Xanadu (Rush) - Bass Cover (With Tabs) by Leo Düzey

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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    "Xanadu" from Rush' "A Farewell to Kings" album (1977).
    Why does your bass always sound of tune when you're trying to playing along with this crazy song? Well, they apparently had to tune this song up a little bit, so a normal instrument tuner won't be very useful unless it shows the cents. It's difficult to hear if your instrument is tuned perfectly, but I'd say it's between 40 and 50 cents higher than the normal A=442 standard tuning.
    Anyway, Xanadu is pretty difficult. Lots of variations, lots of tempo changes and lots of these little riffs where you have to be quite fast with your fingers.
    You can go nuts in the final 10 seconds. Use three fingers, one finger, whatever, just keep playing that low E. I felt like this was the perfect opportunity to test the Bryan Beller flicking technique here.
    Some important information that nobody is going to read.
    Tuning : E-A-D-G A=452 (50 cents higher than standard tuning)
    Artist : Rush
    Bassist : Geddy Lee
    Album : A Farewell to Kings (1977)
    Song : XANADU
    Bass : Warwick GPS Corvette 5A Ash

Комментарии • 77

  • @MegaCurtisimo
    @MegaCurtisimo Год назад +12

    I have just returned from the Pleasure Dome & Kubla Khan has decreed this to be a worthy cover of Xanadu. May you dine on copious honeydew & Milk of Paradise.

  • @davidgroll-cook7125
    @davidgroll-cook7125 3 года назад +10

    Been a Rush fan since 1975, high school, your playing is spot on. Bravo.

  • @timothydukeman7619
    @timothydukeman7619 2 года назад +6

    Great job, breaux! I used to know it 'note for note', but if you don't use it, you lose it. Your vid will truly help refresh my memory, for sure! Thanks!

  • @unarchistdesign8677
    @unarchistdesign8677 3 года назад +11

    Geddy Lee is my god

  • @bapt_andthebasses
    @bapt_andthebasses 5 лет назад +35

    Man your work is truly impressive. This song is giving me so much pleasure to listen to these day (I'm kind of a new RUSH fan and I'm still discovering all their beautiful music) and your tab seems spot on. Your playing is very clean. Thanks for this!!

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  5 лет назад +7

      Thank you so much! Kind of shame that I only have 2 Rush covers on the channel..

    • @bapt_andthebasses
      @bapt_andthebasses 5 лет назад +4

      @@LeoBassCovers2 Man, I only have 1 and it's not a cover but a bad interpretation. Yours are truly well executed! You'll make more in the future, hopefully! :)

    • @Kylec4488
      @Kylec4488 3 года назад

      Lots of practice

  • @kevinmccain5734
    @kevinmccain5734 Год назад +5

    Watching this made me realize I have been playing it wrong! Lol…great job!

  • @danielfoley9364
    @danielfoley9364 5 лет назад +56

    How does Geddy sing AND play this??

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  5 лет назад +57

      By being an alien.

    • @TheDukesBazaar
      @TheDukesBazaar 3 года назад +1

      I was just thinking like how is that even possible

    • @elvergalarga4461
      @elvergalarga4461 2 года назад +5

      AND play the Taurus with his feet?

    • @edscmidt5193
      @edscmidt5193 Год назад +1

      There are some guys who can naturally do it with no problem and others have to practice a ton. It’s especially a problem when you mouth stuff when you play

    • @Farewelltokingz
      @Farewelltokingz 11 месяцев назад +1

      He definitely is a wizard. But a lot of his Basslines mimic the vocal melody which is obviously gonna be a little easier to sing whilst doing. Not discrediting him at all, but he’s got some tricks up his sleeve.

  • @richelliott2344
    @richelliott2344 2 года назад +2

    Nailed it!! Great playing- time for me to get to the wood shed!!

  • @ConstantineIsslamow
    @ConstantineIsslamow 6 месяцев назад

    Enjoyed your cover very much. Thanks for sharing with us.

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  6 месяцев назад

      Wow, thank you so much! I have seen many, many videos of yours!

  • @johannsebastianb4ss
    @johannsebastianb4ss 5 лет назад +5

    I've looked for this tabs! You're the only one who upload it! Thank You!

  • @cobio51
    @cobio51 2 года назад +1

    This is my all time favorite song 💕💕💕

  • @ttuck6768
    @ttuck6768 3 года назад +4

    Sweet man I'm trying to learn this and got passed the first breakdown by ear and then gave up. Thanks for the help.
    Going to see primus in August do the Farewell to kings tour

  • @2112rushid
    @2112rushid Год назад +1

    Crazy cover ! Congratulation !

  • @Benicio_Fols
    @Benicio_Fols 4 года назад +2

    I love rush

  • @goruby2
    @goruby2 Год назад +1

    Thanks

  • @ogmudbone2334
    @ogmudbone2334 Год назад +2

    More rush covers!

  • @2giantmonsters
    @2giantmonsters 3 года назад +2

    So precise as usual! Great job! Thank you for the lesson.

  • @yugdails
    @yugdails 10 месяцев назад

    holy shit thank you

  • @GandalfGreyhame
    @GandalfGreyhame 3 года назад

    Amazing cover! You wearing a shirt of my favourite album makes it even better

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! Legend is just perfect really..

