You've got that right Brandon! Been playing it for about a year (after figuring it out)-- & can't go too many consecutive days without hitting it again! Such a + vibe...

I’ve been trying that this week . Still can’t get it right !

I’m obsessed with Sir Duke! So fun!

Camillo Messuri dont mention that hack’s name

Because it has no SLAP

Dead fish face

he's certainly not a hack the man's got skills but he's no Scott Devine, and personally i feel it's disrespectful that i keep seeing him mentioned in Scotts comments. Scott brings us content to learn, Davie just fucks around. Thank you Scott keep it coming

Davie504 has mad skills not only as a bass player but as a producer, editor, and engineer. Anybody who doesn't understand this ..... is just plain ignorant. He has fun on his channel which make people laugh and it's why he's so popular. That being said, I think it's not very cool to mention him on another bass player's channel. It's pretty disrespectful and ungrateful for the content that Scott provides IMO. SO, this will be the last time I mention him here on this channel, and I just want to thank Scott for what he gives us players in the Bass community.

oh no, not again

I love jammn that tune,also the song, Never can day goodbye

It's Not James Jamerson on this one . . . Bass credit to: LA. Saxophonist/Bassist Wilton Felder

That's a TASTY bass line 👌

No

You should check out the recording by James brown. I think one of his horn players actually wrote the song

Patrick McKinney yes, pee wee ellis

John Curtis The Chicken is Mixolydian, not Major.

Derek Hosie, one of my absolute all time favorites!!!

Roundabout is a great song and great bass line but I don’t agree that everyone “should/needs” to know it. I think it only lends itself to a particular style of playing, where Express Yourself can be a gateway to so many other styles and genres. Not to mention that I don’t currently have the chops for that one...😂

Fantastic bass line, but to say everyone should know it is like saying every guitarist should know the solo to Dogs by Pink Floyd. Fantastic guitar solo, but really a niche genre that not everybody is interested in playing.

But only if you play it (properly) with a pick, otherwise it sounds lame. (Yeah, I said it!)

yes because heehee funny jojo

sylart57 My buddy Todd does a great version of it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g82mnrdjnLiah40.html

That and "Stomp".

MomoTheBellyDancer yeah but I’ve definitely stolen licks from it to put in funky basslines

Scott has done a break down of “Teen Town” before!

I read it as Dean Town Now that I think of it, was Dean Town a tribute to Teen Town?

@@unclepodger Yes it was! If you take a listen to both of them, you can hear the hihats are really similair.

"Ain't no mountain high enough" or "for once in my life" are two of the best bass lines ever!!

@@patchsawyer7960 Agreed - I was about to add 'For once in my life' - concerto for bass guitar.

Pretty much anything by Jamerson, tbh. But yes.

Teadat YEP James Jamerson was that guy during the 70”s he did it all the jackson 5, marvin Gaye, all the Motown studio Bass lines he covered even though I lived in Detroit I met and played behind quite a few I never got to meet him, I was much younger than him and ima pro Bass Playa, not getting off the subject but who remember Mother Waddles or better yet Martha Jean the Queen, if you don’t remember them, you ain’t from Detroit, and I’m looking for Don Was, I’ve adopted the moniker Kennymac, but Don Was, this is Reno Richards from the Fabulous Nigga”s Don Was please contact me on Facebook....Kennymac ...Don Was Let’s Talk Please hit me 🏁👉🏼💰🎸✌🏽

What exactly would be immaturity a underdeveloped bass player? As in some who sucks or is not as good as you think they should be?So your saying that James Jamerson plays experienced right. What dumb ass way to say it

Hey my Bass Player Friend let's not forget The Lemon Song!!! To me the Greatest John Paul Bass Track of all time!

@@bigkahuna5445 absoLOOTely!! And a fair few others too!

10 4 on The MANY, I mean Few others.

There is a bass teacher on YT who breaks down via tabs John Paul Jones bass work.

I love the bass track in Carouselambra.

I was thinking about that and Tina's solo gig hit and couldn't remember how they went. Let's hear it for Scott doing a compilation of 29 top bass lines you need to know. All fingers and no yap.

David Byrne taught it to her.

You mean CHIC? Not le chic.

Thump-thumpa thumpa thumpa thump-thumpa thumpa thumpa thump-thumpa thump thumpa thump thumpa thump thump thump😂 that line specifically made me fall in love with bernies playing

Le Freak ? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l76Xhqt9nMvKe5s.html

Yes, I agree, it nails down how to play tight super groove with minimalistic amount of notes!

Totally. That bass line is the undisputed king of groove, with some amazingly subtle upper-register flourishes that can be quite hard to even notice on first few listens.

I actually first thought of "I wish" when I saw the video

Nathan east?

No, Nathan Watts. Nathan East is a different guy. Obviously. :)

@@zr2700 - No it's Nathan Watts. He has been Stevie Wonder's bass player since his 1976 album "Songs in the Key of Life." He has worked with other artists but he is most famous for being Stevie's musical director since 1994.

That's actually 'the birds' by Herbie Hancock....good shout though, I was going to post Chameleon by Herbie

@@citizenbxtr883 Deelite did this with the great Funk Master, Bootsy Collins on the bass.

Yes. That is one of a few bass lines that I would randomly play to keep my fingers warm while being idle at my school choir band rehearsals.

Great choice, that was the first bass line i ever learned

That's actually based on a 1969 reggae bassline that was first voiced on a song "What Am I To Do" by Tony Scott, and was made a JA/UK hit by the "Harry J Allstars" called "Liquidator" that became a soccer team's anthem, and was the inspiration for the music of the 1972 Staple Singers' hit:

It was the second song I learned to play lol. I still love it!

