Dead Goon – THAT Crazy Mr Bungle Bass Riff!! (tabs and tutorial)
This week we’re going to take a look at a tricky little bass riff from the song Dead Goon by Mr Bungle played by Trevor Dunn.
Dead Goon

This week we’re going to take a look at a tricky little bass riff from the song Dead Goon by Mr Bungle played by Trevor Dunn.


These five basslines are from the ‘Two Tone’ style or UK Ska revival of the late 70s early 80s. So we’re talking about bands like Madness, The Specials, The Beat and Bad Manners to name just a few. Ska Ska bass lines are always melodic, interesting and just about the best demonstrations out there for…
Leland Sklar has been a super sideman to the stars for over 50 years now and has played with literally everyone. This week we’re looking at his killer chops and time via the Phil Collins song: Sussudio. Sussudio Sussudio was originally a synth line but Leland Sklar learned it and plays it in the live…
This week we’re going to take another look at Geddy Lee’s fantastic bass chops with a pretty surprising riff. The bass riff from Force 10 by Rush sounds pretty simple. But it’s waaay tougher to play than it should be! We’re going to look at Geddy Lee’s one finger approach to playing the riff and…

We Are Family – Sister Sledge We Are Family is a MUST KNOW song for any aspiring bass player. The bass riffs are intermediate in level but fantastic practice for players of any level. Drum Track: Main Riff Verse Riff Pop Variation Ascent Variation
This week we’re taking a look at the main bass riff from the song Dec 63 (Oh What A Night) by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, played by Don Ciccone. This is a great riff to learn for beginner to intermediate players because it makes us of a complete major scale (giving you a…
This week we’re taking a second look at the bass lines of Chris Squire of Yes with a breakdown of the intro to the song Heart Of The Sunrise from the Fragile album. Heart Of The Sunrise This is a very tricky line which has much in common with speed metal. It’s also quite a…