Manring Michael

Manring Michael - When We Last Spoke bass tab

When Last We Spoke

                        ==================

                                                Mike Manring

                                                (Drastic Measures)

Verse #1(0:34)

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(1:31)

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Chorus(2:00)

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Verse #2(2:45)

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Chorus - No Repeat (4:20)

Outro Theme (4:40)

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                               ______________________

                              1                      |

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________________

2                                   Outro Solo (5:30)

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I transcribed this track because I think it puts to rest all claims  

that

Manring is purly a techician. The playng on this track is some of  

the most

lyrical work I've heard on any instrument. There are very few  

techically

difficult parts, but the note choice is inspired, and some of the  

intervals

truly educational.

I think of this track as a Jaco tribute (c.f. "A remark you made").  

I'd be

interested if anyone could confirm or drefuteny this interpretation.

Notes

1)      The first verse is pretty easy. The main thing that  

requires comment

is the slide at the end of the 7th bar. As I've been playing this  

on fretted

I've notated it as a ghost bend - fret 19, and bend it to 20 before  

sounding

the note, then drop it down and back again. Note that in the  

decending phrase

(13-14 and 27-28) the trill on the D string is different the second  

time.

2)      The chorus is trivial, but illustrates some interesting  

inversions.

3)      The second verse is by far the hardest section. Appologies  

for the

poor notation of phrasing here - carefull analysis of the album is  

a must.

4)      The outro section is straight forwards. The bass shifts to  

the solo

after the second time through the theme. Again phrasing is  

critical. The

only dificult phrase is the run in the 5th bar (any corrections to  

this would

be appreciated). The second half of the outro is notated 1 octave  

down, to

fit on a standard bass.

Hope you enjoy this transcription...

Ian

ian@ohm.york.ac.uk

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