Patrice Rushen – ‘Forget Me Nots’

'Forget Me Nots' is a great song with a fantastic bassline. It was the first single to be released from Patrice Rushen’s seventh album, Straight from the Heart. As well as being a hit for Patrice Rushen back in 1982, it was sampled by Will Smith in 1997 for his hit song 'Men in Black'. The song is anchored by session bassist Freddie Washington’s infectious slap bass part. Washington also co-wrote the track with Rushen and songwriter Terri McFaddin

The bassline for this song features a large amount of repetition and overall is relatively simple to play. However, there are a couple of parts that are unconventional, making the line a little more challenging that it might otherwise seem. This video course covers the single edit of the track, which is 4:08 long.

A full transcription of this piece can be found in The 80s Bass Book, which is available from Amazon. The transcription is not required for the video course.