Subject: Level 42 Digest, #53

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Digest 53                                                  Saturday, 11/13/93

Today's topics:
Hot Water bassline

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From: etrinida @ scf.usc.edu (Elson R. Trinidad)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1993 22:55:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hot Water bassline

> From: Mark Brewster <mbrewste @ us.oracle.com>

> In summary, I'm appealing specifically to any bass player fans out there 
> for some help.   For the longest time have been trying to figure out
> the 3 main notes in Hot Water.   
> 
> I keep thinking its F up to A# and then down to G#- repeat with vigour.

It's actually written in the key of E, so the notes are E, A and G.
L42 wrote it in "E" originally, and the original version on the
"True Colours" album is in E. Also, when they perform the song,
it's E-A-G. 

However, you are partly right, since on "World Machine" it is F-A#-G# (actually
in the key of F, there are no sharps, only flats, so it's F-Bb-Ab) -
It is in F in that version because the "World Machine" verison of "Hot Water"
is a speeded-up, remixed version (with extra keyboard and rhythm effects).

You Can't Blame Louis,
Elson