Only A God Like You (Tommy Walker) Bass Tab

Another bass tab I have been asked for many times is the one I made for "Only A God Like You" by Tommy Walker. This is another one of those songs that does not have a very interesting bass part as recorded. So I came up with one. Here is the video of me playing along with the song:

Here is the gist of what I played in the video:


G  :-------------------|----7---7-7---7----|----9---9-9---9----|
D  :----5---5-5---5-0-0|--7---7-----7---0-0|--9---9-----9---0-0|
A  :--5---5-----5------|5------------------|7------------------|
E  :3------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G  :----5---5-5-3-5-3------|-------------------|----7---7-7---7----|
D  :--5---5-----------5-3-0|----5---5-5---5-0-0|--7---7-----7---0-0|
A  :3----------------------|--5---5-----5------|5------------------|
E  :-----------------------|3------------------|-------------------|

G  :----5---5-5---5----|----7-9---7-5------ 1|-----------------|
D  :--5---5-----5---0-0|--7-----------7-5-0*||-----------------|
A  :3------------------|5------------------*||-----------------|
E  :-------------------|------------------- ||3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3|

G  :-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  :----------------0-1|2---2----2-2-0---|-----------------|
A  :----0-1-2---2-2----|-------2-------2-|3-3-3----3-3-2-0-|
E  :2-2----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|

G  :-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
D  :-------------5---4-|--5-p4-----------0-h1|h2---2----2-2-2-0---|
A  :--------3-h5---5---|-------5-2---2-2-----|--------2---------2-|
E  :3-3-3-3------------|---------------------|--------------------|

G  :----------------|-------------------|--------4---4-2---|
D  :----------------|-----------5---5-4-|--5-4-----------4-|
A  :3-3-3-3-3-2-0---|------3-h5---5-----|------5-----------|
E  :----------------|3-3-3--------------|------------------|

G  :-------------------|---------5---7-5---|-----------------|
D  :2---2----2-2-2-0---|----3-h5-----------|5---5--5-2-------|
A  :-------2---------2-|3-3----------------|-----------5-2---|
E  :-------------------|-------------------|---------------2-|

G  :-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D  :----------------0-1|2---2----2-2-2-0---|---------------------|
A  :----0-1-2---2-2----|-------2---------2-|3-3-3-3-/15-15-15-15-|
E  :--2----------------|-------------------|---------------------|

G  :---2---2---4---4-|--5---5---9---9-|--2---2---4---4-|--5---5---9---7-|
D  :-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A  :\0---0---2---2---|3---3---7---7---|0---0---2---2---|3---3---7---7-5-|
E  :-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G  :----------------|------7-5----------------|-------------------|
D  :----------------|----------7-6-5-3--------|----5---5-5---5-0-0|
A  :0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-------------5-4-3-0|--5---5-----5------|
E  :----------------|-------------------------|3------------------|

G  :----7---7-7---7---------9---9-9---9----|----5---5-5-3-5-3------|
D  :--7---7-----7---0-0---9---9-----9---0-0|--5---5-----------5-3-0|
A  :5-------------------7------------------|3----------------------|
E  :---------------------------------------|-----------------------|

If you play this song at the same tempo as the recording this bass part is very doable. However if your band plays this song a lot faster then this it can become quite difficult and perhaps even superfluous. But there it is.

Barney Miller Theme Bass Line

OK. This one has been my most popular video on YouTube. It's of me playing the bass part to the "Barney Miller" show theme song. Tabbing this part out was actually more difficult than actually learning and playing the part. I have received many requests for this tab so finally here it is.

I realize that there have been several incantations of this show's theme song. The very first one from 1975 is substantially different from the one I play in the video. The one I played is from the Steve Landesberg years, or the later seasons of the show. Chuck Berghofer was the studio musician who played the bass on this song. I would describe the musical style as funk/fusion/r&b/horn rock.

First the video: One of my first videos so it only features the fretting hand. I have considered making a new video that shows both hands but this video has just over 50,000 views and that is the most viral any of my videos have gone. If I could get substantially more in a shorter period of time I would consider it.

