Bass Tribute

 

 

 

 

U gotta have something on the bottom

if U want to have a band
Gotta have a strong foundation

if U gonna make a stand
The bass is center solid as a rock
When your body starts moving

U know U just can't stop
It's played with the soul

not just with the hands
By the best bass players

in the land
When the bass starts thumpin'

sho 'nuff hits the spot
And I hope it never stops.

Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to …..
Jaco Pastorius, U ….. I love U …..

Larry Graham, ….. ….. for all U …..

Just thumpin' on the bass,

just thumpin' on the bass
ow yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass

Bass players used to be

the one standing in the back
When Jaco first played "Donna Lee",

it sho' changed that
When I first saw Stanley Clarke

my jaw hit the floor
Bootsy Collins playing "Sex Machine"

just give me some mo'
Larry Graham, thank U man,

for playing that thumb
Louis Johnson, Marcus Miller,

U gotta give them some.
Anthony Jackson, Paul McCartney,

Chuck Rainey, Willie Weeks,
I wanna thank U all for making it speak.

Bootsy Collins, I tip my hat to …..
Marcus Miller, U …… I love U …..
James Jamerson, ….. ….. for all U …..

 

Just thumpin' on the bass,

just thumpin' on the bass
oh yeah, I'm just thumpin' on the bass.

The bass, the bottom,

low down funky nasty,
How low can U go?

Bass Line. The Bassment.
Oh yeah.

What would Stanley say if he were here today? (Vic - Stanley bass part)
What would Jaco say if he were here today? (Vic - Jaco bass part)
What would Larry say if he were here today? (Vic - Larry bass part)
What would Bootsy say if he were here today? (T.M. - Bootsy bass part)
What would Marcus say if he were here today? (Vic - Marcus bass part)
What would Rocco say if he were here today? (Steve - Rocco bass part)

Anthony Jackson (Will - Anthony bass part)
Willie Weeks (Vic - Willie bass part)
Ray Brown (Steve - Ray acoustic bass part)
Robert Wilson (Vic - Robert bass part)

Stanley Clarke, I tip my hat to …..
Jaco Pastorius, U ….. I love U …..
Larry Graham, ….. ….. for all U ….. EVERYONE,

we owe it all to you.

 

And to all the the other masters of the low end:
thanks for doing what U do.
We love U and we haven't forgotten.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACTIVIDADES

 

1.    Tras escuchar la canción Bass Tribute una o dos veces, copia la letra en un archivo de Word y completa las palabras que faltan en la letra.

 

 

2.    Copia el nombre de cada uno de los bajistas que Victor Wooten nombra en la canción, y busca en internet una breve biografía de cada uno que incluya cuáles fueron algunos de los aportes que hizo al desarrollo del bajo eléctrico o de la técnica para tocar el bajo.

 

 

3.    Busca también una fotografía de cada uno de los anteriores músicos y añádela a las biografías anteriores, así como dos enlaces a dos vídeos de cada uno de ellos (los enlaces tienes que incluirlos por medio de hipervínculos).

 

 

4.    Una vez terminado todo, envíalo al correo del Departamento de Música (musicafranchy@hotmail.es).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actividad diseñada por Javier Santana