My attempt of Come on Come Over by Jaco Pastorius!

soong · #1 07-01-2008, 02:32 AM

Hey all!!!

Just uploaded Come on Come Over yesterday, and i've actually been rated pretty bad according to one of the commenters, but i really don't think i did a 1 star performance...

here the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efDFiPPB4kg

Please rate and comment if your there!

I'd love to hear everyone's input too; timing and rhythm, technique perhaps?

Thanks all, REALLY REALLY appreciate all thoughts.

- Daniel

Bruce Lindfield · #2 07-01-2008, 03:06 AM

I think you have got the main bass riff wrong slightly - one too many notes at the end of it, but when the chorus comes in it is totally off in every way - just out of time and wrong notes!

I think you are attempting something that sounds beyond you - you are just rushing to fit in notes without regard to groove and feel and to be honest, I had to stop watching at that point as it made me feel queasy - sort of like sea-sick - the tension created between what it should be and what was happening.

Sorry if that sounds harsh - but I think you need to re-visit the chorus and try playing it slowly and building up to that tempo...etc etc.

Connor · #3 07-01-2008, 03:12 AM

good sound, my guess is a bad rating from either one of the dicks on youtube or that they just got bored of the main bassline. i've never played the song, so as for criticism i don't know if i can be completely accurate, but your hand seems to move ALOT. try keeping it calm and close to the fretboard or the all the movement will make it look & sound sloppy.
good job though.

soong · #4 07-01-2008, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield

I think you have got the main bass riff wrong slightly - one too many notes at the end of it, but when the chorus comes in it is totally off in every way - just out of time and wrong notes!

I think you are attempting something that sounds beyond you - you are just rushing to fit in notes without regard to groove and feel and to be honest, I had to stop watching at that point as it made me feel queasy - sort of like sea-sick - the tension created between what it should be and what was happening.

Sorry if that sounds harsh - but I think you need to re-visit the chorus and try playing it slowly and building up to that tempo...etc etc.

Hmm ok interesting Bruce and thanks for the comment, appreciate it. I'm not too sure which part exactly of the main riff i have wrong but ill revisit the music again.

As for the chorus, i was gonna check that one out again soon. But thanks.

If anyone has accurate music of this they'd like to share of this song, please post too!

Many thanks Bruce

Bruce Lindfield · #5 07-01-2008, 03:20 AM

The bass line is on Lucas Pickford's website :

www.lucaspickford.com

soong · #6 07-01-2008, 03:23 AM

Cool post Bruce, many thanks.

p.s thanks connor!

Steve Clark · #7 07-01-2008, 06:50 AM

You're on the way. Good tone. I would get a metronome and work out the parts at a slower tempo and gradually work up to tempo and even beyond. As Bruce mentioned, your time is off. The 16th need to be right on the beat. I'm working on the same type of things with my son who, like all of us at one point, wants to play as fast as possible. If you/he can't play it in time, with groove/feel, at a slow tempo it can't be done quickly.

**bassman_al** · #8 07-01-2008, 06:59 AM

check out fellow TBer and excellent teacher/video producing monster on Youtube, Marlowe DK. Below is the link he has to this song, with very clear video of how to play it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLt6a...eature=related

BuffaloBass · #9 07-01-2008, 12:36 PM

METRONOME!!! Dont noddle around without one. Ya got caught not moving fast enough in the first breakdown. The beauty of a 'nome is that you can slow it down until you nail it, and then bring it back up to full speed and beyond. If you find your fingers not moving fast enough, you have to drop notes here and there to stay in time.

I suck, and I do it all the time, and no one then notices I suck.

You dont suck. But I never liked that particular bass line anyhow. Timing is tough.

Get some Meters and follow George around, git up in his pocket. That **** will get ya gigs!

Thunderthumbs73 · #10 07-01-2008, 12:47 PM

Respectable. I'd say keep going and working on it!

There's more work to do, but I'd say you're well on your way. (I take the glass is half-full, rather than the half-empty approach).

Nobody plays this right off the bat after their first week on bass, so I recognize that you've worked really hard at it, and you've come a long way. Great effort.

Keep it up.

Thunderthumbs73 · #11 07-01-2008, 12:52 PM

And another thing: you DON'T suck at bass.

Steve Clark · #12 07-01-2008, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassman_al

check out fellow TBer and excellent teacher/video producing monster on Youtube, Marlowe DK. Below is the link he has to this song, with very clear video of how to play it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLt6a...eature=related

I just found this player last week. Great chops and feel.

Matt Till · #13 07-01-2008, 02:14 PM

You're pretty close I think, but as stated, your timing on the chorus is pretty rough, it's obviously too fast for you at this point. Work with it at a slower tempo and build your way to the original tempo.

Lesfunk · #14 07-01-2008, 07:07 PM

You're on your way. just work it up at slower speed until you can nail the feel and articulation. Then bring it up to speed in steps.

Lesfunk · #15 07-01-2008, 07:08 PM

Bruce thanks for posting that chart.

**Eric Perry** · #16 07-01-2008, 07:13 PM

Good attempt. You sound choppy and rushed through it though. Work on the groove and the feel of the piece.

saxmachine777 · #17 06-21-2009, 02:57 AM

Threadsurrection! How is this line coming along now? Have you moved on from it, or do you still like it?