Edith and the Kingpin - Jaco Pastorius bass-line

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  • Edith and the Kingpin by Joni Mitchell on Shadows and Light [Live] with Jaco Pastorius on bass. One of the hardest things I’ve attempted to play. I assumed he was hitting all sorts of crazy notes all the time, so I figured out the notation and tab. Surprisingly, he hits root notes (including octaves) more than 50% of the time, fifths ~20%, sevenths ~10%, and sixths 5%. He hits seconds, thirds and fourths only ~3% of the time and adds only one or two ninths, elevenths and thirteenths each. He clearly knows when to play each note at the right time.
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    Marcus Miller Sire v7 alder body. D'Addario Chrome flats XL 132-45. Bridge pickup with tone fully on. Action low for mwah. Mids boosted a little. Touch of Logic chorus and reverb (MXR pedals if live). No compression - it dulls the dynamics required for this.
    Compare the bass tone with the following video where light gauge La Bella Gold White Nylon Tape Wounds were used, offering more mids.
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  • @jeffkaluga997
    @jeffkaluga997 7 місяців тому +39

    When I studied Jaco, in depth. I notice the same thing, No, it's not a bunch of crazy notes..To my shock, it's all rudimental or chord tones..But, his note placement is like no other. on this planet." HE KNEW HIS SHIT".. Thanks for your work...I love this tune...I play parts of it daily..

    • @quogir1
      @quogir1 4 місяці тому

      da discipline

  • @martinturco3668
    @martinturco3668 4 місяці тому +12

    Serious people playing and remembering Jaco, thanks for this, great job!!!!

  • @intarsienschrankzwetschgen4224
    @intarsienschrankzwetschgen4224 5 місяців тому +8

    Finally soneone who wrote the right chords. Thanks.

  • @scatnav
    @scatnav 2 роки тому +16

    It's a beautiful tune and shows Jaco could really interpret Joni's material and add to it.

  • @ueleBassPlayer
    @ueleBassPlayer 6 днів тому +1

    What a lovely tone!

  • @alanhowell3646
    @alanhowell3646 9 днів тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @kennethschweighardt4920
    @kennethschweighardt4920 4 місяці тому +7

    This song touches the heart so deeply.. The bass line is masterful. Everything about this song is beautiful. You played it beautifully, tone, touch, time, and talent. Thank-you for sharing.

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  4 місяці тому +3

      Thanks. I remember the first time I heard this. It still brings a tear to my eye.

    • @melvinmcmannis4144
      @melvinmcmannis4144 4 місяці тому +1

      Great job Stephan👍🏼thanks for sharing with us!I saw &met Jaco@my HS in’72 when he was playing with Wayne Cochran &CC Riders.Still resonates with me to this Day☀️

  • @macduff14
    @macduff14 29 днів тому +1

    Good job man

  • @westwindpainting
    @westwindpainting 6 місяців тому +5

    Beautiful. Jaco sadly let poison into his life. I did too. Sad he was killed. This playing keeps his memories of him alive.

  • @Jaycee37
    @Jaycee37 3 місяці тому +2

    Wow, nicely played

  • @perfectlygoodslouch5212
    @perfectlygoodslouch5212 3 місяці тому +2

    Nice Job

  • @thomasoleary970
    @thomasoleary970 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much for this. Genius presentation. I do not read music but I can see the flow and have watched the video of this song 1000 times 💯🙏💯

  • @phillipcharles1937
    @phillipcharles1937 3 місяці тому +1

    Stellar...

  • @pauljacques2278
    @pauljacques2278 5 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for your analysis. Fascinating and great playing and tone!

  • @rastapastrychief
    @rastapastrychief 4 місяці тому +2

    Excellent tone and notation! That sound is so great. Love Jaco's famous tone. Just the BEST IMO. I love that 5 tring fretless you have there. That's a Fender, no? I know, Jaco "only needed 4 strings", but I wish he would have recorded and played with a 5 string, as I could imagine him hitting those low C's & B's with that sound of his, & I imagine it would be glorious, though I'm grateful we have plenty of his work out there to enjoy. I imagine he would probably use a high C string, though, more often than a low B if he had a 5 string, but who knows! I know he once had a custom 5 string acoustic. Anyway, good stuff!

