I actually did start with a few of these back in the day just starting out and getting skills up. Began early on with punk - then moved through classic rock, onto progressive, then stuck to power/prog... along the way, started to just run scales, focusing on note articulation and speed, then found more exotic scales, and some theory... then learned to mix it up, see "patterns and shapes" as I ran various modes... then that laid the foundations to really "shred" on bass, since I'm of that style mostly when I play... decided I liked descending and ascending strings, so I went up to 6 string over the years... but for bassists that seem to have complete mastery over every aspect I think Mr. Franck Hermanny is probably as good as it gets, without much doubt. That's what I practiced learning to aspire towards as I got pretty good, then once I mastered all the bass stuff from the "so-called legends" out there, there wasn't a lot left to pursue. Hope you like my dumb story - illness slowed me down in the end, but I had fun, and still do jam a bit here and there... Anyway, no doubt he could cover about everything, while almost nobody could cover anything he plays that's of his own original making. I don't believe any of the "greats" can do this kinda stuff... sadly. But that's how music goes at every position and band - the most skilled are not really noticed, but the "top guys" in the public are far from the best out there. Check it out if you want your mind blown! ua-cam.com/video/bUe9n8n3k2k/v-deo.html
0:54 come together 1:27 higher ground 2:35 beat it 3:05 come as you are 3:33 feel good inc. 4:02 dawn patrol 5:05 no one knows 6:57 money 7:51 longview 9:25 sunshine of your love 10:00 the god that failed
Tip: For the Come Together riff keep your index finger on the A string and slide all the way up to the 15th fret, at which point play F on the D string 15th fret then D on the A string 17th fret with a little hammer on. Sounds way better ;) Do the same on the E string for the A, slide all the way up to 15th fret then hit the C 15th fret A string and pull bend it to a C# Brings it to life! No need to thank me :)
This list would be much better called "A random selection of songs that have bass guitar in them, including a couple that are somewhat cool sounding, but are all great for that 1st year self-taught bass player to utilize as he becomes a bit less newby, but are fun-ish to play." Nothing here is top 20 anything, except pop chart standings, except for a couple maybe. Imho
Came here to make sure Flea got something in the list lol. Good video, you might be able to get more traffic to this if you put the songs in the description!
@@rudolphdrasler2697 - Generally jazz bassists (I consider Jaco as jazz musician) are underrepresented in this list, although many jazz bassists outperform rock bassists.
For Metallica I would say Orion or Pulli g teeth, as for Megadeth Peace Sells is their greatest bass line; although Dawn patrol I s criminally underrated as a song on the Rust in Peace Album.
Surprised no to see here Motorhead, Black Sabbath or iron maiden, in fact, don't believe a word, N. I. B. And powerslave. It will be nice to see it with the tabs in next videos
for me the best bass lines are: - come together- the beatles - weapons of brixton- the clash feel good inc-gorillaz lounge act-nirvana I can't stop- hot red peppers the trooper - iron maiden Súper freak _ Rick James Rondabout _ Yes kiling in the name of- rage aginst the machine
Perfectly done tutorial, will recommend this to my friends who are wanting to learn a bunch of songs on bass, Thank you for a super clean, helpful and straight to the point tutorial.
it is fantastic, i play on hearing and would like to learn to read notes, i am 55 years old and read letters when i play, such a method i was constantly looking for, became very happy when i looked at your channel, you make me really happy thanks, i want to read salsa how can i do this, i mean as you show is there any app or so you are amazing
Great songs for a novice bass player. Variety is always good. Sure, i could think if a thousand more complex bass lines but i like your choice of songs here. Cleanly played.
for me the best bass lines are: - come together- the beatles - weapons of brixton- the clash feel good inc-gorillaz lounge act-nirvana I can't stop- hot red peppers the soldier - iron maiden kiling in the name of- rage aginst the machine
really nice video for beginners. some decent songs when it comes to best songs of all time. i think the title confused people a little bit here. maybe should have our something like: *my top 20 favorite bass lines* or *top 20 popular and easy bass lines*
Well im pretty sure it mean most well known bass line since i knew most of these and im not much into rock or bass lines from rocks artist aside from rhcp
@@philipmathew6239 for me the best bass lines are: - come together- the beatles - weapons of brixton- the clash feel good inc-gorillaz lounge act-nirvana I can't stop- hot red peppers the soldier - iron maiden kiling in the name of- rage aginst the machine
A ton of good Motown needs at least some honorable mention. And The Police needs to be here, too. I can't imagine truly narrowing it down to twenty and not leaving out so much good stuff.
@@tonyjlorns1727 You're so right. That's basically what I'm saying. No one could narrow any list like this down to 20 and not leave out so many picks that are precious not only to the viewers, but to themselves, as well. :)
this is a good clean and useful video even if mostly for beginners. those who find the selection questionable should reserve their wisdom for another discussion.
Well you must try some song of early Duran Duran "Girls on Film", "Rio", "New Religion", "Notorious" o "Vertigo", really a good bassist. Try to listen Police, Level42, and the album "Sports" or "Fore" by Huey Lewis.. but are really many other..
