What's Happening Brother - Marvin Gaye - James Jamerson bass line (w/ transcription & tab)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2009
- Yet another Jamerson bass line. His work on Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" (1971) is among the finest electric bass playing ever recorded, IMHO.
Here's my transcription: timometzemakers.com/forum/What...
Disclaimer: the tab documents how I play the bass line, not necessarily how Jamerson did it.
The bass is a 2008 CIJ Fender Precision with LaBella 0760M strings and a foam mute, recorded through a VT Bass from Tech 21, and an Avalon U5. - เพลง
True brilliance..A left-handed Jamerson playing Miggity-Flickity. Bravo.
You nailed the 1 finger like James Jamerson too! Nice
I also noticed that 👍😊
Wonderful! 50 stars.
Hey Tim....I damn near cried when I heard this. This song doesn't get the hype like the other songs. For you to hit every freakin lick James did.....coming from Los Angeles, California...as a bassist and Motown fiend....I THANK YOU, MY BROTHA!!!
I'm currently learning this song with your transcription that I printed out YEARS ago. I recently came across it going through some old papers and remember that I never did tackle this song (my favorite on the album).
I saw your very unique name under the video title and recognized it immediately.
Cheers, man! And thanks for the transcription -- there are some measures in this song that are very challenging for me to figure out by strictly ear, even with a chord chart.
Ive seen this video like a thousand times and can't still understand some parts of the line! Definitely the bassists are the best musicians in a band.
Hey Tim, I listened to you again. That sick lick at :50 is nice and you hit it perfectly. Hopefully other people who hear this will have a newfound respect for guys like you, showing that you have quality skills, along with good taste.
AMAZING, beautiful example of the great JJ. This guy even used the one finger Jamerson style. My favorite part is at :30, the song really takes off from here. Nice intro. The bass line itself is like a roller coaster that goes all over the place and nicely comes back to home base. Mr. Jamerson would of been proud of this. Great work my friend. Jamerson manages to take a simple bass part and make a master piece of it.
this is just great. this bassline is the best ever, so many interesting things happening here, each making me smile. great job too!!
not a lot who venture into that wonderful but tricky song , fantastic performance ,done with passion for sure , bravo timo
You are a saint for giving away the transcription
It is the best performance I've seen of James Jamerson around youtube, I congratulate friend, good sound and good hook you give that bass! :)
I spent 2 hours just TRYING to hear the bass in the song, and of course trying to decipher what Jamerson is doing which is bad enough as it is. Thank you so much for this you did an amazing job! Also I love that bass your'e using
This, What's Goin' On, Darling Dear and I Was Made to Love Her are my favorite Jamerson bass lines
I wish someone knew if JJ was influenced by Blanton, Mingus and Lafaro. Every time I watch a transcription of his playing I am floored. His lines are so counterintuitive. Jaco at least I understood where he was going.
Awesome rendition of an awesome bassline, hats off to you!!
Off the hook, Timo. My compliments. And you are a lefty, too. Nice work.
I think playing it with one finger like Jamerson is the only way to get all the subtle time nuances. Really nice cover ...you should be proud of your accomplishment
Damn sexy bass line... Jamerson, a wizard with them notes.
Sweet sweet sweet. One of my favourite songs and basslines of all time.. too good
Dear Tim,
Thank you for bringing life back into this almighty and most under-rated song and Jamerson's playing. The dude was magnificent as you are for getting this as close to the original as possible
Thanks for a groovy time. JJ would be proud.
So much feeling in this bassline alone, no one can do what Jamerson did
Beautiful. Well done my man. Many Thanks.
Thanks, man! I'm a double bass player first and foremost, and I like to use one finger on DB whenever possible for consistency and power. I guess I just transferred the technique to the electric bass. The biggest problem is when there are several 16th notes on the same string. I try to play with a light touch, and keep my finger close to the string, and the rest is just practice. I'm still working on it myself; there's a lot of room for improvement ! ;-)
You killed it bruh. On point! I'm a righty. That's one of my favorite James Jamerson bass lines.
Nice, real nice man. I have always been amazed at how Jameson used that one finger, I use three. My hat goes off to anyone who can play with one finger. Plus you nailed it man.....great playing.
VERY nice!!!!! I like the fact that you maybe missed a few of Jamersons licks but you kept the groove VERY nicely
WONDERFUL MUSIC.....MASTERPICE MARVIN GAYE ....HUGS AND KISSES FROM BRAZIL
Thanks for the transcription; I've been wanting to learn this tune for a while. It takes a long time to pick out the line when trying to learn this song by ear.
Such a great cover. You got the feel as the man himself would say.
Nice...Nice...you helped me alot...I'm a lefty
Excellent!!!!!
Oh my goodness...you are on it!! Thanks for posting ..
Nice work bro. You've even got the Jamerson 'hook' going on.
