Alright Bass

by Jamiroquai
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Tuning: E A D G
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered.
2 contributors total, last edit on Aug 27, 2020
Artists: Jamiroquai
Title: Alright
Album: Travelling Without Moving
 
Bass Player: Stuart Zender
This Transcription: Lawrence Docherty
 
This is a deceptively easy number. Keep those disco octaves rock-steady, and
in the sliding section try and add a bit of swing
into the bassline, get yourself grooving ;o)
 
Brief key:  3/5 means slide from fret 3 to 5,
            X means muted note on corresponding string,
            3h5 means hammer-on from fret 3 to fret 5
 
 
Intro. (Note - all notes softly plucked (I use my thumb for this section)
and each note not marked X must last!!!)
       (There are some stray muted notes in here as well, listen to the
record for timing!)
 
         X                 X                  X                 X
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|-------1|--------|-------3|--------|-------1|--------|-------3|--------|
A|3-------|--------|3/5-----|--------|3-------|--------|3/5-----|------2-|
E|--------|-3------|--------|5-------|--------|-3------|--------|5-------|
...
 
then into...
 
Main Riff. (Note - the octaves are all played staccato, i.e. abruptly or
sharply. Use thumb and middle fingers, it's the easiest way to play these
disco-type things. Some of the notes are slid into: I'll mark those with a *.
This riff crops up a lot throughout the song. I'll only write it down once though.)
 
           *        *        *
G|-5-5-5-5|--------|-7-7-7-7|-------4|
D|--------|-5-5-5-5|--------|-7-7-7--|
A|3-3-3-3-|--------|5-5-5-5-|------2-|
E|--------|3-3-3-3-|--------|5-5-5---| repeat lots of times :)
 
 
Variations on main riff. (Note - played later on in the song. Various ones,
the three main ones are here. Fiddle with these to get the rest!)
 
 (first one)
           *              *            *
G|-5-5-5-5|--------------|-7-7-5h7-5h7|-----------4|
D|--------|-5-5-3h5---3h5|------------|-7-5h7-5h7--|
A|3-3-3-3-|--------------|5-5-5---5---|----------2-|
E|--------|3-3-3---3-----|------------|5-5---5-----|
 
 
 (second one)
G|---5---8--------|----------|---7---10--------|------------|
D|-----------5---8|-5-5-5-3h5|-----------8---10|-7-7-5h7-5h7|
A|1/3-3/6---------|----------|3/5-5/8----------|------------|
E|--------1/3-3/6-|3-3-3-3---|--------3/5-5/8--|5-5-5---5---|
 
 
 (third one)
G|---5---8----12---8|----12-----15-----19-----15|---7---10--------|------------|
D|------------------|---------------------------|-----------8---10|-7-7-5h7-5h7|
A|1/3-3/6-6/10--3/6-|6/10--10/13--13/17--10/13--|3/5-5/8----------|------------|
E|------------------|---------------------------|--------3/5-5/8--|5-5-5---5---|
 
 
The end. Same as the start but play the notes staccato a couple of times
instead of once softly. No tab required ;)
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