<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass: Transcriptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Walker Transcriptions]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/s/transcriptions</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5EpQ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbee4237c-a67e-4ed1-b896-fe9cbd25f067_320x320.jpeg</url><title>Ben Walker Bass: Transcriptions</title><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/s/transcriptions</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:20:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.benwalkerbass.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[benwalkerbass@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[benwalkerbass@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[benwalkerbass@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[benwalkerbass@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Jimi Hendrix]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/fire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/fire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:02:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195228978/06ff46a7456df205825b0b02d98eeee0.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Jimi Hendrix</p><p>Electric Bass - Noel Redding</p><p>Difficulty - Beginner/Intermediate</p><p></p><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>This week&#8217;s transcription goes back to one of the first cover band&#8217;s I ever played in, as well as a movie introduced to me by my dad (Wayne&#8217;s World 1 for those of you with longer memories!), Jimi Hendrix&#8217;s Fire.</p><p>Hendrix obviously needs no introduction but it was only much later when I was digging into Hendrix&#8217; background for a university assignment that I learned that the other members of The Jimi Hendrix Experience were British rather than American, including his bass player Noel Redding! </p><p>A lot of the bass lines for Hendrix&#8217; work are firmly in the supportive role (to let Hendrix be&#8230;well&#8230;Hendrix!), but there are some little details here and there that change&#8230;sometimes there is a slide, sometimes there isn&#8217;t. Sometimes the idea is a quarter note, others it&#8217;s a set of 8ths! The basic ideas and form aren&#8217;t too hard to get down and for those more advanced, you can aim to nail down the entire tune.</p><p>I had to go with the P bass for this track, and the only other thing in the chain before the interface was my Cali76 compressor!</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FlS8wuPUEFb_ZypzHhbyFpJ31oyDqyfN/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Fire WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FlS8wuPUEFb_ZypzHhbyFpJ31oyDqyfN/view?usp=sharing"><span>Fire WM</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - George Michael]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/faith</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/faith</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:01:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194534740/6bf1380e87dafa2fc415f7361a949214.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - George Michael</p><p>Electric Bass - Deon Estus</p><p>Difficulty - Beginner/Intermediate</p><p>NOTE: To play along with the record and not have your tuning jar your ears, set your tuner to 445hz!</p><p></p><p>Hey all,</p><p>This one falls under the heading of &#8216;learned but never learned properly&#8217;. I was watching a video about the late great Deon Estus (who not only played on this record but also played many of Wham!&#8217;s great bass lines) and decided to go and do a proper transcription!</p><p>I&#8217;m quite glad I did because (as with a lot of the music I transcribe here) there are lots of fun little details in there to chew over! The little scale runs Deon puts in in the pre-choruses, the slides and subtle bends and the supreme control of note length! In fact, i&#8217;d say that getting the note lengths right is somewhat key to nailing the overall tune, more so that the individual pieces of vocab!</p><p>I&#8217;ve been really enjoying the way my Yamaha records with the new TI flatwounds so I grabbed that for this recording too! Also in the chain was my Cali76 compressor and the MXR M80, straight into the interface/garageband where I added a little reverb!</p><p>It&#8217;s a fun and accessible tune to play, I hope you enjoy digging into it!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VNDrGvSKJ3e58OApnVxlaNj8n7i5TuEv/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Faith WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VNDrGvSKJ3e58OApnVxlaNj8n7i5TuEv/view?usp=sharing"><span>Faith WM</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lonely Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Kansas]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/lonely-street</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/lonely-street</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:01:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193059881/e97a7dd51c10512db475f22542f4b98d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Kansas</p><p>Electric Bass - Dave Hope</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate/Advanced</p><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>This transcription comes after something of a recent prog rock deep dive I took and one of the bands I went back to (alongside Genesis and King Crimson) was Kansas. I feel they sometimes get a little overlooked in the Prog discussion but the Song For America record is (to me) full on progressive music! I wanted to transcribe something for you all that WASNT Carry On Wayward Son, and I settled on Lonely Street.