Chappell Roan – ‘After Midnight’ bass playalong

Requested by my wife Nancy, who got me into this album. According to the album credits, the original bass part was played by Jared Solomon.

This is a really fun bassline, although it’s tricky to play with a pick and include the occasional “pops” that come up. I’m fairly sure those would have been overdubs in the original recording, but I might be wrong. In case it’s not clear in the video, I’m using my middle finger to pop the string. This was by far the hardest element of the playthrough, and took a few attempts to perfect.

Played on my P bass with ancient Labella flats. I used an Ampeg SVT sim to add a bit of brightness and grit – full settings in the isolated bass video on Patreon.

As always, transcription available in tab and notation below:

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