So we're into the final third of April and I have not written any holiday or seasonal tunes! And to be honest, I don't really feel like it! I knew this would happen. I have not able to immerse myself into that genre of music as I had wanted to. But fear not--I have been working on other music. I have about four songs I am working on right now. One is lyrically complete and ready to start recording. The other three are more in the infant stages of writing. But I feel good that ideas are flowing. And at this time, I feel as though I'm going in the direction of shorter songs. The bulk of the music I love is pop & rock of the 1960's & early 1970's. If I had to sum it up into a range it would be 1964-1972. The majority of the hit songs of that era were all just about under three minutes long. So I'm probably going to keep them short and (hopefully) sweet. I'm also considering mixing all the songs in mono just to give the project that extra 60's sound. Some of my all-time favorite songs are in mono and only available in mono (as far as I know). Here are some of them:
Heart Full of Soul (The Yardbirds)
Gimme Some Lovin' (The Spencer Davis Group)
Can't Be Still (Booker T & The M.G.'s)
Ya Ya (Lee Dorsey)
Take a Heart (The Sorrows)
Down Home Girl (The Stones)
You Need Lovin' (The Small Faces)
Baby Don't Go (Sonny & Cher)
Barefootin' (Robert Parker)
Good Time Charlie (Bobby Bland)
I realize some of those may fall outside the specified range, but it's not an exclusive range. Anyway I'm not a huge fan of mono but it does give a recorded song more of a vintage, lo-fi feel. Plus, when comparing mono mixes to stereo ones of the thousands of songs I have in my library, the mono mixes usually sound louder and more balanced. Of course, that could have to do with mastering techniques as well. In the 60's most singles on 45 were punchy mono mixes made specifically to sound loud over the radio and on your home turntables. The Beatles released all their albums in both mono and stereo up through 1968. They involved themselves in the mono mixes and left the stereo mixing up to the studio staff.
I'm going to do this. And it's cool because I will still have access to make stereo mixes whenever the mood strikes or if need be. That's the difference between my recordings and the ones listed above. Many of those were recorded on two or three-track tape with the masters no longer available. Thus they are preserved for posterity in mono and nothing else. But it is fun to think about how they would have been mixed in stereo. I got used to a lot of The Beatles' earlier stereo output where most instruments would be panned to one side and the vocals on the other, with nothing much in the center. Those stereo recordings helped me better hear and figure out the different instrument parts so I could learn to play them. That's one of the reasons I prefer stereo overall--there is a lot more to be heard that mono mixes do not permit.
I think the four songs I'm working on will be interesting. If I can get really serious about finishing them up and doing a few more things I may actually have something to release this year.
Some years ago I was just recording some ideas I had in my studio. I did some overdubs and left them as is for some future projects. This is actually nothing new. I still do this nowadays whenever I have ideas for new music. Well, I revisited that piece of music that originally was only acoustic guitar and electric guitar with lots of reverb. It just was just less than a minute long. But I added hi-hat, bass, piano and some percussion to it recently and I extended the song so it clocks in at just over 2 minutes. It's an instrumental and I titled it, "The Way Home." I don't know but this song has always had an on-the-road feel to it for me. And kind of a late 1970's soft rock sound to it. Perhaps even a TV theme song potential going on there. What do you think? Here is an abbreviated version I uploaded to YouTube. I had to edit it to fit the video:
Here is the unedited version that I uploaded to soundcloud:
I like how it turned out. I am considering putting it on the final draft of the album. Or I may just save it for my instrumentals album. Whatever the case I want to make it an official release.
I decided to work on this song even though I was not fully finished with "If I Told You." I just needed to take a break from that song as I was having difficulty with a small vocal part that I have now thankfully completed. The only thing remaining is the drum track. I may wait till I have another song ready for drums before I add them to this song. It's just way too much effort to set the drums and mics up for less than 2 minutes of playing time. At this point I will either continue working on that 10 minute song I started recording last year that is still without complete lyrics or I will move on to something else brand new. Stay tuned!
