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Re: Sweet Emotion
> Use a pick. Much easier that way.
When you're joking or being sarcastic, don't forget to use the little
smiley face, Rich.
> Use a pick. Much easier that way.
When you're joking or being sarcastic, don't forget to use the little
smiley face, Rich.
Re: Sweet Emotion
Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>> Use a pick. Much easier that way.
>
> When you're joking or being sarcastic, don't forget to use the little
> smiley face, Rich.
Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on (a)
the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
associated with each technique when applied to the song.
In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight over
(a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in this song
that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically* degrades the
part.
:-P
Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>> Use a pick. Much easier that way.
>
> When you're joking or being sarcastic, don't forget to use the little
> smiley face, Rich.
Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on (a)
the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
associated with each technique when applied to the song.
In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight over
(a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in this song
that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically* degrades the
part.
:-P
Re: Sweet Emotion
> Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on (a)
> the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
> associated with each technique when applied to the song.
>
> In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight over
> (a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in this song
> that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically* degrades the
> part.
I agree with all of that, and I use a pick when the song requires it.
But there is no doubt, not by a long shot, that playing with fingers is
easier and much, much faster. If it isn't for you, then you just need
to practice your fingerstyle more.
You're a recovering guitarist, Rich, I'm glad to see that -- but you're
not fully recovered, yet. :-)
> Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on (a)
> the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
> associated with each technique when applied to the song.
>
> In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight over
> (a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in this song
> that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically* degrades the
> part.
I agree with all of that, and I use a pick when the song requires it.
But there is no doubt, not by a long shot, that playing with fingers is
easier and much, much faster. If it isn't for you, then you just need
to practice your fingerstyle more.
You're a recovering guitarist, Rich, I'm glad to see that -- but you're
not fully recovered, yet. :-)
Re: Sweet Emotion
Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>> Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on
>> (a) the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
>> associated with each technique when applied to the song.
>>
>> In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight
>> over (a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in
>> this song that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically*
>> degrades the part.
>
> I agree with all of that, and I use a pick when the song requires it.
> But there is no doubt, not by a long shot, that playing with fingers
> is easier and much, much faster.
For *you*, maybe.
Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or classical
guitar using fingertips. Then we can get real about this. p.s...I'm a
pretty decent fingerstyle player on guitar, but I recognize that there
are times when it's not the right tool.
> If it isn't for you, then you just need to practice your fingerstyle
more.
No question, I need to do that. But I'd argue that my skill with a
pick, developed over 44+ years of guitar playing, gives me an advantage
over many bassists when it comes to using a pick with bass. So maybe
you need to practice your bass picking more? ;-)
> You're a recovering guitarist, Rich, I'm glad to see that -- but
> you're not fully recovered, yet. :-)
I hesitate to use the phrase "recovering", since I'm still primarily a
guitarist. But even there, technique "nazis" would be aghast at some of
the techniques I use at times, like using my bare fingertips on a highly
cranked up, overdriven guitar part when I want a more subdued attack
(not to mention wrapping my thumb around the neck and using it on the
6th and sometimes 5th strings). I tend to use whatever works best for
me at any given time (whether on guitar or bass). And yes, I'm still
learning new things every day on both instruments and adjusting my
preferences as I go. It wouldn't be any fun otherwise!
Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>> Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on
>> (a) the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
>> associated with each technique when applied to the song.
>>
>> In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight
>> over (a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in
>> this song that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically*
>> degrades the part.
>
> I agree with all of that, and I use a pick when the song requires it.
> But there is no doubt, not by a long shot, that playing with fingers
> is easier and much, much faster.
For *you*, maybe.
Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or classical
guitar using fingertips. Then we can get real about this. p.s...I'm a
pretty decent fingerstyle player on guitar, but I recognize that there
are times when it's not the right tool.
> If it isn't for you, then you just need to practice your fingerstyle
more.
