How do you play Good times by chic??

[Music_for_life]

Do you alternate fingers of the right hand???
Do you play the g with open string or in the fifgt fret of the D string?? When playing open g you mute then with the other finger of the right hand or with your palm?
Thanks, it is a repetitive but difficult bass line to play it well

[MikeyB]

We used to play this song. I alternate. Sometimes play the open G, sometimes not and add a little riff now and then. But I think FAR more important than that is the groove. You HAVE to have the groove - if not, don't do this song!

[Music_for_life]

Originally Posted by MikeyB

We used to play this song. I alternate. Sometimes play the open G, sometimes not and add a little riff now and then. But I think FAR more important than that is the groove. You HAVE to have the groove - if not, don't do this song!

If you practise each part of that line separetly you can get a better feel of the line, and the groove begin to appear, you need to get confotable with it. And then nail it, and don`t think about it.

[4to5to6]

Here's a video of Guy Pratt showing off his stack knob Jazz in which he plays a few old disco tunes including Good Times:

YouTube - Guy Pratt's great disco bass lines

Fingerstyle Funk is all in the feeling... Let it flow... Octave string crossings can be a bit tricky but lot's of fun and worth the effort.

Here's another fun one I figured out while bored lately:

YouTube - Zantac: Spicy

[faulknersj]

It's in E Dorian:

E,E,E..EEF#GABC#DE A,A,A, AA AF# AG AF#(with pinky on D string)F# A...G A A G

Boom

Don't have my bass so hopefully this is correct

[T-MOST]

Not very hard. It looks a lot like a E major scale when you play it. I guess E Dorian is most accurate.

[AMp'D.2play]

Here is how Paul Wolfe teaches it:

Good Times