I love finding out what certain instruments I hear on recordings actually are. For instance, long ago, I remember hearing a lot of songs that featured organ, but on some of these very same songs the organ would take on two different personalities in terms of sound. On quiet passages it would be that smooth, pure electric organ sound. But during louder passages it was a shaky, warbling sound and I had no idea how that was attained. After all, I had only had some cheap synthesizers with solely that clear organ sound. It wasn't until I talked with a more experienced fellow musician about it that I learned the warbling tone came from using a Leslie Speaker with the organ. From that point I did a ton of research on Leslie speakers and found out that basically there were rotating speakers inside a wooden cabinet that when turned on applied the scientific principle of the Doppler effect in order to create that unique sound. OK, so I guess it's not just instruments but also effects that are meant to be used with instruments. Anyway it's exciting to learn new things such as this and today I learned one more thing.
There was a musical instrument that was used in several songs that I really like from the early 1970s. It was clearly a keyboard-type instrument and I kept thinking it was some kind of electric harpsichord. It was certainly not a Fender Rhodes nor a Wurlitzer nor an electric clavinet. As I researched videos for vintage electric harpsichords online and listened to their sounds I was not fully convinced I was on the right track.
Here is one of the songs I first heard this instrument on. It is right at the start of the song and plays throughout. The song is not in English, as it is a Brazilian song from 1972. Check it out:
Interesting sound, right? Well, today I decided to play one of the many LP's I have which I will be selling. It happened to be Bread's debut album from 1969 which I bought during my sole visit to the now-defunct, annual Mammoth Music Mart. I picked up 4 LP's and several cd's that day. But as I played the Bread album I pulled out the sheet with lyrics and credits and looked over the instruments each member of the band played. There was one called RMI electric piano. I had never heard of that before. I'm sure I looked at that sheet dozens of times before but I never sought out to discover exactly what an RMI electric piano was. Today I did, though, and I found a video of a dude playing one on YouTube. And it was exactly that sound in those songs!! I can't really pick out where it was used on any of the Bread songs on that album but I will have to listen again more carefully.
The interesting thing about this instrument is that it was fully electronic, using transistors instead of any electro-mechanical parts to generate the sound. The 300 series (which were probably used in these songs) came out in 1970 so the timing is definitely right.
Check out this video of someone playing this instrument:
And now one more of the songs that had the RMI in it:
It's not as prominent throughout this song as it was in the first song. It starts to come in during the latter part of the solo in the middle of the song. It is not to be confused with the Fender Rhodes which plays throughout the song.
So I'm pretty pleased to have learned something accidentally today, especially considering it was something I've been trying to figure out for quite some time!
Today I finally tabbed out the guitar solo to the Barney Miller theme. It's was a lot less complicated than the bass tab and a lot shorter.
The tab I made is a little different from my YouTube video where I'm playing the song. On the video I pretty much kept the entire passage around the 12th fret and higher. On the tab I brought the first few measures down to a lower position on the fretboard.
Here is the video:
As I mentioned in the video description the guitar was out of tune.
