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BassManolukas

10-30-2005, 05:10 PM

I'm looking for a solo or lead bass piece to play at my high school variety show. Nothing too busy and crazy. Just something that grooves hard and will get the audience going. Any suggestions?

Crudd-Bucket™

10-30-2005, 05:11 PM

Some funk slap? What styles are you looking for?

BassManolukas

10-30-2005, 05:44 PM

like funk slappish stuff, ya

Bass_swede

10-30-2005, 05:59 PM

Make something up, it will be more fun, trust me.

enim

10-30-2005, 06:57 PM

Get a dummer, too. And just groove the poop out of the school

BassManolukas

10-31-2005, 01:46 PM

ya i got a drummer

incubass

10-31-2005, 02:02 PM

ya i got a drummer

then try the awakening by les claypool and the holy mackeral

the101er

10-31-2005, 02:04 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2257795093319172275&q=bass+solo

???soething like that? I love that piece

Sauron

10-31-2005, 02:22 PM

Hmm... you could take the slap line and/or solo of Aeroplane by The Red Hot Chili Peppers and kinda do an improv around it. If you are having trouble coming up with your own piece, try to improvise around another composition and add your own style and techniques too it.

BassManolukas

11-03-2005, 05:01 PM

I actually found the awakening by Les. I want to add another slap section before the end. Do you know what scale he is using on that song?

Killer Fridge

11-03-2005, 05:08 PM

Eminor pentatonic

BassManolukas

11-03-2005, 06:03 PM

well, he uses a lot of notes out of the scale. I don't hear any chord changes

darkstar02

11-03-2005, 09:00 PM

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2257795093319172275&q=bass+solo

???soething like that? I love that piece

do you know where there are tabs of that because I would love to learn to play it?

Thonk

11-03-2005, 09:42 PM

I doubt there are any tabs for that..

darkstar02

11-03-2005, 10:23 PM

I doubt there are any tabs for that..

I figured there wasn't any but thought I'd ask :upset:

BassManolukas

11-05-2005, 04:12 PM

just watch where his hands are in the video. When you figure it out, please post a tab of it :)

ZMM

11-05-2005, 05:26 PM

You could try something like this. It'd be hilarious.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-41002160194002008&q=victor+wooten

Spaceman Spiff

11-05-2005, 06:46 PM

You could do Wooten's version of Amazing Grace. It's not too hard either, shouldn't take long to learn.