buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Just text the guy "to confirm, do you mean E or E flat?"
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Short notice , note for note?
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My experience is similar to others: if you can hear every note on a casual listen, better play that note for note, if the nuance gets obscured in the mix you have a little leeway. Get the clear stuff and chord progressions first, then work your way through the buried stuff as you can.
The last Month or so, I've been hit with four different bands needing me to fill in at the last minute. (I mean, always,"This Sat.!! Help!" I go for note for note ALWAYS, and try to find out which version THEY are listening to. Man, nothing like having to learn almost 400 songs in a short amount of time. I'm gonna back off from that stuff..it's just too crazy. My next gig is in two weeks...and it just feels like a Cadillac ride to have so much time to get ready! (Only 50 Songs! I love it!) Note for note, always!
2 nights to learn 6 songs note for note. Stop the madness.
Just to add to this, the bands that I've seen locally that advertise as being note for note? They aren't. Every tribute act I've seen that's at the local/hobbyist level that advertises themselves as note for note are not...This goes for Phish/Floyd/Zepelling/ Rush tributes. To the causal listener it probably sounds note for note, but if you are familiar with the albums you can hear a lot of things missing.
Coincidentally, I just saw that a Grateful Dead cover band is advertising a "note for note" rendition of Europe '72. I know some of the guys in that band, and while they are really good musicians, I'd be surprised as hell if they are offering a true "note for note" experience of Europe 72. There is a ton of improv on that album, and to learn that entire thing note for note would be something...not saying they aren't doing it that way, just saying I'll be amazed if they are.
Coincidentally, I just saw that a Grateful Dead cover band is advertising a "note for note" rendition of Europe '72. I know some of the guys in that band, and while they are really good musicians, I'd be surprised as hell if they are offering a true "note for note" experience of Europe 72. There is a ton of improv on that album, and to learn that entire thing note for note would be something...not saying they aren't doing it that way, just saying I'll be amazed if they are.
One day you will get into a band with a note for note ''guitar god'' who tells you to knock off all that bass soloing over his arpeggioing.
Pbassmanca
In the pocket n' thumpy. So woody, so greasy...
It's ridiculous to expect you to come in and play a song note for note perfect on Saturday when you only got in touch with them on Thursday. Unless they're clearly stating that they expect potential players to be able to sight-read very well and are providing notated charts, the idea is ridiculous. I wouldn't even waste your time with these ones.
It is also common for garage note for note types to refer to the ''key being the same'' when they play the same chord shapes and in efect transpose from record key. It is highly unlikely they actually perform fingerboard gymnastics to achieve the record key without tuning down.
Now all bets are off when it's a keyboard player that's the band leader. Transpose magic!
That’s when you turn all the way down and just pretend to play, and see if he notices.
Thanks for all the advice from everyone. Audition went actually very well. Most everyone's predictions were spot on. Played the 6 songs. And next thing you know about two hours and 20 songs later I had to excuse myself. I had somewhere to be. They said they had a couple more auditions and they would let me know by Wednesday. If I don't get it it definitely won't be because I'm not good enough, it will be because someone else is better. Which is ok by me. There is always someone better. But all in all a good group of nice people and it was fun.
so LGP didn't blow you up for soloing over his arpeggios?
How note for note were they?
To be clear they never told me "note for note" I was just asking my brethren here on talk bass if they thought they might expect it. And they had no idea if I was playing note for note. But we're good enough they would notice if I was in the wrong cord.
I've learned songs note for note but then had to change them because they didn't mesh with what the drummer was playing so now I get the chord changes and signature parts down and lock in with the drummer and call it good.