Here is the long-awaited tab:


G  :-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
D  :-------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|-------------------|
A  :----------0-----1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|----------0-----1-2|
E  :1-----3-4----------|-------------------------|1-----3-4----------|

                                                                           
G  :-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D  :--------0-1-0-------3-0--|-------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|
A  :3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|----------0-----1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|
E  :-------------------------|1-----3-4----------|-------------------------|

                                                                      
G  :---------------------|-------------------------|----------3-------|
D  :---------------------|--------0-1-0-------3-0--|---1-3------0-1-2-|
A  :----------0---0---1-2|3-----3-------3-1-0-----3|--------1---------|
E  :1-----3-4---4--------|-------------------------|1-----------------|

                                                              
G  :-------------------|------------3-------|-----------------|
D  :3-2-3----3----0-1-2|3-2-3---3-----0-1-2-|3-3----3---------|
A  :------------1------|----------1---------|-----------------|
E  :------1------------|------1-------------|----1----1-2--3--|

                                                                         
G  :---------------------|--5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8--------|---------------------|
D  :6-------4-6-4-6-----4|6-------------------4-6-4|6-------4-6-4-6-----4|
A  :------6-----------6--|------------------6------|------6-----------6--|
E  :---------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|

                                           
G  :--5-5-6-6-7-7-8-------|----------------|
D  :6------------------1-2|3*--------------|
A  :-----------------3----|----------------|
E  :----------------------|----------------|


This may just be my all-time favorite tv show theme. I remember hearing that bass line as a child and thinking that sounded so cool. I didn't know what it was but it sounded great. And now here I am teaching it to others. Fascinating life! Just for kicks, here is the video of me playing the electric guitar part (and then some):

I'll tab that out someday and re-shoot the video with a better-tuned guitar.....

None But Jesus (Hillsong) Guitar Solo Tab

Here is another tab that I have received many requests for. It is short and sweet but it's for the guitar solo to Hillsong's "None But Jesus" song.

This is my interpretation of the solo. It may or may not be 100% accurate. I believe it is right on target but the very last measure of the solo [last 2 measures of the tab] is where I have seen the most varying interpretations. So first here I am playing along with the recording:

And here is the tab of what I played in the video:


   Capo 4                                                              
E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G  :4-4-4---5---7---|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|
D  :----------------|5---7-----------|5-7-----7---5---|----------------|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|5---7-----------|
E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                                                           
E  :----------------|----------------|----------3------5-|-----7-----------|
B  :----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G  :4-4-4---5---7---|----------------|0-h2-2-/4---4-/5---|5-/7-------------|
D  :----------------|5---7-----------|-------------------|-----------------|
A  :----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E  :----------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

                                                                       
E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G  :4-4-4---5---7---|----------------|----4-----------|----------------|
D  :----------------|5---7-----------|5-7-----7---5---|----------------|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|5---7-----------|
E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                                                         
E  :----------------|----------------|--------3-0-------|----0-----------|
B  :----------------|----------------|------------3-0---|----0-----------|
G  :4-4-4---5---7---|----------------|0-h2-/4---------2-|--0-0-----------|
D  :----------------|5---7-----------|------------------|----2-----------|
A  :----------------|----------------|------------------|----2-----------|
E  :----------------|----------------|------------------|----0-----------|

Please note that I play this solo--and actually the entire song--with a capo on the 4th fret. I don't believe it is necessary to play with a capo but for the sake of this song it makes the solo smoother and easier to perform and allows you to play with open chords for the remainder of the song. 

Perfect Love (by Hillsong) Bass Line Tab

I made up a bass line for the verses of "Perfect Love" by Hillsong some time ago and it turned out to be rather popular on YouTube as many viewers have asked me for the tab over the last few years. It's really not a complicated line but it's definitely a lot more than what was played on the original recording of the song. So  here is the video of me playing it:

Here is the tab of what I played:


   G#m              E                B                F#                 
G  :----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- 3|
D  :----------------|----------------|----1---4-4-2-1-|----------------*||
A  :--------6-6-4---|--------2-2-----|2-2---2---------|----1---4-4-2-1-*||
E  :4-4-7-4-------7-|0-0-4-0-----4-0-|----------------|2-2---2--------- ||


That's all it is! 

I've received requests for this tab from all over the world so it's pretty cool to think something I made up is being used in different parts of the globe. That's the power of the internet! Amazing indeed.

Stormy by Dennis Yost & the Classics IV Guitar Chords

One of my all-time favorite songs by one of my all-time favorite artists is "Stormy" by Dennis Yost and the Classics IV. It's one of those songs I can just put on repeat and play all day long and never get tired of. Back in the days when you could find just about any guitar or bass tab you needed on HarmonyCentral.com I found the tab for this song and learned how to play it. Don't know if the tab is out there somewhere floating around on the web still so I am providing it here.