Now here is the tab:
E :--------------------|-------------------------| B :--------------------|-------------------------| G :--------------------|10----12^-12-10--13-10-10| D :--------------7-8-10|-------------------------| A :------------8-------|-------------------------| E :--------------------|-------------------------| E :-----------------------------|-----------------------13-15^-| B :9----11----9-9---------------|-----------------13-15--------| G :--10----10-----10-----15^-15^|--13----13-15-15--------------| D :-----------------------------|-----15-----------------------| A :-----------------------------|------------------------------| E :-----------------------------|------------------------------| E :13-13----13-16-18^-16-16----16------|---------------------| B :------15-----------------18----18-16|18----18-------------| G :------------------------------------|---17----------------| D :------------------------------------|---------------------| A :------------------------------------|---------------------| E :------------------------------------|---------------------| In the video I also play the trumpet part after the guitar solo. I don't start playing it at the very beginning because the guitar is just about ending when the trumpet(s) comes in. So I skipped about a measure and-a-half before I start to play along with it. I tabbed out the entire horn part for guitar and here it is:
E :-------------------------|-------------13-----------|
B :-----------13-15-13------|-----------------16-13----|
G :--------14----------14-12|---12---------------------|
D :-------------------------|15----12-15---------------|
A :-------------------------|--------------------------|
E :-------------------------|--------------------------|
E :---------------13-----------|------------------------------13-------|
B :-------------------16-13----|------------------------13-15----13-15-|
G :15-13-----------------------|15-13----------12-13-14----------------|
D :------15-13-15--------------|------15-13-15-------------------------|
A :----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E :----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E :------13-14------13-------|-------13-14-13----13-------|
B :13-15---------16----16----|-13-16----------16----16----|
G :--------------------------|----------------------------|
D :--------------------------|----------------------------|
A :--------------------------|----------------------------|
E :--------------------------|----------------------------|
E :------14----13-14----13-|--------14----13-------|
B :---------16-------16----|16-13------16----16----|
G :------------------------|-----------------------|
D :------------------------|-----------------------|
A :------------------------|-----------------------|
E :------------------------|-----------------------|
E :----11-12-13-----------|
B :-13--------------------|
G :-----------------------|
D :-----------------------|
A :-----------------------|
E :-----------------------|
There it is! The horn part is actually longer than the guitar solo. The very last measure of the horn tab is different from what I played in the video but it's still all the same notes.
There are several versions of the Barney Miller theme but I have always preferred this one which is the one that was used exclusively through to the final season. There is another version that was used in a few episodes in the late 70's that sounds a little funkier.
As a musician I believe having a song of yours as a theme song for a television show is an excellent way to get heard. In some cases I think people will actually remember the song from a show more than they remember who was in it or what it was about. It would be wonderful to get a song placed as a theme!
I've been listening a lot lately to a song called "Come & Get Your Love" by Redbone. Not because I just discovered it as a result of Hollywood's having to dig deep into the vaults for their lack of modern-day creativity. But because I've known this song for many years and it's been in my iTunes library for a long time. And because I like to revisit some of the songs in my library from time to time and I end up getting hooked on them either again or even for the first time. With this song, this is the first time I've been hooked on it.
It is a shame that great songs such as this one can only get new life by getting placed in a movie or commercial. It's nice that younger generations can hear it for the first time. Heck, this song isn't even from my generation so I had to discover it some way. I personally do not watch any new movies so I had no idea this song was recently featured in a flick. The only reason I now know is because I searched for some info about it online and I came across these repeated phrases which made no sense to me. Eventually I learned that the phrases were the title and character of the movie the song was in.
Anyway, this post is not so much to rag on Hollywood or the entertainment industry, though I have plenty I could write about that. It's actually because I have been listening carefully to the bass line of 'Come and Get Your Love' and trying to figure it out. I think I now have figured it out and I thought about uploading a cover video on YouTube. I decided to check out if there were other bass covers of this song already on there. Lo and behold, of course there were. I checked out about 5 videos and only one is by a guy who's actually old enough to have been around when that song came out. The other 4 were without doubt way too young. Again, odds are they know the song because of the film. That's the power of Hollywood. But I'm going off course again.....So the thing is none of the 5 videos feature them playing the bass part as I am hearing it on the original recording. A bit different in fact. Now I don't know if their intent is to just play their own version of it or to show others how to play it. But as for me, I think I have figured out the bass line and I want to show how to play it. While I haven't made a cover video yet I have tabbed it out and it is included here. Once I do make the video I will link to it here.
