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The bass rhythm for Good Lord
- Thread starter ElectroVibe
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I’m not sure I have ever listened to music like that before
Is it “American Country Gospel”?
I’m not entirely sure what your question is sorry
Do you want to know the rhythmic notation of the bass line?
The songs time signature is 4/4
Is it “American Country Gospel”?
I’m not entirely sure what your question is sorry
Do you want to know the rhythmic notation of the bass line?
The songs time signature is 4/4
sounds like he's mostly playing whole notes and a couple slides/fills
Load this into Moises app and you'll know exactly what the bass is playing.
It sounds like 4 4. But I also hear almost a syncopation or something on the off beats. I can't really hear the bass though.
My question is what would be the simplest thing to play for just plain root notes.
measure 1 = whole note. measure 2 = dotted quarter note to eighth note tied to half note (same as your "1st and 4th of the 8th notes), throughout. but in that tune: important to save the "syncopation" for measure 2, especially in the choruses.
hope that helps, good luck!
I can only listen quietly on laptop speakers right now so I can't really hear the bass but the rhythm of the piano figure is something like this:
I hear it fine on a 3way w/sub system. It's Whole notes and then this bassist gooses things along with arpegios and melodic stuff, at very select moments at the ends of phrases. (they may have cut some) An Entwistle influence... but the video is fascinating from point of view of production. Looks like every single visual cue and image casting was considered. Wide open arms pretending the moment of extacy is upon us. It's pertty funny to me.
find more songs like this to practice. I think you need to get familiar with vibes like this and be able follow things like that downbeat chord and then those chord changes at the end of the phrase, with some added groove notes ther follow the drums. If you’re thinking straight quarter notes then I’m thinking you need some work with the whole feel of those types of songs, straight quarters would not sound right.
Here’s how to count that notation above: Each quarter note is divided into four sixteenth notes. One E And A, two E And A, Three E And A, Four E And A.
So that works out to: (One E And) (A Two E) (And A Three) (E And A) (Four E And A) For the five notes noted above. The contents of the () is the count for each of the five notes. You have four shorter notes starting on the One played over three quarter notes duration followed by the slightly longer fifth note starting on the Fourth beat. Try playing it very slowly with a metronome counting it as above.
So that works out to: (One E And) (A Two E) (And A Three) (E And A) (Four E And A) For the five notes noted above. The contents of the () is the count for each of the five notes. You have four shorter notes starting on the One played over three quarter notes duration followed by the slightly longer fifth note starting on the Fourth beat. Try playing it very slowly with a metronome counting it as above.
It's juts 4/4 whole notes (or dotted halves with some tasteful fills ), to my ears.
If I were handed this tune I's start with whole notes
until my ears understood it enough for more sauce.
assuming the remainder of the ensemble is doing similar to the video anyhow
If I were handed this tune I's start with whole notes
until my ears understood it enough for more sauce.
assuming the remainder of the ensemble is doing similar to the video anyhow
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Another example of the subliminal bass mix in a lot of Praise & Worship music... When I can hear the bass in that, I'm hearing a lot of whole notes with a ton of compression. Occasional fills...
