Rob Smith: Solo Bass Arrangement of The Beatles’ “In My Life”
“In My Life” is one of the most touching Beatles songs, and Rob Smith brings that passion and soul to his solo bass arrangement.
Rob really nails the bridge with some awesome two-handed tapping.
YIKES! Awesome dude
Thanks James!
YIKES! Awesome dude
any chance you could show the music sheets?
dude he was killing that song he has the gift
Pete was group does Rob Smith play for I’d like to hear more
@Jesus – I could do a transcription. It might take me a little while but I’ll let you know when it’s done. It’s arranged for 5 string tuned EADGC.
Michael D Butler Sr – Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! I’m currently playing in 4 different bands – An instrumental jazz/funk/fusion trio called Visible at Night featuring Dave Weiner from Steve Vai’s band, a Hard Rock band called The Endless March, a Progressive Rock band called The Minor Arcana and I also play with guitarist Rob Balducci. I’ll be recording with all four of those groups in 2013.
@Rob that would be very badass! ive always wanted to learn how to arrange and all that good stuff, any tips?
@[100000506241225:2048:Jesus Lopez Munoz] – I’m definitely going to put up some lesson videos on arranging for solo bass. A simple tip is to arrange the melody on the 2 highest strings and then add bass notes on the lower strings. You can fill in other chord tones on whatever strings you have available between the bass notes and the melody notes. I’ll get more into the details in my lesson vids. Thanks again!
@Rob no no man thank you so very very much man :D
Nice! What kind of axe is that?
Hey Derek, he’s playing a Skjold.
Amazing!
Thank you Ed!
wow….
Thanks Ken!
Awesome.
Thank you Dan!
killer harspicord solo! even the trills!
me re-gustón ! hermoso..
que lindo!!!!
Idò ja saps Pablo, tot és qüestió de seure’t al sofà amb el contrabaix damunt. La resta ve sol …
I would love a transcription as well. I have started working on it on my 6 string.
I’m working on the transcription now. Thank you for your interest.
TAKE A BOW ROB, YOU HAVE EARED IT.WELL DONE!
nice “bridge”..and then nails it coming back in
Thank you Mike!
Jon Antijon – Thank you Jon!
Simply amazing and soulful…….it moved me and gave me chills……beautifully done Rob!
Thank you Mark
unreal, kudos!
Thank you Bob!
Too Cool
Thanks Rich!
Incredible.
Thank you John!
Did you do this in the key of A, like the original?
Yes.
Brilliant! Timings is spot on. Love the cheesy grin at the end too :)
Haha… Thanks Matt!
Pure beauty. Please make a transcription!
Thank you Max! I am working on a transcription.
Awesome Rob – you are the man… Can I mention you wrote a book on tapping?
Thank you Skip! You can indeed mention that. ;-)
Wow. That was truely great.
Thank you Scott!
My absolute favorite song perfectly covered.
Ok I want to hear you play that get working :)
Thank you Hayden! It’s one of my favorites too.
I am now officially a worthless human being O.o.
Rob, beautiful arangement for one of the best from The Beatles! You bet, man! Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.
Thank you!
Apparently I have awful timing – I just finally recorded and posted my bass arrangement of In My Life that has been my showpiece for years, only to find yours! Your tapping technique is incredible – great job! Mine is a bit more jacoesque, favoring harmonics and double-stops.
Check it out if you’d like here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar1kY1FyP3Y.
Andy, really loved your version as well….killer harmonics, man!
Incredible..
Thank you!
Superb interpretation and talent…plus you happened to select one of the classics songs of all time..thank you.
That was awesome! Amazing tapping, great feel and a tone that complimented it perfectly! I’m very jealous!
Thank you!
Really amazing, Rob! Would love to hear more of your interpretations of some other classics as well, and looking forward to your new releases in 2013.
INSPIRING!
Thank you!
incredibile tecnica ed un feeling con lo strumento e la musica unici… veramente bravo, Rob…
One of the best songs ever and WOW, what a wonderful and heartfelt performance! Flawless and beautiful! Congrats and kudos Rob!
Rob – beyond excellent!
Fantastic rendition!
Very, VERY nice!
Nice guitar player
Awesome! Specially the keyboard solo! Cheers man!
Sooo gooooood!
Excellent dude. Really excellent. You killed that harpsichord solo.
Too Good Man…
Beautiful…..I got chills : )
That was absolute perfection