Great to see you back Regina and great playing. See, you do have rhythm. 
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@Regina has great rhythm. I vaguely recall her saying early on that she doesn’t, but she has proven that declaration to be incorrect with her magnificent playing.
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I think I’m blushing a little now. 
And you were always right, it comes with practice. And with practice comes confidence and confidence makes everything better.
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.Ok. So am I the only one that thinks the tab is missing notes between some of the chord changes. I don’t know what you call it, but the song definitely has that blues walking up eighth note thing going on between some of the changes. Boom Ba Boom Ba Boom Ba Boom ba-da-da Boom Ba Boom ba Boom Ba boom ba-da-da.
The tab is missing the “ba-da-das”, no???
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The tab was written by Josh for the 50 song thing within BassBuzz (so for us beginners he will have simplified some things). I used the Ultimate Guitar tabs website for my cover. That shows the walk up on the chord changes.
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I will defer to @JoshFossgreen , but he has said in the past that he didn’t really simplify these transcriptions.
To my ear, the transcription seems pretty accurate to this…
There are other versions out there, like the live one at the prison, which is busier than the provided transcription, but, that’s because it’s a different version…
Just my 2c…
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@skydvr you’re right about that version for sure. I learned the song from this version which when I listened to it I could hear him walking up to the change e.g at round the 40 second mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLPIucIqJMU&t=38s
I suspect there are numerous different versions.
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Absolutely.
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I’ll be honest - I still don’t hear it in that version…
I absolutely hear it here:
/shrug/
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Thats what i am using and you can totally hear the walkup
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which is what you’re using - the live version? Then yes, the transcription won’t match if you’re not using the version that the transcription is from…
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Well that would explain a lot. I just typed the song in and this was the first to come up. Also makes sense wh everything was a half step off!
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Just seconding this! That chart isn’t simplified, it’s note for note off the recording we used. Like others have said, this song was recorded many times, so you’ll hear a lot of variations, but it’s all the same bass line functionally. Root fifth to victory, plus walkups when you feel it.
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I am really not happy with this, but its late and my wife wont listen to any more 1-5 notes. For some reason the B on the g-string is really out of tune. I don’t know why. I checked the tuning using both a tuner and harmonics with the D string and its fine…so either something is funky with my bass or Mr. Cash was a little out of tune when he recorded this. I continue to have issues with timing–especially here where there are no drums. I am mostly on, but I tend to wander a bit…not sure how to fix this. This issue has come up in some of my other covers, so I am looking for suggestions. And before someone says “well, why did you post this if you are not happy with it”–I am not posting these so people can be impressed by my musical prowess, but to get help learning. I feel like I hit a wall on this one—which really pisses me off because it should be easy. Anyhoo…I’ve done enough bass for tonight. I really do appreciate everyone’s feedback and suggestions. --Cheers.
Edit: And before anyone comments on the fact that my shorts and shirt have clashing plaid patterns, I’m polish so…
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I found this tune to be slightly out of tune all over the place, so you are not alone.
Good effort @Old_WannaBe, keep 'em coming!
Two things I notice here.
- You are putting rests between the notes, the notes should go one into the next, more fluidly. Tell your wife to cover her ears for a sec and give it a try and see how the feel changes in the song this way.
- You are rushing the beat a bit. This is not all your fault, I found this song to speed up a bit from beginning to end, almost like a ‘train a comin’", which makes you want to play faster as well. Not sure if this was on purpose or some weird tape recording thing on the orginal, but it does speed up a bit. I noticed when I would go back to the beginning and it felts so much slower than the end of the song.
BTW< the next song (AC/DC) is recorded way out of tune, check the discord server for the corrected backing track, otherwise you will go nuts trying to play in tune.
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That’s pretty much the point. We’re all beginners - the goal here is to give people something to work on and get constructive criticism so we can all improve.
Anyway, that said, very nice job… You mentioned the timing issues - my comment here would be that there is a percussive element to the song, so even though there are “no drums” per se, there is something that is keeping a beat, so maybe get more familiar with picking up other song elements to help you out in that manner?
And I kinda (respectfully) disagree with @John_E’s comment about the song notes being more legato. When I listen to it, it’s a very thuddy bass line. I’m considering trying something like a sponge under my strings to get that effect. So, I think you were fine in that regard.
Good job - look forward to the next one (you’re really pumping out the covers!)…
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Just going by @JoshFossgreen’s score…
I generally look at the challange songs as how they are played vs. the score provided, as that is how I interpret the challange. But, of course you can do them any way you like or interpret, many do this. Depends on what you are trying to get out of it.
You can certainly take anything said by all with a grain of salt and apply it or ignore it if it doesn’t apply, no harm no foul.
I don’t think its the bass that is the percussive sound that is heard on this track, but might well be.
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I tried doing it more legato on an earlier take, but it didnt feel right and i felt ‘behind.’ I Interpreted the song as calling for a more separated ‘chuff’ ‘chuff’ sound like a steam engine.
At least I figured out the walkups on my own, so I am not completely tone deaf.
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Totally agree - there’s something else clacking out some kind of beat…
Understood, and agree with what you’re saying… They’re written as straight quarter notes. My point simply was that listening to the track, the notes are not legato. I don’t think it was played differently than the provided score - it was just played more staccato than legato, which to me, fits with the track… That’s all I was commenting on…
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