"Indication"

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I'm figuring out the bass part for "Indication" (I think there's only one more part I need to figure out before I have at least a rough version), and I found something interesting.

I've noted before how Rod Argent likes to use two sequential half steps in his bass parts.  This occurs in "I'll Keep Trying," "Whenever You're Ready," and "She Loves The Way They Love Her" (and probably in some others too).  "Indication" has three sequential half steps.  G to F# to F to E.

It actually bears some resemblance to the bass part for "This Will Be Our Year," which is chromatic from A to E (A, G#, G, F#, F, E).  They're both in the same key too - A major.  Well, mostly A major; "This Will Be Our Year" has some unusual chords and also a key change to Bb (and I haven't figured out the chords for "Indication" yet, but what I know suggests A major).  "This Will Be Our Year" is a Chris White song, but there's still a fair bit of resemblance between the two, which I don't think I would have noticed had I not been learning the bass parts.