Them Changes Bass

by Thundercat
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You can get the specific sound in the song by using a phaser (or a wah wah pedal, maybe).
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: D A D G
Capo: no capo
Author solinjorg [a] 88.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jul 18, 2022
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This is basically the entire song, it's in a drop-D tuning
 
I think he uses a phaser effect but I'm not quite sure
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9--------5------6------3------1-------------------|
A|---9--------5------6------3------1---------------------|
D|-9--------5------6------3------1------1-1-1-1-1-1/8----|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9--------5------6------3------1-------------------|
A|---9--------5------6------3------1---------------------|
D|-9--------5------6------3------1------1-1-1-1-1-1/8----|
 
 
[Bridge 1:16 (actually only piano I believe)]
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------6-5|
A|------------------1----2----2/4-2---4-2---1--4-5-6--------------4/6-4----|
D|---4~---4----6----------~-4---------------------~--8-7-6--6-8-9----------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------3|
D|4--------------------------------------8-6--------------|
A|--4----------------1----2---2/4-2---------9-8-6-4-3-2-1-|
D|----4~---4----6----------~-4------8--8------------------|
 
and then back to the original riff
 
 
 
 
 
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| (n) Ghost note
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
 
 
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5 comments
stevecuddlesworth
Moogerfooger low pass filter. (Or just an envelope filter) also played with a six string but i guess you could drop the tuning on a four string.
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jmcdonald1910
I believe he's using an AutoWah for the effect
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motthome
hear this tune and just couldn't get the sound close enough. thanks!
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