So you told someone you play bass… and now they’re staring at you. Waiting. Here’s some riffs that’ll save you from the awkwardness.
If you’re doing the Beginner to Badass course, you could definitely play the first riff by Module 10 or so… but don’t be surprised when the difficulty climbs beyond B2B level, we are aiming for max impressiveness here.
Play Me Something Riffs - Tabs
Here’s all the tabs and sheet music for the bass riffs I cover in this video -
Jaco Meets Seinfeld
Okay and the REAL highlight of the video, the mashup hereby entitled “What’s the Deal with Teen Town?”
Please road test these riffs in real life and report your results here!
You made an excel list of impressive songs with rating! Geeky points achieved! How many songs are in that list?
Is there any Nirvana song in the list? Heart Shaped Box is cool even without other instruments. Come as You Are is maybe impressive because it is so recognisable. I think Guns N’ Roses’ Sweet Child o Mine has a great bass line. Actually only after starting to study bass I realised how impressive and sophisticated these bands’ baselines really are.
I like the Seinfeld theme riff. I can’t slap, so I won’t even try.
Fun video, and I’m not confident enough to try half of those in front of others! I did play The Staple Singers “I’ll Take You There” recently and it was well received (and a simple song) is that one on the list?
I really liked how you offset the impressing others bit with the educational playing tips that help us keep improving.
Right? I couldn’t say how many times I’ve seen the movie / read the book. The year I spent in Afghanistan, I fell asleep in my rack watching that a few times a week. As soon as he typed 13th warrior, I knew exactly the quote.
Definitely an excellent video and I really appreciate the Memorex Style Photo!! Very clever for sure. Music and soundtracks will always be subjective as we all know and understand. Both episodes totally rock so far.
The Mashup stood out for sure!! Way Cool and that is exactly why I throughly enjoy learning this instrument that we call the BASS. Even when we have an old women’s mouth. hhhhheeeeeee hhhhhheeeeee.
Geeky points achieved! How many songs are in that list?
Whittled it down to 50 that people actually listened to, started as even more. So many riffs.
, I like both the book and the movie and I didn’t make the connection, but I can picture the scene without Googling
