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08-11-2008, 11:07 AM
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Well I know that every musician needs at least two songs in their repertoire, so I learned Prelude in G by Bach, now for the other song. I have Prelude almost all the way down and ready to perform. But I was thinking for the nest song to be Autumn Leaves, or maybe Freddie Freeloader. Haha I heard Autumn Leaves and I really want to do it. But then I thought of maybe covering Zappa! I have some really good chops so I can cover some nice stuff. But he's had some sick bassists so who knows if I could play it or not. I'll have been playing two years in three months. The problem is I'm not very well acquainted with Zappa's work, but what I've heard I liked. What are some good Zappa songs for bass? What is the most impressive? or Should I just do Autumn Leaves?
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08-11-2008, 11:10 AM
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08-11-2008, 11:11 AM
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08-11-2008, 11:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura County | | | Blessed Relief oh wow haha I just checked it out! I'll really need to sit down with this.
I'll check out that solo too by the way Thanks.
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08-11-2008, 11:44 AM
| | | | Echinda's Arf (of you) is a bit challenging but quite fun to play! |
08-11-2008, 11:48 AM
| | | | Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast is pretty insane. |
08-11-2008, 12:02 PM
| | | | I also concur with St. Alfonzo. great tune. |
08-11-2008, 12:12 PM
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08-11-2008, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by littlezak Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast is pretty insane. | ...especially if you can play the marimba/minimoog passage on bass. |
08-11-2008, 12:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: So Cal | | | 50/50. Apostrophe. Actually every song on Apostrophe has killer bass lines and tone. |
08-11-2008, 12:35 PM
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08-11-2008, 12:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago, Ill. USA | | Learn the lead parts to Peaches and Regalia and you'll have my undying respect. 
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08-11-2008, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by yankeesman714 Learn the lead parts to Peaches and Regalia and you'll have my undying respect. | That's a good song, also in the Real Book.
Somebody who posts on this board has a website with a ton of later (Scott Thunes era) Zappa bass transcriptions. Lots of good stuff. |
08-11-2008, 03:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New London, CT | | | peaches en regalia is lots of fun to play
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08-11-2008, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Eastern U.S.A. | | | How about "Inca Roads"???? There's a challenge.....
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08-11-2008, 04:31 PM
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08-12-2008, 03:17 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote:
Originally Posted by AlphaMale Well I know that every musician needs at least two songs in their repertoire, | Err.. where did you get that from? 
I think that's setting the bar very low - I mean two songs is not much of a set and I think most "musicians" would know dozens of songs at least and especially Jazz musicians would aspire to knowing hundreds or thousands that they could play at the drop of a hat.
OK you have to start somewhere, but I don't think this should be anywhere near the summit of your ambitions!
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08-12-2008, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by projectMalamute That's a good song, also in the Real Book.
Somebody who posts on this board has a website with a ton of later (Scott Thunes era) Zappa bass transcriptions. Lots of good stuff. |
that'd be me then
link to the site is in my signature (no the transcriptions are not in TAB before anyone asks)
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08-12-2008, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by cowsgomoo that'd be me then
link to the site is in my signature (no the transcriptions are not in TAB before anyone asks) | You run that site!? I love that place!!!
I would think any Zappa song would really be impressive to learn. It's easy, but I Am The Slime sounds fancy to the ear. |
08-12-2008, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DylanPalme You run that site!? I love that place!!! | I suppose I run it in the loosest sense... I haven't transcribed anything for it for months though...
probably the hardest one to physically play out of those transcriptions would be What's New In Baltimore http://thescottthuneseffect.com/dhbim_baltimore.php
but with Zappa you can only play a lot of if correctly if you really know what's going on in the music i.e. what a 7:6 feels like.. not hard from a finger dexterity sense, but hard from a 'conceptualising the thing correctly' point of view
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