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It occurred to me that in rap and hip hop the bass line is often used as the hook. It also occurred to me that some of JJ Cale’s lyrics are quite rapable, or rapworthy. It also occurred to me that I need to knuckle down and practice my harmonica more., eat more protein, and spend more time in the gym.
During the rap verses you will hear a deep sustained kick drum note, which is known in the genre as an 808 kick. It took me an entire day just to figure out how to get that sound. It took me a half day to work out the best location and lighting for the rap. It took me another half day to get all my feet synchronized. All this, and the whole thing is only 2 minutes long…..
Sunjamr Steve
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Steve, thanks for setting out the steps for how to complete a song using a ‘hook’ in advance. You have completed Part 1 and Part 2. Really enjoyed the creative layers and especially incorporating the harmonica, and of course adding the vocal rap and the feet . You are a fast achiever with great results.
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Steve
I do like the idea of a bass hook… really well done. This was clever and fun… love your Strat tone…. goes so well with the bass but man love the clogging thing, the vocals/rap and of course the ‘Yeahs’ are signature. Great harp playing. Yeah!!
I would definitely hold on to this… It’s got a lot of potential….would be a great jam song to play in a bar for hours!!!I’m impressed-John
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BTW, I forgot to mention that the hook is the first 12 bars of bass line, which lasts about 31 seconds. The follow up stuff was just keep me from getting bored. I didn’t want the the hooky bass line go to waste.
Watch Brian say next “OK, for this months challenge, turn your hook into a song.” 🙂 That was a great bass line and definitely hooked us in.
Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.
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Steve, I don’t care about the remit this month – I enjoyed this so much whatever it was. You remind me, regularly, that this guitar lark is about having fun and being craetive. Being creative means being playful, conecting with that child within and giving him some room to express. Fantastic, great fun, entertaining and yes – hooky! Well played.
Gary
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You’re so right about the bass hook, Steve! So many great songs rely on their bass intros/hooks, I was tempted to try that myself. I laughed when you mentioned getting “all your feet” synchronized in the description but then I realized that yes, you did indeed have more than just two feet to sync, haha! 👣🤣👣🤣👣😅👣😂👣
What a creative and innovative production, loved every bit of it. I also second everything Gary W said about connecting with your inner child and having fun with music. You do exactly that and we, the audience, just love it!
🎸JoLa
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