First here is the video from YouTube of me playing the song on guitar:


And here is the tab of the chords played above:


   Intro                               Am9              GM7              
E  :7---------------|---------------- 1|7---------------|----------------|
B  :5---------------|3--------------- ||5---------------|3---------------|
G  :5---------------|4---------------*||5---------------|4---------------|
D  :5---------------|4---------------*||5---------------|4---------------|
A  :7---------------|---------------- ||7---------------|----------------|
E  :5---------------|3--------------- ||5---------------|3---------------|

   Am9              GM7              Am9              GM7              
E  :7---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|
B  :5---------------|3---------------|5---------------|3---------------|
G  :5---------------|4---------------|5---------------|4---------------|
D  :5---------------|4---------------|5---------------|4---------------|
A  :7---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|
E  :5---------------|3---------------|5---------------|3---------------|

   CM7                               Am9              GM7              
E  :3---3---3-3-----|3-3---3---------|7---------------|----------------|
B  :5---5---5-5-----|5-5---5---------|5---------------|3---------------|
G  :4---4---4-4-----|4-4---4---------|5---------------|4---------------|
D  :5---5---5-5-----|5-5---5---------|5---------------|4---------------|
A  :3---3---3-3-----|3-3---3---------|7---------------|----------------|
E  :----------------|----------------|5---------------|3---------------|

   Am9              GM7              Am9              GM7              
E  :7---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|
B  :5---------------|3---------------|5---------------|3---------------|
G  :5---------------|4---------------|5---------------|4---------------|
D  :5---------------|4---------------|5---------------|4---------------|
A  :7---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------|
E  :5---------------|3---------------|5---------------|3---------------|

   CM7                               Bm7              B7               
E  :3---3---3-3-----|3-3---3---------|2---2---2-2-----|2---2-----------|
B  :5---5---5-5-----|5-5---5---------|3---3---3-3-----|4---4-----------|
G  :4---4---4-4-----|4-4---4---------|2---2---2-2-----|2---2-----------|
D  :5---5---5-5-----|5-5---5---------|4---4---4-4-----|4---4-----------|
A  :3---3---3-3-----|3-3---3---------|2---2---2-2-----|2---2-----------|
E  :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

   Em9              A13              Em9              A13              
E  :7---7---7-7-----|----------------|7---7---7-7-----|----------------|
B  :7---7---7-7---6-|7-7---7---------|7---7---7-7---6-|7-7---7---------|
G  :7---7---7-7---5-|6-6---6---------|7---7---7-7---5-|6-6---6---------|
D  :5---5---5-5---4-|5-5---5---------|5---5---5-5---4-|5-5---5---------|
A  :7---7---7-7-----|----------------|7---7---7-7-----|----------------|
E  :0---0---0-0---4-|5-5---5---------|0---0---0-0---4-|5-5---5---------|

       C6           Bm7              Em9              A13              
E  :----------------|7-7---7---------|7---7---7-7-----|----------------|
B  :----8---8-8-----|7-7---7---------|7---7---7-7---6-|7-7---7---------|
G  :----9---9-9-----|7-7---7---------|7---7---7-7---5-|6-6---6---------|
D  :----7---7-7-----|7-7---7---------|5---5---5-5---4-|5-5---5---------|
A  :----------------|9-9---9---------|7---7---7-7-----|----------------|
E  :----8---8-8-----|7-7---7---------|0---0---0-0---4-|5-5---5---------|

   Em9              A13                             
E  :7---7---7-7-----|----------------|
B  :7---7---7-7---6-|7-7---7---------|
G  :7---7---7-7---5-|6-6---6---------|
D  :5---5---5-5---4-|5-5---5---------|
A  :7---7---7-7-----|----------------|
E  :0---0---0-0---4-|5-5---5---------|

Going from the Em9 to the A13 I do a little bit of a slide up but I didn't include the slide up symbol. In other words I slide up from 4456 (Ab13) to 5567 (A13). Hopefully that makes sense. Also of note is that I played the little bass line runs between the GMajor7 and Aminor9 on the video but they are not included on the tab. Finally, the rhythm with which I played the chords during the verse is not tabbed out either because I just added a bit of my own flair to it. It's not what they play on the recording, just something I threw in there. 

Scarborough Fair (by Simon & Garfunkel) Guitar Tab

I did a cover of the acoustic guitar part to Simon & Garfunkel's version of "Scarborough Fair" from 1966. It's a fun song to play and like "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles features some upper register playing with a capo set on the 7th fret. First, here is the video of me playing:

I don't play through the whole song because the part is pretty much just repeated over and over. So I included the intro, the main body of the song one time through and the ending.

