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Thunderbird Club

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Miles_ONeal said:
Another case where it's helpful to listen to the song enough first to have an idea what's going on!
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Indeed. But at times I like to go at it tabula rasa to not just play what the original group did. If I like what I did better I'll stay with that, and if not I'll adjust. I notice when we do this as a group, we tend to make it our own a little more instead if going in just trying to emulate what was done. There are a few groups I can almost tell I don't want to replicate and don't listen first.
 
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KaraQ said:
*raises hand*

I run the part on repeat, stopping/replaying parts I have trouble with, until I can play it from memory. Then just repeat....repeatedly? :bag: , until I can just play along with it. Rarely perfectly. But if I could do it perfectly, I'd be a rich and/or famous rock star! :roflmao: :(
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I’ll do that sometimes, but not for too long. Most times it’s good to move on and come back to it later. And slowing it down helps.
 
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Bassmike62 said:
I often say that you don't have 100% control over what happens to you, but you do control how you react to it. I decided I was still playing bass, gigging when possible, biking and doing other stuff that's important and most importantly taking care of the people I love. The rest... whatever :).
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That attitude will keep you living! Rock on!
 
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dagrev said:
Indeed. But at times I like to go at it tabula rasa to not just play what the original group did. If I like what I did better I'll stay with that, and if not I'll adjust. I notice when we do this as a group, we tend to make it our own a little more instead if going in just trying to emulate what was done. There are a few groups I can almost tell I don't want to replicate and don't listen first.
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That's typically my approach with the stuff we play at church. Mostly it's everyone's. And honestly, a lot of the music we play, the bass lines aren't that inspired. And sure, there's a time for something basic and in the background, but not always. These aren't hymns, and some of us want to *move* (at least some of the time).

Last week, I created my bass line for "Ain't no Grave" by riffing off the bass line and vocal melody of Moby's "Extreme Ways" (ends all the Bourne movies). It worked great. (If you haven't heard Molly Skaggs sing that with Bethel Music, you really need to.)
 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Yeah, hence the song on repeat until I am one with it. Then I can start trying again to learn it.

And nobody I can find has the tab right. Nobody.
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Yep. No decent notation or tab. I haven't played it for awhile, but when I was working on it I used the Amazing Slow Downer App and gradually increased the speed. You can also use Chordify in a similar way.

Here's another one to work on. One of my favorites. Mesmerizing line that also requires perfect timing. And she's playing the white Thunderbird.

 
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Miles_ONeal said:
Does anyone else just put a song on repeat to help learn a part? I started working on "Panic Switch" (SSPU) last night. Nikki is just a machine on that THUNDERBIRD when she wants to be. I want to nail it all- timing, notes, intensity, tone. I've found one of the best ways for me is to have a song so ingrained in my being that I don't have to think about the part, it's just there, and I just have to keep going until I flow with it. So far I've been listening for two hours, and the song just gets better as I catch new nuances.
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Yep. And it sure beats wearing out a record.
 
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