The bass code of Freelove - Depeche Mode

This only thing needed to play perfectly any music is to remember the rule 1 3 5 7 9 etc above bass but actually play the least needed for an intellectually simple result.


For example the beginning of chorus of Freelove - Depeche Mode:
All needed to know is that the bass is F.
(The scale or key happens to be F minor ie all notes A, B, D, E are flat).
So using the rule 1 3 5 ...
We play:
Bass F and F bA C
We may omit the F as it is already on bass and so play:
Bass F and bA C
We may omit bA as it happens to be sung, and so just play:
Bass F and C  ...here, to give you...


B7           Freelove


Here is the bass code ie full harmony of Freelove - Depeche Mode:


D minor key (ie all B are bB)

Every bass note last 4 beats
Verse:
D
B
D
B
B
C
Key becomes F minor (bA, bB, bD, bE)
B7 (ie this means bass bB with bD (and F) and bA)
C7 (ie this means bass C with bE (and G) and bB)

Chorus
F
F7 (ie bE added)
B7
B7
F
F7
B7
B7
B7
C7
F
F actually E bass and F harmony
B7
C7
F

Verse
Similarly


Middle eight
B79 hey girl
C7
B79
C7
B79 let go
C7
B79 and there no price to pay

Verse
Similarly

Chorus
Similarly


See also:


Bach Bass Rules - Bach, Niedt - PDF


Harmony - Piston