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funk01 · Post by **funk01** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:49 pm

Hello,

I wanted to see if anybody can help me recreate the intro bassline to Don Henley's song dirty laundry. All I am looking for is how to get the exact bass instrument sound and how to put it into a piano roll. I have tried downloading the midi file online, but they have it set up at 115 bpm's when the actual song is in 98.4 bpm. Here is a clip of the intro

Thanks,

Funk01

http://www8.zippyshare.com/v/58285545/file.html

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:07 am

How are your tab skills?

http://tinyurl.com/3t32uaa

emphasize beats 1 and 2
As in |:1 @ 2 and 3 and 4 and:|

funk01 · Post by **funk01** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:45 am

what a great tutorial.

Thanks

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:30 am

Also I know that the tempo is faster then the original but that doesn't mean the rest of the piece is destroyed as a result.

I actually had a lot of fun trying this out. It's been years since I've actually played a bass. If you are tackling this on keys Keep the sustain pedal down for the first three notes played in the measure then back off and play staccato for the rest of the measure. Your finger lift is as important as it's strike. If you are playing it on an actual bass your going to need both left and right muting

funk01 · Post by **funk01** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:59 pm

I will try this out on the keyboard.

Thanks Tapper mike

recreating a bassline from the 80's