Okay, I know this probbaly sounds weird but I need a bass tab for Billy Jean by Micheal Jackson. If you know where I can find one I would appreciate it. I have a bad ear so I can listen to it and figure it out. If you know where to find one you can post it here or e-mail it to me. Thanks!
errrr that tab is not quite right, there are two basses on Billie Jean, theres the main riff (which the tab shows) but theres also a another bass (synth?) which is just the root note played under it . I'm not sure if the tabs in the right key but try it in E and use the open E string to double the synth part...kinda like this... G--------------------| D--------------------| A---7---5-7-5--------| E---0-7---0----7-5-7--| I'm not used to tabs..I read REAL music so I assume the -0- means an open string...if it dosent it does now. The trick with the 2nd open E is to hit it slightly before the beat...listen carefully to the recording, its like a pulse in the background (I think a high synth/strings plays the same beat at the intro as well) hope this makes sense.
Thanks for the second tab to Billie Jean. I'l give it a try and see what it sounds like. I usually don't read tabs myself, I prefere printed notation but in some cases I feel that tabs do have their place and this is one of those times. It usually depends on how complex the song is.
No problemo (hope its right 'cos I dont have my bass to hand right now so I tabbed it from memory...it'll take a bit of practice to get used to playing the open E with the riff as your plucking two strings at the same time..but persevere its amazing how much it rounds out the sound 'specially live.)
Well if it's in F# - that needs to be the 9th and 7th frets and you can't use open E unless you're transposing the whole thing down a tone. You could always use the F# at the 7th fret on the B if you have a 5-string.
or you could "tap" it with the left hand phrasing the low F# and the right hand phrasing the riff.......or maybe not... Another reason why I gotta get a 5 string.
