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Old 09-27-2006, 09:30 PM
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help: operation ivy tune / ska riff

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i've been trying to figure out how to play the intro to the song "officer" by operation ivy so that i could use parts of it in other songs, but i have no idea how its played. i cant figure out if its a scale being hammered, if hes slapping the part, or whatever, i have no clue. anyways, its played again immediately after the chorus, if that helps, heh. any help would be much appreciated.

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Old 09-28-2006, 03:34 AM
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hey i just quickly worked it out for you. heres a tab of that riff of what id play. p=pop
t=thumbslap
the rest id just use your normal fingering style

........................p t p t p t p
g----------------4---5---6---7--
d--------------------------------
a--5-5--5-5-------x---x---x------
e-----5------3------------------

ill let you work out the rhythm its pretty simple.
by the way its a cool bassline im glad i found this post and discovered such a great bassline.

hope this helps.
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Old 09-28-2006, 01:01 PM
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He definitely played it with a pick. That I can tell you. That doesn't mean you have to - just sayin'

I can't speak for the accuracy of the tab above, as I haven't played this song in 3 years or more.
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Old 09-28-2006, 06:04 PM
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Another Operation Ivy song with an amazing bass intro is My Life, also known as King of Ska. Just insane... be sure to check that one out. I've got a semi-tab for it, never been able to fully complete it though.
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Old 09-29-2006, 01:28 PM
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whoa, i never even knew that 7" existed until you mentioned it. thanks, the songs on it are great.
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