Free's "Alright Now" bass riff...help?

[JimS]

The break in the middle has a solo repetitive bass riff that sound so simple but I can't figure out some notes. It's driving me batty. If anybody can help that would be great.

Basically, there are two parts:

• Low on E or E and A string. Are the notes A, G, E, or A, F#, E or is the bass player mixing it up with alternating G and F#?
• The high part sounds one or two octaves up: G-D then down to D-A or is it octave G-G and D-D? Is it in one octave or two octaves up from the first part of the riff which is on the E+A string? Eg-- is played on the D&G strings at the 5th fret position or 17th fret position?

I don't know if I've made this communication clear or a jumbled mess but I appreciate any help. Thanks.

[gruffpuppy]

i forget what fret it is at but. . . open A and then riff at maybe 15 of 17th fret. I think I played it A on 5th fret to F# to open E then the above.

[JimK]

I'm sure I'm playin' it wrong(don't own the recording, believe it or not).
Here's what I did back in the day-

First part(2nd fret F# + OPEN A & E)
/1e_a2_&_3_&_...a/
/AA_AE_F#_A_A_...A/

The OPEN A on the very last 1/16th note helps ya get up to the 15th fret without sacrificing the groove...

Second part(way up there...15th-17th fret on D & G)
/1___2___3___4___/
/G___D___F#___D___/

[JimS]

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Donne Demarest]

Alright Now: Funky Bass Break

g----------------------------------------19 -------------19 slide dwn-
d------------------------------17--------------- 16 ------------------
a--0 0 0--------0 0 ---------------0--------0--------0--------0-------
e-----------0 2 ------ 2 0 -------------------------------------------



g----------------------------------------19 -------------19-----------
d------------------------------17--------------- 16 -------------------
a--12 12 12--------0 0 -----------------------------------------------
e--------------0 2 ------ 2 0 -------------------------------------------


I play it like this

g-----------------------------------19 ---------------
d------------------------------17-------17 16 17
a--0 0 0--------0 0 --------------------------------
e-----------0 2 ------ 2 0 --------------------------

about 18 times
and close out the guitar solo on open

[JimK]

...now that sounds right!
Looks like I was close...just can't count above 17(apparently). Those notes are up there in the 16/17-19 fret area!
Damn...