King Floyd's Groove Me

CajunPNUT · #1 01-01-2006, 06:45 PM

Hey does any one know how to play King Floyd's Groove me?
It sounds like it starts out in the key of C, and plays the 1 twice, the 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th, and then repeats. But it modulates to a lower key possibly the lower 3rd. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

tramp · #2 01-18-2006, 08:58 AM

I can play groove me. What do you need to know? Are you from louisiana - I am.

tramp · #3 01-18-2006, 10:19 AM

If you are playing the song in C, than your change would be to G for one measure - back to C than to G again. The bass run goes like this. CC E G AC

fenwickbacker · #4 01-18-2006, 11:27 AM

our band does it in B

basically verses are the I w/ the V

chorus is IIIm and IV then vack to the I

great song - in the immortal words of our keyboard player - "Chicks dig it"

JimK · #5 01-18-2006, 01:36 PM

The bass to the "Groove Me" verse is a lesson in 'playing the spaces'...something similar is the bass to the verses on Brick's "Dazz"(recently transcribed in Bass Player mag).

fenwickbacker · #6 01-18-2006, 04:15 PM

I agree JimK. Playing it as often as I have, it takes some restraint to let the spaces "happen" and not try to throw in some extra notes (especially if we lay the tempo back for some extra funk) . . . but the spaces are what gives it the groove.

CajunPNUT · #7 01-20-2006, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tramp

I can play groove me. What do you need to know? Are you from louisiana - I am.

Yeah I'm from Broussard, five minutes south of Lafayette.

CajunPNUT · #8 01-20-2006, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JimK

The bass to the "Groove Me" verse is a lesson in 'playing the spaces'...something similar is the bass to the verses on Brick's "Dazz"(recently transcribed in Bass Player mag).

I tried getting it online but couldn't find anything, i guess i'll try and find the mag. Thanks to everyone!

Ty_Boogie · #9 01-24-2006, 01:51 PM

I can't find the tab anywhere, and don't have the record to learn it by ear......

link anyone?

fraublugher · #10 01-24-2006, 03:59 PM

the tune is only 2.72 megabytes . i can email it to anyone that wants it

Woodchuck · #11 01-24-2006, 06:30 PM

Trivia time: The bassists on Groove Me is also playing on Mr. Big Stuff.

fraublugher · #12 01-24-2006, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodchuck

Trivia time: The bassists on Groove Me is also playing on Mr. Big Stuff.

Tommy Cogbill ?

Woodchuck · #13 01-24-2006, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fraublugher

Tommy Cogbill ?

No, but I forget his name. He passed away about 6 years ago.

fraublugher · #14 01-24-2006, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Woodchuck

No, but I forget his name. He paased away about 6 years ago.

damn , i thought you knew , i think it's a stax house band mystery...

JimK · #15 01-25-2006, 10:00 AM

King Floyd & Jean Knight were of the Malaco recording 'empire'...I just checked.

www.malaco.com has a history page. It does mention that their session players were in great demand; of course, no names mentioned.
King Floyd has a "Best Of" album that lists Don Barrett & Vernie Robbins as bassists(www.allmusic.com).

I'll check my Jean Knight album when I get home...confidence is low, however.

fraublugher · #16 01-25-2006, 03:12 PM

there's no band credits on the jean knight album with "big stuff " i checked that one

Woodchuck · #17 01-26-2006, 12:42 AM

I'll dig through my old BP mags. They did an obit on the bassist.

JimK · #18 01-27-2006, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by fraublugher

there's no band credits on the jean knight album with "big stuff " i checked that one

Yep...nuthin!

bassmonkey144 · #19 01-31-2006, 12:12 PM

I was under the impression that at one point Duck Dunn cut that line for somebody at Stax. Whether it was a cover or not, I don't remember.

JimK · #20 01-31-2006, 12:28 PM

Stax would probably be a cover...King Floyd's version is from Malaco Records.

Is this tune transcribed in the book, What Duck Done?