Melanie C is perhaps my favourite female vocalist and songwriter, there is just something about her voice…
For this offering, I have added a baseline to a beautiful, acoustic version of Who I Am. This version of the song has a lot of space in it and no bass. So what you hear is my interpretation, how I felt a bass line. I kept it simple, so as not to overpower. The challenge was to hit the ‘one’, when there is no real drum part, so I was relying on the natural rhythm of the song. I was also experimenting with sliding into the root notes on the fretless Sire. After a number of takes, I decided that actually, ‘less is more’.
Melanie C - Who I Am (Acoustic)
As ever, comments and observations welcome 