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we use transcribe at my school, and everyone swears by it! free trial available at seventhstring.com and a reasonable price for a very user friendly software... drag and drop from itunes... slow down tunes, adjust tuning and pitch... and some other fancier things that I haven't figured out but...

It seems like a lot of people giving very vague answers... practice with the drummer, listen, know your part... every good drummer I know wants the same thing, a bassist who knows and can count rhythm. If you can count the rhythm of the drums, while playing and play a groove that fits in...

by finding a drummer who knows how to play at the appropriate volume... :)

The Ocean by Led Zeppelin Coda Section (not the album, coda, the last section of the song) How the West Was Won Alright guys... I'm going to start posting the over 200 bass transcriptions I have on my new blog, Link Removed Check back regularly as I get more songs up there, and feel...

let me know when it's up... currently in the process of putting over 200 transcriptions onto my computer to start posting on a blog i've started.... Link Removed it will have accurate transcriptions for bass, guitar, drums, and keys... some will be with tabs, but nothing will be up unless 100%...

Worship Bassist Magazine? Transcribing Worship tunes? How does the gear for a worship band differ from the gear for any other live playing situation? I've been playing bass in church for 14 years now, and I can't think of one interesting thing to put in a magazine about playing worship tunes...

It definitely depends on what type of line you're playing whether the fingers should be arched or flat. If you're slapping, most of the time you'll want a flat hand so you can mute the string you don't want played. Also, if it's a line that mostly stays in a few frets, keeping the fingers flat...

Not a close up of the beauty, but you'll get the idea... Still won't agree with anyone that there is a better sounding, more versatile five string bass (that doesn't look like it belongs hanging on a wall with abstract art) on the market, I don't care what you say. I've gotten my $1300 worth one...

no worries... that's the one I have

I've got that midnight transcription you're looking for... I'll have to send ti to you... let me know if you need it. It's damn note for note... as long as you can read.

Couple of tricks I've learned about Rock and Roll: Coming in on the drum intro: The first note the snare drum plays is the and of 3. If you count 8th notes, you can hear him accent beat one on the fourth hit, which is beat one. Band comes in on the and of one in the 5th bar (four full bars...