No question, I need to do that. But I'd argue that my skill with a
pick, developed over 44+ years of guitar playing, gives me an advantage
over many bassists when it comes to using a pick with bass. So maybe
you need to practice your bass picking more? ;-)
> You're a recovering guitarist, Rich, I'm glad to see that -- but
> you're not fully recovered, yet. :-)
I hesitate to use the phrase "recovering", since I'm still primarily a
guitarist. But even there, technique "nazis" would be aghast at some of
the techniques I use at times, like using my bare fingertips on a highly
cranked up, overdriven guitar part when I want a more subdued attack
(not to mention wrapping my thumb around the neck and using it on the
6th and sometimes 5th strings). I tend to use whatever works best for
me at any given time (whether on guitar or bass). And yes, I'm still
learning new things every day on both instruments and adjusting my
preferences as I go. It wouldn't be any fun otherwise!
Re: Sweet Emotion
RichL wrote:
> Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>>> Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on
>>> (a) the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
>>> associated with each technique when applied to the song.
>>>
>>> In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight
>>> over (a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in
>>> this song that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically*
>>> degrades the part.
>> I agree with all of that, and I use a pick when the song requires it.
>> But there is no doubt, not by a long shot, that playing with fingers
>> is easier and much, much faster.
>
> For *you*, maybe.
> Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or classical
> guitar using fingertips. Then we can get real about this. p.s...I'm a
> pretty decent fingerstyle player on guitar, but I recognize that there
> are times when it's not the right tool.
>
>> If it isn't for you, then you just need to practice your fingerstyle
> more.
>
> No question, I need to do that. But I'd argue that my skill with a
> pick, developed over 44+ years of guitar playing, gives me an advantage
> over many bassists when it comes to using a pick with bass. So maybe
> you need to practice your bass picking more? ;-)
>
>> You're a recovering guitarist, Rich, I'm glad to see that -- but
>> you're not fully recovered, yet. :-)
>
> I hesitate to use the phrase "recovering", since I'm still primarily a
> guitarist. But even there, technique "nazis" would be aghast at some of
> the techniques I use at times, like using my bare fingertips on a highly
> cranked up, overdriven guitar part when I want a more subdued attack
> (not to mention wrapping my thumb around the neck and using it on the
> 6th and sometimes 5th strings). I tend to use whatever works best for
> me at any given time (whether on guitar or bass). And yes, I'm still
> learning new things every day on both instruments and adjusting my
> preferences as I go. It wouldn't be any fun otherwise!
>
>
I'm a guitar player switched to bass now play both. I thought about a
pick. I even tried a pick. On this passage I just found the pick way
more awkward.
RichL wrote:
> Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>>> Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on
>>> (a) the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
>>> associated with each technique when applied to the song.
>>>
>>> In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight
>>> over (a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in
>>> this song that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically*
>>> degrades the part.
>> I agree with all of that, and I use a pick when the song requires it.
>> But there is no doubt, not by a long shot, that playing with fingers
>> is easier and much, much faster.
>
> For *you*, maybe.
> Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or classical
> guitar using fingertips. Then we can get real about this. p.s...I'm a
> pretty decent fingerstyle player on guitar, but I recognize that there
> are times when it's not the right tool.
>
>> If it isn't for you, then you just need to practice your fingerstyle
> more.
>
> No question, I need to do that. But I'd argue that my skill with a
> pick, developed over 44+ years of guitar playing, gives me an advantage
> over many bassists when it comes to using a pick with bass. So maybe
> you need to practice your bass picking more? ;-)
>
>> You're a recovering guitarist, Rich, I'm glad to see that -- but
>> you're not fully recovered, yet. :-)
>
> I hesitate to use the phrase "recovering", since I'm still primarily a
> guitarist. But even there, technique "nazis" would be aghast at some of
> the techniques I use at times, like using my bare fingertips on a highly
> cranked up, overdriven guitar part when I want a more subdued attack
> (not to mention wrapping my thumb around the neck and using it on the
> 6th and sometimes 5th strings). I tend to use whatever works best for
> me at any given time (whether on guitar or bass). And yes, I'm still
> learning new things every day on both instruments and adjusting my
> preferences as I go. It wouldn't be any fun otherwise!
