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YES - To Be Alive (Hep Yadda) [bassline / bass cover]

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Uploaded by on May 14, 2010

A beautiful song by Billy Sherwood. Also a good example of how to make use of the 8-string bass, letting the notes shine, keeping it simple and focus on the timbre of the instrument. The top two strings are tuned in perfect fifths (just like "Changes" or "Hearts"

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  • Beautiful song, Miguel. Proves yet again how Mr. Squire is such a master at taking something so simple and turning it into a powerful and emotionally charged masterpiece! Gooseflesh inducing stuff, indeed! Your rendition of this song, as usual, is right on the money. Thanks for sharing it with us...

  • @klavust11 Hey Wes! We talked about this but I add here my thanks for commenting the clip. Hope all's ok with you

  • Very nice! One of my favorite tunes off The Ladder, very underrated indeed!

  • @whiskeyvengeance Yes indeed, was dropped from the set list early on that tour and by the time they came here it wasn't  there anymore. Still a great song!

  • Hello there! Fellow bassist here, and Yes fan. I was in a Yes tribute band a while back. It was lots of fun! Your Zon 8-string sounds just like Chris' Ranney 8-string bass. And your playing is excellent! I wanted to ask you, is your 8-string tuned in octaves, or fifths?

  • @pecanpie100 Hi again :) For this song (and others) I did like Chris - E and A strings are in standard octaves and D and G in fifths. Thanks for watching and have fun playing!

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  • @Dukered21 That's the purpose :)) No guilty feelings - I enjoy it! Thanks Guy!

  • @MrChad6729 :) I talked to Billy once... I fully subscribe :)

  • Man you are "killing" us! One great YES cover after the other!!! :-)

  • Hey Mike, Great! Nice bass! Just a note, I'm from vegas and know Billy and his brother. Both super nice guys! Keep posting!

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