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

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The Look Of Love

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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Crush

This song is another do over.  I recorded nearly all of these videos around the time I was learning how to play them.  We've played this frequently with Copy/Paste in several rehearsals and gigs.  As a result, I'm learning to play it better and thought I would update the channel.

Paramore's studio version of this song was recorded in Drop C# tuning, which means all published tabs and music notation assumes a 4 string bass with each string tuned down 3 half steps. At a gig, you usually would have to grab a different instrument or tune down for this song. Then you have to reverse the process immediately after.

The benefit of a 5-string bass is that you can play those low notes on the B string and remain in standard tuning. I looked around but thought it would be easier to just tab out my own version, which I've done here.

This song is another do over.  I recorded nearly all of these videos around the time I was learning

The Look Of Love - ABC - 1982 - Pop, New Wave