Here is the tab:


   Capo 7                                                           
E  :--0---------|--0---------|------------|--0---------|--0---------|
B  :--------3---|--------3---|--0---------|--------3---|--------0---|
G  :----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-------|----0-----0-|----2-----2-|
D  :------4-----|------4-----|------------|------4-----|------2-----|
A  :0-----------|5-----------|3-------2---|0-----------|0-----------|
E  :------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

                                                                    
E  :--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|------------|
B  :--------3---|--------0---|--------3---|--------0---|0-----1-0---|
G  :----0-----0-|----2-----2-|----0-----0-|----2-----2-|--0---------|
D  :------4-----|------2-----|------4-----|------2-----|----0-2-0---|
A  :0-----------|0-----------|0-----------|0-----------|------------|
E  :------------|------------|------------|------------|3-----------|

                                                                    
E  :--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|0---2-------|
B  :--------3---|--------0---|--------1---|--------0---|--------3---|
G  :----0-----0-|----2-----2-|----0-----0-|----2-----2-|--0---2---2-|
D  :------4-----|------2-----|------2-----|------2-----|----0---0---|
A  :0-----------|0-----------|3-----------|0-----------|3-----------|
E  :------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

                                                                    
E  :--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|
B  :--------3---|--------0---|--------3---|--------0---|------------|
G  :----0-----0-|----2-----2-|----0-----0-|----2-----2-|----2-------|
D  :------4-----|------2-----|------4-----|------2-----|------2-----|
A  :0-----------|0-----------|0-----------|0-----------|0-------0-2-|
E  :------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|

                                                                     
E  :--0---------|0-----------|-------------|------------|--0-----0---|
B  :--------1---|----3---1---|0-------1-p0-|1---0-------|----------1-|
G  :----0-------|--0---0---0-|--0---0------|--------0---|----2-------|
D  :------2---0-|------------|----0---2-p0-|2---0-------|------2-----|
A  :3-----------|3---2---0---|-------------|------------|0-----------|
E  :------------|------------|3------------|--------3---|------------|

                                                                        
E  :------------|----------------|--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|
B  :0-------1---|0---0-h1-p0-----|--------3---|--------0---|--------3---|
G  :--0---0-----|------------0---|----0-----0-|----2-----2-|----0-----0-|
D  :----0---2---|0---0-h2-p0-----|------4-----|------2-----|------4-----|
A  :------------|----------------|0-----------|0-----------|0-----------|
E  :3-----------|------------3---|------------|------------|------------|

                                                                        
E  :--0---------|--0---------|--0---------|------------|----------0-----|
B  :--------0---|--------3---|--------3---|--0---------|--------0-------|
G  :----2-----2-|----0-----0-|----0-----0-|----0-------|------2---------|
D  :------2-----|------4-----|------4-----|------------|----2-----------|
A  :0-----------|0-----------|5-----------|3--------2--|--0-------------|
E  :------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|

I love playing fingerstyle guitar and this is a great song of that kind to play. There will be more guitar and bass tabs to come. Stay tuned!

Arms Open Wide (by Hillsong) Bass Tab

Here is another bass line I created for a Hillsong song called "Arms Open Wide." This is the 2nd title by Hillsong that I am including a bass tab for. This tab is not what they actually play on the song but rather something I made up and played in my YouTube video below:

In the video I'm using a 5 string bass so the tab corresponds to that. Granted I'm only playing a couple of low D notes on the B string and some E's. So most of this bass part can be played on a 4 string bass with the exception of those absolutely mandatory low D's. Here is the tab:


G  :----------------|--7-------------|----------------|
D  :--5-------------|----4-7---------|--7-------------|
A  :----2-5---------|5---------5-----|----4-7---------|
E  :3---------3-----|----------------|5---------5-----|
B  :--------------3-|--------------5-|--------------5-|

G  :------9-/18-17-16\---|----------------|--7-------------|
D  :---------------------|--5-------------|----4-7---------|
A  :7-7-7----------------|----2-5---------|5---------5-----|
E  :---------------------|3---------3-----|----------------|
B  :---------------------|--------------3-|--------------5-|

G  :----------------|--------7-h9-9-9-9-7---|--------------------|
D  :--7-------------|--7------------------9-|--------------------|
A  :----4-7---------|----4-7----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
E  :5---------5-----|5----------------------|------------2-2-3-4-|
B  :--------------5-|-----------------------|--------------------|