Timo, you nailed it!!! Sick...
It's so refreshing to see someone playing these songs the way they were meant to be played. Thank you! Hope you do more Motown and maybe even some Stax or Atlantic :) Subscribed!
DOPE work dude!!!
killin it! and with one finger just like JJ. great job. I like that you're lefty, it's like practicing in front of the mirror
Wow Man!! "The Hook" is alive! Amazing job!
NOW THAT IS A BAD ASS BASS PLAYER!!!
Killed it man....great work.
AWESOME!!!!
Perfect Man!!!
Hey Bob, thanks for your kind words! I'm sight-reading the part, because I'm incapable of remembering every single note Jamerson played on that song... Yes, there are a few clams (darn fingers!), and there are also a few differences between your transcription and mine. I guess that we'd have to get access to Jamerson's isolated bass track in order to know for sure what really went down.
Thanks again for listening!
Perfection :)
Thank you sp much for the post and the transcription man
Peace out.
Thanks, man! Coming from you, the compliment is especially appreciated!
Wow, this is more than awesome man! Keep up the good work, it's inspiring! :-)
Wow! that's really awesome. You nailed it.
PERFECT!!!!
Yes!!!!!
hola! no tenés mas videos? sos el mejor!
Bravo!
soft touch) my favorite bass line. great job!
Wow! Thanks, man!
Great!!
GREAT
Show Man 👍🏾👍🏾🎸
Outstanding!!! You really nailed this! It's such an under-appreciated song, too. Who are some of your other influences? Have you ever tackled The Lemon Song by Zep? John Paul Jones bassline in that song is SICK! Give it whirl and post a video. You've obviously put your time in at the edge of your bed so I'm sure you can nail that one too.
Love the song..just sad some things have not changed..also like bass player
James Jamerson*
Thanks a million for the tabs man... been lookin for ages. You gonna do any more from the album ?
Da F*CK, dude?!? Timo, I do believe you did Mr. Jamerson a great service & I can confidently say he's extremely proud of your representation. Excellent flow, my man.
Respect - Jah Bless. ~D. (the 4th Letter)
I wouldn't be so confident about that. James was a cruel brother when it came to complements. A famous bass player once saw him and said "listen to this" and Jamersons reply was " that's sissy shit" he was cold! He was THEE best that ever did it. So he knew what it took. I know this song note for note and my man crashed on the tricky parts. Listen!!! If you can't hum it you don't have it!
I love Jameson too, he was unreal... But he wasn't the best that ever picked up the bass.
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Very nicely done! How did you learn the part (or are you sight-reading)? More important to me is not that you hit every note that Jamerson did (because you did miss or change some phrases) but the feel is genuine. Keep up the good work!
Hey everybody, I just fixed the link to the transcription. Sorry guys!
you're awesome - thx mate!
Great job man! I don't read music at all, but I've been playing this song a lot lately. Although my fingering is different than yours, I've pretty much got it nailed. I need to study your technique.
Love the song..sad some things don't change..like bass player Jamerson*
Thanks, man. Appreciate it.
I like the way you kept your fingering just like Jamerson
Excelente!
Dang!!!
i dig!!!
I think there might be a bdim in bar 14 prior to the cmin9 as well as bar 34. Keep up the nice work. The Mingus of Motown.
Jamerson is smiling.
He Timo,
I accidently stumbled on your video. Cool music. Are you ever going to perform in Amsterdam?
Take care
Good Job...The Important Thing is You Used The One Finger (The Hook)....Jamerson Set The Bar for Us BASS PLAYERS!
hey babe what you no good !! loive this song
Way to hold it down.Nice!
does anyone no where the bass transcription & tab are?
LaBella flats, precision bass, foam mute...Someone has done their homework! :D
I thinking of doing a rendition of that song wich has my fave ever Jamerson playin', but you nailed it so hard man... badass all the way. Care for me to use your transcription?
What's been shakin up and down line? I wanna know cuz I'm slightly behind the times.
Thanks man, I'm really a lefty.
Don't know if anyone knows this story but James Jameson the original bass player to this song did this recording drunk, in the studio, lying on his back so he wouldn't fall !!! An incredible bass player he was!
Check this video out starting at 1:53
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You'll definitely have to tighten your truss rod, but apart from that you should be OK. The Jamerson flats are fantastic strings; I have them on my P and on my J and there are no problems. By the way, you don't have to use high action like the man himself. In fact, since the string tension is so high, you can have a low setup that's very comfortable without fret noise.
THE HOOK
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great job. incredible bass part. as you can hear Jamerson's G string is sharp out of tune and yours is in tune. I always wondered why Marvin didn't hear that since he was the producer
You played this song like James Jamerson: touching the stings with just one finger, using a foam mute and a P-Bass.
Thank you so much for the transcribe ! Saved me hours of work...please check out my cover