Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees (solo bass arrangement) - Karl Clews on bass
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My arrangement of The Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive, from the movie Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta, for solo 4 string electric bass guitar. Performed on a 2003 Status Graphite Kingbass Artist, recorded directly into Cakewalk Sonar Platinum, via a Presonus Audiobox. Drums programmed in Stylus RMX and Session Drummer 3.
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TAB for this arrangement now available from www.patreon.com/karlclews
I am based in Galway and thanks to people like you I am even more proud that I am living here....................................................great great great! Is Earthship still exist? :)
what happens when i become a patreon?
Merci et bravo ! :)
Tuto please? Personne le joue comme ça :( svp une lesson?
Being broke doesn't help. Can't get the tabs. Damn... Great job though man. Guess I'll have to study the video for a couple of months
This dudes like a one man party wherever he goes.
Great stuff brah.
You're killing it, nice playing!
Just watched this for the 812th time. Still love it as much as the first time.
stayin alive is the anthem of 2020
The best performance on TH-cam!!!
Thiago Henrique totaly by far👍
Killer tone and killer bass…spectacular playing..
You’re good! & you make it look easy!
Amazing you...!!!
Groovy monster virtuoso// Bouncin Along with the Beat// So Relaxed// you Really Make the effort & have Bigtime FEELING of HAPPINESS in your DELIVERY !
Very good.
OMG I've heard it in my head for decades and never worked it out..that was absolutely GENIUS!! EXCELLENT execution Brother!💖
Talent.... This guy has it
Great Karl...thanks..Paulo Bass Brazil....💚💛💚💛
Very cool I liked this one way to go buddy stay alive
very coollllll best performance :)))
Yeah, at first I was like "He's ruining it!" but as I listened more, I realized that you were making it your own. Sweet. Nice Steinberger, BTW.
Howard Rash Thanks so much - glad you could hear what I was trying to do! 😊 BTW, the bass is actually a Status Graphite built in the UK, rather than a Steinberger, but the concept is the same - headless, carbon fibre. 👍
Alas ! The first person to almost play it, but played his own version anyway, (because it's so good!)
Bee gees All age's lagends music grup.
Thank you mr Carl , this cover perfect 👍...
Thanks so much, this was an excellent performance!
Thanks for watching! 😊👍
That was just AWESOME!! My new favorite player,,,
Dat Slap!! great job sounds awsome
Incredible playing, great feel for the song.
Your super good at playing bass
Best cover I've seen. brilliant playing Karl. just smoking. cheers.
love it.
Fantastic......
Sick arrangement and performance!!!
Half of the joy here is your expression Carl!
+cdnpont Ha! I'm afraid I have no control over my face when I'm playing! 😂
Funny Carl, when I listen time and time again to all your riffs, truly, it's your expression that really adds the dimension that brings it. Besides your hands and the guitar, it's where I look... the face.
Awesome, always looking for the new. Cheers and keep it up, Mark.
Heard it from parents saved list. Yours bass is on next level. We liked it
Good rendition of Stayin Alive. And the sport coat set works well with it. This is legit and could be hired to play in a club or bar or something.
Marvelous....!
Ok dude, you just earned a new fan!
Awesome slap.
How did i not find this years ago? My man. You are amazing. Keep it up!!
That was awesome dude!
And yet another great bass solo piece. Must get the tabs for this. Got about 20 weeks to study it as that is how long I need to wait for my Kingbass to be made and shipped, but it is going to be so worth it.
awesome
wow-you rock the guitar AND the outfit! awesome work!
Funky as hell!
*Jaw drops* Inspiring to say the least!!!
Nice had me moving
cool man!
Awesome. Also that painting of Miles Davis behind you ;-)
Absolutely killed it dude!
Once again very good
WELL DONE
THIS IS AMAZING!
I love this! 😁
FaNtastic~!
Very nice
unreal man
MEUS PARABÉNS!!!!! Saudades!!!!!! Deliciosa....Esta é a primeira vez que tenho 'PRAZER' em ver um (anúncio), propaganda até o fim, sem a ansiedade de que chegue ao Fim. Perdão não conhecer nomes de músicas, mas Este MÚSICO faz o que faz com tanta habilidade e AMOR que irradia a Melhor Energia. BENÇÃOS e MUITO SUCESSO! São meus sinceros Votos!
brillant
+Ryan Suansing Aw, thank you! 😊
Too cool!