</p><p>This track serves as a great introduction to progressive music, featuring a time signature of 11/8 and some little fiddly lines in the choruses (though nothing too outrageous). If you&#8217;ve never played prog rock before, this would be an excellent starting point!</p><p>I&#8217;m no great pick player (though I&#8217;m sure Dave Hope is using a pick on the record) so i&#8217;m using fingers but something to really pay attention to is the switch between a palm muted sound and an open sound.</p><p>Chose the P bass for this going through my MXR M80, drive engaged to add a little grit to the sound!</p><p>Have fun!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vSl3HSJTFdOhMpa7Cq2KF8OIstvYMSzy/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Lonely Street WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vSl3HSJTFdOhMpa7Cq2KF8OIstvYMSzy/view?usp=sharing"><span>Lonely Street WM</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lovely Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Bill Withers]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/lovely-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/lovely-day</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:02:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193056578/8f040b29116005f34036815e18b5c2f8.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Bill Withers</p><p>Electric Bass - Jerry Knight</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate </p><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>Hope you&#8217;re all well! This week&#8217;s transcription is one i&#8217;ve enjoyed playing in various bands for some time but have never sat down to properly transcribe in full. Bill Withers&#8217; music is full of great bass lines but if we&#8217;re talking essential bass repertoire, this tune is it. </p><p>As with a lot of his tunes, the devil is in the detail. Jerry Knight is on sparkling form on this recording and things like note lengths, note placement, the variations between the bridges&#8230;lot&#8217;s of little things to look out for but ones that really make the line!</p><p>Having just gotten my Yamaha fitted with flatwounds (and back from having a new volume pot fitted), I decided to put it straight to work! The only other thing in the signal chain was my MXR M80 to add a little low end to the sound, then straight into the interface.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NUB1NgulcF3-LgC1y4LZSnIPCt6aRBYZ/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Lovely Day - WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NUB1NgulcF3-LgC1y4LZSnIPCt6aRBYZ/view?usp=sharing"><span>Lovely Day - WM</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funky Crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Red Hot Chili Peppers]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/funky-crime</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/funky-crime</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:01:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192334083/892db2ba04bd8fe7a75d96c94c263390.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Red Hot Chili Peppers</p><p>Electric Bass - Flea</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate</p><p>Hey all!</p><p>This week&#8217;s transcription goes right back to when I first started playing bass in 2004! A lot of players of my generation were introduced to the Chilis via Californication or By The Way, my own introduction to them (and to Flea) was through Mothers Milk and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan, which leads me to this tune - Funky Crime!</p><p>While not as frenetic as songs like Get Up And Jump or Skinny Sweaty Man, Funky Crime has all the hallmarks of Flea&#8217;s earlier work with the Chili&#8217;s, moving between 16th fingerstyle lines and a section of percussive slap.</p><p>I&#8217;m not sure whether Flea was using his Stingray or his Spector NS-2J for this cut, but for my own playthrough I selected my Fodera Monarch, pickups in dual coil setting, tone control wide open and treble boosted, going through my Cali76 compressor into my interface!</p><p>Have fun!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1syXYDFZhHO8V_y8-fnrcfs1lS6GNaI1r/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Funky Crime WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1syXYDFZhHO8V_y8-fnrcfs1lS6GNaI1r/view?usp=sharing"><span>Funky Crime WM</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder On The Dancefloor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Sophie Ellis-Bextor]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/murder-on-the-dancefloor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/murder-on-the-dancefloor</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:03:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191564849/633263903f2a35dd1e5b4c80bd8b26bc.