Let's Stay Together by Al Green (solo bass arrangement) | Karl Clews on bass

If you would like to learn to play this solo bass arrangement, you can find the transcription, in tab and standard notation, along with many others, on my Patreon page,   / karlclews  

🎸 Watch this jaw-dropping solo bass cover of Al Green’s timeless soul classic “Let’s Stay Together” – reimagined for 4-string electric bass guitar! In this funky bass arrangement, I use advanced techniques including hybrid slap and pluck, fingerstyle grooves, and percussive rhythm to bring new life to this iconic R&B hit. Whether you're a fan of solo bass guitar, funk covers, or Al Green bass covers, this performance will inspire and impress. If you're into bass techniques, funk grooves, or searching for the best bass guitar covers 2025, this video is for you. Perfect for musicians, bass lovers, and soul fans alike. Don’t forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe for more bass solos, funk bass covers, and innovative bass guitar arrangements every week!

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"Let's Stay Together" is a song by American singer Al Green from his 1972 album Let's Stay Together. It was produced and recorded by Willie Mitchell, and mixed by Mitchell and Terry Manning. Released as a single in 1971, "Let's Stay Together" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks and also topped Billboard's R&B chart for nine weeks. Billboard ranked it as eleventh-highest selling song of 1972.

It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine on their 2004 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and has been covered by numerous other performers, most notably Tina Turner.

It was selected by the Library of Congress as a 2010 addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The song went on to claim the number 1 position on the Billboard Year-End chart as an R&B song for 1972.

In 1999, the 1971 recording on Hi Records by Al Green was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Performed on a 2020 Bogart Karl Clews Signature 'Broadsword' bass.
Recorded directly into Cakewalk Sonar Platinum, via a Presonus Audiobox. Video edited using TrakAxPC.

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