This week we’re looking at a tricky chordal strumming line from the song John The Fisherman by Primus, played by the legendary Les Claypool!
This week we’re going to look at the bass riff from Bad Guy by Billie Eilish. We’re going to look at playing the Bad Guy bass riff three different ways depending on the bass and gear you have and I’m also going to use it as a springboard for some extra study of music theory…
This week we’re going to look at a little more Les Claypool and a tune that completely baffled me as a young bass player. I’m obviously talking about that insane bass riff from Is It Luck? ‘Is It Luck?’ Bass Riff – Primus (Les Claypool) T = Slap (Thumb) P = Pop H = Hammer…
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…
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…
This week I’m giving a breakdown of the intro bass riff from the song Schism by Tool, played by the amazing Justin Chancellor! ‘Schism’ – Tool Practice Track: This bass riff can be counted in one of two ways. You can count it as a bar of 6/4 or a recurring sequence of 5/4 +…
This week we’re going to take a look at the unbelievable playing of Victor Wooten and the freakishly difficult Classical Thump. We’ll take a look at the opening few bars and a simple ‘move’ that might help a lot with learning this and other Wooten pieces. Classical Thump Practice
Great playing!Les plays john the fisher man with 5th and 7th chords.He uses those alot its part of his style.