School Days – Stanley Clarke’s Bass Chord Classic!

What’s the Funkiest Slap Bass Riff EVER in your opinion? Is it by Marcus Miller? Flea? Louis Johnson? Mark King? Les Claypool? Victor Wooten? What do you think? Well, in my opinion there can be only one winner: Hair by the Godfather of Slap Bass – Larry Graham. This bass riff is probably the most…

This week I’m going to breakdown a classic bass riff from a legendary band with a legendary bass player. It’s the chorus riff from the song Ramble On by Led Zeppelin played by the amazing John Paul Jones! Ramble On Riffs: Drum Track 80bpm: Drum Track 90bpm: Drum Track 100bpm:

This week we’re going to be looking at one of the most famous bass riffs ever: Good Times by Chic. This awesome riff is played by the one of the funkiest bass players of all time Bernard Edwards. We’re going to look at some of the 16th note rhythms in there and the chord tone…

This last week saw the passing of jazz legend Chick Corea. Chick’s impact on jazz and music as a whole goes without saying and as a tribute to the great man I’m going to give you a breakdown of one of the lines that every jazz bass player should know. It’s THAT tricky part from…

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…

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…