The Doors sheet music

fenderlover77 · #1 06-14-2011, 03:26 PM

I'm looking for and sheet music for "The Doors" with the bass lines included or any books that just have the bass lines. Can't seem to find any and I would rather stay away from tabs.

I would rather not sit for hours trying to figure it out cause I honestly can't do that right now.

Thanks

ric stave · #2 06-14-2011, 03:35 PM

Any specific songs, or a whole lot? I used to play in a Doors tribute band and transcribed much of their catalogue.....
~ric

**Thor** · #3 06-14-2011, 03:36 PM

I saw one at the local music store. Wasn't that expensive.

fenderlover77 · #4 06-14-2011, 05:18 PM

Mr. Stave - I would like sheet music for every album, but if you have tabs saved somewhere and can email me them that would be great.

Thor - any chance you remember the name of the book?

I have found a couple of books but they are guitar/vocal/piano only, which is odd. They are in my top 3 favorite bands of all time (1. Morphine 2. The Doors 3. The Beatles) and I would love to learn the bass lines so I can expand my ability. Thanks for everything!

Stick_Player · #5 06-14-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderlover77

Mr. Stave - I would like sheet music for every album, but if you have tabs saved somewhere and can email me them that would be great.

Thor - any chance you remember the name of the book?

I have found a couple of books but they are guitar/vocal/piano only, which is odd. They are in my top 3 favorite bands of all time (1. Morphine 2. The Doors 3. The Beatles) and I would love to learn the bass lines so I can expand my ability. Thanks for everything!

The record-version bass lines are rarely included or accurate in the music books from that period.

There are reasonably accurate bass tabs all over the internet. Plenty of how-to-play videos on yourtube.

Here's an entertaining one. Lotsa bells-n-whistles (if you pay).

If you are looking for 'more' accurate notation of Beatles recordings, check THIS out.

There is nothing at this level for the Doors, however.

fenderlover77 · #6 06-14-2011, 05:39 PM

Thanks stick player - appreciate it. I'm going to check out the tabs - get a good base (pun intended) and figure it out from there. I'm going to check out the Beatles tabs too.

fingerbun · #7 06-14-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderlover77

Mr. Stave - I would like sheet music for every album, but if you have tabs saved somewhere and can email me them that would be great.

Thor - any chance you remember the name of the book?

I have found a couple of books but they are guitar/vocal/piano only, which is odd. They are in my top 3 favorite bands of all time (1. Morphine 2. The Doors 3. The Beatles) and I would love to learn the bass lines so I can expand my ability. Thanks for everything!

The Doors played their basslines on keyboard. Doesn't mean you can't play them on bass but they will sound different.

According to Wikipedia they used a Rhodes PianoBass so the notes will be in range of a four string (open E string to B on 16th fret of G string).

fenderlover77 · #8 06-14-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fingerbun

The Doors played their basslines on keyboard. Doesn't mean you can't play them on bass but they will sound different.

According to Wikipedia they used a Rhodes PianoBass so the notes will be in range of a four string (open E string to B on 16th fret of G string).

They had studio bassists come in and play because Paul Rothschild, their producer wanted a thicker low end. One of the studio bassists was invited to join the band as a fifth member but turned it down - I can't remember who it was off the top of my head. They used the rhodes piano in concert tho.Your right, I can prob buy the piano sheet music and use that as a reference. Thanks!

JimK · #9 06-15-2011, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fenderlover77

They had studio bassists come in and play because Paul Rothschild, their producer wanted a thicker low end. One of the studio bassists was invited to join the band as a fifth member but turned it down - I can't remember who it was off the top of my head.

That was Jerry Scheff (L.A. Woman album).

Harvey Brooks was another bassist they used on recordings.
Check out Doug Lubahn- on "Wild Child"-
YouTube - ‪The Doors (Wild Child rare version)‬&rlm;

...couple of glimpses; he's sitting & plays lefthanded on a right neck (IIRC).
The tune kicks off at approx. the 2:00 mark.

JimK · #10 06-15-2011, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by fingerbun

The Doors played their basslines on keyboard. Doesn't mean you can't play them on bass but they will sound different.

...on all their Live albums & maybe on their debut...every other album had a host of electric (& acoustic) bassists.
The 21st Century Doors did some of the Fender piano bass things with an electric bassist. Translates OK, IMO.

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According to Wikipedia they used a Rhodes PianoBass so the notes will be in range of a four string (open E string to B on 16th fret of G string).

File:Rhodes Piano Bass.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

fenderlover77 · #11 06-15-2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JimK

That was Jerry Scheff (L.A. Woman album).

Harvey Brooks was another bassist they used on recordings.
Check out Doug Lubahn- on "Wild Child"-
YouTube - ‪The Doors (Wild Child rare version)‬&rlm;

...couple of glimpses; he's sitting & plays lefthanded on a right neck (IIRC).
The tune kicks off at approx. the 2:00 mark.

Very underrated bassists imo. I wore out "The Soft Parade" VHS when I was a teen. Amazing band. Makes me wonder if Mr. Lubahn's upside down bass had anything to do with the bass tone in that song.

**Thor** · #12 06-15-2011, 11:45 AM

Can't recall the name of the book, I didn't buy it, but the store is pretty current so it should be in print. I didn't buy it
because there was no bass notation. I just copped the chords to Love Her Madly and listened to the line, wasn't hard.

Both Jerry Scheff and Harvey Brooks are great players. Harvey doesn't get talked about much among the younger guys but some of us older cats have real respect for him.

Check out some of the people he backed up and albums he played on. One of my particular favorites was Super Session,
produced by Al Kooper. Brooks plays on the Mike Bloomfield sessions. Stop, the old tune by Jerry Ragavoy had killer bass work by Harvey.

You hear Harvey whenever you hear 'Like a Rolling Stone' by Bob Dylan. Other sidemen, Bloomfield and Kooper.

Also, later Harvey got hooked up with Miles Davis and played on Bitches Brew. No mean feat that. Nuff said.

Not that I meant to take anything away from Doug Lubahn, Scheff, Knechtel, Sklar, Glaub et al. who appear here and there on the Doors discography.