Surfin" Slamma" Style
I just got a POD x3 and I finally got a bass. The bass is soooooo fun to play. The thing that
got me thinking surf music was searching the line 6 website for tones, and I ended up riffing
on each one, and this rhythm started to evolve. Then I got out some "Blue Hawiian"s" and got
in the mood. I"m sure that the main riff has been used many times, but I came up with all of
the guitar and bass lines on my own. It"s hard to make an original surf song, but they sound
so cool. I didn"t get carried away with production, just got it sounding good to me and let it
be this time. Recorded with Garage band. Guitar is Ibanez js 1000, Bass is Ibanez Mikro.
Notation
Main Rhythm
E |-------------------5-----------|-------------------5--------------|
B |------------------5-5----------|------------------5---------------|
G |-2-2-------------5---5---------|-2-2-------------5----------------|
D |-2-2------2--4--5-----5--------|-2-2------2--4--5-----------------|
A |-0-0-0-0-3--5------------------|-0-0-0-0-3--5---------------------|
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Lead Line
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D |------5-4-2-0-----5-4-2-7------|------5-4-2-0-2-0-----------------|
A |-0--3--------0--3--------------|-0--3-------------3--0------------|
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
First Break in Rhythm
E |-----------------------------0-|----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------1--|----------------------------1-----|
G |---------------------------2---|---------------------------2-2----|
D |--4---2---4---2---4---2---2----|--4---2---4---2---4---2---2-------|
A |-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-0-----|-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-0--------|
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Second Break in Rhythm
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |---7--7--7--7--7---------------|-5--5--5--5--5--------------------|
D |--6-6--6--6--6-----------------|--4--4--4--4----------------------|
A |-7---7--7--7--7----------------|---5--5--5--5---------------------|
E |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bass War