>
>
I'm a guitar player switched to bass now play both. I thought about a
pick. I even tried a pick. On this passage I just found the pick way
more awkward.
Re: Sweet Emotion
RichL wrote:
> Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>>> Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on
>>> (a) the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
>>> associated with each technique when applied to the song.
>>>
>>> In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight
>>> over (a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in
>>> this song that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically*
>>> degrades the part.
>> I agree with all of that, and I use a pick when the song requires it.
>> But there is no doubt, not by a long shot, that playing with fingers
>> is easier and much, much faster.
>
> For *you*, maybe.
> Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or classical
> guitar using fingertips.
I do that one without a pick. I just didn't know any better when I
first worked it up. It sounds better *with* a pick, but ...
<snip>
--
Les Cargill
RichL wrote:
> Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
>>> Hey, I use either a pick or fingers for any given song, depending on
>>> (a) the sound I'm trying to create and (b) the intrinsic difficulties
>>> associated with each technique when applied to the song.
>>>
>>> In this case (being a guitarist by nature), I give (b) more weight
>>> over (a). There's nothing intrinsic in the sound of the bass in
>>> this song that leads me to believe that using a pick *intrinsically*
>>> degrades the part.
>> I agree with all of that, and I use a pick when the song requires it.
>> But there is no doubt, not by a long shot, that playing with fingers
>> is easier and much, much faster.
>
> For *you*, maybe.
> Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or classical
> guitar using fingertips.
I do that one without a pick. I just didn't know any better when I
first worked it up. It sounds better *with* a pick, but ...
<snip>
--
Les Cargill
Re: Sweet Emotion
Les Cargill <lcargill@cfl.rr,com > wrote:
> RichL wrote:
>> For *you*, maybe.
>> Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or
>> classical guitar using fingertips.
>
> I do that one without a pick. I just didn't know any better when I
> first worked it up. It sounds better *with* a pick, but ...
It all depends on the path we've followed individually to get to where
we are now, I suppose. I learned "Miserlou" probably in late '64 or
early '65, about a year and a half after I started playing. Back then,
I hadn't learned fingerstyle and used a pick for everything. It wasn't
until I hooked up with a folkie girlfriend about a year later that I
recognized the potential for playing fingerstyle on an electric.
Les Cargill <lcargill@cfl.rr,com > wrote:
> RichL wrote:
>> For *you*, maybe.
>> Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or
>> classical guitar using fingertips.
>
> I do that one without a pick. I just didn't know any better when I
> first worked it up. It sounds better *with* a pick, but ...
It all depends on the path we've followed individually to get to where
we are now, I suppose. I learned "Miserlou" probably in late '64 or
early '65, about a year and a half after I started playing. Back then,
I hadn't learned fingerstyle and used a pick for everything. It wasn't
until I hooked up with a folkie girlfriend about a year later that I
recognized the potential for playing fingerstyle on an electric.
Re: Sweet Emotion
> For *you*, maybe. Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or classical
> guitar using fingertips. Then we can get real about this.
One... I was under the impression we were talking about "Sweet Emotion."
Two... I thought we were talking about bass guitar.
Three... You should get to work on your fingerstyle plucking.
> For *you*, maybe. Try playing Dick Dale's "Miserlou" on, say, a steel-string or classical
> guitar using fingertips. Then we can get real about this.
One... I was under the impression we were talking about "Sweet Emotion."
Two... I thought we were talking about bass guitar.
Three... You should get to work on your fingerstyle plucking.
Re: Sweet Emotion
Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
> Three... You should get to work on your fingerstyle plucking.
Right Mom!
What I really need to do is get a guitarist over here so I can play bass
in a jamming environment. Somehow my bass technique doesn't advance
very fast when the only opportunity I have to play bass is when I'm
alone!
