Here's one of my guilty pleasures.  Does anyone remember this?  Our hometown AM station played it in the early 80s.  I don't think any cover band would touch it today -- not the ones I'm involved with anyway.  

It's got a funky reggae bass line which was harder to play than I thought it would be.  There are some key changes which are so subtle, I didn't expect them.

Here's one of my guilty pleasures.  Does anyone remember this?  Our hometown AM station played it

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I took a crack at this one mostly as a personal challenge.  It's a great little song, but not likely any of my cover bands will want to attempt.  But the bass groove is so cool, even if it was recorded on a keyboard.  I couldn't find any good tabs, so as part of the challenge, I tabbed it out myself.

I took a crack at this one mostly as a personal challenge.  It's a great little song

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Everybody remembers Trainor's "All About The Bass" smash over 10 years ago.  Maybe you remember other songs which got some exposure.  This song came out around Thanksgiving last year and it seems to have all the elements of a pop/dance hit.  It's too soon to tell at this point, but it hooked me after the first play.

It's a simple F major song with the same chord progression for the verses and choruses.  There's a little bridge in there which breaks it up. 

The tricky part was fighting my instinct to hit the accent on the 3, rather than the 4.  I was hit and miss the first half of the song.  But finally by the last chorus, I nailed it.

Probably shouldn’t post a video the same day I learn it. 😊

Everybody remembers Trainor's "All About The Bass" smash over 10 years ago.  Maybe you

Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder - 1983 - Pop, Reggae