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Day Tripper

Slaphound

Slaphound

Jun 16, 2003
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#1
I took my Aerodyne to the Studio last night for a night of great blues playing. I felt great because its been sooo long since I played with people. My tone and my groove were dead on for most of the night which is also very encouraging. The last time out I sounded and played like garbage.
In one room, I stepped out for Day Tripper and another bassist played it. Really good too. Any way I'm on my way to learning it because I want to get back up there and play it with them. I also joined workshop that will put me on stage with a blues band next month. Whew.
 
#2
As someone who gets paid to play that song nightly, I can give you one hint to playing it properly: The bass part starts on the octave E on the A string, not the open E, then moves to the open A.
 
#7
iamthebassman said:
As someone who gets paid to play that song nightly, I can give you one hint to playing it properly: The bass part starts on the octave E on the A string, not the open E, then moves to the open A.
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THANK YOU! That drives me nuts when I see someone start in open E.
 
#9
Yeah, I hear the High E part and then the movement to the A below. A 1-4 quick progression. I barely can play the patern the way its played. I found that using the Low E, the pattern ends up feeling easier. But to surely play it right, it must be played on the high E. Then I need to start figuring out the rest.
 
#12
Simple really, the bass riff starts on the octave E of the A string, then, when the chord shifts to A, the bass riff starts on the open A. I mentioned it only because the impulse, when first learning the song, is to start on the open E then move to the open A, but that's incorrect, I was just trying to give the guy a bit of help.
 
#13
iamthebassman said:
Simple really, the bass riff starts on the octave E of the A string, then, when the chord shifts to A, the bass riff starts on the open A. I mentioned it only because the impulse, when first learning the song, is to start on the open E then move to the open A, but that's incorrect, I was just trying to give the guy a bit of help.
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The Open-E start is for the guitar, not the bass.
You are right, the opening E note is done by playing the 7 fret on the A string.

But after that i get lost because to get it to sound right throughout the riff, i keep getting my fret hand all out of place.
Any help you can give me on this?

Thanks,
91gmblack
 
#14
hmm i think im getting this, in tab form then you'd play:


-----------9-7---11---7---
---------9-----9----9---9-
-7-10-11------------------
--------------------------

instead of


------------------------------
-----------2-0---4---0-2-----
---------2-----2---2---------
--0-3-4----------------------

am i getting this right?
 
#15
Yes, the bottom one is the lead guitar.

The top one is the bass.
Any easier way to play the bass part?

Yeah i know it looks simple, but my fingers aren't that long and we're talkin going from the 7 to 11th fret (5).
 
#16
Morf, yeah that's right. And if you move the "instead of" tab up to the A string you have the 2nd part of the verse riff. So when you finish the initial riff you're up high on the neck but then you can move your hand down while you're playing the open A. Singing and playing the chorus is the tuff part of this song.
 

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