Elton John - Nikita..

[D.Don]

Anyone who has this bassline scored?

I bought a score sheet on the tune on some website that sells download scores, but it was just a basic bass score in a piano staff.

The bassline is so damn well played and if you know anything bout the player ( I think it's Pino Palladino ) and have some more tips on tunes with nice lines from him, I'd be happy to hear about that as well.

Or else I will just have to learn it and score it meself .. hehe.

;P

D.Don

 

[D.Don]

Almost done with scoring the bass line of Nikita, album version, neato played there by Pino!

Just need to edit a little and verify that everything is correct, but that's for tomorrow or for the weekend.



D.Don

 

[Dennis H]

Hi!

Do you have the transcription of Nikita?

Can you send it to me?

Thanks

Dennis

[email protected]

 

[D.Don]

Hi!

Do you have the transcription of Nikita?

Can you send it to me?

Thanks

Dennis

[email protected]

Never completed the transcription, but I made a fair bit of it, and will email both pdf with sheet and midifile. If you complete it, please send me the complete transcription!

Check your email!

 

[Jamie_Funk]

Are you sure Pino played this track? The album had 4 bass players all told, and a few sources cite David Patton as bassist for Nikita, but none cite Pino on this one.

Great bassline nonetheless!

J

 

[etoncrow]

David Paton is listed on Wiki as having played bass on "Nikita"
see link: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed])

 

[D.Don]

David Paton is listed on Wiki as having played bass on "Nikita"
see link: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed])

I was wrong when I wrote that, it was Paton I later found out, and I contacted him to see if he had a transcription, he didn't, though he was very nice and polite and seemed almost sorry he couldn't help!

 

[Jamie_Funk]

I was wrong when I wrote that, it was Paton I later found out, and I contacted him to see if he had a transcription, he didn't, though he was very nice and polite and seemed almost sorry he couldn't help!

I'd like to hear more of Patton's work - always loved the fat tone and overall vibe of that line - that basslien MAKES the song IMO.

J

 

[D.Don]

I'd like to hear more of Patton's work - always loved the fat tone and overall vibe of that line - that basslien MAKES the song IMO.

J

David Paton .com Official Site

 

[eriky4003]

David Paton played on most of the Alan Parsons Project's cds. I believe he's on Tales of Mystery and Imagination but he's not on Gaudi. Anything between I Robot and Stereotomy is his work.

 

[Sonicfrog]

D. Don... Thanks for the link. I didn't know who he was, but I sure know his playing!

 

[Sonicfrog]

Hmmmm... The underrated Nik Kershaw also played guitar on this song.

 

[wombatboter]

Don't forget that David was the excellent singer of Pilot, excellent poppy tunes "Magic" "January"...

 

[Sherman-x]

Hi everybody, Im new on this, and Im learning bass.
Theres any wa y that u guys cand send me the bass tab of Nikita by Elton John?
Appreciate!
Sherman

 

[Benoit Z]

a few years later and i too am looking for the bass line score for Nikita.

If anyone has transcribed it, i would be very happy if they shared.

thanks

Z

 

[Whousedtoplay]

If anyone has transcribed it, i would be very happy if they shared.

You need to post your request in the Tablature and Notation forum, and/or ask specifically LeeNunn to help you.

Many decades ago, I've transcribed that beautiful bass line and always enjoyed playing it.
It's one of those a "must have" melodic bass lines for any pop bass player.

 

[Benoit Z]

You need to post your request in the Tablature and Notation forum, and/or ask specifically LeeNunn to help you.

Many decades ago, I've transcribed that beautiful bass line and always enjoyed playing it.
It's one of those a "must have" melodic bass lines for any pop bass player.

Yes it is.

Thanks for the pointer, Whousedtoplay, I'll do so.