G  :-------------------|---------------6-h7|p6----------------|
D  :-----------7-------|-----------9-------|---9-7------------|
A  :------5-h7---7-----|-------9-----------|-------9----------|
E  :5-5-5----------5-5-|7-7-10-------------|---------10-9-7-5-|
B  :-------------------|-------------------|------------------|

G  :----4-5-4-------|----6-7-6-------|----4-5-4-------|
D  :----------5-----|----------7-----|----------5-----|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|
E  :3-3-----------3-|5-5-----------5-|3-3-----------3-|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|

G  :----6-7-7-/9-9-9-9-7---|--------------------|-------------------|
D  :---------------------9-|--------------------|-----------7-------|
A  :-----------------------|5-5-5-5-5-5---------|------5-h7---7-----|
E  :5-5--------------------|------------2-2-3-4-|5-5-5----------5-5-|
B  :-----------------------|--------------------|-------------------|

G  :--------------------|-----------------------------|----4-5-4-------|
D  :-----------9---10-p9|10-p9------------------------|----------5-----|
A  :-------9------------|------10-p9-10-p9------------|----------------|
E  :7-7-10--------------|------------------10-9-7-5-5-|3-3-----------3-|
B  :--------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|

G  :----6-7-6-------|----4-5-4-------|----6-7-6-----6-|/11---------------|
D  :----------7-----|----------5-----|----------7---7-|/12---------------|
A  :----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E  :5-5-----------5-|3-3-----------3-|5-5-------------|------------------|
B  :----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|

It just adds some musicality to the bass part. With a very few exceptions, Hillsong tends to keep its basslines very simple and straightforward. While that's fine for many of their songs, I envisioned something a bit more interesting for this dynamic tune and now here it is all tabbed out. I did not come up with anything for the verses because I did not feel anything on them. Plus, not doing anything 'special' on the verses sets up the interesting parts for the rest of the song.

Evermore (by Hillsong) Bass Tab

I guess I will put up my tabs in the order that they are asked of me. So the next one will be of the bass line that I made up for the song "Evermore" by Hillsong. This is a really great song that I enjoy playing bass along to. Their bass part is plain and simple and many people say that it should be that way with 'church' music. I disagree and don't believe that any musical distinction needs to be made because it is in fact 'church' music. My opinion is that one should play as best as possible and as tastefully as possible. Ultimately you will never be able to please everyone so just be unique and do your thing. And play well, whether you're playing steady 8th notes on the same fret for one or two measures or you're creating a lot of tonal movement and going all over the place. Keep it musical and rhythmic.

Here is the video of me playing along with the song:

And I apologize because this is from my first batch of videos that I made for YouTube so I only included the fretting hand. If you look at my later videos you will see both hands included.

Now here is the tab of what I played in this video:


G  :-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
D  :2---2--2-2-0-----|-------------------|------------5---4-|
A  :-------------2-3-|--3-3-3-h5-3-5-3-0-|--------3-5---5---|
E  :-----------------|-------------------|3---3-------------|

G  :----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D  :--5-4-----------|----2----2-2-0-----|-------------------|
A  :------5-3-2-0---|-------2-------2-3-|--3-3-3-h5-3-5-3-0-|
E  :--------------3-|0------------------|-------------------|

G  :------------------|----4-5-4-------|-------------------|
D  :------------5---4-|--5-------5-4---|2---2----2-2-0-----|
A  :--------3-5---5---|--------------5-|-------2-------2-3-|
E  :3---3-------------|----------------|-------------------|

G  :-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D  :-------------------|------------5---4-|--5-p4---4-5-4-----|
A  :--3-3-3-h5-3-5-3-0-|--------3-5---5---|-------5-------5-2-|
E  :-------------------|3---3-------------|-------------------|

G  :-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D  :2---2----2-2-0-----|-------------------|------------5---4-|
A  :-------2-------2-3-|--3-3-3-h5-3-5-3-0-|--------3-5---5---|
E  :-------------------|-------------------|3---3-------------|

G  :----4-h5-p4---------|-------------------|-------------------|
D  :--5---------5-4-----|2---2----2-2-0-----|-------------------|
A  :----------------5-2-|-------2-------2-3-|--3-3-3-h5-3-5-3-0-|
E  :--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|

G  :------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D  :------------5---4-|--5-4---4-5-5-4---|2---2----2-2-0-----|
A  :--------3-5---5---|------5---------5-|-------2-------2-3-|
E  :3---3-------------|------------------|-------------------|

