Fill help - Hot Stuff (Donna Summer)

[Depth_Charge]

I'm approaching the second verse of Hot Stuff with the idea of halving the beat value on "the last part" to make a very sparse root/octave root/octave on the second vocal line (...another night on my own - doomp-daaahmp, doomp- daaahmp) to make the space needed so the part played feels "lonely". Thats fine, works a treat.

But on the last line of that verse the line sung is "bring a wild man back home", then it goes into the chorus. Well, I want to play a "wild" fill over that vocal part, resolving to home, which I presume is the chorus chord (D). Now, I can fill that progression with notes all day, double or triple the notes played, play in triplets, play hammer ons and pulloffs, staccatto etc and call that mess all "a fill". But it sounds like a blistering mess when I get something wrong, or a straight run when I get it right.

There's nothing really wild about the fills I'm playing, except my scant regard for proper rythm, technique and note choice I suppose.

While I keep experimenting with different approaches I wouldn't mind picking all your brains on some theory advice on note and fill selection in the context of the song "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer.

So. Gimme some hot stuff people

[ceedj]

Speaking from the "less is more" experience I've had playing this song, about the only thing I MIGHT do (depending on what the rest of the band is doing) would be playing along with the melody of that line. That would put you back on the root heading into the climb up to the chorus.

Another approach might be to harmonize the line, going up to the root, then hitting the transition fill from there.

[Depth_Charge]

Thanks for the reply.

Musically speaking the rest of the band is a lead guitarist and a drummer.
So I take a more funky approach to the line:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZ5Y...eature=related

And then I found this video, which put me on the right track as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Z9D7HYv9c

Thanks.