Haven't posted in a few days but now I'm back. Ok, here is another bass tab I have received requests for. This is the Starfield (& Chris Tomlin) song called "Son of God." I just made up a simple bass part to play along with the verses of the song.
Here is the video:
And here is the tab:
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D :-------6-6-------|-------6-6-------|-----------------|-----------------| A :-----------6-8-6-|-----------6-8-6-|8------8-8---6---|8------8-8---6-8-| E :4----------------|4----------------|-----------8---8-|-----------8-----| G :-----------------|-------------------|------------------| D :-----------------|-------------------|------------------| A :4------4-4-------|4------4-4-----6-h8|6------6-6---6-6-5| E :-----------4-6-4-|-----------4-6-----|-----------6------| G :----------------------------- 1| D :----------6---6-8-8-8-8-p6---*|| A :4--4-6-h8---8--------------8-*|| E :----------------------------- || That's all it is. It just gives the song a little bit of motion as opposed to the typical bass lines that don't go anywhere and just serve to register low frequencies on a sound system. My next post will involve a somewhat complicated fingerpicking acoustic guitar part that I made up for a Darren Clarke song.
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.
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.....
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.
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.
