ah need help fast.

[corrosivemind19]

Okay, so for my graduation project I am playing an acoustic set along with a friend of mine on guitar to a nursing home.

So its in two weeks and the songs he picked out arent really meant for bass. He picked a bunch of rediculously challenging finger picking songs that he recorded and sent to me and wants me to learn them. Its really hard to have to make up a bass line to these types of songs and its gotten me extremely frustrated. What do you think i should do?

[bass_player16]

There is always room for a bassline in every song. You don't have to follow him, maybe just accent certain phrases or notes? That might work.

Never give surrender to the guitards, there is always room for us bassists

Jared

[W()()D_()nly]

work around him or play steady eights on the changes, my guitarists fill up alot of space so i've learnt to harmonize there lines and just kinda lope around there playing with fill.s

[Lowtonejoe]

Originally Posted by corrosivemind19

Okay, so for my graduation project I am playing an acoustic set along with a friend of mine on guitar to a nursing home.

So its in two weeks and the songs he picked out arent really meant for bass. He picked a bunch of rediculously challenging finger picking songs that he recorded and sent to me and wants me to learn them. Its really hard to have to make up a bass line to these types of songs and its gotten me extremely frustrated. What do you think i should do?

Take it easy on yourself.

Just follow his chord changes with the tonic note of the same chord. If he plays a Cmaj7-13 (whatever the heck that is) just play the C.

When he changes to a Dm play a D.

Etc., etc.

Practice until you can play that way very smoothly. From there you can start adding notes or just leave it the way it is. It will sound fine.



Joe.

[corrosivemind19]

Thanks alot guys. I appreciate the support, Im just worried about what my friend is going to say. He wants me to play leo Kottke songs and stuff along those lines, and like....they are all over the place. ah oh well. I have 2 weeks....may god have mercy on my soul.

[corrosivemind19]

We are doing Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring, not really hard.

[tutash]

When I was a teenager, I would visit my granny in the nursing home, and bring along my classical guitar. I had a song book (I forget the name... some thing like "Every Song Ever Written- with charts") and would play old (30's and 40's)popular tunes out of it like "Roll Out the Barrel" , "bycycle build for Two", and such stuff. The would sing along and had a great time.

As for the playing: Just stick to the root. Play bass and let the guitarist worry about his technique. Play bass.

[corrosivemind19]

HEY THE PROJECT WAS A SUCCESS, THE PEOPLE LOVED IT AND WENT ALOT BETTER THAN EXPECTED!


Thanks again guys for the support.