Red Mosquito

tattooedeverything wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:The Sugar Hill Gang, "Rapper's Delight"

Which is, in actuality, the bassline from "Good Times" by Chic. Tasty bassline all the same...

ah yes, you are correct!

Pino Palladino on Sanctified by Nine Inch Nails

bodysnatcher wrote:Probably at least 10 Stevie wonder songs

How many have I named so far?

RM names the 5 best Stevie Wonder basslines:

1. Sir Duke
2.

wease swings a huge dick here. full credit.

Flea, great playing



Geddy Lee, machine gun. He only ever uses 2 fingers. Which is insane to me, because I love my triplet. Anyway...

Ello Sailor wrote:wease swings a huge dick here. full credit.

Just thought of another one: "Lucretia My Reflection" by The Sisters Of Mercy

tattooedeverything wrote:Just thought of another one: "Lucretia My Reflection" by The Sisters Of Mercy

What are some good basslines that incorporate chords? Love what a well-placed bass chord can do

Hmm, I don't know of many examples unless we're counting root + fifth struck. Bass chords sound beautiful but there's a reason we flesh out a full band!

5 pages in and no one name checks the GOAT bass line:

The Who - My Generation

*mic drop* next thread please.

Thread is great, let's keep it open.

Ello Sailor wrote:Hmm, I don't know of many examples unless we're counting root + fifth struck. Bass chords sound beautiful but there's a reason we flesh out a full band!

Yeah. Or tenths, which are nice and resonant, like on "Take a Walk on the Wild Side". Thinking about bass chords last night sent me down a rabbit hole and I found some info about this concept called "low interval limits" that might explain why bass chords aren't used very often; the general rule is that if the top note of an interval is above the middle D of a bass clef, that interval and all the notes in the chord are going to sound muddy and kind of ugly. And since bass is a transposing instrument, that D transposes to the D above it... which in effect means that any chord you make on about half of the fretboard is going to sound ugly and unappealing. But I was listening to Medeski, Martin & Wood and I just love the way a bass chord can feel like it lifts the song, it's such a rich sound when done right

Great post.

Also, "Jorge's Rabbit Hole" is a great band name.

Rules for chords is a bit of a stretch. It's about dynamics and mixing at the end of the day. When to play, when not to play, and when the bass kick strikes.

Yeah I shouldn't have said rule, more than a "rule" it's an arrangement theory attempting to explain why certain chords can sound "unfocused" or indistinct to the ear