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#401
@JimK, just to give you an idea

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#406
Whousedtoplay said:
Chris,

I promise, it's my LAST(!!!) question!
There are lots of nuances to mention, like some A chord on Beat 4 in Measure 6, etc...
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The bass plays an A in measure 6, but all other times he plays a Bb. Keyboard plays a, e & f. So, I chose the see this as part of the Bb chord (7, 11, 5)

Whousedtoplay said:
Just one measure from that "twisted" bass line.

I hear B natural after E, next "dirty" G (closer to G#) and muted E.
Next, A to B natural - to E and short B natural before the last E.
It's like harmonically, it moves from Fmaj7 to Emin7.
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I've put this on repeat at normal and slower speed until my head hurt. When I play a C, it sounds too high, but a B natural sounds too low. The same goes for the other notes. So, I blame it on bad intonation and have decided to notate what I think was the intention.
No G or E, but a bass drum and hi-hat on the 3rd 16th.
 
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#408
ChrisDev said:
On some things we will disagree, As a transcriber I make certain decisions. Some will agree with those, others won't. I sometimes like to leave some space for interpretation by the player/reader.
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And that's what I like about MUSIC.

As always, thank you for your voluminous amounts of various transcriptions.
Thank you for you hard work.
P.S. About that bass line. It's a truly "wicked" bass line, but I must shut up. :smug:
 
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#412
yeah, johnny b. gayden. he's also on collins' " showdown " record. second track ( " the moon is full, " ) has a wicked bass line. sounds like a slightly busier version, & more prominent in the mix, of the line on a junior wells cover of " going down slow. " the basic line may have been around before then, i don't know, but it is cooool. it would be awesome, Chris!
 
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#413
slagheap said:
yeah, johnny b. gayden. he's also on collins' " showdown " record. second track ( " the moon is full, " ) has a wicked bass line. sounds like a slightly busier version, & more prominent in the mix, of the line on a junior wells cover of " going down slow. " the basic line may have been around before then, i don't know, but it is cooool. it would be awesome, Chris!
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I'm working on quite a lot of transcriptions (R&B, funk, jazz, pop,..) at the moment, but I think I will transcribe the complete Frostbite album. 'The moon is full' sounds good too. I'm sure I will be able to squeeze that one in somewhere at some time. Thanks for the tip.
 
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slagheap said:
yeah, johnny b. gayden. he's also on collins' " showdown " record. second track ( " the moon is full, " ) has a wicked bass line. sounds like a slightly busier version, & more prominent in the mix, of the line on a junior wells cover of " going down slow. " the basic line may have been around before then, i don't know, but it is cooool. it would be awesome, Chris!
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He was a blues bassist for those times; he was on a lot of Alligator sessions. I think he now works as a truck driver in Gary, Indiana with occasional local gigs
 

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