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RHAYN
JOOSTE
IS UPTOWN FUNK
Rhayn
WITH JAMAREO
is a ARTIS ON
BASS.
musician
whose
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interest Funk
lies
in This months
musical
transcription is
spontaneity
and Uptown Funk, with
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Jamareo
improvisation. Artis on
He is
bass. It is taken
a

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with (2015). Each track

in-
off the album
depth
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insightreferences a
the Making of Run With Me
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the
period of music, in
processes
of this case its Funk
Indie via Prince and the
music Nordstrand Pickups Releases the
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Sound
through of the GEAR NEWS DECEMBER 15, 2016

1980s.
concerts The
and
modality is
festivals.
centered around D
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multi- minor, however the Bassist Moto Fukushima
instrumentalist,
bass line has little BASS CDS DECEMBER 5, 2016
who
shares,
to do with this as it
writes plays root notes all
and the way through. BASS BOOKS
elucidates
music
The technique you
How to Create Rock Bass Lines
in a are aiming for is
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fusion grooving a slap
of
line on a 5 string
genres.
It is bass. There is a
the full transcription of
Review Hal Leonards Jaco Pastorius
pure
the song and then Bass Play-Along Vol 50
joy of
a
utilising short crib notes BASS BOOKS DECEMBER 2, 2016

sound version for 4 string

to
bass to get stuck
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a into. Today, on His Birthday, a New Jaco
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others
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that of the catchy

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inspires
intros scat vocal Coldplay (Best of) For Bass by Aiden
him. Hampson
line. It utilises the
Currently BASS BOOKS NOVEMBER 21, 2016
playingclassic (long
bass short), dotted
in U.K. based
quaver into semi-
rock
group quaver funk
rhythm. However
Sankara.
thats not all! There
is a chromatic run
during the drum
break and then the
RELATED
ITEMS
doubling up of the
JAMAREO
ARTIS
snare lls
UPTOWN
FUNK
underneath the
horns in the
chorus. All whilst
still slapping away.
This track is
noteworthy for
Jamareos use of
space and
restraint. The lls
are tight and only
serve the music,
not his technique.

Things to note are

Jamareos
precision pocket
playing, his
extensive use of
slides and his
dynamics; slap for
loud and ngers
for quiet. An idea
to steal off the

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record is his
deceptive
percussive tapping
(ngers just
pushing down
muted strings into
the pick ups) from
bar 6; however
subtle it adds that
extra layer to the
drums which is not
there at the bar 16
break.

Technical bits.

There really isnt

much to the this
song in terms of
construction; there
are 3 sections
which are best
seen in the crib
transcription for 4
string bass. It has
a simple funk
groove which is
augmented, as the
piece progresses,
with very tight
subtle lls and
overdubs. The
challenge will be
getting these lls
in and then back to
beat one of the
next bar. Most lls

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have been
overdubbed and
dropped in, so a
better idea, and
one this track
lends itself to, is
coming up with
your own ideas.
Check out the
Marcus Miller
quote in the
reoccurring ll at
bar 30.

That aside, this

technique will not
sound authentic
without the right
sound, think
Marcus Miller. His
sound is unique
and a lot of that is
down to his attack
and his Fender
bass. The same
goes for Jamereo,
its all about attack,
however the use of
Jazz pick ups, and
possibly a preamp
for tweaking the
Eq will help. For
further listening
check out Treasure
off Unorthodox
Jukebox (2012) by

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Bruno Mars.

Backing Track.

This is a bass line

that grooves and
has the
possibilities for
many extra lls.
The track is made
up of drums and
guitar and follows
the score. This
pared down track
will allow you to
closely monitor
your pocket
playing, so keep an
ear on whether
youre on, in front,
or behind the beat.
In the original
Jamareo opts for
on the beat during
the groove and
lls.

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