Higher Ground - Marcus Miller

[rarbass]

Alright, so I tuned my bass down a half step and am now ready to toss it through a wall trying to learn Marcus' version of Higher Ground. I was able to learn all of his song Blast! by ear, but I have tried and failed for awhile now to learn Higher Ground by ear.

Had to vent my frustration a tiny bit by posting here. But I must ask, has anyone learned this song yet? I don't think there's tabs for it, but I'd much rather learn it by ear. I'm just curious, has anyone learned it? If so, some tips?

 

[rarbass]

bump?

 

[()smoke()]

haven't tried higher ground yet, but i did pick out some of blast too...just wanted to say keep at it and good luck, that's a heck of an album

 

[Honk'n_down-low]

Alright, so I tuned my bass down a half step and am now ready to toss it through a wall trying to learn Marcus' version of Higher Ground. I was able to learn all of his song Blast! by ear, but I have tried and failed for awhile now to learn Higher Ground by ear.

Had to vent my frustration a tiny bit by posting here. But I must ask, has anyone learned this song yet? I don't think there's tabs for it, but I'd much rather learn it by ear. I'm just curious, has anyone learned it? If so, some tips?

Peep this it might help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZMfiHF6_nM

 

[rarbass]

Saw that video, it's a great performance! It's hard to pick out exactly what Marcus does, but I'm trying LOL

 

[metalstorm]

I beleive he only tunes down his E string

 

[derelicte]

Peep this it might help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZMfiHF6_nM

that tone is to DIE FOR. seriously.

 

[rarbass]

I beleive he only tunes down his E string

Wouldn't that make it harder to play?
What makes you say this?

 

[metalstorm]

Watch the video. He tunes one string. He is doing an octave sound but his hands are doing a different shape.

 

[rarbass]

I see what you mean now...how ridiculous...

 

[fenderx55]

I see what you mean now...how ridiculous...

I think it's more pragmatic than anything else. I've done it as well, and it's really no different than tuning down to D or C, though I guess it's weird insofar that the symmetry of the standard pentatonic/octave shape gets thrown off.