Gimme some lovin 
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Great job @myheadsmt91 !!
Sounding great and great groove!
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Between the Eb and the G7 notes there is a slur mark. My understanding is that means no gap between the two notes. But those notes are 8 frets apart so how is that achieved?
If I’m looking at the right thing (the measure leading into Chorus 1), that’s a slide from the Bb to the G… (The “Eb”/“G7” markers indicates the chords - the bass is playing an Bb during the Eb chord which would be the 5th relative to Eb). Play the Bb on beat 4, then, during the time between beat 4 and the next beat 1, slide down to the G and play that on beat 1.
I’m not used to seeing a “curved” slide indicator, but that’s how I interpret it… Hope this helps.
Thanks, that does help. I initially interpreted it as a slide but then doubted myself because
- it looks like a slur symbol
- it is not connected to the next note.
By the way, that does look like an Eb to me, 13th fret of the D string, with a “b” at the beginning of the measure. Now I have to work on slides with my pinky.
Thanks again!
D’oh! You’re right! I mis-read it. My bad… I should’ve caught myself since a Bb isn’t 8 frets above a G, but, big oopsie. Good catch.
I agree that the slide symbol doesn’t seem exactly “standard” to me, but I still interpret it that way…
And I think a slur indicator would be over the notes, not between them.
So I just recorded and uploaded song 19. I went to the list to see what was next and as I listened I thought “I could play this right now”. So I did.
This recording is the first time I played this song the whole way through.
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That’s a good feeling, grats on the progress!
Great job! A study in ‘don’t get bored and still keep the timing’ is the lesson here.
Some super super tiny timing blips but overall amaazing job.
Thanks, yeah I would have re-recorded because I lost the groove at one point but I liked the idea of just posting my first take so I decided to push through.
Here’s my version of song #20 - Gimme Some Lovin’.
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin’ (Bass cover)
This is my second take. I didn’t like the tone with DTBs on my affinity PJ I got from the first take, so I played it again on my Ray4.
Maybe my ears are changing again - everything sounds better with rounds right now. 
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I found that rounds started appealing to me once I could mute better as they give you more tonal qualities to play with.
Great job here!
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Thank you. It’s surprising to me how much my ears have changed over the past few months. Tones I used to strive for are now a bit dull, and what I thought was annoying in the past is now pleasing to my ears. lol
I’m continuously experimenting with plucking pressure, location, etc. and I’ve recently started to experiment with a pick.
This sure is a fun hobby!
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@Professor very nice, man you are inspiring me, been slacking on learning songs in last few days, focusing on learning the pick, but darn I need to get back to it.. 
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Thank you! I think we all help everyone here. @THRILLHO inspires me to keep moving towards completing the 50 songs challenge.
You, @John_E , @JerryP , @JohnF and many others all inspire me with feedback and/or encouragement. It’s a really cool place.
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Very well done, Professor!
Nice one, Professor! Someone on BB was asking how to increase pinky strength and I told them, “go play Gimme Some Lovin”…
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Thanks! It’s a workout, for sure! I remember having to spend a little extra time on this one when I took the course the first time around. It’s cool to look back and realize the progress I’ve made in the last year.
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