Need a solo piece (Chords? Tapping?)

[Skit]

Ok, my first assignment at college is to play a 2 minuite solo piece (Any song of my choosing).

Rather than sitting there and playing rootnotes to some pop-punk song like everyone else will probably do, I'd like to play something a little more interesting.

Im thinking along the lines of something with Chords perhaps?
I can tap as well but cant slap/pop so thats outta the question :p

Im tempted to play a 2 hand tapped Mario or Zelda but I dont think that'd go down well with the tutors :smash:

Any ideas?

[EADG]

if you want chords:

Stuart Hamm's version of "Love Thing", "Charlotte's Song"
a lot of Jeff Schmidt


chords and tapping:

Victor Wooten - Ari's Eyes
George Smed - Chocolate Milk (I recommend this one, it's short and not too hard but a beautiful song)


if you want any more suggestions just ask me, I could give you tons more

lowsound

[Skit]

Im liking Charlotte's Song, Im definatly going to give that a try.

Forget to mention.
I have until next Tuesday to get this song down :thumb:

Keep the suggestions coming I'll give everything a listen.

[EADG]

Im liking Charlotte's Song, Im definatly going to give that a try.

Forget to mention.
I have until next Tuesday to get this song down :thumb:

Keep the suggestions coming I'll give everything a listen.

Thing is Charlotte's is played on a piccolo bass

you can play it on a bass in drop d but it wouldn't sound as good

also I've tried it with an octave pedal and it was ok but nothing's as good as the real thing

[Skit]

Hmmm ok, well I've only listened to the powertab TBH, Im downloading the song now.

If its acase of octaves., I've got a HOG so I could always try and use that to get the sound I guess...

[EADG]

I'd check out Love Thing too if you havn't

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fDzi_QSIou0

it's the first section of this medley


if you can get the right tone and a bit of reverb it sounds quite nice

[Omega Red]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GGAPZLp9QeA

[Claypool22]

I'd check out Love Thing too if you havn't

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fDzi_QSIou0

it's the first section of this medley


if you can get the right tone and a bit of reverb it sounds quite nice

Do you know what the last section of the video is? I am talking about the tapping/slapping section which starts at about 3:45. Is it from one of the songs or is it just improv?

[HELLonWHEELS]

Do you know what the last section of the video is? I am talking about the tapping/slapping section which starts at about 3:45. Is it from one of the songs or is it just improv?

Its country music

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lroefNLCrVQ

[Skit]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GGAPZLp9QeA

Whos that by?
I've been wanting to learn that for ages but I've never been able to find tabs/notation etc for it.. :smash:

[Akira]

Thing is Charlotte's is played on a piccolo bass

you can play it on a bass in drop d but it wouldn't sound as good

also I've tried it with an octave pedal and it was ok but nothing's as good as the real thing

Charlotte's Song sounds beautiful on a regular bass. That is how I play it.
I suggest that one.
Give me your email and I'll hit you up with a lead sheet for Autumn Leaves.

[Skit]

skitgraves at gmail dot com

Cheers :thumb:


Im still leaning towards Charlotte's Song, but possibly using my own arrangement I think.
I'll have a play around with a few songs tomorrow and see what I fancy.

[EADG]

Do you know what the last section of the video is? I am talking about the tapping/slapping section which starts at about 3:45. Is it from one of the songs or is it just improv?


Country Music (A Night in Hell) off Radio Free Albemuth

[Naminator]

You have a 4 string?

[Misanthropic]

Give me your email and I'll hit you up with a lead sheet for Autumn Leaves.

Could you send it to me too, please?

downhill_blues at yahoo.com

[Trevo]

Could you send it to me too, please?

downhill_blues at yahoo.com

Didn't you do a version of Lemon Tree...could you possibly send me it... trevorayre_89 at hotmail dot com

As for songs go I suggest A Night of Hell(Country Music).

[Misanthropic]

I haven't written a tab for it yet. I promise I'll do it sometime, I'll post it then.

[Omega Red]

Whos that by?
I've been wanting to learn that for ages but I've never been able to find tabs/notation etc for it.. :smash:

its autumn leaves, i dont know who by.

[blacklungfever]

hey could I maybe get that Autumn Leaves transcription too? I'm trying to get a little more into solo bass stuff.

operation_ivy_123 at hotmail dot com

[Skit]

Still waiting on that transcription
*WinkWinkNudgeNudge*

:thumb:

I soo wanna play Autumn Leaves like this guy:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PplDz3dOeYI

[myron]

http://i7.tinypic.com/4vdkr9i.jpg

it's usually in E minor, however, so you may have to transpose it for eases sake. (so you get the open strings)

[FlawedPerfection]

its autumn leaves, i dont know who by.

Autumn Leaves was originally by Johnny Mercer, if memory serves me correctly. I played it at a Penn State summer music camp and played in the honors recital with it. Beautiful song for jazz electric bass.