I need help with a bass solo

[Punch21]

So there is this song by Pentakill-Ohmwrecker, it has a bass solo at the end and I don't find any tabs, and I don't know which notes are played, I know that there are a lot of muted notes and is played on 5 string, it's a slap solo I think

 

[buldog5151bass]

It's time you learned to figure out bass parts by ear, rather than relying on tab. Sit down in front of your computer and play the beginning of the part. Stop it and find the first note. Likely it is a chord tone. Then repeat for the next note, and so on.

The more you do this, the easier it gets.

 

[bfields]

Yup. Learning it by ear may be a long process, but it's great practice. If you get frustrated to the point you can't take it any more, try skipping to an easier-sounding part of the solo, or just take a break and come back to it the next day. If you still can't figure it out, you can try posting here--linking to a video and telling us what time the part is at is a good way to explain where you're stuck.

 

[Punch21]

I've been trying for days now and I can't just find the notes, maybe is because of my tone and that I don't have a 5 string bass, here's the song: and at min 4:30 is the bass solo

 

[bfields]

Hm, wish I had better ears.... Sounds to me like the first notes are just A, B, C (then possibly bent up to C#?), then back to A. Not sure exactly what the notes are on the the next little bit. Getting the rhythm right's probably the important thing. The lowest note is a lower A (maybe even A0, so the B string might be tuned down a step?), and the high note ending the phrase about 4:37 sounds like a G (maybe F# bent up to G?). The final run starts on a high A pulling off to a G, and I can't hear the rest, but it ends back on the low A....

 

[Krisfield]

The first step imo, is to work out the rhythm by tapping your hands on your lap. You can slow down the playing speed in the Youtube Player. 0.75 is a good speed to hear the rhythm more clearly.

 

[Pat C.]

So there is this song by Pentakill-Ohmwrecker, it has a bass solo at the end and I don't find any tabs, and I don't know which notes are played, I know that there are a lot of muted notes and is played on 5 string, it's a slap solo I think

Do you play with that technique already? Are there other songs you play slap and pop on?

If not then it'd be worthwhile digging into learning that technique in general to get the movements under your fingers. It'll be a longer, more frustrating path trying to learn that bassline without the foundational technique.

 

[Punch21]

Do you play with that technique already? Are there other songs you play slap and pop on?

If not then it'd be worthwhile digging into learning that technique in general to get the movements under your fingers. It'll be a longer, more frustrating path trying to learn that bassline without the foundational technique.

I already have the technique, I just can't find the notes he plays, the tone is throwing me off, i got the first notes only