Paul Simon Riff?

[monroe55]

Could anyone show me how to play(TABS) that bass solo in the song "you Can Call Me Al" ? I used to love that riff. I heard Paul Simon on the R&R Hall Of Fame concert last weekend and they played that tune and some bass player killed it ( meaning it was awsome). Someone show me!

 

[Chupacabra]

Quick YouTube search found this...

 

[JimmyM]

Bakithi does his little solo at about 8:35. The guy in the first video was close but not quite. However, the recorded solo was Bakithi playing that riff for a bar, then they reversed it and played it backwards.

 

[Craig_S]

I knew which song this would be about, before I even opened the thread.

 

[BillyIVbass]

That's some pull offs from the Gm pentatonic scale. I suggest buying the album Graceland. Much cooler grooves and riffs on that album, as well as if I'm a liar "Call Me Al" is also on there so you can atleast enjoy that.

 

[EagleMoon]

I knew which song this would be about, before I even opened the thread.

Me too. What other Paul Simon song can you think of that has such a memorable bass part? This is a fun song to learn and to play.

 

[Danny Fox]

Me too. What other Paul Simon song can you think of that has such a memorable bass part? This is a fun song to learn and to play.

"Diamonds on the soles of her shoes" has some wonderful fretless on it