This is – in the author’s opinion – a sign of good songwriting odd meters or uneven phrases should never feel ‘odd’.Īs if the previous key change wasn’t enough, the chorus brings another modulation, this time to A major. This harmonic shift can definitely catch you out if you’re ever required to busk ‘Africa’ on a gig without a chart… The verse also features a well-disguised 2/4 bar, which I’d missed until it came to actually write things down. When the verse appears, we’re in for a surprise or two although the intro chord progression might seem likes it sits squarely in the key of C# minor, the chord progression of the verse is in B major, with slash chords aplenty. Although the main bass line is pretty straightforward, it’s important to keep a close eye on note length in order to make the groove feel right. Toto – ‘Africa’ Bass Transcription PDFĪfter four bars of drums and percussion, the song’s main groove kicks in. 1982 proved to be a pivotal year for the band the commercial success of Toto IV saved the band from being dropped by their record label, and several band members contributed to the writing and arranging of Michael Jackson’s Thriller (Steve Lukather wrote the main riff to ‘Beat It’ and Steve Pocaro got a writing credit on ‘Human Nature’). The song provided the band with their only US Billboard chart number one single and remains one of their signature hits, along with ‘Hold The Line’ and ‘Rosanna’.
‘Africa’ was the third single from Toto IV (1982), the last album to feature founding bass player David Hungate.
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