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Learn How To Play Bass To Pump It Up – Bass Guitar – Bruce Thomas

January 22, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here’s a song tutorial to help you learn how to play bass to Pump It Up – the original of this bass line was played of course by the very great Bruce Thomas.

Here’s Part 1:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCcRCMnGQFE

Filed Under: bass guitar, free bass lessons, how to play bass Tagged With: bruce thomas, free bass lessons, how to play bass, pump it up

Comments

  1. Rob says

    March 5, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    Hi Paul,

    Was wondering if the PDF for this is still available. I’m a new member and had trouble finding it on your website.

    thanks
    Rob

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