Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 - Ian Dury & the Blockheads (Clone Hero chart, Expert Guitar & Bass)

A funky groove about being optimistic with a surprisingly great guitar solo by Ian Dury & the Blockheads, one of many great songs featured in my 90+ song pack of Clone Hero charts: Classic Rock Summer 2K25. Classic Rock Summer 2K25 features a variety of hit singles, fan favourites and deep cuts from the 60s, 70s and 80s, each track containing an expert Guitar AND Bass chart with unpitched lyrics.
As well as providing plastic guitar fans with almost 100 brand new charts of old gems, I've also pledged that NONE OF THE SONGS IN THIS PACK will be recharts of my or any other charter's work and for every publicly available song with at least an existing guitar chart before this pack's unveiling, I will chart a replacement that has never been charted before and release it after the full pack is out.

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Classic Rock Summer 2K25: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
All of my charts: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

I remember hearing this song growing up but it was only when I relistened to it as an adult that I truly appreciated the music behind the silly lyrics. I actually kind of regret not thinking about this song when compiling the Cloneasaurus setlist, as this definitely would've been one to include with the sax solo on keys. Anyway, I knew I wanted guitar to be fun on this and I think I definitely achieved that. Great chord choices for the awkward Funk strumming rhythm and a cracking outro solo. The only thing I'm a little unsure about is the bass, as there are a couple of little bits where I don't know if it's sort of slap bass or guitar being played. Based on the different audio frequencies and sound of the strings being played, I assumed it was guitar but I can always edit them into the bass at a later date if I'm met with resounding negativity about my creative decision.
Enjoy!