One thing I don't understand is : all the covers I've seen on YT (exceopt Julkia's from Thomann and SBL's) play it like it was in C. The original key is B major. And in order to play along Stevie recording all you guys actually detune your bass 1/2 tone to play it like it was in C and make it sound in B ! Personally I could not care less but it adds complexity and could be very misleading for beginners - and makes the tabs pretty much useless.... Really don't get it
Yeah. And just to reach that one note, we make the whole thing unplayable in real life gig conditions - unless you can afford a spare bass tuned 1/2 step down just for this purpose. Makes no sense to me…
@@HowToBass Sure, would work. Another one is to play it in standard tuning on a 4 strings and just octave up the Eb. Honestly I play it that way and it sounds great - and I don’t have to retune my bass in between songs when on the scene :-)
Very cool lesson I enjoy how you showed using the lick on a completely different song
Thanks for watching!
I love Nate thank u so much for making this vid ❤😮
Thanks for the breakdown, especially the fingering! It is indeed quite difficult to play and you’re the first one I’ve seen recognize that 😂
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting.
Yes, great bass line made even better by the fact that he played it on a musicman stingray with a little bit of overdrive.
One thing I don't understand is : all the covers I've seen on YT (exceopt Julkia's from Thomann and SBL's) play it like it was in C. The original key is B major. And in order to play along Stevie recording all you guys actually detune your bass 1/2 tone to play it like it was in C and make it sound in B ! Personally I could not care less but it adds complexity and could be very misleading for beginners - and makes the tabs pretty much useless.... Really don't get it
The reason for tuning 1/2 step down is to get the low D#. You can't get this in standard tuning.
Yeah. And just to reach that one note, we make the whole thing unplayable in real life gig conditions - unless you can afford a spare bass tuned 1/2 step down just for this purpose. Makes no sense to me…
I suppose another option could be to use a 5 string. What do you think? Are you a fan of 5 strings?
@@HowToBass Sure, would work. Another one is to play it in standard tuning on a 4 strings and just octave up the Eb. Honestly I play it that way and it sounds great - and I don’t have to retune my bass in between songs when on the scene :-)
Yeah that's not a bad idea. The low D# is only one note after all. Thanks for sharing.