Description
Notes From John
BPM = 115. The tab opens with a held half-note line, then the B, A, E riff with staccato eighths drives the verses. The choruses switch to long notes over eighth notes on open E. The riff repeats to the end.
For the player
The 1984 record sits on Ray Parker Jr.’s programmed LinnDrum, and John hears the bass as a synth, so play with a pick to get that punch. Keep the staccato eighths in the riff short and even, and serve the riff, don’t thicken it. Let the chorus long notes ring their full value before the open-E eighths come back. In the drum break, keep the F#5 eighths steady so the short run lands cleanly on the chorus. At BPM = 115 the job is the feel.
Bass Sheet Music for “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr.
Bass Guitar Tablature for “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr.
