Two Tribes – How To Play That Bass Riff! (tabs and tutorial)

‘A Town Called Malice’ by The Jam sounds easy. Then you try and play it. There’s something frustratingly tricky about it. We all tend to play it one specific way, but how does Bruce Foxton play it on the original recording? And should we even care? Well, I’ve spent a couple of hours going over…

This week we’re going to look at 7 great bass moments from Duff McKagen’s work with Guns N Roses. Duff is such a great bass player with one of the most recognisable tones in rock. Guns n Roses Greatest Bass Riffs These bass riffs can be deceptively difficult to play for beginners and even intermediate…

I’ve already covered a little of Hammer Smashed Face in a previous lesson and in the comments I got a bunch of requests for another beautiful love song in the shape of Frantic Disembowelment. So today I’m going to take you through the first few riffs and give you some tips on getting them up…

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:

This week we’re going to be looking a really cool bass line in the shape of Barbarism Begins At Home by The Smiths and more importantly we’re going to use it as an example of how you can create wicked melodic basslines using an aspect of bass playing and composition you’ll find in all styles…