Artist - Chaka Khan
Electric Bass - Andrew Gouche
Difficulty - Advanced
This transcription is the first in a series of bigger, more elaborate transcriptions and I thought I could kick off with the ‘alternate’ version of the Rufus song You Got The Love I put out a couple of weeks ago!! This song was one of several Rufus songs covered on the All The Hits! Live record which features the godfather that is Andrew Gouche on bass and also as Chaka’s musical director.
Andrew needs little introduction from me here, he’s one of the Godfathers of modern gospel bass playing and his work has influenced electric bass players for decades now. That same gospel flavour is all over this record and to get a feel for it, compare and contrast the studio version of this song with this arrangement, Andrew’s vocabulary really comes through and speaks for itself.
It’s been really interesting working on playing this too, because it hammers home just how important your musical upbringing is when it comes to musical interpretation, phrasing and vocabulary and mine was very, very different to Andrews and it shows in the way I play vs. how he plays. I would have to sit and study both his vocabulary, feel and placement for a LONG time to really get close to how he sounds on this record. The scope for inspiration is endless though, and there are little things that I absolutely love in this particular cut, such as the 10ths he puts in during the guitar solo, the unison hits at the end and the killer run down to start the song.
Enjoy!
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