The Jeffersons Movin' On Up Bass Line Tab

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.

Next Song: Thank You (For Loving Me)

This is the first recording I made that I actually was pleased with the overall sound and balance of instrument mix. Even to this day I can listen to it and feel that the sound quality is pretty high. One of the measures for me of how good the quality of a recording is is the sound of the drums. In this song, the drums sound very good, from the snare to the bass to the toms to the cymbals. A badly recorded drum set sound can turn a great song into something pretty awful. I don't remember how many mic's I used to record the drums. Seeing how this is another one of the songs I recorded on the Boss BR-8 it is very possible that I only used 2 mics. The BR-8 has a 2 mic input capability and unless I used a mixer which would allow a greater number of mic's to be used (which I really doubt), that's all it was. It's not impossible to get a very good drum set sound with only 2 mics. I can to this day get a pretty solid recording of drums with only 2 mics as long as the drums are tuned well. I recorded this song sometime around 2002 and the drum sound still impresses me. To be honest, I'm pleased with all the instrument tracks. The vocal tracks needed some more work.

So this song was my second attempt at a gospel song. I called it "Thank You (For Loving Me)." I do believe this one was a lot better than "God of Love and Peace" in every way. It definitely showed progress on many levels. And it didn't sound country. Well, maybe still a little. But I blame that on the vocals. I don't think any of the instrumentation or guitar playing sounds country.

The guitar solo in this song is quite different from the solo in "God of Love & Peace." It's clean and loaded with reverb and delay. The electric guitar used for most if not the entire song was an Ibanez Artcore AF75 hollowbody guitar, which I no longer have. Here is a photo of it:

The instrument tracks include: a couple of electric guitar tracks; an acoustic guitar; electric bass; drums; electronic keyboard (organ sound); tambourine; and some vocal tracks.




This song placed in the top 1500 and won an honorable mention in the 12th Annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest.

First Gospel Song

Here is another song that would otherwise not see the light of day from a musical standpoint. I figure if I ever do become a paid recording artist or musician and I were to release the typical 'rarities' album that all artists now seem to have, this song would probably not even appear on there.

This is the first gospel song I wrote; 'gospel' being a generic term for any Bible based music. Just like "Autumn" before it, when I completed recording this song I thought it was quite an accomplishment and the greatest thing ever. Now, I can't really listen to it without cringing. Needless to say, I don't find myself listening to it often anymore.

I recorded this song in 2001 and though I was not going for a 'country' sound I realize that it does have elements of country music. I do enjoy country music from the 1950s through the early 1980s but I never really set to make any country-sounding music. I guess it's mainly the electric guitar parts that give the song a country flavour. Maybe the vocals, too.

The recording features a couple of electric guitars, an acoustic guitar, bass, drums, electronic keyboard (organ & piano sounds), tambourine and some vocal tracks. It was recorded with the Boss BR-8. Here it is.




I did enter this song in the 11th International Billboard Songwriting Contest and it placed in the top 1500 for which it received an honorable mention. I don't know how legitimate those contests were but I do have a few more awards I won over the years for some of the other songs I'll be posting here.

Unlike "Autumn" in my last post, I have never considered re-recording this song ever. This is one of those that will remain in the vaults of time and really only served as a stepping stone to much better things.