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RussGRussG Frets: 15
Hi guys, I am really struggling to find some bass tabs fior Ben Howard songs, specifically 'Oats In The Water' and 'Burgh Island'. Could any of you point me in the right direction please?
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  • FunkfingersFunkfingers Frets: 14321
    I suspect that, at present, all that you are likely to find is Piano-Vocal-Guitar reduction transcriptions in manuscript format. :(
    Be seeing you.
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  • DeijavooDeijavoo Frets: 3298
    Great songs, Songsterr would have them I'd say.
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  • RussGRussG Frets: 15
    Deijavoo said:
    Great songs, Songsterr would have them I'd say.
    No joy im afraid!!!
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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 23932
    edited March 2019
    Not heard the tune before now - Oats - I like it. Very atmospheric.

    The bass is low in the mix but I'd say it was following the root 99.9% of the time, and for the rest it's just just the odd passing note before landing on the root again.

    I know you want Tab, but presumably you know what the note names are at each fret?

    Look at the guitar tab sites and play the roots. Put your own choice of passing notes in.

    I'm away from my bass at the moment but using https://virtualpiano.net/ to play along with it... are is it:

    Verse 
    D, C, B flat, D (repeat)

    Bridge

    F, E, D flat (repeat)

    And the chorus
    G F D C (Repeat) then B flat, A (although the bass seems to drop out for the last 2 notes)

    Then behind the solo the Verse structure seems to swap the last D for an A


    Somthing like that anyway!
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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 23932
    Or there's this.

    Although he seems to be following the vocal a bit rather than the guitar

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm69uWNIBlI

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  • RussGRussG Frets: 15
    Not heard the tune before now - Oats - I like it. Very atmospheric.

    The bass is low in the mix but I'd say it was following the root 99.9% of the time, and for the rest it's just just the odd passing note before landing on the root again.

    I know you want Tab, but presumably you know what the note names are at each fret?

    Look at the guitar tab sites and play the roots. Put your own choice of passing notes in.

    I'm away from my bass at the moment but using https://virtualpiano.net/ to play along with it... are is it:

    Verse 
    D, C, B flat, D (repeat)

    Bridge

    F, E, D flat (repeat)

    And the chorus
    G F D C (Repeat) then B flat, A (although the bass seems to drop out for the last 2 notes)

    Then behind the solo the Verse structure seems to swap the last D for an A


    Somthing like that anyway!
    Mate, Im not being funny, but I am so new....newer than new....newer than new in a newbie forum of really newbie people....only been teaching myself from a non musical point of view for a few weeks.....got a bit of tab understanding under my belt, but that is it LOL
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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 23932
    Stop what you are doing then and learn the names of the notes



    They all go up the same way, just they start at a different open note - EADG.

    So the first note of OATS is a D. That is the open D string, or 5th fret on the A string. Same note.

    Then it's a C - that's the third fret on the A string.

    Then B flat. That is 1st fret on the A string

    Then back to D again.

    With the diagram and my notes you could draw the tab out yourself.

    If you get stuck let me know and I'll do it one night after work.


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