les claypool bass solo

azeng808 · #1 10-07-2005, 12:12 AM

does any1 know the if this solo has a title? It is the solo with the harmonics in it and is played with a drummer. Also does anyone know a tab for this?

seaKamp · #2 10-07-2005, 02:50 AM

Buy Rhinoplasty. It is primarily a covers CD but there are 2 live tracks on it as well. You are probably thinking about the live version of 'Tommy The Cat' on this cd. Get it. Listen to it. Love it.

Alvaro Martín Gómez A. · #3 10-07-2005, 04:48 AM

I think you're talking about "Awakening" and yes, it's included in the "Rhinoplasty" live version of "Tommy The Cat". Looked for it in www.powertabs.net but couldn't find it.

FunkKing · #4 10-07-2005, 08:57 AM

Its pretty cool. I've got 3 versions somewhere on my PC, a studio version, a live version and a video of a live version. I like it.

Wrong Robot · #5 10-07-2005, 11:38 AM

Les didn't actually write 'the awakening' it's a song by the redding brothers, though he does improvise some bits of it in various performances.

Don W · #6 10-07-2005, 02:15 PM

Like others said its called The Awakening. You can hear a studio version of it on Les Claypool's album Highball with the Devil.

azeng808 · #7 10-27-2005, 12:53 AM

is the fast part double thumped?

MikeyFingers · #8 10-27-2005, 01:38 AM

Nope, Claypool doesn't use the double-thump technique (not that I know of). He can manipulate the sound pretty good with his use of mutes and triplets, but I'm 99% sure he doesn't double-thump.

infect · #9 10-27-2005, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeyFingers

Nope, Claypool doesn't use the double-thump technique (not that I know of). He can manipulate the sound pretty good with his use of mutes and triplets, but I'm 99% sure he doesn't double-thump.

Yeah. There's a video of Les playing the Awakening on the dvd that came w/ the latest Primus cd. He appears to just utilize muting and triplets (and lots of it..).

DWBass · #10 10-27-2005, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Wrong Robot

Les didn't actually write 'the awakening' it's a song by the redding brothers, though he does improvise some bits of it in various performances.

Thanks for mentioning that! It's a sore spot with me when cats think he wrote that!

MikeyFingers · #11 10-27-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by infect

Yeah. There's a video of Les playing the Awakening on the dvd that came w/ the latest Primus cd. He appears to just utilize muting and triplets (and lots of it..).

wwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaatttt?? I have that CD/DVD, but I never saw that. What part of the DVD is it in?

azeng808 · #12 10-28-2005, 02:08 AM

whatdo you mean manipulate by using tripilets? Can anyone play this song in this forum? If so can you give me an accurate tab. Sheet music prefered tho

DWBass · #13 10-28-2005, 09:29 AM

Here are both versions. The original version by Dexter Redding and Les Claypool's studio version.

The Awakening

Enjoy!

MikeyFingers · #14 10-28-2005, 12:04 PM

I can play the whole song, but I only learned some of it from tabs. The faster part was inaccurate in the tabs so I had to figure out that chunk on my own, I think I did a decent job of it. It's pretty hard at times though, the way he uses hammer ons in this song is crazy at times.

azeng808 · #15 10-29-2005, 10:28 PM

thank you!!! and btw is the tab on mysong book accurate?

DWBass · #16 10-30-2005, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by azeng808

thank you!!! and btw is the tab on mysong book accurate?

You're welcome. I don't do the tab thing so I can't help you there! I say use your ears. Record yourself and listen to yourself. Keep plugging away until it sounds the same.