Off Topic You Know You've Played It

[bovinehost]

The Lick - YouTube

 

[jelwood]

Guilty.

 

[LawDaddy]

<raises hand>

Guilty.

 

[Sonnyonbass]

I can't play it! What are the notes????

 

[MattOfSweden]

Guilty as charged.
Michael Brecker plays it the best though, his tone always touches my heart.

 

[njhammer]

Also guilty, but I refuse to stop.

 

[adouglas]

Never have, but now I must.

Curse you, Jack Williams!

 

[drTStingray]

Never have, but now I must.

Curse you, Jack Williams!

+1 - but I have to express surprise at Jack suggesting bass players might play a saxophone line!

 

[bassmonkeee]

If it's good enough for Stanley Clarke, it's good enough for you.

 

[Holdsg]

always have loved that Player tune, thanks for digging that up.

 

[Rick Auricchio]

I don't hear bassists playing the lick---just all the other instruments.

Never played it myself.

 

[fly]

always have loved that Player tune, thanks for digging that up.

agreed............now I have to go figure it out too.........

 

[Kirby]

Too funny, yeah guilty as charged. That is pretty incredible how all of those were compiled.

 

[patpark]

I actually watched with guitar in hand and played along. I am a geek.

 

[fly]

that's actually a good idea pat..........

 

[adouglas]

There's potential for a flashmob-type thing here.

 

[AnthonyD]

Innocent!

 

[Lynottfan]

Not guilty your honour, catchy though

 

[MadMatt]

At the expense of outing myself as a musical idiot (with bad hearing to boot)... Is it 1 3 5 8 5 1 3 (i.e. C E G C' G C E) on a Major scale?

 

[adouglas]

At the expense of outing myself as a musical idiot (with bad hearing to boot)... Is it 1 3 5 8 5 1 3 (i.e. C E G C' G C E) on a Major scale?

It's a minor, methinks. Try a run on the natural minor scale.

Since you used C, here it is

C F G Ab Bb G Eb F

If the flats throw you, try it in a minor

A D E F G E C D


Of course, I'm just doing this from what's in my head, not watching the clips or anything, so I may have my head up my butt.

Since I have my head up my butt most of the time anyway, this would not be surprising.

The important part of the lick itself is just the five notes in the middle. A lot of those clips have different things going on at the beginning or end.

D E F G E (if in a minor)