This 1998 pop song surfaced on a one-hit wonder playlist I was listening to this weekend.  The original arrangement has the bass sitting on a C# for the verses, which sounds great!  But it made me start to think about how I might play it a little differently.

This 1998 pop song surfaced on a one-hit wonder playlist I was listening to this weekend.  The original arrangement has

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One of my cover bands added this song for our New Years Eve and Early January 2025 gigs.  This is the arrangement I played at those gigs.  It's a simple song with only 2 parts.  The verses are basically quarter notes on F.  I took a bit of inspiration from other YT covers to enhance it just a bit.  The choruses are simple Bb - C - D - F, and I played with octave 8th notes.

One of my cover bands added this song for our New Years Eve and Early January 

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The bass line for this bouncy little 80s europop song is literally only 4 different notes (E, F, G & A) and can be played entirely on the E string.  The rhythm is a little tricky though.

There is one little bridge where the bass is tacit.  I added a few notes there just for fun :).

The bass line for this bouncy little 80s europop song is literally only 4 different notes

Crush - Jennifer Paige - 1998 - Pop