Christmas Wrapping, by The Waitresses, has one of the coolest bass lines ever written for a Christmas song, played by bass ace Tracy Wormworth. In this lesson we’re going to breakdown the main verse riff and look a little deeper into how it works and how it’s a very clever play on the chord progression.
Here are 5 slap riffs by Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers in no particular order or ranking! Flea is one of the bassists I get asked about most often – and with a stack of stone cold classic slap riffs in his back catalogue it’s little wonder. These five just happen to be…
This week we’re going to look at my recommendation for the 10 best soul bass riffs for beginners. Each of these riffs has a catchy hook, they’re all from recognisable songs, they’re all good for beginners to the instrument and they all have something to work on in terms of technique or timing. Top 10…
Jerry Was A Race Car Driver from the Sailing The Seas Of Cheese album by Primus is a masterclass in tapped, slapped and strummed grooves all courtesy of bass phenom Les Claypool. In this bass lesson we’ll be looking at the main riffs in the song and we’ll look at how to play them on…
Today I’m going to be breaking down the main chorus riff from an 80s classic and one of the coolest bass lines of that era. It’s Footloose by Kenny Loggins and the bass line was played by the legendary Nathan East! Footloose Chorus Riff This classic line by the legenday Nathan East is essentially in…
The song Master Of Puppets by Metallica has recently been making a bit of comeback thanks to season 4 of Stranger Things. So this week we’re looking at the main verse riff and that crazy bar you may have seen described as 5/8, 6/8 and even 21/32!! We’re going to break it down and go…
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…
Mark, thanks for sharing this! One of my goals was to learn this song. I love your tone on this video. Any insight into effects and bass and amp settings? Thanks!