Guitar solos have become almost a necessity in rock music, and even drum solos are not a complete rarity. It may just be me, but it seems like a bass solo is too hard to find in contemporary rock music. Therefore, I was enthusiastic to tackle an upbeat, bass-driven song such as “3’s & 7’s” by Queens of the Stoneage. Best of all, it has a bass solo! Albeit, the solo is less than 10 seconds, not long by any standards. Nonetheless, it is still worth learning based on the relative rarity of bass solos across the board.
3’s and 7’s is an entertaining song that exudes energy in almost every aspect; from the squealing guitar bursts, to the rapid drum hits, to the pulsating bass. It is a great song to work out to because the beat pushes forward at a rapid pace while holding a steady beat. All instruments play together as one and have this track driving on all cylinders. Simultaneously, the hook is catchy enough to have you humming along after the first listen; it is the kind of song that demands a good listening.
The most rewarding part of figuring this song out was remembering how lost I was when I first saw the tab by “oaxacamexy” on ultimate-guitar.com a year ago. I attempted to play it, but I simply did not have the quickness in my left hand to maintain the bassline throughout the song. Although I did not have a ton of time to prepare this time around, I put together a decent product without too much agony. It is always a rewarding to tackle the objectives you used to find impossible.
Free Song of the Week
I was pleasantly surprised that this week’s free song of the week lineup included a song by Beady Eye, a song comprised of some former members of the British band Oasis (famous for songs like “Wonderwall” and “Champagne Supernova”). The track is called “The Beat Goes On” and it is styled in a noticeably sixties fashion; I’d even say it is beatlesque in its arrangement. It’s something you should at the very least give a chance since I think it will be getting plenty of plays on my iPod.
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