"Come together" for Paul McCartney did very well for him and I don't thing three anything below the 5th fret on that song.
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"There's no money above the 5th fret"
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True! Modest degree of difficulty. This was my farewell gig; still photos with studio recorded soundtrack.
I'm also a lifelong drummer who has taken up bass in the last couple of years. To translate into drum language, "You get paid for the 2 and the 4."
A father decided to teach his son to play bass.
On the first day he showed him the E string. "Son, the notes are E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A# and B. Practice for a week and we'll have another lesson."
The next week he showed him the A string. "Son, the notes are A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D# and E. Practice for a week and we'll have another lesson."
The next week he told his son "I'm going to show you the D string this week." His son replied, "Sorry, but I have to go play a gig."
Drum roll, please...
On the first day he showed him the E string. "Son, the notes are E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A# and B. Practice for a week and we'll have another lesson."
The next week he showed him the A string. "Son, the notes are A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D# and E. Practice for a week and we'll have another lesson."
The next week he told his son "I'm going to show you the D string this week." His son replied, "Sorry, but I have to go play a gig."
Drum roll, please...
Playing in a Tom Petty tribute for the past 9 years I find myself practically living around the fifth fret, with the occasional foray above and below it.
Anyone who quotes Aldous Huxley and references the washtub bass is immediately OK in my book.
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I agree and it is sad.
it is one of the reasons I stay away from cover band, studio musicians and popular music
cha ching
I had a friend who started taking lessons on double bass at 70. He used to say, "Next week I'm learning 3rd position and then I can start gigging." He wasn't too wrong.
Started on electric bass around 1980 and thought I got to know the neck pretty well. Bought my first upright in '94 and learned my scales all over again using more open strings. I had always avoided them on electric I spend most of my time in the "first five frets" landscape on the upright. I move around more on the electric.
Switch from Drums to Bass.
Learn to play fretless (what 5th fret?)
?????
Profit.
Real talk, this sentiment is just more hot air and wasted breath.
Judge less
Practice more
Learn to play fretless (what 5th fret?)
?????
Profit.
Real talk, this sentiment is just more hot air and wasted breath.
Judge less
Practice more
"The money is all in the Cowbell". Quote - Christopher Watkins (AKA Bruce Dickinson) producer for Blue Oyster Cult.
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Thank You @dkelley
I like think there was a good groove behind it...That was a chance for me to mentally masturbate for moment.
That, sir, is a description of a feeling that I have associated with that kinda lick quite often, but I never put words to it like that.
Cheers LoL
The original phrase came from Dave "Strinbean" Aken referring to the banjo. Everyone else has adopted the phrase.
