Putting it all together

[WSoloBass]

I've heard tons of solo bass cats in the relatively short time I've been doin it myself and it seems nearly everyone has a different approach to song composition and structure. My question is : How do you put it all together?

Personally, I usually start with a beat or rhythm, then add subsequently necessary beat or rhythm after that, then melody, then just ice all over the whole thing and wrap it up with something classy.

PS-(check my sig for tunes)

[Zander4724]

i too would be very interested in hearing other solo bassists' composition processes...

composing is definitely what excites me most about solo bass, despite how difficult i find it. i don't have a set way to compose as different tunes have been composed in different ways. however, one thing i like to do is start with an idea. the idea could be a chord progression i want to try out, or a new altered tuning, or maybe a specific technique. this idea is usually the prerequisite before i begin composing.

for me the composition is all about the melodies. i guess i try to find 2-3 different parts (always the trickiest area for me) and then work on the transitions between these parts as well as the overall structure...

take care,
zander
http://www.youtube.com/user/Zander4724

[WSoloBass]

I can see this section of the forum gets oh-so-much traffic...