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One of the things you do when you learn to play bass should be to listen to some of the great bassists of inspiration and ideas. If you spend any time in Forums to quickly see that the top of the tree is the Motown bassist James Jamerson. This man wrote most of the rules when it comes to building bass lines and you can to learn an incredible amount of detail study on the lines of the bass.
Here are 5 bass lines that should be under the direction of James Jamerson strive eventually learn. Almost all of them are well advanced, so if you start this song is almost certainly more about you. But you can still learn from them – all items are below in the excellent book Standing in the Shadows of Motown by Dr. Licks (You can Bassbooks.com or Amazon or a good online book store, the books sold under).
1) For the first time in my life by Stevie Wonder.
This is a lecture about their own change. Within 3 minutes of the game innovative Jamerson never plays the same bar twice – and still manages to perform the song with its rhythm and energy.
2) Bernadette by The Four Tops.
In the foot in the Book of Shadows is a part of the quotes. Fusion legend Stanley Clarke says something like. "Man, Bernadette is a hard song, there are serious cats that can not play. "Another must know Bass Line.
3) Home Cooking by Junior Walker
Jamerson rhythmic variations can be used in this song from his studies drew over months.
4) What is going on by Marvin Gaye
Legend has it that this track was cut in half the night, and Jamerson was too drunk to get up, then lay back (unfortunately had a serious drinking problem) to play, while an examination of the hand holding the table in front of her face for to read it! This is another serious study into the slot!
5) The Jackson 5 Darling Dear
This is an excellent example of how Jamerson melodies played against. In the shadow of the CDS-go, when you try to play along with the bass playing Panorama another line of the song sounds bad. Genius.
If you want more bass related info, head over to my how to play bass website where you’ll find video lessons, articles, reviews and much more. There’s also a weekly ezine you can sign up for – in return for signing up you’ll get a PDF file with 5 cool bass lines in – and each week’s ezine features a bass line in music notation and bass tab. http://www.how-to-play-bass.com
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