I heard this song while waiting in the lift line at Mount Snow, VT over the holidays.  I pulled out my phone on the chair lift and made a note reminding myself to learn it.  

It's pretty easy to learn the notes but the rhythm is a little tricky and it's long at 5.5 minutes.

I heard this song while waiting in the lift line at Mount Snow, VT

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Close To You

The original version of this song features the bass on just the chorus and bridge. But when you're playing a live gig, it's better to have more sound than less.

This is my little live arrangement of Spotify's 5th most-streamed song in 2011.

The original version of this song features the bass on just the chorus

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If you are just learning to play bass guitar, this is a good one to start with. It's really just 4 notes: F - A - D - Bb. You just walk between the notes. F-G-A, A-C-D, D-C-Bb, Bb-C-F. You repeat this pattern and gradually shift to lower notes. On the intro and first verse, you start on the high F and stay on and above the D string. Then on the first chorus, you still play on the high F but stay on and above the A string. After the rap, you shift down to playing the low F on the E string.

Close To You - Maxi Priest - 1990 - Raggae