#20songsin20days
#20rolasen20días
Went to get my bass set up and change the strings during the weekend and had a lot of work, but here's "Then She Did"; another killer fuckin song, man.
I love this one with a passion, but who doesn't?
Bassline is pretty simple, except in the middle quiet part where Eric seems to be improvising and I transcribed that as best I could but it's basically some chord changes between A and F.
In the part at 3:19, Avery plays straight up 8th notes (and you can hear it on the record), and I kinda changed it at the last moment just a little bit and I accentuate the G and the A by letting that A ring a little longer and then play the 8th notes that follow that phrase. I just got carried away while recording and ended up liking how it sounds that way.
Same goes for the 1:32 part where I played the A on the open A string just as a tiny variation.
No disrespect to anyone intended. :)
The chorus line is what I saw and heard Avery playing at the Milan gig from 1990. You can also hear this being playing on the album.
Another interesting detail is that in the album the bass track has an octave down sort of effect, and that is why you can hear high and low notes playing at the same time. My guess is that Dave Jerden or someone in charge of running those sessions did that to thicken the rhythm section, because live there's no usage of it.
That whole "Will you say hello to my ma? Will you pay a visit to her? She was an artist just as you were. Might have introduced you to her. She would take me out on Sundays. We'd go laughing through the garbage. She repaired legs like a doctor on the kitchen chairs we sat on. She was unhappy just as you were" bit is incredible. I get the feels and tear up whenever I hear it.

I will be doing both "Ritual de lo Habitual" and "Nothing's Shocking" (but not in that order nor the order of the track listing necessarily) front to back with correct basslines and all for you Jane freaks.
I know there's still a lot of you out there.
I am one of them and if you are, I want to know about you in the comments! :)

I love Eric Avery. He's one of my main bass playing influences, and if you're reading this: thank you man. Here's a tribute and a shout out to you done with the utmost respect and joy! Thank you for doing what you do and for teaching me about incredible and precise minimalism that if applied, can make you really stand out as a bass player and therefore add interesting, melodic, original and hooky elements and counterpoint to the song that can be just as good as any vocal line, guitar solo or drum greatness.
How you and your amazing musicality aren't more recognized is beyond me. You changed my world. But we all know about this. Cheers, Eric!

My name is Daniel Echávarri.
I'm a professional musician living in Mexico City and have been for some years now and I play bass, guitar, drums and do vocals .
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Namasté :)

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