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Sophie Ellis-Bextor</p><p>Electric Bass - Guy Pratt</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate</p><p></p><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>This week&#8217;s transcription is a tune that has seen something of a renaissance in the last couple of years (both on radio and on the function/corporate scene) and one i&#8217;ve been called on to play multiple times, Sophie Ellis-Bextor&#8217;s Murder On The Dancefloor featuring Guy Pratt (of Pink Floyd/Madonna/Tom Jones fame) on bass.</p><p>The song itself is relatively straight ahead pop but the bass line really shines, something that quite surprised me when I first played it! There are lots of little nuggets in there, little slides up to notes, ghost notes, switching between short (staccato) and long (legato) articulation&#8230;the devil is most definitely in the details here! Guy also adds subtle variation to the line here and there, double plucks on certain octaves for example!</p><p>I chose my Fodera for the playthrough mainly because I was hearing something bright and punchy (possibly a J bass) on the record, so it&#8217;s set in single coil mode, a little bass boost and the tone control 50% open. The only other thing in the signal chain was my Cali76 compressor, after which it went through the interface into the computer.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rAmMkR76EiBMER4e15gz_TnvxqFRixgF/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Murder On The Dancefloor WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rAmMkR76EiBMER4e15gz_TnvxqFRixgF/view?usp=sharing"><span>Murder On The Dancefloor WM</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Paramore]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/fences</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/fences</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:31:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190863478/fbd0bdcc10fe41af4eba040bbaa1bc17.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Paramore</p><p>Electric Bass - Brian Weaver</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate</p><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>Hope this finds you all well. For this weeks transcription i&#8217;ve revisited a band (and an album!) that were a real staple of my late teenage years. Paramore. I&#8217;ve not been as into some of their more recent music but Riot! is an album that has stayed with me down the years, both for the attitude and songwriting and (more recently) some of the bass work!</p><p>While Jeremy Davis was Paramore&#8217;s bass player in the early 2000s through to 2015, I&#8217;ve read (on pretty good authority) that it was in fact session player Brian Weaver that played bass on the record, and there is some excellent bass work, from That&#8217;s What You Get to the classic Misery Business&#8230;the whole record has excellent rock bass playing on it. Which brings me to this tune. Fences.</p><p>While it isn&#8217;t my favourite track on the record (that goes to That&#8217;s What You Get, which I might also transcribe at a later date), Fences definitely has the most &#8216;forward&#8217; bass line. It&#8217;s mostly a rapid quarter/eighth note walking line but keep an eye out for some of the triplet figures. I&#8217;ve transcribed this for 5 string but it&#8217;s possible it was recorded on a 4 in drop D&#8230;I&#8217;m not sure, some of the figures are a little tricky to fret in standard tuning but they would shift two frets up in drop D&#8230;answers on a postcard! It&#8217;s also RAPID at 200bpm, so take your time with it.</p><p>Signal chain for this was my Yamaha BB5000 (front pickup, treble rolled on) into my Cali76 compressor and then the MXR M80 to add a little grit.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vWlUrY25ANGrDO8GgOeaPhUUANWFf9Sa/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Fences Full Transcription WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vWlUrY25ANGrDO8GgOeaPhUUANWFf9Sa/view?usp=sharing"><span>Fences Full Transcription WM</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Freak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Chic]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/le-freak</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/le-freak</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:01:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190118924/41b7335b899cd760d5236a5dfa1336c5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Chic</p><p>Electric Bass - Bernard Edwards</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate</p><p>Hey all!</p><p>For this week&#8217;s transcription i&#8217;ve gone back to one of my all time favourite players, Bernard Edwards, who not only laid down incredible bass lines with Chic but also with Sister Sledge, Diana Ross and Riptide among others. His work really does speak for itself and I never get tired of listening to him play.</p><p>This track is one of his best known, Le Freak from the album C&#8217;est Chic and there are all kinds of little gems within the line that I love coming back to! The verse groove is something like my musical comfort food, and that 8th note bass break is something I LOVE to play live. Things to look for? Articulation, note length and time feel, three things that define what makes Bernard sound the way he does. His articulation in particular is extremely punchy (helped by his Musicman Stingray) and his feel is very much &#8216;up on the toes&#8217; rather than really laid back.