First something which will be valid for all my posts:
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nb: We do drop the tuning to Eb across the neck so when I refer to Dminor a tuning machine would state it is a C#minor. However, what i mean is the note that you hear when pressing down the 5th string on a guitar on the fifth fret when that string is tuned to Ab -ok? This will also mean that the standard notation above the tablature isn't always correct from a strict musical point. I usually don't bother writing down key changes which is why the standrad notation may look wierd to people who don't use the tabs. So -I only focus on the tabs and I suggest you do that too. It is definitely written down the exact way I play it.)
I will post the tab for the entire song Walking Tall, since I allready have it tabbed out.
This is only for bass, mind you.
Some comments:
The first parts of the song aren't that interesting bass wise, it is a simple rythm running along in D-minor.
An interesting thing happens in bar 40 where me and Johan play a little lick in (oh God -what is the English word for that?!?!?!) eigth or sixteenth note quintuplets perhaps(?).
Anyway, what it means is that for each quarter notes, five notes with equal spacing are played. The timing might be a bit tricky at first, but try setting the metronome to a slow tempo in fourth notes and simply sit along and count to five until you can do that with an even timing, then start playing it.
In bar 51 there is a little tiny cross-hand tapping thing, but that shouldn't give you too mych trouble either. Note though that I use the left hand to fret the low E on the fifth fret of my B-string, if you're playing four string bass, I suggest you play it an octave higher, thus fretting it with your left hand playing the hammer-on on the seventh fret of the A-string instead. Similar enough I guess...
I really like the riff playing between bars 90-93 and the harmony between guitar and keyboards over that by the way.
Then we approach the grand finale.
I really think you'll need to work out a way of playing this that feels ok to you. But here's how I do it.
I always loved arpeggios on guitar and was bummed out that I never found any bass players who made it soud good. I still to this day think that most bass players who claim to playing arpeggios do so in a way that, at least to me, sounds awful. They have a tendency to simply strum the strings, more like hitting a chord and I really want every note to come through clearly. You can see/hear me playing it on YouTube here to see what I mean:
Anyway. I pluck the strings in the ascending lines, much in the same fashion as a classically trained guitarrist would, starting with my thumb, then sweep or rake the strings with index or middle finger (depending on which finger that ended the ascending line) going down the descending lines.
The figure itself is just a simple chord sequence in G#minor and stays in that key throughout. Some picked 16th note triplets here and there that are dubbed by the guitar, otherwise it is mostly 16th note-triplets and legato from top to bottom.
Hope anyone finds this interesting.
Enjoy!
The tab:
http://www.andreasblomqvist.com/shared_tabs/Walking_Tall.gp5