Someone recently asked for this tab and I was surprised to see that I had not already posted it here long ago. This is Bobby Darin doing a live-for-television haunting version of "Work Song" that features only his vocal over electric bass & drums. This is so much better than his studio version from years earlier.
OK, that's the song and now here is my video of playing bass along to it:
I have to make my usual disclaimer that in this video I did not play the exact same notes as in the song. As is usually the case, I take many of the ideas used in songs and then I add some things here and there. If I were to play the entire song I would have played it note for note. But since I only did a small portion I wanted to show what could be done with it.
This song modulates up a couple of times but I only tabbed out the part I played in its initial key of D minor. So you can play the same part when the song modulates by just moving up the right number of frets as necessary. Here it is:
G :------------------|--------------------|-------------------| D :------------------|---5---5-6-7--------|------------5---5-6| A :-------5----5-8---|-8-----------7----5-|---5-8----8--------| E :--5-8-------------|---------------5----|-------------------| G :-----------------------|---------------5-7---|--------------------| D :7-----7----------------|---5---5-6-7-7-------|----------5-6-7----7| A :--7-----7---5----5-8---|-8-----------------5-|---5-8--8-----------| E :----5-----5------------|---------------------|--------------------| G :6-9-6---7----7-----|-----------7--------|--------------------| D :------7--------7--5|-------5-7---7-6--5-|---5-----3---5------| A :-------------------|--5-----------------|-----5-5---5---0-2-0| E :-------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G :------------------|--------------------|-----------------| D :-------------7---7|7-6-5----5----5-6-7-|7-5--------------| A :3-0-4-0-5---------|------------5-------|-----8--4--5-----| E :------------------|--------------------|--------------5--| G :----------------| D :----------------| A :3--4--5---------| E :----------------| So there you have it. To you who asked for it, I hope you find it useful.
I tabbed out the bass part for "Movin' On Up," the opening theme to "The Jeffersons". The tab is of the way I played it in the video which may or may not be 100% accurate. If it isn't 100% accurate it is extremely close!
Here is the video:
And here is the tab:
G :-----------------|----------------------| D :-----------------|---2-2-5-5------------| A :5------------2--5|-5---------4-3-------3| E :--------3--3-----|----------------3-3---| G :----------------------|-----------------10-/11--| D :---2-2-0-0-2----------|---2-2-5-5--------9-/10--| A :-3----------------2--5|-5---------3-5----------5| E :-------------3--3-----|-------------------------| G :----------------------|----------------------| D :---2-2-5-5-2----------|---2-2-5-5------------| A :-5----------------2--5|-5---------4-3-------3| E :-------------3--3-----|----------------3-3---| G :----------------------|-----------------| D :---2-2-0-0-2----------|-----------------| A :-3----------------2-3-|5--5-7-5-----3-3-| E :-------------3--3-----|---------3-------| G :----------------|----------------|----------------| D :----------------|----------------|----------------| A :----------------|----------------|----------------| E :3--1--2-3-------|---1--2-3-------|---1--2-3-------| G :----------------|----------------|---------------------| D :----------------|----------------|---------------------| A :----------------|--------5---5--5|5--------------2-2--5| E :---1--2-3-------|3---------------|--0-0-1-1-2-3--------| G :----------------------|----------------------| D :---2-2-5-5------------|---2-2-0-0-2----------| A :-5---------4-3-------3|-3----------------2--5| E :----------------3-3---|-------------3--3-----| G :------------------|-----------------------| D :---4-5------------|---2-2-3-3-4-4-5-----2-| A :-5-----4-5-------5|-5-----------------2---| E :------------5-5---|-----------------------| G :------------------|-------------------| D :0-0-2-------------|-------------------| A :--------2-3-----0-|----2-3-5------2-3-| E :------3-------0---|3-3-------3--3-----| G :-----------------| D :---------5-------| A :5--5-7-5---------| E :-----------------|
As with all my tabs, I sometimes choose to use fretted notes as opposed to open string notes. You don't have to do this. My purpose with these tabs is to help you know what notes to play, not necessarily where to play them. Sometimes the two are the same. Other times you have a choice.
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.
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.