</p><p>As I don&#8217;t own a Stingray, my Fodera in dual coil mode was the closest I can get! Full signal chain was Fodera (dual coil mode, both pickups, passive tone rolled on) - Cali76 compressor - Audient interface - Garageband.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fCLaKaU0dquDpZ1glR0YvgOPe37RvBaj/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Le Freak - Full Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fCLaKaU0dquDpZ1glR0YvgOPe37RvBaj/view?usp=sharing"><span>Le Freak - Full Transcription</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Steely Dan]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/peg</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/peg</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188826125/15514d7bd52e9644ebe125ab76f4e5c7.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Steely Dan</p><p>Electric Bass - Chuck Rainey</p><p>Difficulty - Advanced</p><p>This weeks transcription is taken from one of the classic albums of the 70s, Steely Dan&#8217;s Aja which features (among a genuinely incredible line up of musicians) the great Chuck Rainey on bass. This particular tune is the one I always end up listening to from Aja, and it was a real pleasure to sit down and transcribe it fully.</p><p>Practicing a slap line on a P bass with dead roundwounds was a real challenge (i&#8217;m used to slapping on bright rounds with tight string spacing) and something to pay attention to when working on this tune is switching between plucking technique and slap. Something to note is the variations within the main groove, and when ghost notes are introduced, I&#8217;m almost always raking back across the strings (you can check the TAB to see which string i&#8217;m playing the ghost notes on).</p><p>It&#8217;s an intricate line, but a rewarding one and a great way to get inside the playing of one of the all-time session greats!</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dyt8WqugQZxaWTtiFaT0fk_-rqPvQ9G2/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Peg - Full Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dyt8WqugQZxaWTtiFaT0fk_-rqPvQ9G2/view?usp=sharing"><span>Peg - Full Transcription</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - The Four Seasons]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/december-1963-oh-what-a-night</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/december-1963-oh-what-a-night</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:01:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188628828/a7d00059062ac5542494500f830118f5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - The Four Seasons </p><p>Electric Bass - Don Ciccone</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate</p><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>This week&#8217;s transcription takes me back to my first cruise contract on the long-gone Carnival Imagination and our Soul/Motown set. I was introduced to a lot of great music by the MD for this set, and this track is one where the groove has stuck with me ever since! </p><p>Written by The Four Seasons (and indeed their best-selling single), it features Don Ciccone on bass (and vocal!) duties, which not only includes a rock solid groove but a fun little 16th line at the tail end of the instrumental section. Sitting back a little on the beat is important to get the main groove (and in particular the ghost notes) to sit just right. Take note of the little differences in the verses and the instrumental sections, just enough to differentiate and add variety to the line!</p><p>This one was recorded on my P bass, tone open around 20% into my Cali76 compressor and into the computer!</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PRlCrLalM3I8tUVSqabfNNNnhoVCcb2K/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;December 1963 WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PRlCrLalM3I8tUVSqabfNNNnhoVCcb2K/view?usp=sharing"><span>December 1963 WM</span></a></p><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark</p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Times Bad Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Led Zeppelin]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/good-times-bad-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/good-times-bad-times</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:03:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187863150/846f46f877cc532aa46acfa0265fe22b.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Led Zeppelin</p><p>Bass - John Paul Jones</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate</p><p>I&#8217;ve had a couple of requests for some Led Zeppelin recently so here is one of John Paul Jones&#8217; best lines, Good Times Bad Times! </p><p>I hadn&#8217;t listened to this particular song for some time but what struck me immediately was how busy John&#8217;s bass line is, there is a lot going on to say nothing of the fun bass fills at the tail ends of Choruses 1 and 3!</p><p>There is nothing massively tough about the line, what&#8217;s going to require attention are the little variations within the lines (they aren&#8217;t always the same!) and staying on top of John&#8217;s sense of time. This was a lot of fun to work on and i&#8217;ll be bringing more Led Zep to the transcription vault in the future!</p><p>John&#8217;s sound is VERY big and round in this cut so I&#8217;ve gone for my P bass, tone rolled all the way off and run through my Cali76 compressor!