This song is from Running in the Family, Level 42’s best-selling album from 1987. It was one of five singles released from the album and reached #10 in the UK charts in April 1987. It remains a regular fixture in the band’s setlist to this day. features a slapped line, the verse and chorus sections […]

This song is from Mother’s Milk, the fourth album from Red Hot Chili Peppers. This album features some of Flea’s funkiest bass work, and this song is a great example. It’s a track that has not been heard live since the early nineties, and one that is really only to hardcore fans of the band. […]

This piece was originally written to represent Mark King’s bass work with Level 42 in the Giants of Bass book and video series. It was written with a focus on the instrumental jazz-funk that Mark played with Level 42 in the early eighties. As a result, the bass part features many common elements of his […]

This piece was originally written to represent Marcus Miller in the Giants of Bass book and video series. As a result, it features some advanced applications of the slap bass technique. This piece has a moderately slow tempo and is representative of the music that Marcus recorded on albums such as Silver Rain, Renaissance and […]

This song is from Blood Sugar Sex Magik, the fifth album from Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea opted for a more laid-back approach to his bass parts on this album, favouring fingerstyle funk grooves over the aggressive slap lines that he had previously been known for. This song is an excellent example of that approach. […]

This great song is from Talking Heads: 77, the band’s debut album. This was third single released by the group and has gone on to become one of their best-known tracks. The bass part on this song was performed by Tina Weymouth, a founding member of the group. It’s a relatively simple line, one that […]

This piece – one of Vulfpeck’s best-known tracks – is from their second full-length album, The Beautiful Game. Upon its release in October 2017, the song captured the attention of bass players everywhere thanks to Joe Dart’s incredible bass work. It quickly became a key part of the band’s set, with the audience often singing […]

‘Good Times’ is perhaps the best known of Chic’s hit singles and was recorded for their third album, Risqué. With its infectious groove, the track was an instant hit in the clubs and remained at #1 on the U.S. R&B Chart for six weeks. It is ranked #224 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the […]

This song is from Level 42’s 1983 album Standing in the Light. Driven along by a sixteenth note-based slap groove, it is also notable for Mark King’s use of harmonic chords and neck bending. Although a fan favourite since its release, the song was only performed live for the first time in 2008. The bassline […]

This piece was originally written to represent Duck Dunn in Giants of Bass, a book which celebrated the contributions of 26 of the world’s most influential bass players. As a result, it features a number of elements that are common to Duck’s playing, such as a strong use of chord tones, the inclusion of additional […]