Hey, I just finished my sophomore year in high school, and I've been playing bass since the middle of my 8th grade year. I've gotten pretty good, I can do all sorts of slap stuff, and stuff like that, I can do a little tapping, hammer ons, you know. This isn't my first musical experience, though. I've played violin since I was 4 years old, by the Suzuki method, so my ear is excellent. I can also sightread quite well as a result of 6 years of choir. The preceding text doesn't have much to do with my question, other than it gives you all an idea of what kind of musical background I have.
My question has something to do with a thing I'm going to be involved in over the summer called "School of Rock." You get to be in a band and play a couple songs. Now, I would like to do a solo. preferably something by Les Claypool (I just really like his style,) but the real bass solo that stands out to me of his, The Awakening, was done at the same event last year. So I was wondering what good bass solo pieces I could play, of his, or actually, Jaco Pastorius, Victor Wooten, anybody else would work, really, but If there's a Les Claypool piece that would be my first choice.
Thanks for your time, and I hope you answer my question.
Portrait of tracy by jaco is a nice solo bass piece, and its the first that springs to mind, but the best thing to do i think is write your own! you could write something 'in the style of' claypool, and it would actually be YOUR's then. use some of his licks and ideas and rework them into a new piece.
completely random suggestion but I performed 'the swifty' by squarepusher for my college final, its difficult but an awesome piece, a real stunner. I can furnish you with my (slightly innacurate, but mainly there) sheet music and I think the tab (for suggested fingerings etc) if you want.
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I have some students doing the following for their exams-Power-Marcus Miller, Stories To Tell-Stanley Clarke, Jaco Medley with Continuum and Blackbird. Stan The Man bass Extremes. Find something you enjoy listening to, that way you will enjoy putting in the time.
I don't think bass solos are really different than any instrument solo, but since young musicians are focused more on performing someone elses piece than creating their own I will refer you to a video I made a long time ago. You might laugh at some things that aren't correct in it but in a nutshell its right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue0ofgkkeFE
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Honestly, I think you should write your own bass solo.
If you blow them away with your solo, and they ask where'd you learn that.. you could be able to say " I created this solo"
and they'd be even more impressed.
It shows a lot of originality, and creativity which is very important in a musician and what they will really like to see.
Just remember to use good phrasing, let your ear guide you on what notes to use, don't "wank" lol... It can be impressive sometimes, but sometimes it can be annoying especially if you over-do it.
Good luck man!
I decided to take you guys up on your offer of my own solo. My little brother laughs at me when I write my own stuff, because he's way better than me at writing music. But he and I started writing it yesterday. It's going to be pretty sweet sounding, but it doesn't look cool yet because we're not very far. He doesn't play bass, either, so he doesn't know how to write something that looks cool. So I'm mostly playing in first and second positions, but it's still really fun.
Portrait of tracy by jaco is a nice solo bass piece, and its the first that springs to mind, but the best thing to do i think is write your own! you could write something 'in the style of' claypool, and it would actually be YOUR's then. use some of his licks and ideas and rework them into a new piece.
completely random suggestion but I performed 'the swifty' by squarepusher for my college final, its difficult but an awesome piece, a real stunner. I can furnish you with my (slightly innacurate, but mainly there) sheet music and I think the tab (for suggested fingerings etc) if you want.
Even still, I'd like the tab and music. I heard the solo and it's really nice, I'd like to play it anyway.
I'm also in high school, and recently had the same difficulties.
my advice to you: whenever you have time, get on the bass and noodle. have in mind what you want to work towards, and just keep noodling. You'll eventually get there, and you'll develop you're own unique style on the way.
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and heres the other two pages of the sheet music, my apologies for the quality, I wrote the notation on cubase score which for reasons known only to itself has made a hell of a mess of the layout, and I threw in the key sig at the last minute but no matter what one I put it made for a very confusing page, but i upload it so you can get the rhythm and add the notes from the tab to it!
you may have to right click and save target as for the txt file, then change the extension to .txt
make sure word wrap is turned OFF in notepad or it will be a mess!
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