</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ImWd0_X0j9MUBXywjYkqX0fA6lnS2Qv1/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Good Times Bad Times - WM&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ImWd0_X0j9MUBXywjYkqX0fA6lnS2Qv1/view?usp=sharing"><span>Good Times Bad Times - WM</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misunderstanding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Genesis]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/misunderstanding</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/misunderstanding</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:31:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187096790/5a956a348c79144e76fba1c2305567e6.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Genesis</p><p>Electric Bass - Mike Rutherford</p><p>Difficulty - Beginner</p><p>For this week&#8217;s transcription i&#8217;ve gone into the Genesis back catalogue and while i&#8217;ve got a much longer song in the works, this line is a little more accessible and shows some of the little details that are part of Mike Rutherford&#8217;s bass playing.</p><p>Mike is one of those players that tends to have gotten overshadowed by some of the giants of prog rock (Geddy Lee and Chris Squire being the two big ones) but he comes up with the great bass lines. In this particular tune, it&#8217;s the articulations that really matter, specifically note lengths and the little slides to and from notes in the intro/chorus grooves!</p><p>Signal chain for this track was P bass - Cali76 compressor - MXR M80 - Audient interface</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iHJJez2T3n-OJ62an--EwCC_l8x2QRrr/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Misunderstanding Full Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iHJJez2T3n-OJ62an--EwCC_l8x2QRrr/view?usp=sharing"><span>Misunderstanding Full Transcription</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking On The Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - The Police]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/walking-on-the-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/walking-on-the-moon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186315850/5fb3f361e2db4ca703d644c7d8fda305.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - The Police</p><p>Electric Bass - Sting</p><p>Difficulty - Beginner</p><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>This week&#8217;s transcription is an absolute classic from Sting and The Police, Walking On The Moon from the album Reggatta De Blanc. This line is a masterclass in how simple ideas can be exactly what the track needs, and that verse groove is one I imagine a lot of you would recognise within a couple of seconds! The verse groove is also an excellent study in lines that don&#8217;t land right on beat one, the line landing on the and-of-four which gives it it&#8217;s distinctive rhythmic feel.</p><p>I&#8217;m fairly sure that the record tempo was altered very slightly in the production process because I had to tune my bass to 441hz to get it more closely in tune. The light chorus on Sting&#8217;s bass also contributes which I added in using my Bass CEB-3.</p><p>Full signal chain is as follows&#8230;</p><p>P Bass (tone rolled on around 40%) - Cali76 Compressor - Boss CEB-3 chorus - Audient interface - Garageband (platinumverb plugin).</p><p>This is a song i&#8217;ve enjoyed since my dad first introduced me to the police, I hope you enjoy digging into it too!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/19lkWCKKSOB8CuuNqd1INScjpV3EIjtG5/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Walking On The Moon Full Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19lkWCKKSOB8CuuNqd1INScjpV3EIjtG5/view?usp=sharing"><span>Walking On The Moon Full Transcription</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cherry Waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist - Deftones]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/cherry-waves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/cherry-waves</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/185172523/23f76be3420fdd6d516b640b9be6852e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist - Deftones</p><p>Electric Bass - Chi Cheng</p><p>Difficulty - Beginner/Intermediate</p><p></p><p>Hey everyone,</p><p>In this weeks transcription we have a Deftones track from the album &#8216;Saturday Night Wrist&#8217; featuring the late Chi Cheng on bass. There are many excellent Chi Cheng lines to choose from but I particularly like both the overall &#8216;vibe&#8217; of the line and the way that the low A remains the same while putting different upper passages over top of it, a technique that a lot of the great rock bass players use within their lines.</p><p>I&#8217;ve transcribed this for 5 string tuning but as the lowest note is D, those of you playing 4 strings will be able to tune to drop D! </p><p>Full signal chain is Yamaha BB5000A - Cali76 compressor - Audient Interface - Garageband.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hjwmBWqwggw1GyanZ9Q2nq7JoqF3re6Z/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Cherry Waves Full Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hjwmBWqwggw1GyanZ9Q2nq7JoqF3re6Z/view?usp=sharing"><span>Cherry Waves Full Transcription</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cochise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | Artist &#8211; Audioslave]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/cochise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/cochise</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:03:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184004688/5a75170ec1c3753e28690f243c525edd.