Where The Streets Have No Name – A Bass Workout!

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…

In this lesson, Mark breaks down every note of this beautifully crafted groove as played by Paul Webb. You’ll learn how to count those syncopated rhythms and feel those anticipations. Mark also breaks down the theory behind the line so you can create similar bass lines that outline the harmony in an interesting way. Learn…

Cliff Burton is a legend of metal bass playing. He had great tone, chops and inspired a generation of bass players. But one thing that is often overlooked is his awesome approach to bass groove under the frenetic guitar riffs of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett. While many bass players would choose to double the…

Most of you finger picking bass players out there probably play predominantly with two fingers. But today I’m going to talk a little about three finger picking and some of the benefits it can provide even if you only use the technique sparingly. Three Finger Picking  Sextuplet Picking C Minor Line Gallop Line Playing Fours…

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 +…