Bootsy collins is a true funk master, and a living hero. You may be interested to know that the large stacks of cabs on either side of the stage are all part of bootsys bass rig. Jan 31, 2014 quality bass guitar transcriptions can be difficult things to find on the internet. The following is a selection of high quality bass transcriptions written in standard notation and tab.
Before he started his solo career with without bootsys rubber band, bootsy famously played in james brown s band and the pfunk mob. Its a musical bootsy collins, george clinton, carl small 4. Throughout my years as a student and teacher i have compiled and created many exercises and methods of study to maximize learning, whether you are. Stretchin out in a rubber band bass tab, as performed by bootsy collins. Transcriptions archives bass musician magazine, the face. Bootsy is the foremost funkiest player ever to pick up the instrument namely the space bass. Bass transcription service if you want one of my bass transcriptions, theyre free. To access the quality content at cocosbassment, a small fee of. In 2010, he opened the online bass school, bootsy collins funk university, giving lessons from his own career as well as guests including les. I have seen him live twice in the uk, first was the best at some festival, i think phoenix festival 96, 97 or 98 wonder years for me as i was experimenting like bootsy did in the early days and my memory is funked up.
An incredible 400 songs from the jazz giants of the last 40 years. This page features over 180 free bass transcriptions in standard notation. Transcriptions of basslines by other james brown bassists such as tim drummond, charles sherrell, and bernard odum. Collins or collins, please use william earl collins with anv. Bass tabs of songs by collins, bootsy 12 bass tabs including we want the funk, we like to party and stretchin out. Recent transcriptions are highlighted in orange, and new transcriptions are highlighted in green. Greatest hits 1992 full album transcription download as. Bootsy collins legendary licks presents the music of funk master bootsy collins in a comprehensive package. Put simply, bryan bellers seminal second album rocks. More double bass inspiration can be found on my youtube channel. Only 100 space basses will be produced, which makes the space bass a true collectors piece that any fan of funk will want.
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From jazz to pop and classical to some of my own compositions. Bass transcriptions of billy cox, the funky bassist with jimi hendrix on dolly dagger and izabella. Warwick bootsy collins signature series space bass reverb. Funk bootsy collins discography solo works, bootsys. Bass transcription archives bass musician magazine, the. Bootsy played with james brown in the late 1960s starting when he was 17, and with parliamentfunkadelic in the 70s, collins driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. World wide funk is the 15th studio album by former parliamentfunkadelic bassist bootsy collins. An inside look at the bass style of bootsy collins bootsy collins legendary licks presents the music of funk master bootsy collins in a comprehensive package. Warwick al bootsy collins spacebass thomann united states. Yes, thats two 8x10s on top of two large subs, on each side alex feb 19, 2008.
An inside look at the bass style of bootsy collinsbootsy collins legendary licks. Explore releases from bootsys new rubber band at discogs. Aj pushed bass playing into new territory on the six tracks he graces on this album, not least because he played several of the songs on a fourstring fender bass tuned down two whole steps, in effect. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bootsy collins at the discogs marketplace. Now, pdfs of the majority of my transcriptions are available right here. These are all complete bass lines and this is the first time i have put them up for the general bass playing. Active mec jtj, active mec 2band electronics with volume, balance, bass and treble. The album was released on october 26, 2017collins 66th birthdayby mascot records and was made available on cd, 180g splatter vinyl, and digital download. Transcriptions archives bass musician magazine, the face of. The conference brought middle and high school teachers from all over idaho to the college of southern idaho for three days of seminars and workshops. This is note for note as played on the record including johns cheeky overdub at bar 78.
In standard notation and bass tab, the book contains notefornote transcriptions. Song bass player artist a kiss before i go catherine popper ryan adams accidentally like a martyr leland sklar warren zevon adia brian minato sarah mclachlan aint no sunshine donald duck dunn bill withers always late bee spears willie nelson are you ready for the country tim drummond neil young barrier reef murry hammond old. See all eric beaule bass music transcription ebooks. William bootsy collins with without nickname bootsy, w. From james jamerson and bootsy collins to john entwistle and flea, this book examines the genesis of bass guitar. James brown there was a time bass transcription bootsy. Newest additions 24k magic bruno mars dont stop til you get enough michael jackson take me down pretty reckless by request. This transcription of greasy wheel, hosted on bryans own site, serves as a sampler for the full 140page book of transcriptions, which can be purchased from monsieur bellers digital superstore. Though there are tons of tabs and transcriptions of varying quality circulating the internet of popular songs and even some lesser known songs and even songs, finding a reliable source of readable, userfriendly bass guitar transcriptions can be very difficult.
Adams papanegro patrice rushen paul mccartney paul simon paul weller paul young pete townshend peter gabriel peter muller phil collins philip bailey pleasure prides primus queen queens of the stone age raphael saadiq ray lamontagne red hot chili peppers rick james rush sam sparro scary. All other use s require permission from the owner s and transcription author s. Bootsy collins, so many effects discussion in effects bg started by. The bass part is triplet heavy, so much so that it could be written in 128. Once all the gear was connected, it was even odds bootsy collins was gonna be thumping the walls. In standard notation and bass tab, the book contains notefornote transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks, fills, riffs, grooves and.
