andy fraser(free)

[munsonga]

I'm looking for any tabs for free's Andy Fraser, song of yesterday and the stealer in particular, i play fire & water by ear with my band but i'd like to get that more accrurate, are there any tab books out there?

[Captain Bob]

Some of his listings are in standard notation, some in tab, probably as close as you can get. Maybe there is a Japan Band Score of Free....check Ebay.

http://arcellussykesmusic.com/index....ranscriptions/

Cheers

[mcm]

Killer bassist. He was a kid playin that stuff

[jerry]

Originally Posted by mcm

Killer bassist. He was a kid playin that stuff

+1, he was one of my main influences when I started playing, his grooves were all about the space between the notes.

[TBird1958]

Originally Posted by mcm

Killer bassist. He was a kid playin that stuff

One of my all time favorite bassists - He's about 19 in this video, I love the tone the Gibson EB and his stack of Marshalls!
Free was a great band....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FhCilozomo

[JimK]

Originally Posted by mcm

Killer bassist. He was a kid playin that stuff

...there's a short Andy Fraser bit in the newest issue of Bass Player. He started on piano while very, very young.
Yes, he was a kid playing that stuff...he was also writing/arranging it!

[JimK]

Originally Posted by jerry

+1, he was one of my main influences when I started playing, his grooves were all about the space between the notes.

Fraser talks about 'space' in Bass Player...since Free had minimal instrumentation (live), the songs were arranged so the guitar played "here"...the bass played "there"...sounds like a thought out attempt to not step into the other guy's sonic space.
I re-visited the studio version of "Mr. Big" the other day. Wow.
I liked Free/Fraser back in the day but did not give them enough study time.

[jerry]

Andy and Glenn Hughes were also on the cover on the January U.K. Bass guitar Magazine.

[mcm]

He was a kid when he played with free. Really incredible

[munsonga]

My band (The Elsan Blues) are all about heavy groove-led funky blues so free are a big influence, we've got three guitarists but my bass is right up in the mix, warm as you like! Cheers for the links, i'll get on the case...