Brian Running <brunning@XXameritechXX,net > wrote:
> Three... You should get to work on your fingerstyle plucking.
Right Mom!
What I really need to do is get a guitarist over here so I can play bass
in a jamming environment. Somehow my bass technique doesn't advance
very fast when the only opportunity I have to play bass is when I'm
alone!
Re: Sweet Emotion
>> Three... You should get to work on your fingerstyle plucking.
>
> Right Mom!
And clean up your room! If I have to tell you one more time, why, so
help me...
>> Three... You should get to work on your fingerstyle plucking.
>
> Right Mom!
And clean up your room! If I have to tell you one more time, why, so
help me...
Re: Sweet Emotion
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:05:34 GMT, "RichL" <rpleavitt@yahoo,com > wrote:
>OscartheGrouch <tondaleo@hotmail,com > wrote:
>> My band does this song. They also want me to do the bass intro
>> correctly. (Funny they can't do it well enough to SHOW me.) Anyway, I
>> do a close approximation of the intro line as shown in this tab:
>>
> http :// www .ultimate-guitar,com /tabs/a/aerosmith/sweet_emotion_ver2_btab.htm
>> (sure hope they don't get shut down on the basis of this post lol)
>>
>> That tab seems to me to be accurate, that is exactly what I hear being
>> played. However it is quite a little tongue twister so to speak. I can
>> do it as per the tab slowly, but up to tempo I have trouble doing it
>> consistently. Specifically, it's the G note on the G string followed
>> by two sixteenth notes on the A note of the A string followed by the A
>> (octave) on the G string, all done as consecutive sixteenth notes,
>> that get my index and middle finger tied up. The only way I can see to
>> correctly play this is to alternate fingers on each and every note in
>> that part. ( I can get away with raking in the 2nd measure as the
>> notes fall on the A and the D string.)
>>
>> Anyone else do this song? Do you agree that this tab is correct? Do
>> you play it that way, if so, got any suggestions or tips? Just
>> practice it more maybe?
>
>Use a pick. Much easier that way.
>
YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!!!
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:05:34 GMT, "RichL" <rpleavitt@yahoo,com > wrote:
>OscartheGrouch <tondaleo@hotmail,com > wrote:
>> My band does this song. They also want me to do the bass intro
>> correctly. (Funny they can't do it well enough to SHOW me.) Anyway, I
>> do a close approximation of the intro line as shown in this tab:
>>
> http :// www .ultimate-guitar,com /tabs/a/aerosmith/sweet_emotion_ver2_btab.htm
>> (sure hope they don't get shut down on the basis of this post lol)
>>
>> That tab seems to me to be accurate, that is exactly what I hear being
>> played. However it is quite a little tongue twister so to speak. I can
>> do it as per the tab slowly, but up to tempo I have trouble doing it
>> consistently. Specifically, it's the G note on the G string followed
>> by two sixteenth notes on the A note of the A string followed by the A
>> (octave) on the G string, all done as consecutive sixteenth notes,
>> that get my index and middle finger tied up. The only way I can see to
>> correctly play this is to alternate fingers on each and every note in
>> that part. ( I can get away with raking in the 2nd measure as the
>> notes fall on the A and the D string.)
>>
>> Anyone else do this song? Do you agree that this tab is correct? Do
>> you play it that way, if so, got any suggestions or tips? Just
>> practice it more maybe?
>
>Use a pick. Much easier that way.
>
YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!!!
