Backdated, archival post
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Yester-day, I listened to
SMiLE (the Brian Wilson version - I think I'm going to use that as a basis at least for now because the 1966 version has a lot of alternate parts), and I discovered something about "Roll Plymouth Rock," "Barnyard," and "Cabin Essence" - they all have two-note bass parts for at least large sections (the ends of "Roll Plymouth Rock" and "Cabin Essence" start to diverge). They aren't always the same two notes, but they're always the root and either the fourth or fifth.
It's interesting that - for all of the complexity in the songs - the bass parts are just a few notes.
Since I have those notes figured out, hopefully I can make some more progress on learning the parts above them. I've already gotten a few more parts for "Roll Plymouth Rock," which I plan on posting in a couple of days.
