How to Play “Uptown Funk” in Bass Clef

Have you ever wanted to play “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars in bass clef? Well, now you can! Follow these simple steps and you’ll be playing the song in no time.

Learn the melody.

Before you start playing “Uptown Funk” in bass clef, take some time to learn the melody. This will give you a good foundation to build upon when creating your bass line. You can find the melody for “Uptown Funk” in the sheet music below.

Once you have the melody down, start coming up with your own bass line. Use the notes of the melody as a starting point, and then add in other notes around them to create a bass line that sounds good to you. Don’t be afraid to experiment!

Once you have a bass line that you like, practice playing it along with the melody. If you get stuck, go back and review the sheet music for both the melody and your bass line. With a little practice, you’ll be playing “Uptown Funk” in bass clef like a pro!

Find the chords.

“Uptown Funk” is a soul/funk song by English producer and songwriter Mark Ronson. The track was released as the lead single from Ronson’s fourth studio album, Uptown Special (2015). The song features American singer and rapper Bruno Mars on vocals.

The song is in the key of E major with a moderate tempo of 116 beats per minute. It follows a chord progression of Emaj7–D6–Cmaj7–Emaj7, and Mars’s vocals span from F♯3 to C♯5.

To play “Uptown Funk” in bass clef, you’ll need to find the chords first. The chord progression for “Uptown Funk” is Emaj7-D6-Cmaj7-Emaj7. You can find these chords by looking at the music notation or by using a guitar tab website like ultimate-guitar.com.

Once you know the chords, you can start playing the melody in bass clef. The melody for “Uptown Funk” is mostly based around findings roots and octaves of the chords in the song. For example, the Emaj7 chord has an E root note, so you would start the melody with an E note in bass clef. Then, you would find the octaves of that E note and play them throughout the song as well.

Play the melody with the chords.

To play the melody with the chords, you will need to use your right hand to play the notes of the melody, while simultaneously using your left hand to play the chords. The chords you will use for this song are C, F, and G. To play these chords, you will need to use your left hand to hold down the notes marked in red in the diagrams below. When playing the melody, be sure to hold down each note for its full duration. You may find it helpful to practice this exercise slowly at first, gradually increasing your speed as you become more comfortable with the placement of the notes.

Add the bass line.

You can easily add the “Uptown Funk” bass line to your band or orchestral arrangement. The notes are all on the staff, so it’s easy to read and play. Simply put, the sooner you start playing the bass line, the funkier your arrangement will sound!

Here’s how to play the “Uptown Funk” bass line in Bass Clef:

1. Start by playing the root note of each chord. For example, in the first measure, you would play an E-flat (the root of the E-flat chords).

2. Add in the other notes of the chord as well. In the first measure, you would play an E-flat, G-flat, and B-flat (the other notes of an E-flat chord).

3. Play each note for its full value. In other words, don’t worry about subdivisions or anything like that. Just play whole notes throughout.

4. The last measure is a little different. Instead of resolving on an E-flat chord, you’ll resolve on a D-flat chord. So, in that measure, you’ll play a D-flat, F-flat, and A-flat (the other notes of a D-flat chord).