  • @flawless_royal4056
    @flawless_royal4056 Год назад +1

    1:29

  • @marcoshonda3599
    @marcoshonda3599 2 года назад

    Awesome! Thanks a lot!

  • @luanpadilha4655
    @luanpadilha4655 4 года назад +2

    Frustrante estar estudando baixo há dois anos e não conseguir se desenvolver.
    Eu amo Rush, e eu quero muito um dia poder tocar Xanadu e The Overture...
    Cada dia que passo me desanimo mais. O complicado é que eu passei a amar este instrumento. Olhando parece fácil...

    • @Ikkipepsi
      @Ikkipepsi 2 года назад +1

      maninho quando você ama e se esforça em qualquer atividade é apenas uma questão de tempo até você melhorar, cada um tem seu tempo siga firme

    • @shiptj01
      @shiptj01 10 месяцев назад

      Ojala.

  • @sektorpaes3563
    @sektorpaes3563 2 года назад +1

    Muito bom 😃😃😃😃 parabéns

  • @AlexColberg
    @AlexColberg 3 года назад

    Great job

  • @stephanecouture7018
    @stephanecouture7018 4 года назад +7

    Hi LeoBassCovers, nice and accurate interpretation of Xanadu, could you tell me where or what tab generator you used to get the tab symbol glossary please... not sure of all of them ...
    Congratulation again...

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  4 года назад +4

      Not sure what you mean by "tab symbol glossary", but I can tell you that I transcribe and write the tabs down in Guitar Pro 6. Then I sync it in Go PlayAlong which is the tab you see in the video. Hopefully that helps.

    • @stephanecouture7018
      @stephanecouture7018 4 года назад +2

      @@LeoBassCovers2 surrely, thanks a lot 🙂🙂

  • @cheebacheeba6507
    @cheebacheeba6507 3 года назад +2

    The bass in this song is so good but it seems to get drowned out by the guitar, sometimes even in this cover

  • @joaoleonardocossa2178
    @joaoleonardocossa2178 7 месяцев назад

    Very good guy!!, sorry for my curiosity but where is the input for your bass plug? 🤔

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks! Yeah every video is playback. It's better for accurate videos :)

  • @iplaybassbutbad6612
    @iplaybassbutbad6612 3 года назад

    nop
    3 months of bass and still can't play this. god damn you geddy! but god cant damn himself
    thank you so much for this

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  3 года назад +3

      I don't think anyone would expect you to play Xanadu after 3 months of bass. I had trouble with it and I recorded this one after 3 years of playing :)

    • @iplaybassbutbad6612
      @iplaybassbutbad6612 3 года назад

      @@LeoBassCovers2 i can KINDA play the 0:59 riff? but no this gu is an alien

    • @iplaybassbutbad6612
      @iplaybassbutbad6612 3 года назад

      @@LeoBassCovers2 it's been a month, still learning this!!

    • @jaybles0999
      @jaybles0999 2 года назад +2

      @@iplaybassbutbad6612 how’s it going?:) I wish you the best of luck in your journey learning this beast of a track

    • @iplaybassbutbad6612
      @iplaybassbutbad6612 2 года назад +1

      @@jaybles0999 i actually have it! The only thing bothering me is the main riff, i refuse to stretch that much lmao but im using slides mostly, thank you for asking ❤️❤️

  • @ellastanley7589
    @ellastanley7589 4 года назад +1

    damn,,, my hands arent big enough for this lmao

  • @rusozano
    @rusozano Месяц назад

    Something about this doesn’t sound right when I play it. Only when I play it up a half step it sounds right

    • @domingobarros3187
      @domingobarros3187 28 дней назад

      You have to tune your bass using 452hz instead of 440hz

  • @oskarklang8616
    @oskarklang8616 3 года назад

    Why a 5 string?

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  3 года назад +6

      I don't have anything else.. but I don't touch the 5th string in this video :)

    • @oskarklang8616
      @oskarklang8616 3 года назад

      @@LeoBassCovers2 thanks.Just asking.

  • @andrewgoodbarre8921
    @andrewgoodbarre8921 5 лет назад +1

    why 452 hz?

    • @LeoBassCovers2
      @LeoBassCovers2  5 лет назад +5

      Cause Rush decided to master this song in A=452 I guess..

    • @andrewgoodbarre8921
      @andrewgoodbarre8921 5 лет назад +1

      @@LeoBassCovers2 Yeah, I checked that out after I watched this video actually. I've played the guitar and bass from this song so many times, but I never noticed it. Crazy...

    • @jaybles0999
      @jaybles0999 2 года назад +1

      @@andrewgoodbarre8921 I believe they decided to tune up slightly because of the bells/chimes Neil used

    • @massimoballan9502
      @massimoballan9502 Год назад

      @@LeoBassCovers2 how do i tune my bass like that

    • @Luthiart
      @Luthiart 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@jaybles0999 They don't tune up when they play it live. When I play along with the Exit Stage Left version, it sounds fine at 440, but when playing along with the studio version, it sounds out of tune unless I tune to 452.

  • @flawless_royal4056
    @flawless_royal4056 Год назад +1

    3:26

  • @massimoballan9502
    @massimoballan9502 Год назад +1

    1:31