G  :-------------------|------------------|----------------|
D  :-------------------|------------5---4-|--5-4-----------|
A  :--3-3-3-h5-3-5-3-0-|--------3-5---5---|------5-3-2-0---|
E  :-------------------|3---3-------------|--------------3-|

G  :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D  :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A  :-----------------|3---3--3-3-2-0---|-----------------|
E  :0---0--0-2-0-2-0-|---------------3-|0---0--0-2-0-2-0-|

G  :--------------------|| -----------------|-------------------|
D  :--------------------||*5---5--5-5-2-----|-------------------|
A  :3---3--3-3-3-/15\---||*-------------5---|------2----2---2-3-|
E  :--------------------|| ---------------3-|--3-3----3---3-----|

G  :-------------------|-----------------|----------------|------4-5-4-2---|
D  :-------------------|-----------------|----------0---2-|--2-2---------5-|
A  :5---5--------3---5-|--5-5-5--5-5-5-4-|3---3---3---3---|----------------|
E  :--------3-h5---5---|-----------------|----------------|----------------|

G  :-----------7-/9-7-|--5---5-7-5---5-7- 1|
D  :------------------|----7-------7-----*||
A  :5---5--5-5--------|------------------*||
E  :------------------|------------------ ||

There you have it. It is a bit long but it's a complete transcription of what I played in the video. Have fun with it. More tabs to come in the future.

New Song - If I Told You

Here is another video of me performing a new song I'm working on. Just another 1 minute or so clip:

I'm pretty excited about this song and the other one I posted a few days ago. I just have to finish writing them and then come up with arrangements for them. Both this song and the other one, "Call On Me," were inspired by early Bee Gee's music. These 2 songs just came to me as I was working on recording another song right around the time Robin Gibb was deathly ill. I had originally envisioned both this song and 'Call On Me' to be sung in my Robin Gibb-imitation voice even though I did not sing that way in the videos. I have not yet decided what tone I will use for the actual recording but that is still a long ways from now.

It is already mid-October and I absolutely need to finish the current project I'm working and get at least 1 more song recorded before the year is up. And that would make 4 songs I complete this year. But first I have to make a final mix & master of the song I've been working on for months now, "(Doesn't That) Blow Your Mind." I should be working on that right now. Off I go....

The Pumpkin Smasher

Occasionally I will stray on writing about my musical projects or past endeavors to present some other thing near and dear to me. And that will be the case with this post.

With Halloween right around the corner, I want to touch on one of my favorite childhood books of the holiday, "The Pumpkin Smasher," by Anita Benarde from 1972. Some years ago I was able to relive my childhood memories of checking out this book from my school library each year by acquiring a hardcover copy. This book along with "Georgie's Halloween" were probably my 2 favorites of the season.

I'm not sure why this particular book is out of print. This is a classic and should be readily available. The artwork is great and the story really draws you in. I'll be sure to revisit the pages of this nostalgic tale in the coming days.

There are several other blogs which present this book as well so I will not say too much more about it other than it brings back lots of memories.

King of the Road Bass Tab

A couple of years ago I posted a shorted video on YouTube of myself playing a portion of the intro to the 1965 classic song "King of the Road" by Roger Miller. The original song was performed with an upright bass--double bass, acoustic bass, string bass, bass violin, whatever your preference--but I used an electric bass and I played the opening and a portion of the first verse note for note. Then for the remainder I improvised ever so slightly. I kept the video really short because I was not sure anyone would want to watch me playing bass for the whole 2 minute length of the song. (Actually I try to keep all my 'cover' videos short for that reason).

Many folks have asked me for the tab of what I played in that video. I am glad to make it available right here (see the glad face :D ) and I ask that if this is beneficial to you that you would consider making a donation by clicking the PayPal button on the upper right hand side of this page. I don't want to be like Public Radio or television asking for funds every hour but I do want to make known that my donation link is now active and live.  Additionally, making this tab--and others in the near and distant future--available here saves you the trouble of having to contact me, giving me your email address and waiting till I can steal some a moment away from my survival routine before getting back to you and sending what you asked for. 

I created this tab using a special software program. I realize that by putting it out there on the world wide web anyone can claim it and say it is theirs. But please rest assured that I am the originator of this tab and it is completely my work.