Super clean. Great job, man.
Awesome cover !!! Good job
I never thought of thumping this song out🤣😂 Looks like fun!!!😝
You are amazing 😁👍👏
nice great tone
Superlike from India ! 😍
FUNK YEAH!!!
Brilliant again Karl...and gotta love the white suit lol
You is my teacher. 🙏
Awsome! Great tune and great arrangement!
Lovin' it!!!
darn good playing!
Badass!
Bom demais. Serve até pra ouvir no modo repetido.
Nailed it!
too good for TH-cam . u should be on tv
amazing dude!!! more disco
WOW!
Karl, i'ts super!
Awesome 😎
Wow
Friggin Killer
OMG, a fellow Slapper!
Sensacional...
respect man!
best thing ever on youtube since fucking ever
amazing!!!
Holy crap 🍻
great! But, can you still play it without the white disco suit?
Gulfcoastbeemer Nope, it just doesn’t sound right without the suit! 😂
Ficou lindo
I enjoy this more than original now..
nice!
Two Thumbs Up
Stay' in alive baby ✌😎
Baddass
damn man, made my body move.
Nasty pocket!
Это просто супер, почему я не видел этого раньше
Is it really a "solo" bass arrangement if there is a backing drum track?
Also, although the costuming looks period accurate (great lapels, BTW!), FWIW, Steinberger basses didn't exist in 1977! Bee Gees bassist Maurice Gibb was known for playing Rickenbacker basses, at least early in his career.
Anyway, awesome playing and great arrangement. Keep it up!
Thanks for your kind words! Actually, it's a Status, not a Steinberger, but your point still holds - Status weren't around in 77 either! And thanks for clarifying it was Maurice on bass - I wasn't sure. In fact, it was only on listening in depth to the track that I came to realise a great bass player he was - there are some really nice touches on that song.
You're welcome. Fun watching you play. Its sort of like classical guitar meets pop bass. I watch this, and I'm reminded of how much range and potential the instrument has.
Silly me. . .you did list the make and model in the header here. I don't play bass, so to me every headless bass is a "Steinberger". It sounds great, BTW.
On M. Gibb, I'm not a big Bee Gees guy, but I think he was fairly under-rated musician. Not only did he play the bass parts for most of the Bee Gees stuff, including "Stayin' Alive," he also played keyboards, lead guitar, percussion, and even sang lead vocals.
+jgrossma Ha, 'classical guitar meets pop bass' is about right! - I studied classical guitar as a kid, then taught myself bass in my teens, and I guess I brought a lot of my classical guitar training to it.
And yes to Maurice being under-rated: with such a big charismatic stage presence as Barry, I guess it's easy to make the mistake of overlooking the contributions Maurice and Robin made to the overall sound.
Karl, that's interesting. It shows (well. . .at least to me, as a classical guitar student). Its both in your fingerstyle technique of playing, but also in the composition/arrangement with bass and chords/melody on separate strings. IMO, its a GOOD thing; you're bringing something to the instrument that really not many do.
I actually find this inspiring. . .it almost makes me want to pick up a bass. . .though in reality, I barely have time for one instrument as it is!
damn man, you got swag, g
You make it seem easy...
please add tabs for this!
Hi there - just dropping you a line to let you know that tabs for this are now available from my Patreon site, www.patreon.com/karlclews
+IamEskimoPie Tabs for this are now available from my Patreon page, www.patreon.com/karlclews
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How do you tune?
Intergalactic raisins The tuners are at the other end, on the body, behind my right forearm. 😊
Again, another interesting arrangement, Karl! I also liked your tone selection for this piece. Any recordings of you preforming with a band? I'd like to hear more of your work.
/Alembic club misses you
Thanks again, Matthew! I do a lot of studio sessions, so there is plenty of stuff out there with me on bass, but obviously I don't get to let loose like this in most circumstances! But here are a few of my own projects that you might enjoy:
thefunkyearthship.bandcamp.com/ (jazz-funk)
superfreaks.bandcamp.com/ (soul/funk/rock)
viviennemonday.bandcamp.com/ (electro pop)
itun.es/ie/Ys7w (soul/funk/rnb)
Excellent! Double Helix is a fun funk groove tune!