Re: Sweet Emotion
JimmyM <mmm@nnn,com > writes:
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:05:34 GMT, "RichL" <rpleavitt@yahoo,com > wrote:
>
>>OscartheGrouch <tondaleo@hotmail,com > wrote:
>>> My band does this song. They also want me to do the bass intro
>>> correctly. (Funny they can't do it well enough to SHOW me.) Anyway, I
>>> do a close approximation of the intro line as shown in this tab:
>>>
>> http :// www .ultimate-guitar,com /tabs/a/aerosmith/sweet_emotion_ver2_btab.htm
>>> (sure hope they don't get shut down on the basis of this post lol)
>>>
>>> That tab seems to me to be accurate, that is exactly what I hear being
>>> played. However it is quite a little tongue twister so to speak. I can
>>> do it as per the tab slowly, but up to tempo I have trouble doing it
>>> consistently. Specifically, it's the G note on the G string followed
>>> by two sixteenth notes on the A note of the A string followed by the A
>>> (octave) on the G string, all done as consecutive sixteenth notes,
>>> that get my index and middle finger tied up. The only way I can see to
>>> correctly play this is to alternate fingers on each and every note in
>>> that part. ( I can get away with raking in the 2nd measure as the
>>> notes fall on the A and the D string.)
>>>
>>> Anyone else do this song? Do you agree that this tab is correct? Do
>>> you play it that way, if so, got any suggestions or tips? Just
>>> practice it more maybe?
>>
>>Use a pick. Much easier that way.
>>
> YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!!!
Ironically, the hit "I'm the Man" by Joe Jackson has a rockin bass part
played fabulously by Graham Maby.....
with a pick.
I'm an all fingerstyle player myself, but to go after someone's
manliness based on right hand bass guitar technique choice is, well
rather gay.
(Yes, irony intended just for JimmyM)
Best Regards,
--
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JimmyM <mmm@nnn,com > writes:
> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:05:34 GMT, "RichL" <rpleavitt@yahoo,com > wrote:
>
>>OscartheGrouch <tondaleo@hotmail,com > wrote:
>>> My band does this song. They also want me to do the bass intro
>>> correctly. (Funny they can't do it well enough to SHOW me.) Anyway, I
>>> do a close approximation of the intro line as shown in this tab:
>>>
>> http :// www .ultimate-guitar,com /tabs/a/aerosmith/sweet_emotion_ver2_btab.htm
>>> (sure hope they don't get shut down on the basis of this post lol)
>>>
>>> That tab seems to me to be accurate, that is exactly what I hear being
>>> played. However it is quite a little tongue twister so to speak. I can
>>> do it as per the tab slowly, but up to tempo I have trouble doing it
>>> consistently. Specifically, it's the G note on the G string followed
>>> by two sixteenth notes on the A note of the A string followed by the A
>>> (octave) on the G string, all done as consecutive sixteenth notes,
>>> that get my index and middle finger tied up. The only way I can see to
>>> correctly play this is to alternate fingers on each and every note in
>>> that part. ( I can get away with raking in the 2nd measure as the
>>> notes fall on the A and the D string.)
>>>
>>> Anyone else do this song? Do you agree that this tab is correct? Do
>>> you play it that way, if so, got any suggestions or tips? Just
>>> practice it more maybe?
>>
>>Use a pick. Much easier that way.
>>
> YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!!!
Ironically, the hit "I'm the Man" by Joe Jackson has a rockin bass part
played fabulously by Graham Maby.....
with a pick.
I'm an all fingerstyle player myself, but to go after someone's
manliness based on right hand bass guitar technique choice is, well
rather gay.
(Yes, irony intended just for JimmyM)
Best Regards,
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Todd H
\ / | http :// www .toddh,net /
X Promoting good netiquette |
/ \ http :// www .toddh,net /netiquette/ | http :// myspace,com /bmiawmb
Re: Sweet Emotion
Todd H. <bmiawmb@toddh,net > wrote:
> JimmyM <mmm@nnn,com > writes:
>
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:05:34 GMT, "RichL" <rpleavitt@yahoo,com >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> OscartheGrouch <tondaleo@hotmail,com > wrote:
>>>> My band does this song. They also want me to do the bass intro
>>>> correctly. (Funny they can't do it well enough to SHOW me.)