Here is the intro. I don't think there are any debates regarding this part:
G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A :5---2-0-5---2-0-|--5-2-0-5-5-2-0-|5---2-0-5---2-0-|--5-2-0-5-5-2-0-| E :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Note that the intro does not have to be played all on the A string. I myself prefer to play the B & A notes on the E string. I tabbed it out this way because it looks as though Pat Vegas plays it all on the A string.
Now the verse part. This is where I'm hearing different notes from what everyone else on YouTube is playing. I listened to this very carefully before checking out anyone else's interpretation. I tabbed out the first 4 measures because the 2nd and 4th measures are different by one note. But after playing measures 1 through 4 you keep repeating measures 3 & 4 up to the chorus.
G :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D :----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A :--------------4-|5---5---2---2-0-|--------------4-|5---5-4-2---2-0-| E :0-2-0-3-5-4-5---|------2---------|0-2-0-3-5-4-5---|----------------|
Here is the chorus part leading back into the verse.
G :----------------|----------------|---------------------------| D :----------------|----------------|---------------------------| A :--------------4-|5---5---2---2-0-|---------------------------| E :0-2-0-3-5-4-5---|------2---------|0-0--0-2-2--2-3-3--3-5-5--5| G :----------------|---------------------------|----------------| D :----------------|---------------------------|----------------| A :5---5---2---2-0-|---------------------------|--------------4-| E :------2---------|0-0--0-2-2--2-3-3--3-5-5--5|0---0-3-5---5---| G :----------------| D :----------------| A :5---5-4-2-------| E :----------------| So you would play measures 1 & 2 once and then measures 3 & 4 several times followed by measures 5, 6 & 7 which take you back into the verse.
That's pretty much the whole thing and I believe it's pretty close to the original so I'm sticking to it. Video to come soon. EDIT--Here is the video:
Believe it or not but when I first became really serious about being a professional musician, I was looking to enter the Christian music market. Most of my first songs and recordings were actually Gospel-themed (as I have shared previously) and I was hoping to create music that would be used in churches and worship settings. I was really influenced by the music of Hillsong church and of the various Vineyard churches being made around the world. There are some truly amazing recordings that have come out of both Hillsong and Vineyard, and even the non-religious would be hard-pressed not to like some of them.
I didn't limit myself to just 'church-type' music but I also tried making songs under the genre of CCM which is Contemporary Christian Music. This genre differs from 'worship' or church music in that it would not normally be used in church services. Rather it would be radio-type music with overtly Christian themes.
However, my own recordings and songs did not really go anywhere other than a few Billboard Contest Top 500 or Top 1500 awards. The last recording I made of any Christian-themed music came about in 2009. Since that time, I have decided that I could do a lot more through my passion for music and my abilities by creating non-Christian music. Some of my songs may still have Biblical themes but nothing overt and most likely with ambiguous lyrical meanings as some already do.
CCM has a very modern sound to it. And some of it is really good as I mentioned before. But as I draw the greater majority of my influences from 60's and 70's pop/rock music, the CCM-type songs I made were definitely out of place with what the big-name artists put out there. I don't think there is a market for 60s/70s sounding Christian music. There are just some things they're not open to. And the Christian music business is really no different than the non-Christian music business. They are both businesses with goals of making profits. That being said, my best chance lies with secular music, non-Christian music, regular music--whatever you want to call it. There is a lot more room for creativity in this area as my personal tastes encompass a wide variety of colors on the music spectrum.
The trouble is that I have several really good recordings that come with Christian-themed lyrics. What to do with them, as really they aren't going anywhere. What I have decided to do is to write new lyrics for them. In my opinion the songs are just too good to leave them lying around. And that's what I've started to do. A couple posts back I wrote about a song that I was editing down from 5 minutes to 3 minutes. That's one of those that I had originally written Christian lyrics for. In fact it was titled "All For You." I've scrapped those lyrics and even changed the melody completely. As I stated in that blog entry, I never released the song with vocals before. So when I do finish up this one it will actually be a fresh, new song. On the other hand, a song I have already released 2 years ago on my EP may need a re-working of lyrics.
