Incognito
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Castles In The Air
Album:"Life, Stranger Than Fiction"
Written By:J—P.Maunick/D.Oakenfull/J.Crampton
Bass Player:Julian Crampton
Transcription By:Simon Merrick
Hi,
This track from "Life, Stranger Than Fiction" is also written
by Crampton himself and contains some great playing. There are
two main riffs (verse & chorus) which have many variations. I will
leave the variations to you as they are not too difficult (and
I have'nt got enough room on the page. I have included the Intro
(which is the same as the Chorus) because there is a very nice
fill that pops up again later.
Intro/Chorus
G:|—————————————————|——————————————7——|————7——7/9———————|
D:|—————————————————|————————————7————|——7————————9—————|
A:|——————3——x5h7———x|—3—3———55—5————3/|5————————————7—78|
E:|—3—3—————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
~
G:|———10/12—10—12—10|—————————————————|—————————————————|
D:|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
A:|—————————————————|——————3——x5h7———x|—3—3———55—5—————7|
E:|—1———————————————|—3—3—————————————|—————————————————|
G:|—————————————————|—————————————————||
D:|—————————————————|—————————————————||
A:|—5——————7————————|—————————————————||
E:|—————————————————|—8———————————————||
Chorus
G:|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
D:|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
A:|——————3——x5h7———x|—3—3———55—5——————|—5—5——————7——————|
E:|—3—3—————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
G:|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
D:|—————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
A:|—8———————————————|——————3——x5h7———x|—3—3———55—5——————|
E:|—————8——5——3——1——|—3—3—————————————|—————————————————|
G:|—————————————————|—————————————————||
D:|—————————————————|—————————————————||
A:|—5———————7———————|—————————————————||
E:|—————————————————|—8———————————————||
Verse
G:|—————————————————|—————————————————||
D:|———7———7/10———10—|—————————————————|| Repeat W/variations
A:|—5———5——————8————|———7———7/10———10—||
E:|—————————————————|—5———5——————8————||
Listen to the record for timing, fills and structure. A very
nice song indeed with some great fills.
If you have any comments or corrections just e—mail me at:
[email protected]
Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---3---------------| E|-------------------|
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
G|-------------------| D|-------5h7---------|
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
G|-------------------| D|-------7p5---------|
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
G|-------------------| D|-------5/7---------|
G|-------7b9---------|
G|-------7~----------|
Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.
Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸
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