>>>> Anyway, I do a close approximation of the intro line as shown in
>>>> this tab:
>>>>
>>>
http :// www .ultimate-guitar,com /tabs/a/aerosmith/sweet_emotion_ver2_btab.htm
>>>> (sure hope they don't get shut down on the basis of this post lol)
>>>>
>>>> That tab seems to me to be accurate, that is exactly what I hear
>>>> being played. However it is quite a little tongue twister so to
>>>> speak. I can do it as per the tab slowly, but up to tempo I have
>>>> trouble doing it consistently. Specifically, it's the G note on
>>>> the G string followed by two sixteenth notes on the A note of the
>>>> A string followed by the A (octave) on the G string, all done as
>>>> consecutive sixteenth notes, that get my index and middle finger
>>>> tied up. The only way I can see to correctly play this is to
>>>> alternate fingers on each and every note in that part. ( I can get
>>>> away with raking in the 2nd measure as the notes fall on the A and
>>>> the D string.)
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else do this song? Do you agree that this tab is correct? Do
>>>> you play it that way, if so, got any suggestions or tips? Just
>>>> practice it more maybe?
>>>
>>> Use a pick. Much easier that way.
>>>
>> YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!!!
>
> Ironically, the hit "I'm the Man" by Joe Jackson has a rockin bass
> part played fabulously by Graham Maby.....
>
>
> with a pick.
>
> I'm an all fingerstyle player myself, but to go after someone's
> manliness based on right hand bass guitar technique choice is, well
> rather gay.
Thanks, Todd.
It seems to me that a good number of respectable bass players (Paul
McCartney, for example) frequently used a pick.
It's where you go....not how you get there.
Todd H. <bmiawmb@toddh,net > wrote:
> JimmyM <mmm@nnn,com > writes:
>
>> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:05:34 GMT, "RichL" <rpleavitt@yahoo,com >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> OscartheGrouch <tondaleo@hotmail,com > wrote:
>>>> My band does this song. They also want me to do the bass intro
>>>> correctly. (Funny they can't do it well enough to SHOW me.)
>>>> Anyway, I do a close approximation of the intro line as shown in
>>>> this tab:
>>>>
>>>
http :// www .ultimate-guitar,com /tabs/a/aerosmith/sweet_emotion_ver2_btab.htm
>>>> (sure hope they don't get shut down on the basis of this post lol)
>>>>
>>>> That tab seems to me to be accurate, that is exactly what I hear
>>>> being played. However it is quite a little tongue twister so to
>>>> speak. I can do it as per the tab slowly, but up to tempo I have
>>>> trouble doing it consistently. Specifically, it's the G note on
>>>> the G string followed by two sixteenth notes on the A note of the
>>>> A string followed by the A (octave) on the G string, all done as
>>>> consecutive sixteenth notes, that get my index and middle finger
>>>> tied up. The only way I can see to correctly play this is to
>>>> alternate fingers on each and every note in that part. ( I can get
>>>> away with raking in the 2nd measure as the notes fall on the A and
>>>> the D string.)
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else do this song? Do you agree that this tab is correct? Do
>>>> you play it that way, if so, got any suggestions or tips? Just
>>>> practice it more maybe?
>>>
>>> Use a pick. Much easier that way.
>>>
>> YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!!!
>
> Ironically, the hit "I'm the Man" by Joe Jackson has a rockin bass
> part played fabulously by Graham Maby.....
>
>
> with a pick.
>
> I'm an all fingerstyle player myself, but to go after someone's
> manliness based on right hand bass guitar technique choice is, well
> rather gay.
Thanks, Todd.
It seems to me that a good number of respectable bass players (Paul
McCartney, for example) frequently used a pick.
It's where you go....not how you get there.
Re: Sweet Emotion
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:39:32 GMT, OscartheGrouch
<tondaleo@hotmail,com > wrote:
>
>>>> YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!!!
>
>Great line in "The Godfather."
Thank you for getting the reference ;)
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:39:32 GMT, OscartheGrouch
<tondaleo@hotmail,com > wrote:
>
>>>> YOU CAN ACT LIKE A MAN!!!
>
>Great line in "The Godfather."
Thank you for getting the reference ;)