Don't get me wrong. It's not like I have a slew of songs that I will now write new lyrics to. There are just 3, 4 tops. Some of the other ones I'm not even going to touch. They will remain in the dark recesses of oblivion. But only the ones that have solid instrumental backings or a cool riff that needs to be transported to a new song will see new light and life.
Here's something I should have written about sooner, but it just slipped my mind with so many other things going on.
A few weekends ago, my song "(Doesn't That) Blow Your Mind" was played on a local radio station show in Missouri. I was contacted on my Facebook page by Nick & Bootsy from the KKID Basement Tapes show that plays local and independent music. They came across this song of mine either through here or on my Exit World Facebook page and were interested in playing it on their show. So I sent it and they played it. I wasn't able to listen to their show live at the time they played because it does not stream online. So I had to wait 4 days later when Insane Realm radio re-broadcasts the complete show online to hear it. It was a thrill when it came on! I have since sent them more songs. Hopefully they will deem them worthy enough to be played.
This is a milestone for me. It's the first time a song of mine has been played on FM radio by someone other than a personal friend or acquaintance. I've had a few friends over they years play some of my songs on college radio stations. WLUW, WZRD and WNUR have all played my music. So I was really excited when someone other than someone I know contacted me to air my song. Now I can confidently join ASCAP or BMI! (I probably won't. Not yet anyway).
So this was really cool and I take it as another sign that I am on the right path to a music career. Another really cool sign was when my YouTube video for "Another Morning What a Drag" took off for about a month and garnered about 1200 views in that short period.
On the other hand, I was really confident about "Blow Your Mind" getting successfully forwarded for a TAXI listing. The listing was for a Hollywood blockbuster that was looking for original early to mid 70's sounding music. I've been with TAXI A&R music company on and off for the last 10 years or so and this was the most confident I was in submitting any songs to one of their listings. It was to the point where there was very little doubt in my mind that this was going to be my big breakthrough. But today I received notice that it was rejected due to the lyrics not being universally themed. Funny, I don't remember the listing requiring universally-themed lyrics. Regardless, what I should have done was send just the instrumental track without vocals alongside the original. They did say the music was right on target and it was an 'excellent track.' Disappointing but I'll take it as a moral victory and be sure to send both vocal versions and instrumental versions from here on out, if possible--sometimes they specifically ask for either vocal songs or instrumental songs.
And I'm sorry to announce that I have made no progress on remixing some of my other songs and finishing up "Call on Me" for their inclusion on my forthcoming full-length album. But I still have time and it will get done.
Lastly, my YouTube channel name has been officially changed to Exit World. It is no longer AF14eva.
I finally uploaded my song, "(Doesn't That) Blow Your Mind" to YouTube. Hadn't done much in terms of uploading my songs to YouTube lately because of the difficulty in trying to make videos that would complement the songs. I don't have the equipment or any willing volunteers nor do I want to 'borrow' other people's photos and videos out there due to copyright issues. So I finally decided on just making the video a still photo of the forthcoming album.
Even though "Blow Your Mind" has been out there on my tumblr and perhaps Soundcloud, I don't really consider it 'out there' until it's on YouTube. Additionally this is a great way to release a single to promote the album.due soon. (I'm not sure if they still put out singles before albums nowadays. I don't really follow the industry and I don't buy much new music. I do know that back in the 1960's and 70's they would sometimes put out singles before the albums they appeared on and other times they would release albums first then put out singles from the album. I never understood the latter because if you had the album you wouldn't need to get the singles. But I digress...)
