Re: Help for beginners
Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:34 pm
cgprnd wrote:Bryan, I'll agree about the "alternating thumb bass" but not the part about "as Chet plays it". But then if you are only talking about the fact that they both do it and nothing about HOW they do it, then we both agree.
Rande
Chet "refined" Merle's style by playing the "correct bass notes"(as a bass player would)and not thumpin' on the 5(eg. cannonball rag,great tune and I know Merle wrote it but wrong bass notes)sorry,should have been E to B bass notes to define chord(E7) not E7 with a B in the bass to start.Chords with other than root basses are used as passing tones only(F/A to Bb eg.)Listen to the last bass note on Buck's,Act Naturally.It's a 5 and should be the tonic note instead(big recording boo-boo).Anybody else notice this?Merle's got a tune too.Same deal.You never saw Chet play a C chord with a G in the bass like a lot of players do(I used to myself).Why?'cause if you hit that low G ending the song on a C chord it sounds horrible when playing with just 2 guitars.Chet knew music(theory and otherwise as well as anyone who ever lived).To me correct basses are more important than the way someone thumps.I'll take substance over style any day.Chet played it right and it is as Chet plays it because He played the correct bass notes and so does Tommy E. Happy Thumpin' and God Bless, Ty M.