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist &#8211; Audioslave</p><p>Electric Bass &#8211; Tim Commerford</p><p>Difficulty &#8211; Beginner/Intermediate</p><p>Hey all,</p><p>Happy New Year! For the first transcription of 2026 I&#8217;ve gone for a tune I first heard in my early teens that I randomly ended up playing on a gig towards the end of last year! It was a real blast from the past and while it wasn&#8217;t a tune I learned when I first heard it, it was so much fun to play that I thought I&#8217;d put out a full transcription for you all.</p><p>Audioslave was a hard rock supergroup that included Rage Against The Machine bass player Tim Commerford and although they don&#8217;t sound like RATM, you can definitely hear that it&#8217;s Tim playing on this track because he has a very characteristic sound and attack.</p><p>I couldn&#8217;t find anything definitive as to whether Tim played a 5 string on this record or if it was a de-tuned (or BEAD) 4 string so I&#8217;ve gone for a standard tuned 5. That being said, only a couple of short passages need the lower notes so you&#8217;ll be able to play most of the track on a 4 and shift those short sections up an octave.</p><p>Overdrive pedals at the ready&#8230;enjoy!</p><p>Full signal chain &#8211; Yamaha BB5000 &#8211; Cali76 compressor &#8211; MXR M80 &#8211; Audient ID24 &#8211; Garageband </p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WvytltnI5xktbiI3MNEF8yAN0nJ3CcA4/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Cochise - Full Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WvytltnI5xktbiI3MNEF8yAN0nJ3CcA4/view?usp=sharing"><span>Cochise - Full Transcription</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Wrapping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | Artist &#8211; The Waitresses]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/christmas-wrapping</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/christmas-wrapping</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181892420/df499655341c35df45c5a685fb8b2f9d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist &#8211; The Waitresses</p><p>Electric Bass &#8211; Tracy Wormworth</p><p>Difficulty - Intermediate</p><p>Everyone needs a Christmas song to be working on right?! Here&#8217;s one with a killer bass line from the new wave band The Waitresses, featuring Tracy Wormworth on bass duties!</p><p>There are some lovely little melodic ideas within the bass line (that very first bass entry and the cheeky nod to Jingle Bells towards the end to name two) and the whole song features a really driving, grooving line that has a whole series of little variations, so if you&#8217;re going to work on this tune pay attention to each repetition of the groove!</p><p>Signal chain was P bass (tone rolled on 70%) &#8211; MXR M80 &#8211; Audient Interface &#8211; Garageband (platinumverb)</p><p>Happy holidays to you all!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x5zKR6VytxHEDj0yonoiLHu6KJnQE4HM/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Christmas Wrapping - Full Transcript&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x5zKR6VytxHEDj0yonoiLHu6KJnQE4HM/view?usp=sharing"><span>Christmas Wrapping - Full Transcript</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clouds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist &#8211; Chaka Khan]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/clouds</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/clouds</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181321054/d2639a35e363ebf9f8d3732bc00d828a.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist &#8211; Chaka Khan</p><p>Electric Bass &#8211; Anthony Jackson</p><p>Difficulty - Advanced</p><p>This is the second transcription I&#8217;ve posted from the Naughty album and was part of the intensive revisiting of Anthony&#8217;s work I did back in November. Clouds is possibly my favourite track and almost certainly my favourite bass line from the record, it&#8217;s an absolute tour-de-force of sublime note placement, subtle variation and some eye-popping fills to boot!</p><p>I&#8217;ve transcribed this for 5 string bass, though it&#8217;s possible on 4 string if you use AJs C-F-Bb-Eb tuning from this period (as it happens some of the fills become quite a bit easier&#8230;). I&#8217;ve spoken enough about what Anthony means to me as a musician, hopefully you&#8217;ll all enjoy checking out this line as much as I did transcribing it!</p><p>The signal chain here was Fodera (single coil, both pickups, tone rolled on 40%) &#8211; Cali76 compressor &#8211; Audient interface &#8211; Garageband (platinumverb and flanger plugins).</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rNN94o8E2lAB_H7Jf0PiPtIxmnMqLLer/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Clouds Full Transcript&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rNN94o8E2lAB_H7Jf0PiPtIxmnMqLLer/view?usp=sharing"><span>Clouds Full Transcript</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boys Are Back In Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist &#8211; Thin Lizzy]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/the-boys-are-back-in-town</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/the-boys-are-back-in-town</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:02:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/180586500/a89cecb2e1d1faf882817146d9542142.