FS #13: "Fun and Games", Chuck Mangione

[Radiobass81]

By far, one of the sickest grooves I've heard; Charles "Meat Man" Meeks (if that IS him...) outdid himself with this one.

This groove deserves an FS for several reasons; for all that the bass did for the song, for how great it sounds (slap on P :D), and simply, for just being insanely fun.

I won't write much about it. It hasn't changed the way anyone looks or plays bass. It didn't get any recognition, and it may not get any after this, either. But it's fun. So fun, it got me to start slapping, haha.

The song starts off with a simple drum beat, followed by the groove. This is surely what people remember after hearing it countless times.

I know this is a horrible FS, badly done and all, but bare with me. It's the only way I could think of to get people to listen to the groove. I'll record it in a while (not slapping, though).

Head:
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D------3-5p3-/7--7-5--5-3----------------3-5p3----7-5-3-5--0h3--------
A--3h5-------------------------------3h5------------------------------
E-5-----------------------1-1--1---5----------------------------1-1--1

G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D------3-5p3-/7--7-5--5-3----------------3-5p3----7-5-3-5--0h3--------
A--3h5-------------------------------3h5------------------------------
E-5-----------------------1-1--1---5----------------------------1-1--1

Refrain/Chorus:
G-----------3-4-5--3--2-2---00-------------------2p0-2-0--0-----------
D------33-3---------------33---0h3--0-3-0h3-30----------3---0h3-------
A-3-3-5----------------------------------------3----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------1-1--1

G-----------3-4-5--3--2-2---00-------------------2p0-2-0--0-----------
D------33-3---------------33---0h3--0-3-0h3-30----------3---0h3-------
A-3-3-5----------------------------------------3----------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------1-1--1

Note: I play the 5's as open notes (I didn't tab it out, although that's the only difference). Do whatever feels best.

For the song: http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/songs/0,,462756-2,00.html

Search around for Fun and Games ( :rolleyes:)

[Left Shoe]

now i just gotta hear this song. but other than that good job.

[PaulR]

now i just gotta hear this song. but other than that good job.
Yeah, ditto.

[Radiobass81]

http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/songs/0,,462756-2,00.html

Feel the groove :cool:.

[IPolkaLikeThis!]

i thought chuck mangione was just a character on King of the Hill.

ill download the song when i get a chance, but it sounds cool when i played it.

[Psychopsilocybin]

nice song, really groovy

[Alma]

Cool man.

[burtonbassist_101]

'tis quite the groove... im gonna learn it now.

great fs

[burtonbassist_101]

the next fs should be on "standing 8" by powerman 5000... i cant tab it out by ear but i know that there are people on these boards that could... it has an awesome bassline

[Visti]

Just get in line and do it, then. I believe I'm next and my spot is already typed up, I'll just let this one sit for a while. I'm gonna do something a bit different, like highlight the interplay with the other instruments and such with tabs for both to ease understanding, I don't know if that's allowed, but damn if I'm gonna type that up again.

[kilian]

Sweet dude :thumb:

Put this in your post and the tab will be fine!
http://members.lycos.nl/tigerarmy/stretchline.jpg