This blog is about me learning my individual (the bass part of course) part to this song - Take The Money And Run.
I usually write down a page of notes to keep me right during rehearsals. For this genre, or in fact this particular song, I didn't need any notes as the song sits on three chords.
Since this song is very simple, I will definitely be ready to perform without worrying about messing up!
Here are the three notes:
I usually write down a page of notes to keep me right during rehearsals. For this genre, or in fact this particular song, I didn't need any notes as the song sits on three chords.
Since this song is very simple, I will definitely be ready to perform without worrying about messing up!
Here are the three notes:
WHAT I HAD TO DO:
First of all the original three notes of this song are G, F, and C. But we had to move the key up by a tone. So now the notes are A, G and D.
1. The first part of this song is the drum intro (0.00 - 0.11). For this I don't (and nobody else apart from the drummer) need to play anything.
This consists of 4 BARS (in 4/4).
2. The second part of the song is the first verse (0.11 - 0.51. This is where all the instruments come in, vocals, the two guitars and the bass.
Each note is played for two bars. So that's A for two bars, G for two bar, D for two bars and D again for two bars (or D for four bars). Since the verse last 16 bars, we go over that same cycle four times - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D.
3. The third part is the chorus (0.51 - 1.10). Nothing really changes here for the instrumentation. We still sit on the same for notes (or three even) A G D D. The chorus only lasts for 8 bars, so we would only go over the cycle twice - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D.
4. The fourth part is the second verse (1.10 - 1.49). This verse is played exactly the same as the first verse. So everything is the same - it lasts for 16 bars and sits on the exact same notes. A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D.
5. The chorus again (1.49 - 2.08). This is nearly exactly the same as the first chorus. Lasts for 8 bars and plays - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D. There is only one difference. On beats 3 and 4 of bars 2 and 4, there is a tremolando part played on the guitars, I played the same thing on bass.
6. The next part is the instrumental section (2.08 - 2.27). The guitars do a lot of tremolando parts here too. I was just doing the same rhythm I done throughout the rest of the song. This section was the same structure as the chorus'. 8 bars - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D.
7. This is the final section and it is the final chorus (2.27 - 2.51). This is part is played exactly the same as the first chorus (with no tremolando). 8 bars - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D. Instead of fading out we will most likely go for D and end on the root note A.
First of all the original three notes of this song are G, F, and C. But we had to move the key up by a tone. So now the notes are A, G and D.
1. The first part of this song is the drum intro (0.00 - 0.11). For this I don't (and nobody else apart from the drummer) need to play anything.
This consists of 4 BARS (in 4/4).
2. The second part of the song is the first verse (0.11 - 0.51. This is where all the instruments come in, vocals, the two guitars and the bass.
Each note is played for two bars. So that's A for two bars, G for two bar, D for two bars and D again for two bars (or D for four bars). Since the verse last 16 bars, we go over that same cycle four times - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D.
3. The third part is the chorus (0.51 - 1.10). Nothing really changes here for the instrumentation. We still sit on the same for notes (or three even) A G D D. The chorus only lasts for 8 bars, so we would only go over the cycle twice - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D.
4. The fourth part is the second verse (1.10 - 1.49). This verse is played exactly the same as the first verse. So everything is the same - it lasts for 16 bars and sits on the exact same notes. A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D.
5. The chorus again (1.49 - 2.08). This is nearly exactly the same as the first chorus. Lasts for 8 bars and plays - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D. There is only one difference. On beats 3 and 4 of bars 2 and 4, there is a tremolando part played on the guitars, I played the same thing on bass.
6. The next part is the instrumental section (2.08 - 2.27). The guitars do a lot of tremolando parts here too. I was just doing the same rhythm I done throughout the rest of the song. This section was the same structure as the chorus'. 8 bars - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D.
7. This is the final section and it is the final chorus (2.27 - 2.51). This is part is played exactly the same as the first chorus (with no tremolando). 8 bars - A G D D, A G D D, A G D D, A G D D. Instead of fading out we will most likely go for D and end on the root note A.
Above is the basic rhythm I played throughout the whole song. It's very simple. On the last bar (bar 4 - D), I usually through in a little bass fill. In the actual track there are a lot of variations on the forth bar. Mine weren't exact but I took basic ideas from them.
HOW I FELT WITH THIS SONG:
Learning the song was fine, no problems at all! This song was so much easier than our last song (The Who - Pinball Wizard).
Like the last song, I go the chords/notes from my guitarist who I think just worked it out by ear. The guitars and bass are doing nearly exactly the same thing, so there was no complications with the chords (apart from moving the key up a tone. But with a song that only sits on three chords, moving it up or down is not hard at all).
After I learnt the song, I went through it a couple (when I say a couple I mean... twice) of times to make sure what I was doing was all right. The case of memorising wasn't a worry.
This song is very together. What I mean by that is, everything is doing something very close to each other (mainly the rhythms) so that's what we done. Kept everything simple and together.
HOW I FELT WITH THIS SONG:
Learning the song was fine, no problems at all! This song was so much easier than our last song (The Who - Pinball Wizard).
Like the last song, I go the chords/notes from my guitarist who I think just worked it out by ear. The guitars and bass are doing nearly exactly the same thing, so there was no complications with the chords (apart from moving the key up a tone. But with a song that only sits on three chords, moving it up or down is not hard at all).
After I learnt the song, I went through it a couple (when I say a couple I mean... twice) of times to make sure what I was doing was all right. The case of memorising wasn't a worry.
This song is very together. What I mean by that is, everything is doing something very close to each other (mainly the rhythms) so that's what we done. Kept everything simple and together.