oh god, I played that one in high school jazz band, just about went through every single damn key signature
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Most difficult bass song ever!!
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oh god, I played that one in high school jazz band, just about went through every single damn key signature
dude
not yyz
maybe some wooten stuff
but maybe like helios by micheal manring
now thats one of the hardest songs i've ever learned
i still cant get it right to the full potential
it easily woops calypool and geddy in difficulty and technicality
just go listen to most of his stuff
its extremely technical
+1
The Decline by NOFX. 18 minutes is hard to learn by heart, even when it's about straight 4/4 punkrock
lol i was wondering if/when someone was going to put the Decline.
Other then that I don't know since I've been playing 2 years everything sounds hard thats fast
If you want tough unbelievably difficult bass lines just listen to the Bruford albums with Jeff Berlin. For me his finest ever work. Forget his solo stuff (well don't because they are great as well) and get into a young Berlin ripping it up in a fusion setting with Holdsworth. Joe Frasier is always put out there but there are many tunes that challenge even that for difficulty.
Also if any one can walk Giant Steps and not have a panic attack, well congratulations. Just been analysing the walking line from the "god" of all walkers Paul Chambers and he even plays the same lines repeatedly on many choruses.
Then if you can solo over it like many jazz/fusion players can you are approaching a high level of muscianship.
Sure I love the abilities of the great death metal players as well. Roger Patterson from Atheist with his blistering three fingers was brilliant.
I do find Sheehan to be an unmusical pattern player to the extreme.
Stu Hamm is brilliant, as are Wooten and the coolest slap guy is Miller.
Also if any one can walk Giant Steps and not have a panic attack, well congratulations. Just been analysing the walking line from the "god" of all walkers Paul Chambers and he even plays the same lines repeatedly on many choruses.
Then if you can solo over it like many jazz/fusion players can you are approaching a high level of muscianship.
Sure I love the abilities of the great death metal players as well. Roger Patterson from Atheist with his blistering three fingers was brilliant.
I do find Sheehan to be an unmusical pattern player to the extreme.
Stu Hamm is brilliant, as are Wooten and the coolest slap guy is Miller.
refried funky chicken - Dixie Dregs.. The music for it was in bass player magazine, damn that was tough. couldnt do the switches to pick and back mid riff.
and a +1 for Origin and Necrophagist staring into the abyss
god damn thats quick
and a +1 for Origin and Necrophagist staring into the abyss
god damn thats quicksorry for massive quote.. i am a big webster fan. hammer smashed face is one of there easier songs got that in a few hours. there later material i.e Time To Kill Is Now is hard
and it is in some strange down tuning(G i believe) his stuff with blotted science is mind boggling.
I am sure most of us have seen the vid. But Check out the CC on Yt. It is amazing.
Its hard for the genre, like Rancid, its certainly not hardest ever though, not even close, only a few parts of the song are hard
refering to The Decline by NOFX...
Yeah there's like two "epic" parts in it but the whole memorization of it and the length sure make it harder. But yeah i know what you mean
Yeah there's like two "epic" parts in it but the whole memorization of it and the length sure make it harder. But yeah i know what you mean
Summer by Vivaldi.
I know, its not electric bass,
but I have a tough time with the line at the end, especially when its full speed.
I know, its not electric bass,
but I have a tough time with the line at the end, especially when its full speed.
I'd say, many of Hellborgs old songs oughta be pretty hard, at least in my ears, but then again, I am in no way a slap bassist, so pretty much all funk/slap sounds hard to me ('cept perhaps RHCP, if they count as funk)
also, Bleed by meshuggah should be a c*nt to play (if not technically, then at least endurance wise)
also, Bleed by meshuggah should be a c*nt to play (if not technically, then at least endurance wise)
wooten just frickin owns man, but the hardest song ive heard is Dance of Eternity - Dream Theater, i dont know how John Myung does it
Keep It Greasy by Frank Zappa is one of the hardest songs i've learned recently. First Verse is 19/16 second verse is 21/16
I think that a song is hard if we make it seem like its impossible to play rather then sit play the parts slow and on time then speed gradually, why I can't play Bill Dickens crazy five finger playing methods, I don't tend to sweat it because one day I will take the time to learn if its 5 mins or 5 months,
and I totally agree just because a song is fast that it doesn't make it instantly hard
and on the dislike of death metal bass, its not all 16th notes mashed it takes a lot of talent to play some quality chops listen to bands like obscura which is light years ahead of even bands like necrophagist and you'll see there are great bassist other then jazz or prog players
and I totally agree just because a song is fast that it doesn't make it instantly hard
and on the dislike of death metal bass, its not all 16th notes mashed it takes a lot of talent to play some quality chops listen to bands like obscura which is light years ahead of even bands like necrophagist and you'll see there are great bassist other then jazz or prog players
