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When a girl asks you to play something..
- Thread starter daglar
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you could play some chords and sing or something if she wants to hear something familiar
or you could play some melodies to some popular tunes
or you could play some melodies to some popular tunes
"P.O.T." will make her run to the shower!!! 2weeks ago i played it for a female who likes me and she was impressed. most ppl have never heard it, as well as don't know what a harmonic is. her response was, "OMGZ!!!,... how did you do that?!!! wÖw!!!
she already liked you, so that's no reference... if a girl likes you she will always say you're amazing....
Naima.
Such a beautiful melody.
Played on a 5 string, a half step up.
Use the 12th fret harmonic and open string for the pedal figure on the E in the A section and B in the B section. These use the open A and D for the coda.
It sounds really full and even though there is some harmony missing, the melody is so great it can stand on it's own.
Or just play anything arco on DB. That's usually gets them.
Good luck!
~B
Such a beautiful melody.
Played on a 5 string, a half step up.
Use the 12th fret harmonic and open string for the pedal figure on the E in the A section and B in the B section. These use the open A and D for the coda.
It sounds really full and even though there is some harmony missing, the melody is so great it can stand on it's own.
Or just play anything arco on DB. That's usually gets them.
Good luck!
~B
Usually it's the easy stuff that sells.dude... no
that's like friggin' easy
Random slap wankery would only make you look like a douche, trying to hard, etc
The Lonely Bull - I worked it out as a solo bass piece a few years back, and pull it out frequently.
The Day the Bass Players Took Over The World - Dave Pomeroy's song was meant to be performed solo. I used to have my SYB-3 dialed into a sound that could approximate a shooting laser, and had a laser pointer taped to the back of the headstock. During the middle of the song, where there's "sample THIS," Pomeroy did a massive overdub, whereas I would "shoot" the audience.
Seventeen - The Janis Ian classic should be done with a chorus effect, and there are places where you must tap, but I have it nearly where I want it. I recorded it as a 2-track piece a few years ago.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring-Yes, the Bach piece has a simple melody; it is the ornate "decorative" passages that are famous, and recognized by many non-musicians, and I've pulled it off a time or 2.
A Real Mother For You - Johnny "Guitar" Watson's funky chestnut requires the floating thumb to assist, as you play the guitar hook on the 1st string while anchoring the bass line on strings 3 & 4 in standard tuning. Johnny did not write the best lyrics, so I generally wind up only quoting the first verse halfway before a chorus and out, but I'm working on a full band arrangement that interpolates a Chili Peppers classic. FUN!
A few years back, Bassics mag had a neat tapped version of Shadow of Your Smile that would be fun to have down.
Naturally, P.O.T. would be the pinnacle, but I don't have the patience to master it. Having said that, if you have a bass with Hipshot Xtenders on all 4 strings, then Michael Manring's Music for Armchair Funambulists might go well.
The Day the Bass Players Took Over The World - Dave Pomeroy's song was meant to be performed solo. I used to have my SYB-3 dialed into a sound that could approximate a shooting laser, and had a laser pointer taped to the back of the headstock. During the middle of the song, where there's "sample THIS," Pomeroy did a massive overdub, whereas I would "shoot" the audience.
Seventeen - The Janis Ian classic should be done with a chorus effect, and there are places where you must tap, but I have it nearly where I want it. I recorded it as a 2-track piece a few years ago.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring-Yes, the Bach piece has a simple melody; it is the ornate "decorative" passages that are famous, and recognized by many non-musicians, and I've pulled it off a time or 2.
A Real Mother For You - Johnny "Guitar" Watson's funky chestnut requires the floating thumb to assist, as you play the guitar hook on the 1st string while anchoring the bass line on strings 3 & 4 in standard tuning. Johnny did not write the best lyrics, so I generally wind up only quoting the first verse halfway before a chorus and out, but I'm working on a full band arrangement that interpolates a Chili Peppers classic. FUN!
A few years back, Bassics mag had a neat tapped version of Shadow of Your Smile that would be fun to have down.
Naturally, P.O.T. would be the pinnacle, but I don't have the patience to master it. Having said that, if you have a bass with Hipshot Xtenders on all 4 strings, then Michael Manring's Music for Armchair Funambulists might go well.
When a girl\woman asks me to play something, I go sit at my piano or closest available keyboard. 
I'm worthless playing solo 'virtuoso' bass unless they're interested in the basslines to any number of covers I know...Rio, Manic Depression, The Ocean, Smooth Operator,etc...lol!
I'm worthless playing solo 'virtuoso' bass unless they're interested in the basslines to any number of covers I know...Rio, Manic Depression, The Ocean, Smooth Operator,etc...lol!
Portrait of Tracy always does the trick for me
also a nice one
i'll be the judge
Oh yeah, I just remembered one that could be done full band or solo, depending on situation, and it's "Love Gravy." It never fails in private, and the one time I did it at a gig, the drummer joined in, and the applause was wild at the end.
Another one that was my go-to piece for seduction was ELP's Take a Pebble, which I had sequenced on the MIDI piano and played live fretless bass and sung to. Worked every time. Couldn't bring a MIDI grand piano to gigs tho'.
Another one that was my go-to piece for seduction was ELP's Take a Pebble, which I had sequenced on the MIDI piano and played live fretless bass and sung to. Worked every time.
Couldn't bring a MIDI grand piano to gigs tho'.
Lovebug by Jonas Brothers. It might sound like hell, but seeing every chick digs the Jonas Brothers, they love it.
...find a guitar, and learn to play 'Crash' by Dave Matthews. Not saying a love that song, but chicks do.
