‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’ was a number one hit for Ian Dury & The Blockheads back in 1978. This piece is well-known amongst bass players thanks to Norman Watt-Roy’s fantastic sixteenth note-based fingerstyle groove. The inspiration for this line came from the band witnessing Weather Report live at the Hammersmith Odeon, with Jaco […]

‘Hump de Bump’ is from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2005 album Stadium Arcadium and features a fantastic bassline from Flea. The line is based around an aggressively performed double stop riff, with a wicked fingerstyle groove for the chorus sections. To download the transcription (with TAB and without), please visit the Free Stuff page.

This simple track was written to represent Sting, one of the UK’s best-known bassists, and an artist who has experienced incredible success both with a band, and as a solo artist. This track has been written in the style of Sting’s work with his band The Police and features a relatively simple bass part which […]