Here is the video:

Here is the tab:

G  :-------------------------|-----0-3-----------|--------------------|

D  :3-5-3------------0--0---0|1--------0-1-2-3---|-3-3----1-3-3-1-----|

A  :------5-1--1-0-1------4--|-------------------|----------------3---|

E  :-------------------------|-------------------|------------------1-|

G  :-------------------|------------------|------2-3--3-2--0-|

D  :-------------0----0|1----1----1-2-3---|-3--3-------------|

A  :----0-1----1-------|--------1---------|------------------|

E  :1-3----------------|------------------|------------------|

G  :------------------|------------------|-----------------|

D  :-3-0--------3----3|1----1----1-2-3---|-------3--3-1--0-|

A  :-----1----1----1--|--------1---------|-----------------|

E  :------------------|------------------|-----------------|

G  :-----------------|-----------------|------2-3--3-2--0-|

D  :-----------0----0|1----1----1--3---|-3--3-------------|

A  :-3--1----1-------|--------1--------|------------------|

E  :-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

G  :---0-2-3--3-0---------|-------------------|------------------|

D  :-3------------3------3|1----1--0-1-2-3----|------------------|

A  :----------------1--1--|----------------3--|------------------|

E  :----------------------|------------------1|-------1--1-3-1-4-|

G  :-------------------|-----------------|----------------|

D  :-------------0----0|1----1----1--3---|-3--------------|

A  :--0---1----1-------|--------1--------|----------------|

E  :1---1--------------|-----------------|----------------|

So this tab is just what I played in the video. Nothing more, nothing less. Please keep in mind that the song starts in the key of B flat and then modulates up to B. The part that changes to the key of B is not written out here but this tab can still be used by adding 1 to each number--so 3 becomes 4, 5 becomes 6, 0 becomes 1, and so on--or just moving everything up 1 fret.

Have fun!

My Scary Halloween Video #3

Here it is. My 3rd creepy, unsettling video for the Halloween season. Another simple concept. Just going down a staircase with some spooky sounding notes played on a piano.

So I just made a video while going down a staircase and then slowed it down and distorted it a bit. The music comes from a band called Starfield and a song called "My Generation". I just used the intro, looped it, slowed it down, changed the equalization and added a scratchy record sound to it. I think that together with the video it is absolutely chilling. Upon retrospective consideration I perhaps should have made the film black & white and also more grainy.

Anyway, here is the song I borrowed the music from.

There it is. I uploaded my video to YouTube nearly 2 years ago and it hasn't done exceptionally well. There's always now.

I don't have any additional scary videos that I made. I didn't make any last year and I have not made any this year, but perhaps if I get the right idea and right sounds I will make a few more clips.

My Scary Halloween Video #2

So what sort of impact will this tanked economy have on Halloween and its trick-or-treaters? I'm eager to discuss the ramifications of this situation, but this topic has nothing to do with the music of Exit World so I shall proceed no further on the subject.

Here is my 2nd scary video creation for Halloween. Hope you like it. Again, the image is simple; just slowing walking down a dark and empty hallway with softly glowing lights at the end. Nothing gruesome. The atmosphere is enough. Very creepy indeed.

What do you think? The music comes from Boards of Canada and the song is called "Color of the Fire." I had it playing backwards on the video. To be honest, the song is pretty creepy in its own right playing normally. Here's how it sounds:

Interesting thing is, the voice comes from a Sesame Street clip of a little girl writing out the words "I love you." Here is that segment:

As one comment states,"In its normal form it just sounds normal and innocent, yet in Color of the Fire it sounds distorted and creepy as hell." Very true. You can take something as simple, unassuming and innocent and turn it into something sinister and frightening through sound technology. Boards of Canada did it by adding delay, distorting the original audio and adding unsettling keyboard sounds. Amazing what can be done.

So that is my 2nd scary video for Halloween. Stay tuned for my next one.

Autumn (A Sonnet)

Thought I would share a poem I wrote back in high school which I subsequently added music to and turned into a song. However, I have never been completely pleased with any recorded version of it and have intentions still of re-recording it to my liking.

Here is the poem, titled "Autumn":


Autumn is a time of long, chilly days
With grey skies and colored leaves all around
It's a time when we change our living ways
With all of the leaves flying to the ground

The squirrels are starting to store their food
And all of the trees are becoming bare
The weather leaves us all in a sad mood
And raking of leaves we all have to share

The harvests are ripe and ready to reap
They will be the final crops of the year
The piles of leaves down the street are quite steep
And the frightful sound of the wind we hear

Autumn's memories we'll keep when it's gone
Until the time of the new autumn's dawn.


