Well done as usual @Barney
You nail the note lengths and timing every song.
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Not sure how I missed this @BigAl
Nice job.
I think your rests and length of notes are off in some places vs. the original.
This changes the feel of the tune.
I can hear it esp in the 1 11 3 33 1 33 etc.
Otherwise well done sir!
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I gave up on the ghost notes for now, too many other things to focus on so I used the score as given.
I had a really really really hard time memorizing this one.
Finally bailed on memorizing, as that is not the task here, will reserve that for the covers thread.
Fender CS '61 P-bass w/La Bella Vintage 1954 strings (Motown is the reason this bass is in my rack), tone rolled off, foam under strings (foam paint brush cut to fit), straight to DAI.
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Great job as always John. That bass suits this song so well. I also like how you have the music just beyond your view of the fretboard so you can see both easily.
I practiced a version with the ghost notes yesterday and when they are just copies of the note you are about to play then it isn’t so bad, but the ones on string changes were messing me up a bit. I think I’ll stick to the simpler version too. It is supposed to be in the Easy category anyway. 
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Thanks man!
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Finally My girl, it’s been busy but I like the song and find the bass part fun to play too
I used the “Motown” effect on my recently acquired Zoom B1x four… I tried to keep my bass volume lower than usual but the flimsy speakers playing the track are the problem 
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@Reo
Really good job man.
The one thing you missed are the eigth notes in the first verse, you ‘borrowed’ the rest and played them as quarters.
Past that your timing and tempo were impeccable and you nailed everything else.
Minor blips just at the end.
All the rest was perfect perfect perfect.
Great job!
Thanks John, you know I didn’t realize that I had done that on the first verse… I just went back and played it as eighths and it does not feel right to me, I feel the fourths are more “melancholic” , the eights are a bit robotic… I didn’t make that decision consciously before I guess I just migrated there spontaneously… I was doing other stuff as I practice, throwing some percussion sounds like ghost notes, but couldn’t pull it off consistently… I had fun with this one
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1xj8Dm7BH4
Obvs not my cover, but a little inspiration for those looking at an alternative version.
This was my favorite song to learn from the challenge so far. The different variations, syncopation, and key change really kept things interesting. I feel it is one of those rare perfect songs that will outlive all of us, simply beautiful. It sounded like the original recording was a little sharp so I tweaked the pitch of the backing track in Reaper to try to match my bass in 440 but I can tell its still a little off. Anyway, this was lots of fun, thanks for listening
https://youtu.be/jpUAagbsKLk
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Great job @dlamson13 !
Timing spot on.
Most Motown stuff I shove some foam under the strings to get that dead tone they used, but I really liked your tone here too, it worked.
All around goodness.
Yeah, Motown is just damn fun to play.
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Thanks a lot @John_E! And also for the tone tip. I always really like the tones you get on your Motown covers so I’ll have to experiment with that. Down the road I’d to pick up a P-Bass for stuff like this, maybe as reward if I ever finish all 50 songs 
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My preferred foam (I did a lot of experimenting is a 4" foam paint brush. Trim off the beveled end and cut about a 1" wid piece. I also like the 3/4" wid by 7/16"" thick black weatherstripping (you have to de-goo the adhesive just by playing with it in your hands a while).
Just depends how either fits under the strings.
Don’t forget to retune after you put it in, it will make you sharp.
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Very nice. Do I spot a Super Champ X2 in the background? I had one, fantastic amp but it was sold to make way for Bass related stuff.
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Nice, thanks, that’s in my $ range
Good eye Barney! Yes it is, love that amp for my guitars, especially through the clean channel with a little overdrive in front of it. It’s stacked on top of the Orange bass combo I’m actually using in the video.
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So I’m feeling a little bit crazy here but has anyone noticed that it feels like there’s an ever so slight tempo rush between the last two bars of the bridge? I understand. I’m probably just losing the ability to count to four, but I mastered the song up to there, and I just lose the bed at that exact same spot every single time!
It’s quite possible.
When you start really listening to a lot of these old tunes, you find a whole host of engineering / playing / mixing issues. Proves once again that if its a great song, the technical doesn’t matter as much.
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