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Carol Kaye

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'Pick a Game to Play' was written to represent legendary session bassist Carol Kaye, and is a great workout for your plectrum technique. The bassline for this piece is based on a semiquaver feel, which is something that can be challenging to play effectively with the plectrum. In keeping with some of Carol’s more popular pieces such as ‘Hikky Burr’ and ‘Boogaloo’, the harmony is relatively static here, which allows the bassline a lot of room to develop throughout the track.

Don’t forget to hit the Download Resources button above to get the PDF transcription and the audio files for this piece (available to subscribers only).

This course contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. 'Pick a Game to Play' Play-Through

This video is a full demonstration of 'Pick a Part to Play', performed on a Fender Precision bass, strung with flatwounds and using a felt mute.

2. Course Overview

This video gives a brief overview of the course.

3. A Section

In this video you'll learn how to play the A section, which is bars 1-6.

4. B Section

In this video you'll learn how to play the B section, which is bars 7-10.

5. C Section

In this video you'll learn how to play the C section, which is bars 11-18.

6. D Section

In this video you'll learn how to play the D section, which is bars 19-27.

7. E Section

In this video you'll learn how to play the E section, which is bars 28-39.

8. G Section

In this video you'll learn how to play the G section, which is bars 48-52.

9. Tone

This lesson covers Carol Kaye's tone and offers advice on how you can achieve something similar.