This lesson is another in the series of lessons on short, popular bass riffs. This week we’ll be looking at the disco classic Ain’t No Stopping Us Now by Mcfadden & Whitehead.
As a supplement to the basic lesson, I’ll be analysing the riff and showing how you can use the basic building blocks of the melody and rhythm to come up with your own cool bass lines.
Cliff Burton is a legend of metal bass playing. He had great tone, chops and inspired a generation of bass players. But one thing that is often overlooked is his awesome approach to bass groove under the frenetic guitar riffs of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett. While many bass players would choose to double the…
It’s Christmas 2021 so today I’ve written a special chordal arrangement of the carol Away In A Manger. Away In A Manger In writing this arrangement I’ve tried to keep things fairly simple so it should be OK for the majority of players, although it could be a little bit tricky for absolute beginners. All…
Last week we looked at one of the most popular bass lines or styles in rock music, the 8th note pedal. So this week I’ve got an incredibly popular example of that same kind of pedalling bass line but this time making use of 16th notes. It’s a great song to practice for beginner bass…
It’s time for another Top 5 Riffs List and this week we’re looking at the amazing Steve Harris from Iron Maiden! Timestamps: Phantom Of The Opera: 1:57 Wrathchild: 9:40 Innocent Exile: 13:04 Number Of The Beast: 15:11 The Clairvoyant: 22:45 Phantom Of The Opera Sheet Music/Tab: Practice Track: Wrathchild Sheet Music/Tab: Practice Track: Innocent Exile…
This week we’re looking at the awesome bass riff from the tune Cissy Strut by The Meters. This bass line was written and played by George Porter Jr. It’s fairly straightforward to play and great practice for laying down a solid funk groove. Riff #1 Today we’ll be working through the two main riffs from…
This week I’m going to break down an incredibly famous riff that some of you may have pondered over long and hard. It’s the opening and verse riff from the song White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane played by the great bass player Jack Casady. White Rabbit
TalkingBass is one seriously useful learning tool for the seriously interested bassist from beginner to expert/pro levels.
Thank you for creating and maintaining this great web-site featuring perfectly accurate accompaniment materials that no other has provided go me, Ever!
Regards,
– Ernie Leblanc
TalkingBass is one seriously useful learning tool for the seriously interested bassist from beginner to expert/pro levels.
Thank you for creating and maintaining this great web-site featuring perfectly accurate accompaniment materials that no other has provided “to” me, Ever!
Regards,
– Ernie Leblanc
How do i buy the book all i get is an e junkie blank page address bar
I’m looking into it. The link has suddenly stopped working. Damn Ejunkie!!!
Ohhh A BIG THANK….. BIK THANK… GREAT
How can I get the whole lesson? Thanks!! the first part is so easy to learn with your video :)
Thanks for creating such an amazingly useful tool. Your resources are the only ones i’m using at the moment. Your method of teaching makes understanding Theory much easier as a beginner.
The App Rocks! Love it!
Good things can happen if you just keep practicing, if I can do it , you can do it.
Don’t give up if your new to bass guitar , it may take a while but it will come together, it did for me.
I’ve been trying to play for a long time , don’t give up, keep going.
Mark yesterday I couldn’t get it but today its falling in to place for some reason.
Its like I had brain blockage yesterday and the day before but today I get it.
I don’t know why that is but I think its just practice, practice , practice.
Then more practice.
Mark S Barletta
Everyday that goes by WITHOUT me watching or re-watching one of Mark’s lessons… is a day with wasted space. I learn something every single time and I cant help smiling too… Thank you!!
great lesson as always very clear and easy to follow. I don’t want to sound ungratefull but where’s the intro. i’ll have to go to someone elses tutorial. and they don’t have your tutoring skills.
Mark is absolutely right in stating this riff has some ‘good abs’ Lol. It was a ton of fun getting it down (or at least trying) and it’s really useful rhythmically given the 16th notes and also in terms of using 7th chords, which for me as a lover of jazz is always very welcome. Great stuff again!!!! Ta Mark and Talkingbass. Thank you!!!!!!!
Your thumb looks much further round the neck than i was shown. left hand pain is big issue for me! a little confused now…
Been playing as a scrub since 1976… Never have I learned so much! Thanks!!!
As a drummer turned bass player, I always loved this bass line back in the late 70’s. Now I can learn it and it is a great aid. Thanks Mark, really enjoy this one!!