I guess we'll have to go back to the days before music videos where you would listen to music and come up with your own imagery. So listen to the song and use your imagination:
If I should not make it for any reason as a recording artist in my own rite, I would be more than satisfied making music for films or broadcast programs or even commercials. I enjoy writing lyrics and singing even though I find it incredibly difficult to sing on pitch, but I also enjoy creating mood music and letting the instruments do the 'singing.' I am particularly interested in foreboding or suspenseful type music, like the great sounds that can be heard on many if not all the crime drama movies and TV shows of the late 60's through the mid 70's. That stuff is classic. SWAT, Kojak, Mission: Impossible, The Mod Squad, The Mechanic, Death Wish and so many others featured such amazing mood music soundtracks. But I don't want to limit myself to just that era, even the sounds created during that time sets the bar in my opinion.
I have here 2 pieces of original work I created. This first one is more modern sounding and could be used in a variety of applications. It's just a 2 track recording and completely recorded on my Yamaha S90 synthesizer. It could best be described as New Age or Ambient. I'm not sure what other classification I could put this song under. Perhaps Soundtrack. I think Ambient fits best.
This is a short 2 minute piece that I made in 2011. It's different from anything I created up to that point and anything I've done since. It's just a synthesizer track plus a piano track. I call it "Open Sky."
I was going for a simplistic yet foreboding feel. I just completely improvised on the piano part.
This next track has a more 70s feel to it. No wonder with the Wurlitzer and Rhodes electric piano parts! But that's what I was going for. I think it is more than just background music when compared to "Open Sky." It does have more movement to it and a fuller sound thanks to the electric piano parts, electric guitar, electric bass and drumstick beat.
I don't usually start recording any song with drums or percussion but this one did begin with the drumsticks. I was working on another song at the time--probably "Blow Your Mind"--and took a break. I had the vocal mic hooked up to some serious delay and reverb and just started messing around with some drumsticks. I came up with the idea for the cool beat you will hear in this song. I tried playing it in time for about 2 and a half minutes so I could have a decent length recording. After I had that track down I just started layering the other parts on top. The parts on this song were more planned out than on "Open Sky." At least the first half of the song could definitely be used during an on-foot chase or pursuit scene and the second half during some suspenseful or revealing scene. But you listen and decide for yourself.
This is one of my newer projects having been recording just last year in 2012. Would love to make a whole album of just this 70's tinged mood/movie music. The good thing is the songs don't have to be long. They can be 2 minutes and under. Consider this a preview of an album to come then. Perhaps you'll hear this stuff in the theatre or on TV in the near future.
(Edit: I forgot to mention that on 'Coming Apart' there are a few additional percussion instruments I added on there courtesy of my Yamaha S90.)
I'm going to stop posting my songs in chronological order from here on out. Mainly for 2 reasons: first, like fine wine, my songs/music/recording abilities have improved with time. If I continue to blog about my songs in the order I made them, it's going to take quite some time before I get to my most recent material. Second, 2006 is the year I started working on more than just one song per year. And not having had kept good records of when I recorded my songs at that time, it would be difficult to proceed chronologically.
So today I will begin with my most recently completed song, "(Doesn't That) Blow Your Mind," which I completed in 2012. With this song I was trying my hand at early to mid 70s r&b or soul. Other than most of my vocal parts I believe I successfully accomplished the sound I was going for.
As of the last few years when I started recording the drum tracks at home, I've been recording with the benefit of only two mics. I do have a set of drum mics which I have used on previous recordings. I've recorded with as many as 5 or 6 mics. But as I have compared the recordings made with 5/6 mics to those made with only 2 I have found the ones with only 2 mics sound much better. And so I've been recording with only an overhead Shure 57 and a kick drum mic. That is the case with this song.
In addition to drums, this song features: about 4 electric guitar parts (2 clean & compressed, 1 with wah, 1 with phaser); 5-string electric bass; Nord 73 keyboard (clavinet and Fender Rhodes parts); and several vocal parts.
I think the instrumental minute-and-a-half ending part can stand on its own as a sort of song itself. Featuring a little light improvising on the 'Rhodes' with a few bluesy guitar licks here and there. Could even be a theme for a retro TV show or sitcom. I really like it. There are some moments when everything comes together just right and feels like a group of guys gelling. Check it out for yourself.
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.....
