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Renton
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12-28-2006, 01:30 AM
Post subject: Calling all bass players.
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Straight Flush
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Im a pretty good bass guitar player, so im trying to embark on the pinnacle of all bassplaying achievement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr8OUccYQLk
Its a bass solo originally performed by the fusion jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius.
I know we have a few bassists among us here at FTR, so i was wondering if any of you have learned this song or attempted it. If so, plz aim me and help me learn it. If not, lets have a race to see who can get it first.
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sandstorm
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Flush
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pastorius ftw
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>3
this is my favourite part of the post
it looks like angry boobs
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Bmxicle
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Full House
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wtf where are all those harmonics coming from ?:
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Renton
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Straight Flush
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Originally Posted by Bmxicle
wtf where are all those harmonics coming from ?:
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Yea the hardest part about that song, is the artificial harmonics. For example, in a couple of parts of the song, he frets the 2nd position with his index finger, and stretches his pinky over to the 6th position to make the harmonic.
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zook
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I don't play bass, but this is one bad mofo:
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jdubs
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Long Live Jaco!!
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Beer is living proof that God loves and wants us to be happy- Benjamin Franklin
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Renton
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Straight Flush
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too bad he's dead
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rm082e
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Is that you on the youtube vid Renton?
I tried learning a little of it a few years back when I was playing all the time. I gave up after a month of working on it and getting almost no where, though it did teach me a bit about harmonics. I think I managed to slop my way through the first minute or so.
If you're interested in learning some other tough pieces, "Partitta in A Minor" by J. S. Bach is a good one to try out. It's a flute solo someone transposed for the bass. No harmonics, but it will push your left hand pretty hard.
In any case, good luck. "Portrait of Tracy" is the Mt. Everest of the bass. 
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Renton
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Originally Posted by rm082e
Is that you on the youtube vid Renton?
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lol no, im learning it
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Renton
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basically completely learned this song, just need to practise the finer points
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Pelion
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Renton record it and post it once youre done.
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gabe: Ive dropped almost 100k in the past 35 days.
bigspenda73: But how much did you win?
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Renton
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Straight Flush
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ive completely nailed this song
now if i can just become as awesome at poker as i am at bass...
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Setzy
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I'd like to hear it 
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Save your stories 'cuz they're all the same..
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jdubs
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Renton
too bad he's dead
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Jaco Lives
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Beer is living proof that God loves and wants us to be happy- Benjamin Franklin
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Renton
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Straight Flush
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Originally Posted by Pelion
Renton record it and post it once youre done.
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bump
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB7kwQdlbtQ
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euphoricism
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balla
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Pelion
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cool
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gabe: Ive dropped almost 100k in the past 35 days.
bigspenda73: But how much did you win?
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Aces
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Full House
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Pretty sweet, Renton. I may have to give that a try though it seems most of my bass time anymore is spent gigging, not enough time to learn this kind of cool shit.
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zook
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nh sir
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