Soundgarden - My Wave (Bass Cover)
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Here is a somewhat simplified version of the bass part on this very tricky tune.
My goal was to come up with a transcription that is "gig-ready" -- something that locks in with the rest of the band while reducing the odds of making any major mistakes.
It was a challenge to transcribe the rhythms, especially the bridge section after the first "flourish". Here the bass is in 3/4 for the most part, but the guitar riff is in 5/4.
Plus, I am convinced that after each "flourish" there is a missing eighth note, so that the open E at the end of the flourish actually should be thought of as starting the down beat of a new measure. So the flourish measure can be thought of as being in 7/8 time. You can hear the drummer has some high-hats to cue in the band after each flourish, and it is clear that the beat gets turned around due to the missing eighth note.
My guess is that the bass part at the very end is improvised. For this transcription, I chose to simplify that ending section. You can keep the bass part in 3/4 time for the most part -- however if you add one measure of 4/4 in there then the bass part lines up nicely for the very last chord. I chose the 4/4 measure to be exactly half-way in the ending part, which means there are 8 phrases before the 4/4 measure and 8 more after the 4/4 measure.
I am really looking forward to playing this tune with my band at our next gig. I hope we can pull it off!