Bass Player: Chris Squire Something simple after that ridiculous Bruford nonsense. Prog obscurity with Chris Squire’s bass part for ‘You By My Side’ off the ‘Fish Out Of Water’ album. The ‘live’ video attached is just him miming to the recording so it is the same lines as the chart. This is a really easy…

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin Bilbo: ‘Oh, my giddy Aunt. This one is all over the shop. I am not at all sure whether this is an accurate transcription or a bit ‘Heath Robinson’. There are passages where there is one bar of 4:4 followed by bars of 9:16, 3:4 and 15:16. I have no idea…

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin Bilo: ‘I am still working on these old Bruford albums I loved when I was starting to get my playing together. Jeff Berlin’s bass part of ‘Back To The Beginning’ from the first Bill Bruford album ‘Feels Good To Me’. The ‘jamming’ section is a tough transcription as the bass is…

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin Another Jeff Berlin special. ‘Hells Bells’, the opening track from the Bruford album ‘One Of A Kind’. ‘There is one mad passage that I am not entirely satisfied with as the bass part is lost in the mix, even if you slow it down ( bars 89 to 101 – it…

Bass Player: Martin Briley Bilbo: ‘Another early favourite for me. Like Chris Squire, the tune is all tone. There is nothing ‘chopsy’ about it and it is a relatively easy read. I have always enjoyed this album and the bass sound that Martin Briley has achieved (using a Rickenbacker, I am reliably informed) is on…

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin The opening track from the Bruford album ‘Gradually Going Tornado’. This is a full trancription of the track ‘Age Of Information’, another Jeff Berlin vocal performance. Not one of the hardest tunes of the album but there are some tricky syncopations later in the tune. It is not clear whether Jeff…

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin Wow! This one is a monster. Jeff Berlin’s part for Land’s End, a 10 minute ‘epic’ from the Gradually Going Tornado album. There are some very ‘vague’ passages in the middle around the piano interlude but, with a little poetic licence, you should be able to figure this out. Some monstrous…

Bass Player: Chris Squire ‘ Another one I had been meaning to have a go at for years. Chris Squire’s bass part to ‘Heart Of The Sunrise’ from the Yes LP ‘Fragile’. Very weird experience trying to figure out the time signatures; 12:8, 6:8, bars of 5:8 and 3:8, some 4:4. Remember, this is MY interpretation.…

Bass Player: Jeff Berlin Another one of Jeff Berlin’s performances from the Bruford album ‘Gradually Going Tornado’. This is the track ‘Plans For J.D.’. another of Jeff’s vocal performances. ‘I have to say that reading through this one actually brings a smile to my face. The chart has some delightful details that I hadn’t noticed…

Bass Player: Jack Bruce ‘Another of the tunes off the Cozy Powell ‘Over The Top’ album with Jack Bruce on bass, the source of my concept of a decent bass sound to this day. Some nice little grooves from JB. And having bought it when it came out in 1979, I have just realised that…