Fruitcake by Eraserhead's Buddy Zabala

Intro

The intro starts off with just the guitars having the chord sequence

C# - G# - A# - G#
F# - F - Eb-F-F# - A

The bass would actually start in the first chorus part of the song

G|6--6------------------------6---6--|
D|----6-6-8-8-6--6-4---4-7-9--------6|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


G|6--6-------------------------------|
D|----6-6-8-8-6--6-4---4-6-----------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


The next part that comes can be done using the chords C# - B - F# however Buddy Z. does a rift that i haven't perfected yet that sounds like this on the first iteration


G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------1---------------|
A|-4-4--2-2-----0--2----2--------2---|
E|-----------2------------2-2--4---2-|


G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-4-4--2-2--------------------------|
E|-----------2-----------------------|

The verse notes would just follow the root notes of the chords

C# - G# - Bb - G#
F#-F-Eb-F-F#-G#

You can do a variety for the 2nd iteration of the first part of the verse by doing octaves

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-8-----------6---------------------|
A|--8-----------6--------------------|
E|-----6-----------4-----------------|

Chorus Part

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-4--4--------------------------4-4-|
E|-----4---4-6--6-4-4--2--2-5--7----4|

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-4--4------------------------------|
E|-----4---4-6--6-4-4--2--2----4-----|

Bridge:

The bridge focuses on the following notes, though Buddy Z plays things that i can't comprehend for now

Eb-C#-G-G#

The Bridge part can be done like this:


Eb part
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------5--5-6--8---8-6-5h6-------|
A|--6--6-8---------------------6-----|
E|-----------------------------------|

C# G G# part

G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4--------------------------|
E|-----------3-2---4--3--------------|

The guitar solo part is back by the following chords:

E-F#-C#-C#
E-F#-C#-B

Stars are coming...

this section is based on two notes A and B... for the B part i just adlib this

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------4-------9-999-----------|
A|----4--7--------9------9----------|
E|--5----------7--------------------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------4-------9-/-11--9-------|
A|----4--7--------9-----------11-9--|
E|--5----------7--------------------|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------4-----------------------|
A|----4--7--------------------------|
E|--5----------7-----5--6---4-------|

Come Together by the Beatle's Paul McCartney

I'm putting an entry about playing Come Together by the Beatles. I'll be updating this as we go or as I learn how to play this awesome song.


Introduction:

The intro to the song is played up the bass neck, in the 12th fret area. In tab notation:

G|--------------10^-------|
D|------------------12\7--|
A|--------10h12-----------|
E|--10-10-----------------|

Other tab notations note that you slide down from the 12th fret (D) to the 5th fret(G) of the D string. However I choose to stop at the 7th fret (A).

Referring to the guitar chords of this song. The intro is actually a Dm chord, which is composed of the following notes: D(1), F(m3) and A(5). That's the reason why i choose to stop on the 7th fret of the D string for the slide from the D note on the 3rd string

Most of the song would be based on this riff.

For the line "Hair down to his knee", which is played with a A7 chord. I play it like this:

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-12-12---15-15-----11---|
E|------------------------|

or

G|------------------------|
D|---------10-10----------|
A|-12-12-------------11---|
E|------------------------|

Major 7th Chords are composed of the following notes: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th. As I understand it, that's why the G#note (the 7th of the A) is integral in this part of the song.

For the G chord for the line "Got to be a joker..." just play a single G note


G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--10--------------------|
E|------------------------|

The chorus is played like this:

G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|--14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-10-10-10-12--|
E|------------------------------------------|

For the guitar solo part, Paul stays on the D note instead of doing the riff

G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|--10-10-----------------|

There are also some trills being done by Paul in some parts for the D chord.
In most cases it would be a hammer-on and pull off from the 10th fret to the 12th fret
of the 4th string

The Electric Bass Notes

I'll be putting my bass notes here. Logging all things that I do which are related to bass. Mostly I'll be blogging about music itself, but I may do occasional post about bass related news, gear, pictures... just whatever!

Hope we have fun!

Edit: I'm not a schooled bass player. So pardon if I use terms that are not conventional.