Playing an octave above?

[Arnak]

Hi Folks,

I am attempting to play the bass notes for Blue Moon but the written notes are too low for the Bass Guitar.

Would it sound all right if I just moved the the notes up 1 octave but kept in the same key?

Thanks,

Arnak

[bassbrad]

That is perfectly acceptable. FWIW the notes for string bass or electric bass are usually written an octave up compared to the same notes written or played on piano or tuba.

[Arnak]

Hi Bassbrad,

Thanks very much for that advice.

Now I can get on and transpose the notes.

Arnak

[IvanMike]

Originally Posted by bassbrad

That is perfectly acceptable. FWIW the notes for string bass or electric bass are usually written an octave up compared to the same notes written or played on piano or tuba.

very upsetting when reading from fake books for piano........a rude awakening for me when i was a kid. reading that low on the staff is a little less easy than reading the transposed staff for BG.

[lunarpollen]

Which version of Blue Moon?

[Exploiter8]

Originally Posted by Arnak

Hi Folks,

I am attempting to play the bass notes for Blue Moon but the written notes are too low for the Bass Guitar.

Would it sound all right if I just moved the the notes up 1 octave but kept in the same key?

Thanks,

Arnak

I also think it is acceptable. I've read many posts since joining early this year about people stressing the need to have a multi-string bass or drop-tuning because the original recording went that low. I can see their point if they are in a tribute band where an audience is expecting to hear a band sound "just like the record." I could be wrong, but I think most of us play in cover bands, and play to have fun! We throw in an extra fill here and there, maybe a slide, while not straying too far from the original version of the song. Oh well, I'm rambling.

Just enjoy playing, and people will enjoy listening.

X8

[JTE]

Originally Posted by bassbrad

That is perfectly acceptable. FWIW the notes for string bass or electric bass are usually written an octave up compared to the same notes written or played on piano or tuba.

I did a reading dance-band gig twenty years ago where the leader called an old song we'd never played. I pulled the chart out of book and he immediately counted it off so I barely had time to get the key siognature. It was an old-time two-beat thing but no chiord changes. Six measures in it goes way below the F clef- that's when I found out about tuba charts...

[longfinger]

As was mentioned before, the double bass and bass guitar are sounding notes an octave lower than are written on their notation scores. The 6 string guitar is the same way with treble clef. The notes written on the page, are sounded an octave lower than they are notated. Tuba, cello and piano are written at pitch.

So you are most likely not reading music that's been scored with this in mind. (ie. reading from a piano book, instead of a bass book)

[Beginner Bass]

That should be just fine, because of how the brain precieves pitch. For example, if you heard someone play E1 and then G1, the brain would precieve it as the same as E2 to G2, or E5 to G5, etc., because the brain essentially hears in octaves.

[bobwhite]

...And part of the fun (at least in pop/rock/blues) is improvising a bit as you go. I always add/subtract some for fun, while preserving those signature parts people know and expect. Unless your band demands note-for-note from the record, have some fun.

[JimmyM]

did someone mention "blue moon"?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz3C33PJB5g

short clip of me with bowzer playing it a couple years ago. just do what i do and you'll be fine

[lowendfriend]

Lunar-licious!

[frankyhernandez]

Im a starter bass player and i was wondering how to move notes an octave high or low, im to afriad to ask my teacher, thanks!

[Journey55]

Move it two frets up and two strings down. ie and open E's octave is 2nd fret on the D string, 5th fret on the A string (a D)'s octave is 7th fret on the G string (a D), etc

[trblWthTrebles]

or 1 string and seven frets
or 12 frets on the same string
or 3 strings and 3 frets the other way

[jmac]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

did someone mention "blue moon"?



Bowzer & the Stringrays - Blue Moon - YouTube

short clip of me with bowzer playing it a couple years ago. just do what i do and you'll be fine

Originally Posted by from youtube

Wow, who's that handsome bass player? Show more of him next time!
JMillerbigass 1 year ago

[jmac]

Originally Posted by frankyhernandez

im to afriad to ask my teacher, thanks!

Never be afraid to ask questions. If your teacher makes you feel afraid to ask questions then you need a new teacher.