This week we’re looking at the famous intro bass riff from the song Peace Sells by Megadeth, played by the legendary metal bassist David Ellefson. This riff can sound quite simple on first hearing but it’s actually a great workout for the left hand.
Today we’ll be looking at Geddy Lee’s awesome bass solo in the song La Villa Strangiato by Rush. This solo caused me all kinds of problems when I first started out so I’ve got a few tips and tricks for getting through it! La Villa Strangiato Geddy Lee is a fantastic player and I get…
This week I’m going to look at a bass line I played wrong for many, many years: You To Me Are Everything by The Real Thing. Jerome Rimson Session bassist Jerome Maurice Rimson is the player behind this undeniably funky bass line. He’s worked with many legendary bands and artists including the likes of Al…
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 the most famous bass solo in music history: My Generation by The Who played by the late, great legend of the bass guitar – John Entwistle. My Generation If you’re really interested in getting John Entwistle’s sound, you might want to use tapewound strings which he was forced to use…
This week we’re working on syncopated 16th note rhythms and one of the most popular examples of consecutive, offbeat 16ths is the famous intro to Blame It On The Boogie by The Jacksons. We’ll look at the 16th note rhythms in there and work on our rhythmic accuracy. We’ll also have a quick look at…
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…
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Hi Diego, just use a metronome or drum machine. Hope that helps.