Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open [Bass Cover And Lesson - With Tabs]
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►► FREE: Get the tabs and notation for this bass line → becomeabassist.com/silk-sonic...
I first heard Silk Sonic’s Leave The Door Open the day it came out.
Burgers, toasted cinnamon donuts, John Mayer tunes and a few good friends. That’s how I spent my rare Friday night off last week.
In between discussing everyone’s favorite Mayer albums, (mine is Where The Light Is just btw…) one of my friends asked if I had heard the new Silk Sonic tune.
I was honest and told him I had no idea what he was talking about.
My friend’s eyes lit up. “Dude - you gotta hear this - it’s so cool!” he said; and this was coming from a guy who doesn’t get outwardly excited about much.
I was intrigued.
He went to the KZread app on his ‘fancy’ TV and searched for the song he wanted and pressed play.
You know those songs that just have a ‘vibe’? This song was dripping with vibe.
As one commenter on the music video said, “Many pandemic babies will be coming soon” Lol.
There was just so much attitude, so much swagger, not to mention the production and songwriting.
For the 4 minutes of Leave The Door Open, I was glued to every single note. I was almost disappointed when it finished - I nearly asked if we could listen to it again. Once through just wasn’t enough for me.
It had this nostalgic flavor to it, but still sounded modern - which makes total sense. Silk Sonic is the supergroup pairing of Bruno Mars (the master of modern-sounding nostalgia) and Anderson .Paak. The song lingered in my ear the rest of the night and on the drive home as well.
When I woke up the next morning, that song was still playing in my mind, so I did the only thing I could think of doing...
I Learned The Bass Line Note-For-Note
Just for pure pleasure.
It was so satisfying to play and felt great underneath my fingers. And rather than just hoarding it all for myself, I figured I’d also write it all up in tabs and notation, and share it with you.
This isn’t something I usually do with individual songs on the BAB KZread channel, but this one was too good not to share, and there’s a ton you can learn from it as well. Things like:
► How to ‘build up’ or ‘strip back’ a bass line to give it a storytelling quality (just listen to the bass at the very start vs. the end - it’s a whole world of difference)
► How to lean on the dynamics of a song to make people feel all the feelings
► 3 super slick runs that are kind of busy, but never get in the way of the song
Sure - there are some flashy licks in the Leave The Door Open bass line, but the thing that I really found myself loving about this track is just how thoughtfully everything is constructed and how everything works so well together.
Every single note, snare hit, backing vocal and everything else is there for a reason; they all serve a purpose. It’s not just a lazy producer copying the first verse of the bass line and pasting it into the second - it’s been intentionally crafted and I love hearing that.
Of course is you want to learn this bass line for yourself, the tabs and notation is available to download right here:
becomeabassist.com/silk-sonic...
Just fill out the form on that page and I’ll send it straight to you. There’s almost no better way to learn the deeper lessons of these bass lines than by playing them for yourself, so have at it!
And if you haven’t already checked out the song, I couldn’t recommend it enough:
• Bruno Mars, Anderson ....
Good luck with the song and happy playing!
Cheers,
Luke
P.S. That link to get the free tabs for this bass line is right here:
becomeabassist.com/silk-sonic...
Chapters:
0:00 Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open Bass Cover
3:54 How The Bass Line Was Crafted
6:07 How Silk Sonic Uses Dynamics To Make People Feel Something
7:54 3 Bass Licks From Leave The Door Open That I LOVED
10:45 Get The Tabs For Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open Bass Line
#silksonic #leavethedooropen #basslesson
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This is beautiful. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LUKE!!!
Thanks Luke. Great bass line. As usual great lesson.
Great job as always Luke!
Love this Luke!
Very well considered and presented piece.
Thank you for sharing! Your channel is so inspiring for bassists or aspiring bassists like me! And of course thank you for the tabs!
Nice... Great Sunday afternoon song. Thanks for the tabs Luke!
So tasteful!! Love it.
Thanks for your detail on this transcribed tune. Many thanks!
I love this bass line and the song is so cool 👍
Wow, its wonderful Luke. Reminds me of Stylistics and Delfonics.
Can't play any instrument but your description on this video is cool. Yes! This song really play in my head and can't get over it. Thanks for sharing your talent. Really appreciate and enjoyed. God bless you.❤
It's amazing.....we like your content 🔥
Thank you sm for this!!!!
Amazing! I honestly think this is one of the best videos you did in a long time. Greetings, Florian
Thanks. So inspiring channel.. very helpful for me.
wow Luke. Enjoyed a lot. God Bless you.
Great bass line man your chanel is must God blessyou.
Nice tune, nice bass line and nice playing! Thanks Luke!
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much @Johanne Cousineau.
That's a great tune. Thanks for the transcription.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
No worries at all @fps
Very well made video
Just wonderful Luke - just everything about it, your sound and your appreciation of this complex poignant bass line. Truly musical. Anyone want to buy my bass ?
Well done Luke... love the 70's R&B feel of this song and you nailed it! Looking forward to working my way up to do this song!
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
It's a total vibe, right?
@adriennelarosa8715
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist it is. Love the groove. Love your videos as well. Just started playing bass and your tutorials have got me up and running. Keep it up!! Looking forward to more.
These are the best bass tabs!! I hate when they dont include notes for the rhythm :D ty!!!
Cool!
Hey Luke, brilliant work, thanks for writing it ou and explaining it.....only thing is, although "where the light is" is definetely adorable, I'm never quite sure whether not one of the others is best...they are all absolutely wonderful.... thanks and all the bass-t from kayo
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
I've definitely listened to Where The Light Is the most. It's my favorite Mayer album so far for sure - although there are others very close behind.
Great!
SOUNDS GOOD LUKE
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
You're too kind @Mark B!
You should do this kind of video more and more..
Good job Luke! Very "Jamerson" style bass line.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
For sure - definite Motown feels on this track. So cool!
Time and rests are complex
1:11 You missed the double slides in the transcription.
2:23
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wow! Hey Luke, I'm a beginner and can't read music. Can you make the tab so that each note, when it is played, gets highlighted?
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry John - I can't do that with my current setup. If I were you though, I'd download the PDF and go through the song note by note with the tabs. If you did that, I'm sure you'd learn a ton.
@cozumeljohn2
3 жыл бұрын
@@BecomeABassist - ok thanks, Luke...and thanks for all the helpful videos.
bass line for this song is really boring, they should slap instead.
@BecomeABassist
3 жыл бұрын
lol. Good one!