The space bass has been created to bootsys exact specifications. Mr pc bass line 1812 stella by starlight john coltrane 1681 other transcriptions include autumn leaves, so what, take the a train, maiden voyage, solar, nows the time and more. All transcriptions found on the bassment are for educational use only. The space bass has been created to bootsy s exact specifications. Funk bass transcriptions of bootsy collins transcriptions of basslines by other james brown bassists such as tim drummond, charles sherrell, and bernard odum bass transcriptions of billy cox, the funky bassist with jimi hendrix on dolly dagger and izabella complete transcriptions of paul mccartneys bass parts on abbey road reggae. And here is a small sample of great books of transcriptions from a range of artists, many including performance and gear notes. If youre looking for bass tabs, then click here these free bass transcriptions are provided for educational use only click on the transcription title to view and download the pdf. Washburn custom shop bootsy collins limited edition space bass.
The bassment was established in 2009 by bassists simon merrick and ron mollinga. Bass transcriptions jazz classical pop rubenheimans. From the jaco pastorius album curtain call chuck rainey all of these transcriptions are from an instructional book that was never published. Funk bass transcriptions of bootsy collins transcriptions. From the weather report album night passage speak like a child. The samples are in pdf format and do require adobe acrobat reader to be. The album features diverse musical collaborations with artists such as stanley clarke, victor wooten, chuck d, big daddy kane, doug e. Over the years, i have transcribed many bass parts and solos, as well as many solos from horn players and piano players. He is a member of the rock and roll hall of fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of. Best of sting bass transcriptions by kevin smith december 30, 2019. The bassment free bass guitar transcriptions in standard. To help with the study of these transcriptions, please reference the original recording. Bootsy collins is a funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. Deeelites one and only hit groove is in the heart was propelled by the infectious bassline provided by none other than william bootsy collins who, thanks.
Private instruction in addition to performing and recording, i enjoy passing on the knowledge i have acquired about the bass guitar and music through private instruction. I personally cannot think of a better goal to build a site around especially since there are so few sites that are providing such a quality service to the bass guitar community. Deeelites one and only hit groove is in the heart was propelled by the infectious bassline provided by none other than william bootsy collins who, thanks to his time with james brown and parliamentfunkadelic, has no shortage of experience in laying down a consistent, propulsive groove. Free bass transcription of whats the name of this town.
The legendary bassline, maybe the first funktune ever, played originally by bootsy collins with james brown. Download bootsy collins mp3 songs and albums music. In standard notation and bass tab, the book contains notefornote transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks, fills, riffs. Below is a comprehensive table of all free transcriptions we have available in our archive. Bootsy collins infamous space bass is now available to the public for the first time through washburn guitars. The two formed the bassment with the goal to provide as many high quality transcriptions to the bass community as possible. However, if you want one of these charts modifying different key, arrangement change or a tab chart then i can do that for you for a small charge of. Electric bass bootsy collins signature model, mahogany body, bolton neck. Queen bass transcriptions are few and far between online and are usually pretty inaccurate so i decided to do my own. Though marcus miller and willie weeks also feature on naughty, its anthony jackson who steals the show with his thundering low cs and killer grooves. Thriller for bass michael jacksons thriller album was a creative milestone latest willie weeks bass transcription. Bass transcriptions arguably the originators of funk, the meters were formed in new orleans.
William earl bootsy collins born october 26, 1951 is an american musician and singersongwriter rising to prominence with james brown in the early 1970s, and later with parliamentfunkadelic, collinss driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. Free bass transcription of funkentelechy by parliament. Join me on facebook and like my page so you can download free bass solos and bass line transcriptions. Sep 21, 2015 you look like a bootsy said the mother of the bassist born william earl collins hence the single moniker synonymous with the genre he so richly enhanced. Guitars bootsy collins bass guitars ed roman guitars. Mar 12, 2015 bootsy collins lesson transcription with clyde stubblefield playalong march 12, 2015 dave speranza ive been getting back into electric bass and its time to get my chops together, so im revisiting a bassline i had worked on years ago while studying with alan jones. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bootsys new rubber band at the discogs marketplace. Free bass transcriptions is run by tom kenrick, a uk bass player who loathes writing about himself in the third person i set up this site in 2008 as a home for the transcriptions that i was doing for gigs and requests from students the internet has a wealth of resources for tab readers and relatively little to offer for those who want to develop their notation reading abilities outside. Transcription archive sykes transcription custom music. Bass transcriptions is a free youtubeseries i am running that provides full transcriptions in proper notation of basslines to accompany playalong videos. So please consider making a donation or by submitting your own transcriptions to the archive. By ivan carranza july 3, 2017 willie weeks bass solo on the live version of voices inside donny hathaways live album 1972.
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