On the surface, ‘Put Your Records On’ is a radio-friendly, soul-tinged acoustic pop song, but closer analysis reveals hidden depths in both the composition and the bass playing.
The harmony of ‘Put Your Records On’ is a level above that of your average four-chord pop song; take a look at the first four bars of the chart and you can see all sorts of unusual chord symbols: E13? F#m6/D#? This all looks more like a jazz standard than a pop song.
Corinne Bailey Rae – ‘Put Your Records On’ bass transcription PDF
Bass duties are ably handled by Sam Dixon, an Australian producer and multi-instrumentalist living in London. Sam played bass in Adele’s live band and has written songs for a multitude of huge pop artists including Sia, Christina Aguilera, and Carly Rae Jepsen.