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

In this lesson we’re going to look at five of the greatest bass riffs from the amazing Led Zeppelin, played by the awesome bass player: John Paul Jones! Led Zeppelin Bass Lines Rock! So, I’ve obviously picked 5 of the most obvious and most popular examples from Led Zeppelin’s catalog of legendary riffs, but I…

This week we’re taking a second look at the bass lines of Chris Squire of Yes with a breakdown of the intro to the song Heart Of The Sunrise from the Fragile album. Heart Of The Sunrise This is a very tricky line which has much in common with speed metal. It’s also quite a…

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 I’m going to break down an incredibly famous riff that some of you may have pondered over long and hard. It’s the opening and verse riff from the song White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane played by the great bass player Jack Casady. White Rabbit

Deck The Halls – A Solo Bass Arrangement In this lesson, I’m performing and breaking down a solo bass arrangement of Deck the Halls, showing how you can turn a familiar Christmas tune into a full, musical solo bass piece. This arrangement is all about making the bass sound complete on its own — combining…

This week let’s look at 5 awesome bass riffs from the awesome Bob Marley and bass player Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett! Go Flatwound! Before working through the riffs let’s quickly look at a few aspects of sound. For these riffs you’re going to want to get that stereotypical deep, bassy Aston Barret tone. Aston used…