@@aaronjanusch6090 It was my first song I learned :D

I mean, it’s ok I guess

Has to be the most famous song in 7/8

What about 7 Nation Army? LOL

Lol I know it

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Stevie Wonder! Awesome bass part!

AAAHHHHH! Please no. I can appreciate you enjoy it but for me, I never liked Queen anyway but that had to be their absolute cheesiest song of all. ...oh, M, G, I was a Sophomore in high school when that was new and everybody played it...😒 Anyway, have a good one. (And now you know the reason Dougie doesn't play cover for a living...)😣 ... 😊🤘

@@dougarnold7955 I totally get you, but I can definitely understand why someone would mention the song in this discussion. Even if it's a bit cheesy, it's considered to be a legendary bassline. I think it's weird though, it's just Queen kinda mimicking Chic.

Fantometen and not nearly as good sounding as the original imo

Try Milestones - Miles Davis.

That's simple. I agree tho

That's actually a Herbie Hancock tune. "Bring down the birds "

Knut Halvorsen Now we're talking. The record is Ab but I see Bootsy playing it in A when he's on stage with them.

Can't argue with your choice, but if you love Larry Graham, probably a better (easier) beginner slap bass cut would be what started it all. Sly Stones "Thankyoufalletinmebemyself" or however they spelled it.

Porter doesn't get nearly enough credit. It's a different band if they never had Tiran.

Agreed 1000%. His bass playing "Wheels of Fortune" just kills!

Totally. Great track and Tiran doesn’t get the credit he deserves. Definitely influenced me.

Damn right 😂💯💯

I can play the hell out of the rhythm guitar part! ;) (FYI it is literally one chord all the way through panned all the way to the left)

nadine campbell one my firsts. That, Sweet Child O’ Mine, and Moby Dick were probably the first serious bass lines I tackled almost 30 years ago. I still remember struggling with the Joker back then. Still a favorite groove to play. 😎

Not so silly - I've always dug that too.

Great choice, Darren!

So do I

it is after a Carol Kaye bass line..whats not to love about it??!!

It's not necessarily how hard something is to play it's about how good it sounds. And a lot of people can play stuff but only one guy created it.

Right. Sometimes it's the material we're interested in. I've played guitar since '77 mostly for fun and there's so many things that I've never explored. 👍

yeah!

Polo

Oh, heck yeah! Good call, Joe!

Beat me to it

i was working out the BM bass line just the other day. Damn! i'm showing my age.

What??? There's a Metalhead watching Scott's bass lessons? I thought I was the only one here that likes the Heavy styles! ...hmm...maybe something from Nervosa...🤔

Cannibal Corpse suck since the mid 90s.

@@dougarnold7955 No, you are not the only one. Scott is an awesome bass player and very good at imparting his skills.

Man, when all the instruments cut out and the bass player is just banging out that killer riff. First time I heard it a long time ago, I was like "wait.. I can hear the bass... what is this?" Most shit I was listening to around those times I don't think I ever acknowledged what the bass was doing, because I was obsessed with guitars and the guitarists of the band. Woah, check this guy out, look at how fast and squealy he is. That shit doesn't do it for me anymore, just being squealy and fast, but it still makes me laugh when you (not so much anymore) used to get the people who'd say "you don't listen to that RAR RAR Cannibal Corpse shit do you? It doesn't require any skill to just play fast and shout"... when you're like, dude, I can suggest you a million untalented shouty bands. Pick any CD from that dusty shouty 90's alt-metal rack over there. No, put down the Tomb of the Mutilated CD, I know it looks goofy but... trust me, its good shit.

@@zubrhero5270 it's not that simple Alex webster is one of the best bassist ever especially in metal so not your crap f boy it's not that simple it's not just drilling root notes. And jazz but plz most jazz players can handle playing that fast especially on a six string.

Barbarism starts at home, awesome. But there is a light is beautiful.

Heaven knows I'm miserable now is the jam. Andy Rourke is the glue that holds The Smith's together.

Mark M That whole tune is Bass Solo over Production and how many bands actually do it?

George Mickel Seinfeld also

That's a wicked bass line for sure. Hey Bulldog is another in that same vein.

Or, since they ripped it off, Start by The Jam (though I prefer Bruce Foxton's work on Down In The Tube Station At Midnight)

I might be dyslexic, I get it after thinking about them not being sharp.

My music background started on trombone thru grade school & high school before picking up bass, and all of that is basically living in flat territories. Learning keys up to 4 flats or sharps is where the bulk of music lives anyway, so focus on those. But to make it simpler, run your major scale pattern chromatically starting at G(3) on the E string all the way up to the high G (15) on the E & realize you've just played all the key signatures. If you really want to get into some crazy stuff (which is where I learned all my "sharp" key signatures) play in an orchestra pit for a local musical and read thru those songs. They're not all crazy (though my favorite two musicals that come to mind are Crazy for You & The Sound of Music, with West Side Story being a close 3rd), and you'll challenge your reading & theory chops like nothing you've done before.

@@FrederickTSchurgerDC Thank you for the tip on starting at the G rather than open E, makes sense and helps

@@calvin2516 Funny thing is, due to the body style on my 5-string Smith bass, I find 3rd fret comfortable to play, but first fret is a weird reach (the top horn ends at fret 15 instead of fret 12 like most basses). Hence starting at the G! ;-) Glad you liked the tip. Carol Kay's bass lesson book 3 runs thru all the key signatures too, it's relatively inexpensive, and will help you visualize everything. Of course, I say that & Scott probably has some stuff like that too.