Chic's Everybody Dance,To pick or not to pickk

i'm pretty sure he played this with his fingers, i dont think bernard ever used a pick, but i could be wrong

 

Fingers!!

Don't you DARE use a pick for that! If you do, you are a very, very naughty person!

EDIT Seriously, hammer-ons are your friend. Before you hit the octave, try hitting the note a tone below and hammering onto the octave. You still need to make the jump, but after you do you have a spare 16th note to get your right fingers into gear. Listen and you'll see what I mean.

 

Bernard Edwards pressed his thumb against his index finger, and used his index finger like a pick for the tricky parts. Needless to say, this is very hard on the finger, and from what I've read Bernard's "pick" finger would routinely bleed during the show. Click here to see him in action.

 

The last two issues of BassPlayer have focused on Sernard Edwards transcriptions and Nile Rogers, Bernard's musical partner, stated that Edwards held his index finger and thumb like was hold a pick, but was just using the finger themselves.

One does not have to use Bernard Edward's technique to get very close to his sound. Simple finger style will work just fine.