Fight Fire With Fire – Cliff Burton Bass Riff & Timing EXPLAINED! [tabs & tutorial]

Last week saw the passing of a guitar legend in the shape of Eddie Van Halen. After Eddie’s passing I decided to try out one of his most famous solos on bass : the intro to Mean Street from the Fair Warning album. Mean Street Intro (Arranged For Bass Guitar) The Mean Street Intro is…

In this lesson we’re going to look at five of the greatest bass riffs from the amazing Led Zeppelin, played by the awesome bass player: John Paul Jones! Led Zeppelin Bass Lines Rock! So, I’ve obviously picked 5 of the most obvious and most popular examples from Led Zeppelin’s catalog of legendary riffs, but I…

Pino Palladino is one of the greatest bass players of all time and today we’re looking at one of his greatest bass lines. His bass playing on Every Time You Go Away is melodic, memorable and technically brilliant while keeping that groove at its core. We’ll breakdown the bass line, look at how Pino approached…

This week we’re looking at The Beatles and the bass lines of the legendary Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney is usually seen as a great songwriter and, because of his massive impact in that area, it’s easy to overlook his skills as a bass player. His bass writing and beautiful tone has influenced pretty much bass…

Power by Marcus Miller is one of the most requested slap lines and with good reason. Marcus Miller isn’t known for his double thumb technique to the same extent as Victor Wooten but like every other aspect of his playing, Marcus is a virtuoso of the highest order! Power Practice Tracks: 68bpm: 78bpm: 88bpm:

Today we’re going to look at an absolute classic that I consider one of the greatest bass lines of all time by one of the greatest bass players of all time! It’s the song I Was Made To Love Her by Stevie Wonder and the bass line is played by the legendary James Jamerson. The…