help: operation ivy tune / ska riff

[ninjaridebikes]

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.

thanks, justin.

[sloppyjaloppy]

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.

[thewanderer24]

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.

[Whassap]

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.

[ninjaridebikes]

whoa, i never even knew that 7" existed until you mentioned it. thanks, the songs on it are great.