This lesson explores the use of E major diatonic scale
as the intro to this song demonstrates the bass guitar 
as a lead insturment. See Bass Scales
 


             s             s     s         s
G :-----13-13-11----|-11-11-9-9-9-6---|-6-6-4--4-----4--|
D :-----------------|-----------------|----------6-7----|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-12--------------|-----------------|-----------------|


        h                h
G :----7-9----------|---7-9-----------|-----------------|
D :--------9--------|-------9---------|-----------------|
A :-7--------7------|---------7-7-----|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|

The bass-line for "Tonight" was created during a writing 
session when we were staying in Monmouth near the Welsh 
border in the U.K. in 1981. I remember it was quite late 
in the day, around midnight or later and Ozzy and I (and 
maybe Lee - but not Randy) had been partaking in "substances" 
and were jamming around with various ideas - Randy didn't 
do drugs and I wouldn't recommend it anyone else either.
 
I can't quite remember which came first, Randy's chords/
guitar-part or my bass line but which ever way it happened, 
it was instant in it's recognizable jelling. The sound I 
wanted to get was the "cooing" of doves so as to create a 
mellow lulling effect. I think Lee had quite a lot to do 
with the vocal melody of that song and certainly Ozzy as 
well but I wrote the final lyrics for that song (and for 
all songs on that album). The bass I used on that track 
(and the whole of the "Diary" album) was my 1961 Fender 
Precision which went through an early seventies Ampeg SVT  
head and 8x10" cab, probably with most of the top rolled 
off the tone on the bass and played with a pick.
To get the ball rolling with the lyrics, I was inspired by 
a Gary Moore song entitled "Back on the Streets", hence the 
first line "now I'm back out on the street again..." but all 
else came from my own thoughts and with inspiration from the 
melody line and phrasing.
I only wish that I (and Lee) could have been present for the 
mix of the album but as history tells, Lee and I had been 
"dispensed with" by then. We had been instrumental in the 
production of the record as well as playing, writing and 
arranging but ended up with only credit for song-writing, 
as many already know. All in all I still love that song that 
epitomizes my bass style and I remain grateful for the success 
and recognition we enjoyed from the music we created and the 
great times we had in so doing.
 
As for current projects, my blues band The Hoochie Coochie Men, 
will have a release later in the year, of a live DVD and CD 
featuring Purple-man Jon Lord on keyboards and a guest appearance 
of vocalist extroardinaire, Jimmy Barnes. The gig was recorded at 
The Basement in Sydney in February this year 2003.
 
Thanks folks for taking the time to check this out and don't take 
any wooden nickels or buy any bogus Ozzy records ! Ha !
Love,
The Daisley.

http://www.bobdaisley.com


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