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  4 місяці тому +2

      Thanks. It's a Sire Marcus Miller v7 alder body - and use the low B string for other tunes

  • @stevebadachmusic
    @stevebadachmusic 2 роки тому +3

    great playing and transcription!

  • @johannbogason1662
    @johannbogason1662 Рік тому +2

    mesmerising

  • @marcglassman6590
    @marcglassman6590 6 місяців тому +1

    Awesome job!

  • @mikaelzerbib
    @mikaelzerbib 7 місяців тому +3

    FUCK YEAH!

  • @onemanwining1913
    @onemanwining1913 11 місяців тому +1

    Lovely!

  • @fiveshorts
    @fiveshorts 11 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful.

  • @CMI2017
    @CMI2017 Рік тому

    Wonderful. Thanks.

  • @fabiooggioni5710
    @fabiooggioni5710 2 роки тому +1

    Bravo!

  • @mohaiminkarimbass
    @mohaiminkarimbass 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing playing and transcription! Very inspiring.

  • @Thejogasa02
    @Thejogasa02 Рік тому

    fantastic, man

  • @JackNoonan-rd4jq
    @JackNoonan-rd4jq 2 місяці тому +1

    Sounds awesome! What strings are you using?

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  2 місяці тому +1

      D'Addario Chrome flats on this. Very dark. Trying La Bella Gold Tapes right now and getting way more mids like Gary Willis

  • @MOROZOVVADIM
    @MOROZOVVADIM 3 місяці тому +1

    👍👍👍

  • @MJ98774
    @MJ98774 Місяць тому +1

    Love your sound....I know "the sound is in your hands" and you have that "mwah" down, but can you share what effects you use in your signal chain (if any)...chorus, delay, compression? And what brands of gear you use? Thanks! Excellent job!

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  Місяць тому +1

      Thanks. Added details in description.

    • @MJ98774
      @MJ98774 Місяць тому

      @@stephenbornemann1778 Hey Stephen, thanks. Sorry to be a PITA...can you tell me what brand(s) of chorus/delay you use? Im getting ready to make a purchase, your tone is amazing. TY

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  Місяць тому +1

      @@MJ98774 For live, I use MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe and Reverb. For studio (like this video), I use Logic Chorus and Fabfilter R2 (but the Logic reverbs are quite good too - GarageBand probably uses the same Chorus and reverbs as Logic).

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  Місяць тому +1

      @@MJ98774 The key thing is the action and how the strings are plucked more than the effects. I've recently changed strings to tapes to get more mids and posted a short comparison video recently - I now prefer them. Soon I'll try some half rounds to see how they are before settling on a set for a while.

    • @MJ98774
      @MJ98774 Місяць тому +1

      @@stephenbornemann1778 Thanks for the detailed post. Screenshotted and saved. Will watch that comparison video as well. Great playing and explanation.

  • @bonephone2729
    @bonephone2729 6 місяців тому +3

    What is your signal chain? Tone is glorious man

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  6 місяців тому +5

      Flat wound strings, bridge pickup, action optimised for the mwar fretless sound, mids boosted a bit, touch of chorus, touch of reverb, how and where the string is plucked makes a difference too

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  6 місяців тому +3

      Sometimes I also add a delay with an extremely short single repeat which acts as a doubler to big up the sound. Jaco often did something similar with an MXR rack-mounted effect (worth a Google - a plugin emulator is available). I don’t think I used it on this recording though.

  • @MikeRen313
    @MikeRen313 6 місяців тому +1

    I got the shake note for note

  • @-vox-6420
    @-vox-6420 Рік тому

    Do you have pdf for this?

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  Рік тому

      Yes

    • @alaincormier872
      @alaincormier872 10 місяців тому

      @@stephenbornemann1778 Hi. I would love to have the pdf as well. Or musescore format if you have it. Do you sell it?

    • @stephenbornemann1778
      @stephenbornemann1778  10 місяців тому +2

      Added link in description

    • @alaincormier872
      @alaincormier872 10 місяців тому +1

      @@stephenbornemann1778 Awesome! Thank you very much!