phaedrus Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Hi all... I was just wondering if there was an 'official' terminology for the technique, that I have often heard used in ska lines, where you play a run using each note twice in a row... I can't think of exactly how to describe it but it's often quite fast and it might go something like this (which would sound horrible but might better demonstrate the technique)... 9 9 4 4 8 8 3 3 2 2 6 6 3 3 7 7... quite quickly. I want to call it double stop, but I have also read that this means playing two notes at once? anyway, if someone can enlighten me that would be great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosh Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 a double stop is indeed playing two notes at the same time,.... a good example is the intro of Van Morrissons - Brown eyed girl. I used to be in a ska band for 8 years,..... we just ust to call it surfin sound. That offcourse is not the proper name Fan, nu pissar jag taggtråd igen. Jag skulle inte satt på räpan. http://www.bushcollectors.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedrus Posted March 2, 2003 Author Share Posted March 2, 2003 hmm... i thought that technique/theory book would be right... damn. I just assumed there would be a specific terminology for it as I have heard it rather than having to stick with "the bit that goes dadad dudu dada dudu" or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 Isn't that called a walking line? I believe so, but I may be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 It's called playing eighth notes...that's about all I can really figure out from you description and what I already know about ska bass...perhaps if you tell me what tune you're talking about I can help you better. Horace Panter used double stops with the Specials (specifically on "Concrete Jungle"), but I don't think that's what you're talking about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addix Metzatricity Posted March 2, 2003 Share Posted March 2, 2003 I think it's simply playing the same note twice. It doesn't seem to get much deeper that that. Just what I picked up from his description. "Bass isn't just for breakfast anymore..." http://www.mp3.com/Addix_Metzatricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosh Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 a walking line could be playing double notes but also be single up and down the scale,....Boogie woogie style. Fan, nu pissar jag taggtråd igen. Jag skulle inte satt på räpan. http://www.bushcollectors.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 It would be nice if we had names for everything. Then again, it might not be nice. You'd have to learn thousands of names and what the appropriate lines were. If you play jazz or latin music there are official lines that have names: walking, two-beat, tumbao, samba, bossa nova, partido alto, rhumba, mambo, son, songo and many more. Do you know those? Just enjoy the fact that you can play all kinds of things in rock, ska, reggae, funk and not have to play an "official" part. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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