Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive Bassline

Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive Bassline…

I Will Survive Bassline… “I Will Survive” is a song by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released as the second single from her sixth album. A top-selling song, it is a popular disco anthem, as well as being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The song’s lyrics describe the narrator’s discovery of personal strength following an initially devastating breakup. It received heavy airplay in 1979, spending three non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as topping the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart. The song is also frequently recalled as a symbol of female empowerment. In 2016, the Library of Congress deemed Gaynor’s original recording to be “culturally, historically, or artistically significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Recording Registry.

Artist: Gloria Gaynor
Song: “I Will Survive”
Genre: Disco
Bass guitar: Scott Edwards
Songwriter(s): Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren
Producer(s): Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren
Album: Love Tracks (1978)
Label: Polydor

Gaynor – “I Will Survive”

Fig. 1 – Intro

Fig. 2 – Verse

Fig. 3 – Pre-Chorus

Fig. 4 – Chorus

Fig. 5 – Interlude

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