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Jaco Pastorius – ‘Come On, Come Over’

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‘Come On, Come Over’ is the second track from Jaco Pastorius’ landmark debut album. Released in August 1976, this was an album that changed everything for bass players, proving beyond doubt that the bass guitar was a powerful vehicle for soloists as well as for groove players. This track is an R&B number featuring legendary vocalists Sam and Dave. It’s also home to one of Jaco’s best-known fingerstyle funk grooves, a line that can be devilishly challenging to play accurately. In this course we’ll be breaking down the entire song and looking at all of the variations that Jaco plays.

When learning this piece, you might find the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) useful:

A transcription (with TAB and without) is available for this course. To download it, please visit the Free Stuff page.

This course is 39 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. ‘Come On, Come Over’

This video is a demonstration of the entire song, performed on a Mayones Viking bass strung with stainless steel Rotosound strings.

2. Course Overview

This video contains an overview of the song and the challenges it presents. It also contains advice on choosing the right instrument and tone for a piece like this.

3. Intro Section

This video covers the song’s short intro section, which consists of accented notes played with the rest of the band, followed by a short bluesy lick.

4. Verse Sections

This lesson will cover the bassline that is played throughout the verse sections of the song. In the grand scheme of things, this is a relatively simple line to play.

5. Chorus

This video covers the busy sixteenth note groove from the chorus. This is a very challenging fingerstyle funk line and we’ll be examining it in detail.

6. Chorus Variation #1

This lesson covers all of the subtle variations on the established groove that Jaco plays throughout the second chorus of the song.

7. Chorus Variation #2

This final video covers variations that Jaco adds to the groove during the song’s final chorus. Learning these variations will give you further ideas for your own grooves.