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist &#8211; Thin Lizzy</p><p>Electric Bass &#8211; Phil Lynott</p><p>Difficulty &#8211; Intermediate</p><p>It might seem strange to see a dedication above a transcription, but this tune was very much transcribed with my father in mind, because he was the one that first introduced me to Thin Lizzy many years back as well as being a key source of support in my formative years.</p><p>Phil Lynott is a player who I sometimes feel doesn&#8217;t necessarily get the credit/plaudits he deserves&#8230;possibly because progressive titans Chris Squire (Yes) and Geddy Lee (Rush) also came along around the same time, but Lynott&#8217;s bass lines are well worth checking out (if this line is a little much, go and take a look at Dancing In The Moonlight!), they are canon for those wanting to go down the classic rock route.</p><p>There are various little details and variations throughout the track that mean that it&#8217;s not as simple as learning one of each section and then that&#8217;s it. The devil really is in the details here! Other little things like the note lengths in the guitar solo towards the end, the notes are much shorter and punchier than I first thought! Honestly I just wish he was mixed a little higher, this was a tough transcription assignment!</p><p>My pick chops are nowhere close to being able to play this so I&#8217;m using fingers :P Lynott&#8217;s bass has that characteristic pick attack but it also sounds like it&#8217;s been put through something like a valve amp, so I&#8217;ve put my MXR M80 into the signal chain and put less of the overdriven signal into the mix.</p><p>Full signal chain is as follows&#8230;</p><p>P bass (it had to be) with passive tone rolled all the way on &#8211; MXR M80 &#8211; Audient Interface &#8211; Logic Pro.</p><p>Have fun digging into this one!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tsKuM9AshZEqtYw1jvHeNlpxM7hXUHvG/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;The Boys Are Back In Town - Transcript&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tsKuM9AshZEqtYw1jvHeNlpxM7hXUHvG/view?usp=sharing"><span>The Boys Are Back In Town - Transcript</span></a></p><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counterfeit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist &#8211; Limp Bizkit]]></description><link>https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/counterfeit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.benwalkerbass.com/p/counterfeit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Walker Bass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/179152486/0351fb1d-f75f-47c6-a415-1083ae2cc319/transcoded-1763394959.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Artist &#8211; Limp Bizkit</p><p>Electric Bass &#8211; Sam Rivers</p><p>Difficulty &#8211; Intermediate</p><p>This transcription and playthrough is dedicated to the late Sam Rivers. Nu-Metal had it&#8217;s heyday during my teenage years (though it&#8217;s had something of a resurgence in recent times!), and Limp Bizkit and KoRN were very much the two bands from the genre that were front centre for me.</p><p>Sam was (for me) always the standout player from Nu-Metal and this has always been the line that popped out for me. I believe Sam played the original line using an altered tuning but fortunately I found a way to play those harmonics in the intro using a standard tuned 5 string. I had to grab my Warwick Streamer for this one, a bass model I&#8217;ve always associated with Sam (and Stu Zender!) in the late 90s/early 2000s.</p><p>I had to sit for a little while and really get the slides down throughout the line, both in the verses and in the bridge towards the end. Take your time with them because those are crucial to really getting the feel of the line together!</p><p>Signal chain is as follows&#8230;</p><p>Warwick Streamer LX (passive tone rolled on, bright switch engaged) &#8211; MXR M80 &#8211; Audient interface &#8211; Garageband (platinumverb plugin)</p><div><hr></div><p><em>You can request a Transcription below. I also offer a bespoke transcription service. I charge &#163;40 for most transcription requests; more complex transcriptions are on a case-by-case basis, and I will provide a specific quote at my own discretion. If you pay for a transcription, you will receive a copy without a watermark.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Request A Transcription&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2Z5T1rUl3Lt7zVNNRKValN1f-NNI0zGRImALgaocfod9fNA/viewform?usp=header"><span>Request A Transcription</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>The full transcription is free via the link below, paid subscribers can download the transcription without a watermark.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wiHmW0X6f8lLhgKLcJRy2eb9x6uswrSV/view?usp=sharing&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Counterfeit Full Transcript&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wiHmW0X6f8lLhgKLcJRy2eb9x6uswrSV/view?usp=sharing"><span>Counterfeit Full Transcript</span></a></p><p></p>
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