Re: Thanks AGB - audtion going well!


"Ken In Canada" <marching2mars@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I wanted to thank all you guys (again) for the friendly and informative
> debate on my earlier post about blues styles.
>
> I wasn't confident in my abilities (being a new bass player, having
> migrated from guitar), but thought I'd give it a shot because it looked
> fun. Nevertheless, I flew through the 'feeling out' stage and the guys
> like my personality. When I realized how pro these guys were, I figured
> I was dead in the water.
>
> So I sent the most horribly recorded unprofessional sound clips I could
> throw together in 10 minutes by way of my pre-amp through my computer
> (lol - didn't even use decent bass gear!).
>
> I played 2 of the styles (with help from the clips suggested by Todd,
> Jeff and Benj) and sent them off. I waited, and expected to hear a "we
> appreciate the effort, but we'll need more experience". Instead, they
> LIKE what they heard and want me to finish off the rest of the examples
> and send them in. They said I had the best potential, and took into
> account my being new to the bass.
>
> Apparently, it's much easier to teach someone to play bass a certain
> way...but it's much more difficult to change someone's personality.
>
> All those years at charm school definitely paid off! LOL

Huge congrats for having the courage to follow through with this! And good
luck!

>
> I'd really only need examples of the following to finish this weekend
> and send off for their final decision before heading off to jam with
> them:
>
> LUMP SHUFFLE in E (maybe something more traditional blues than
> "Roadhouse Blues")

Hideaway -- Freddie King

>
> BOOGALOO (straight beat) in C

Think Carol Kaye. Think Jamerson. Syncopation is the key here.

Don't know if I can make sense in ASCII text, but I'll try...

8= 1/8th note 4 = 1/4 note

8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8888

Now if you write this out in 4/4 time, the third 4 above is actually the and
of four tied to the downbeat of 1 in the next measure. And it counts like
this:

1 and and three four and and two three and four and

Possible riff is: CE EF FF# F#G GACA to C. Play C on third fret of A
string...go below it to open E and come back up.

Another example...

Think in 8/8 time here. ) = 8th rest (single beat). + = 16th rest (half a
beat)

C ) C'C' + Bb ) ) EFF#G | C ) C'C' + Bb E F F#G

C is an 8th note. C'C' are 16ths as is Bb. E, F F# G are 16ths. C and C'
have same values in second measure...think of Bb, E, and F as offbeats. F#
is 16th, G is 8th.

One Three and and ... Three and Four and One Three and and and and and Four

I don't know if this makes sense or not...but it's the best I can do here. I
can play it...I can write it out in standard notation. But this is the best
I can do to try to get the idea across in ASCII. Sorry...


>
> BOX PATTERN (ascending or descending)

Just play a 12-bar with each letter below representing the two notes that
make up a shuffle feel....lump da lump da...standard triplet shuffle feel,
ok?

AA A'A' GG EE...that's your box...Root, octave, flat seventh, five. If you
want get a *little* fancy you can do something like AA A'A' GG EGE down to
the IV, which would be D in this case...and EGE is a triplet....and AA A'A'
GG EDD# to the V, which is E. Like this:

|: AA A'A' GG EE | AA A'A' GG EE | AA A'A' GG EE | AA A'A' GG EGE

DD D'D' CC AA | DD D'D' CC AGA | AA A'A' GG EE | AA A'A' GG EDD#

EE E'E' DD BB | DD D'D' CC AGA | AA A'A" GG EE | AA ADD# E... DD#E :|

The other pattern is AA EE GG A'A' -- your box is Root, fifth, flat seventh,
octave. Your triplets into IV and V are AGE and AAG respectively.

If you want to go the extra mile...play one of them legato...play the other
stacatto...show them you can do two different feels with these patterns.

Hope that makes sense...this is all so much easier when sitting across from
each other...and hope it helps!
--
Keep Thumpin',

Lane

Ask not what bass can do for you...Ask what YOU can do for bass.

www.laneonbass.com

Special Projects Coordinator & Forum Moderator
Eden Electronics www.eden-electronics.com




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