38:00.005-05:002009-06-18T19:29:29.097-05:00First upload: Learning to use the blogOK. Here's my first attempt at posting material to my blog: The bassline for The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". A pretty simple line that I've never liked. I mean, Mr. Bill Wyman or whoever devised this line should have tried better note choices, in my opinion. Usually I like to transcribe entire basslines note for note, but this one becomes very repetitive with very slight variations after returning to the Segno, So I decided to leave it that way. Anyway, you can have for sure that you'll find everything you need to know in order to play this famous song. Don't forget that the icon on the upper right corner of the Scribd document's options panel below will allow you to see the document full screen. Don't hesitate to ask if you need some clarification (BTW, "AMGA" are my initials). Enjoy!<br /><br /><a title="View (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Bass Line) on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/16565295/I-Cant-Get-No-Satisfaction-Bass-Line" style="margin: 12px auto 6px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Bass Line)</a> <object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="doc_478370338400398" name="doc_478370338400398" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" align="middle" width="450" height="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16565295&access_key=key-ft9khkwx15w6v8x432s&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <param name="mode" value="list"> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=16565295&access_key=key-ft9khkwx15w6v8x432s&page=1&version=1&viewMode=list" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_478370338400398_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" mode="list" align="middle" width="450" height="500"></embed> </object>Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8037367083693838641.post-13517944044840006832009-06-18T16:29:00.003-05:002009-06-18T16:57:42.752-05:00First post: Some generalitiesHey! After so much time of thinking about this, I've decided to create a blog. I'm still learning to use this thing. In the meantime, I can tell you that I want to share the transcriptions for bass I've created and of course, publish every new one as well.<br /><br />Some of you may already know some things about me. I'm a bass guitar/double bass player who lives in Bucaramanga, Colombia. I love the double bass and I think I accomplished many things on that beautiful instrument thanks to my Polish master, Mr. Janusz Kopytko, who's like my dad to me. But my heart and soul are definitely closer to the bass guitar. It's the instrument I dedicate most of my efforts.<br /><br />"Martín" is my middle name, not my last name as many people seem to think. "Gómez" is dad's last name and "Acevedo" is mom's maiden name. So, if someone is going to call me "Mr.", it should be "Mr. Gómez" instead of "Mr. Acevedo". Anyway, I prefer to be called simply "Alvaro" or "Alvaro Martín".<br /><br />Many friends have asked me why I always post YouTube videos in English and why I'm subscribed to English language forums, being Spanish my native language. It's simple: There are lots more people worldwide who speak English. Besides, and in my opinion, learning English isn't a luxury but a necessity in the modern times. That's what have helped me to take the most advantage of the WWW.<br /><br />That's all by now. Talk to you later!Alvabasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474232747271980250noreply@blogger.com1