Mike Dirnt- Longview!

Bassist_Ben · #1 10-29-2005, 06:12 AM

Hey Everyone,

I am wondering, i am playing Longview at my school battle of the bands. And i am wondering does anyone know how Mike makes that chord noises at the last bit of the verse:

G|---8-6-5-6-|
D|-----------|
A|------------|
E|-------------|

It sounds like he holding chord or just hittin the d string with it? Well if anyone knows it will be much appreciated! Thanks!

Bassist_Ben · #2 10-29-2005, 06:17 AM

please can someone reply!

BassGod · #3 10-29-2005, 07:36 AM

Yeah, he hits an open D at the same time as he plays the last four notes of the riff. It's a chord indeed.

Graeme

BassGod · #4 10-29-2005, 07:40 AM

G|---8-6-5-6-|
D|---0-0-0-0-|
A|------------|
E|------------|

It should look like that.

This is another variation:

G|---8-6-5-6-|
D|---0---0---|
A|------------|
E|------------|

The second way is how I play it, but I'm not sure exactly how he does it.

Graeme

phxlbrmpf · #5 10-29-2005, 07:53 AM

Yep, that's how it's done, which means that if you play the song in its original key and don't detune, it becomes a bit tricky to let the root note ring.

JimK · #6 10-29-2005, 03:14 PM

Not that you guys will do so-

Dennis Dunaway of Alice Cooper was a master at using an Open "D" as a drone-
Check out "Dead Babies" (from Killer) & "Gutter Cats vs. The Jets (from School's Out)

Bassist_Ben · #7 10-29-2005, 07:04 PM

thanks everyone!

Petary791 · #8 10-29-2005, 08:17 PM

Keep in mind he's tuned down a half step. When I covered it, I didn't retune but you can't really do the chords.