The poem is a sonnet. It was an assignment for an English class. I actually wrote my first poem in 6th grade. I was in an 8th grade level reading class and there was a poetry contest. My contribution was titled "The Moon" and I actually won 2nd place if my memory serves me well. And for the life of me I cannot find a copy of this poem anywhere. I tend to save everything, yet I cannot find this one treasure. I remember that my entry was a very simple and unpretentious one. I wrote the words on a sheet of paper and drew and colored in a yellow moon in the background. That was it. And I won. That was my first confirmation that writing was one of the talents I was blessed with.

This poem, Autumn, I happened to also use in a Literature class in college. We had an assignment where we needed to present something to the entire class. So I read this poem aloud and then played my then-most recent recording of it to the class. Received pretty good feedback as well, as I did presented something wholly unique to the class.

I've never uploaded this song to YouTube so I can't add a link here. But maybe once I get around to it I will add a link to some audio so you can have an idea what it sounds like.

My Scary Halloween Video #1

I had created a few musical pieces/videos for the Halloween season. Here is the first of three I made and my personal favourite. It includes my own original music and a 'scary' video. I have always felt that atmosphere makes for scariness, and that 'gross' is not equivalent to 'creepy.'

It is 2 days shy of 3 years that I have uploaded this video to YouTube. And 1001 views in that amount of time. Nothing to write home about, but the fact that something original I made received that many views is pretty cool. So here is the video. Check it out and let me know what you think.

The music comes from the ending of one of my songs called "Erie's Song." I created the recording of the song to have an overall scary, lonely, dark, somber, unsettling, uneasy vibe to it. This particular part of the song features a sampled, heavily reverbed piano loop playing forwards and backwards along with some trailing reverb-heavy vocal and bowed acoustic bass.

New Song - Call On Me

Here is a song that I've been working on. It's heavily influenced by the Bee Gees sound and I was particularly inspired by their song "Run To Me." I was just messing around with my camera so I decided to do a live pseudo-performance and uploaded it to YouTube.

It was an impromptu 'live' version so I didn't even sing all the right lyrics. And when I have the actual recorded version complete it will feature a full band arrangement.

What is 'Exit World'?

This blog is about my musical endeavors which I produce under the name of 'Exit World.' I will talk about the projects that I have worked on as well as those I am currently pre-occupied with. This will include the videos on my YouTube channel. I will also have some of my tunes and tabs available for download here eventually.

So in essence, Exit World is a band but it is a one-man band. It is me and only me. I work alone. All the music I have created and recorded over the years has all been my very own effort. From the initial stages of writing the lyrics, through playing all the instruments, singing melody and harmony(s), mixing down and mastering it has all been me. And the reason it has always been only me is because that has always been my goal. I've always wanted to do it all on my own. At least on the musical side. I definitely wouldn't mind help on the mixing down and mastering side of it all. I'm more about the creativity and not so much about the technical but of course I do want everything I make to be sonically great. But the musical side has to be all mine. I need to know that I did it all. Like Paul McCartney's debut album from 1970. He played every instrument on that album from start to finish, with only some help on vocals from wife Linda.

I should have started up a blog about this a long time ago. But trying to earn a living does not only take away much precious time from doing what one loves and was meant to do, but it can also leave one so mentally and physically drained to the point that any free time left over is quickly consumed by much needed periods of rest.

My goal is to make a living in the music industry. And I do mean as an artist. I have something genuine and unique to offer. I, like many others, do what I do for the love of doing it. The joy and satisfaction that comes about during the process as well as upon the realization of a finished product are the only rewards. And I will continue to do this as longs as my heart and soul are fully immersed in it. But as you all know, one cannot live on joy and satisfaction alone. Until I am able to earn a regular income through my musical passions, my ideas and work shall be confined to the leftover time afforded me by the mundane and survivory (?) obligations of day-to-day life.

Being a recording (or studio) musician can be a real challenge. You either need to have your own production gear or buy studio time which is very expensive. If however you do have your own gear, you need a place where you can house it in and record in. And that usually means having your own place or at least one where  noise disturbance will not be an issue.

Therefore, I would like to add that if you are interested in supporting an independent, unsigned and unknown musician such as myself; or if there is anything here that has any worth to you or that you find enjoyable, there will be a link that you can click on in order to donate as much as you can or want so that I can continue to work on the musical projects of my life's calling without interruption. Who knows, you may someday hear my work on TV, in the movies, on the radio and/or in a video game. And you can know that your financial support helped make that possible. Thanks in advance!