Dead Goon – THAT Crazy Mr Bungle Bass Riff!! (tabs and tutorial)

This week we’re taking a look at American Life by Primus which features some great slap bass and strummed chords courtesy of the legendary Les Claypool. American Life A lot of you recommended that I break down this line from Primus’ 1991 album Sailing the Seas of Cheese. Like a lot of Les Claypool riffs…

This week we’re going to take a look at an absolute bass classic in the shape of Teen Town by Weather Report played and written by the legendary Jaco Pastorius. Teen Town This is one of those tunes that has become the standard for any bass players looking to develop their playing and technique. It’s…

Today we’re going to look at one of the funkiest bass lines from one of the greatest bass players of all time. Come On Come Over by Jaco Pastorius from his debut solo record. The bass lines in this song are on the absolute must know list for anyone looking to learn that 16th note…

This week we’re looking at a riff that caused me all kinds of problems when I learned it way back in the early 90s. The opening riff to the song Holy Wars The Punishment Due by Megadeth. This riff is played by the great David Ellefson. Dave uses a pick and this song is pretty…