The cumulative weight of the events of this year has resulted in my listening to a ton of music for relaxation and distraction. At the moment, however, I can't stomach anything jarring and thus listen almost exclusively to classical, and opera in particular.
The downside is that listening to this type of music doesn't lend itself to picking up a bass and playing along. I know tabs are available for classical music, but they seem to be mostly playing a melody, which doesn't interest me much.
Kathleen Ferrier was a superb contralto singer whose repertoire spanned from classical to folk. I was listening to an album of her folk songs with an acoustic bass within reach. I grabbed the bass and started to play simple lines. I really dug it and imagine others would, too. There's no tabs or chords available for these songs; you have to figure it out yourself. It's not demanding, and you should try to figure out what key you're playing to get more out of the exercise.
I suppose you could play along to pretty much any folk song from any artist, but give Kathleen Ferrier a try.
The downside is that listening to this type of music doesn't lend itself to picking up a bass and playing along. I know tabs are available for classical music, but they seem to be mostly playing a melody, which doesn't interest me much.
Kathleen Ferrier was a superb contralto singer whose repertoire spanned from classical to folk. I was listening to an album of her folk songs with an acoustic bass within reach. I grabbed the bass and started to play simple lines. I really dug it and imagine others would, too. There's no tabs or chords available for these songs; you have to figure it out yourself. It's not demanding, and you should try to figure out what key you're playing to get more out of the exercise.
I suppose you could play along to pretty much any folk song from any artist, but give Kathleen Ferrier a try.
