Rock Your Baby - George McCrae - Bass Cover - Request

Hello 😊 Here’s my transcription of the George McCrae song “Rock Your Baby.” This song comes from his 1974 debut album of the same name. The bass player and drummer was Richard Finch. You can find this on Muzento under the Intermediate Songs category. If you look this song up on Wikipedia, there's a cool backstory. Apparently, the music was recorded in just 45 minutes, and because George happened to be in the studio at the time, he got the opportunity to sing and record it. The song reached number one in the US for two weeks and went on to sell close to 15 million copies! How exciting that must have been for everyone involved. :) Apparently, this was also one of the first songs to use a drum machine. Listening to that intro now, it's no big deal at all. Back then, though, I can imagine it was a new sound that made everyone go...whoa, what's that? Are we even surprised by new sounds or types of music anymore? I was going through some old requests (sorry this took so long), and when I came across this one, I looked it up on YouTube to have a listen. I nearly spit my coffee out when he looks at the camera and says “sexy” near the beginning. That is funny! I like to think he and his friends had a good laugh about that too. :) The bass line in this song is really well done. It's funny because I didn't really notice it until I started transcribing it. Then I thought, wow, this is a really well thought out bass line. It's perfect for the song. It's essentially a root and fifth type of bass line with a fairly simple rhythm, something that's been done thousands of times. But the way he puts it together, along with the hooks in the chorus, is excellent! I dream of being able to come up with such a good line when the time comes. :) In case his name doesn't ring a bell, Richard Finch was also the songwriter and bass player behind a lot of the KC and the Sunshine Band hits. This is a good song for developing players because you can play most of it in one position. Don't forget to learn the note names while you're practicing it! ;) This is fun to play along with. I hope you'll enjoy it too. :) Don't forget to like and subscribe, and thanks for watching, and for keeping great bass lines alive. -------------- If you appreciate what I do and or find it helpful, I hope you might consider supporting me through the following: ** Signup to the mailing list and get notified every time there's a new transcription! https://gregstranscripts.com/#subscribe Muzento - https://www.muzento.com Patreon -   / gregfairweather   or you can make a donation through PayPal at - https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... ------------------- Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.lines alive.