Learn songs not scales
Here's a great little playalong of the version of Get It On by The Power Station.? In the intro, the creator says he feels that the main bass line was in fact played by Bernard Edwards and not John … [Read more...] about Get It On – Bass Playalong – Power Station – Bernard Edwards?
Here's another Tirian Porter line - this time Tirian is channelling Jamerson on the bass guitar as this was originally a Motown song. Look out for this one in First Bass And Beyond … [Read more...] about Tirian Porter – Bass Guitar – Take Me in Your Arms
Here's an isolated bass line that I thought I'd shared on the blog section of the website - but apparently not!? It's John Taylor's bass line for Girls On Film. I'll be transcribing this for First … [Read more...] about Isolated Bass Guitar – Duran Duran – Girls On Film
I'm just reviewing the Rocco Prestia Live at Bass Day 98 DVD and thought I'd post a couple of clips of the DVD that are on the 'Toob. Here's a clip that features the first two numbers from a short … [Read more...] about Rocco Prestia – Live At Bass Day – What Is Hip and The Oakland Stroke
Have a? listen to this cool bass line by Marcus Miller - it's Donald Fagin's 'The Nightfly.'? My friend Peter loves Steely Dan and Donald Fagin and sent me this link because he knows I like Marcus … [Read more...] about Marcus Miller – Bass Guitar – The Nightfly
Back in the day I used to listen to a lot of this kind of jazz fusion - in fact this clip is from a 1992 tour that I think I actually saw. This is the Brecker Brothers playing Some Skunk Funk - … [Read more...] about Brecker Brothers – Some Skunk Funk – Live
Here's a bass line that I just transcribed - it's a tune called Give Blood by Pete Townsend and the original was played by the very great Pino Palladino on fretless and with (mostly) an octave … [Read more...] about Pino Palladino bass line – Give Blood – Pete Townsend
I've been filming some Doors tutorial videos recently - and I mentioned that in the early Doors tunes the bass lines were played by keyboard player Ray Manzarek. I originally though he was playing … [Read more...] about Ray Manzarek – Keyboard Bass – Fender Rhodes Piano Bass
Here's a clip I just found - I've got a feeling this might have been made using Jammit.? I think they just added this tune to their library. Anyway, the poster has mixed it so the bass is really … [Read more...] about Isolated Bass Guitar – hitch a ride – Boston
This week in First Bass And Beyond is Column 2 of my new Blues Bass For Beginners Column.? In Column 2 as well as a detailed note by note tutorial of the main parts of? Jailhouse Rock by Elvis … [Read more...] about Blues Bass Guitar For Beginners – Jailhouse Rock