Bass players natorious for not changing strings am i right. Also i play bass and evem with 5 sets of string for my 4 string bass and 3 for my six string bass am reluctant to change em.
Thanks for the lines. Excellent job, even when I don't like some of them. Very good practice of different styles. If you ever post a third edition, I would like to see some more Steve Harris and Roger Glover - Liked and subscribed!
@@KardboardKenny I translated your comment with DeepL into German but cannot understand what you want to day. I just want to learn what people think is special about this Bassline. I didn’t recognise why it is special. Help appreciated. Comments only in German.
@@KardboardKennynow I got it. :D i am 53 years old and I know the song. I don’t understand why it is in the the 20 baselines. To me it is a standard blues Bassline with nothing special. And on top it is not even a Bassline. It must be Organ because the Doors didn’t have a bass player. To my opinion not the best choice for this Top 20 ranking.
Hi, Nice job! What model is the bass? A Deluxe PJ or Deluxe Precision? Or are they the same thing? ALSO - what pickups are in the bass? Thank you in advance!
Great instructional video for playing some nice catchy bass lines. Sweet Child O Mine [intro] was surprisingly tasty. Anyway, by far, not even close, not even a little, to the best of all time.
Great feel. Thankyou. SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE. Yes! Maybe you could include Manic Depression, Gimme some Lovin , Hey Bulldog and and Smoke on the Water if you do another list? Cheers
NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. Start with Jamiroqui's 'Whatever it is I just can't stop', when ya got that one, Incognito's 'Jacobs Ladder'. Guess you got Les in there though. Actually, try Rose Tattoo's version of 'Born to be wild' stunning work there, great interpretation of a classic
Great bass lines. Ignore the people* that do not do but always find they should criticize people who actually DO. Thanks for posting. *Edit because I used a poor choice of words that wasn't very nice.
to be honest guitarist don't know how much pain us bassist have to go through like wth they have these weird guitar solos that no ones like xd, and then we have the super chill and cool rifts so thank you i appreciate it :)
Gotta say something here. First of all, very good job of making a tutorial, borders perfection ! However, your choices are at least .. uhm... debatable. You mention Another bites the dust, but not Chic's rhythm "Good Times", where Queen and a lot of others got their inspiration from. Most songs are base players from Rock music, and playing bass with a plectrum is using the bass as an extension of the rhythm guitar. I think what makes up memorable bass lines is the ones where they actually carry the song. Where it's not just melody, but amplifies the pure rhythm, like extending the drums. And then you have to mention funk music ! I can't even start to make a list of them, and not just the Chili peppers. What about Jamaican reggae ? Aston Barrett ? No ? I guess , in the end, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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I actually did start with a few of these back in the day just starting out and getting skills up. Began early on with punk - then moved through classic rock, onto progressive, then stuck to power/prog... along the way, started to just run scales, focusing on note articulation and speed, then found more exotic scales, and some theory... then learned to mix it up, see "patterns and shapes" as I ran various modes... then that laid the foundations to really "shred" on bass, since I'm of that style mostly when I play... decided I liked descending and ascending strings, so I went up to 6 string over the years... but for bassists that seem to have complete mastery over every aspect I think Mr. Franck Hermanny is probably as good as it gets, without much doubt.
That's what I practiced learning to aspire towards as I got pretty good, then once I mastered all the bass stuff from the "so-called legends" out there, there wasn't a lot left to pursue. Hope you like my dumb story - illness slowed me down in the end, but I had fun, and still do jam a bit here and there... Anyway, no doubt he could cover about everything, while almost nobody could cover anything he plays that's of his own original making.
I don't believe any of the "greats" can do this kinda stuff... sadly. But that's how music goes at every position and band - the most skilled are not really noticed, but the "top guys" in the public are far from the best out there. Check it out if you want your mind blown! ua-cam.com/video/bUe9n8n3k2k/v-deo.html
0:54 come together
1:27 higher ground
2:35 beat it
3:05 come as you are
3:33 feel good inc.
4:02 dawn patrol
5:05 no one knows
6:57 money
7:51 longview
9:25 sunshine of your love
10:00 the god that failed
Thanks dude, I appreciate your help. I was having a hard time figuring out what the last few songs were
Hardcore Bass Players be like: "Well well well, where is my favorite obscure dark metal jazz band"
Shut up, just enjoy
Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" MUST be on here.
Since you FREELY POST tab On screen...I subscribed.
How I wish all YT guitar/bass tutors are like you. You are NOT selfish.
Thank you.
Tip: For the Come Together riff keep your index finger on the A string and slide all the way up to the 15th fret, at which point play F on the D string 15th fret then D on the A string 17th fret with a little hammer on. Sounds way better ;)
Do the same on the E string for the A, slide all the way up to 15th fret then hit the C 15th fret A string and pull bend it to a C#
Brings it to life!
No need to thank me :)
today it's a dream for me to play like you! Thanks a lot, i'm very impressed by your slap & speed
Well, that’s just like, your opinion man
Big lebowski
Shut the fuck up Donny
@@theagreer649 lol that's what I tought when I saw that comment
You probably listen to Nickleback and coldplay
Phones ringing Dude....
This list would be much better called "A random selection of songs that have bass guitar in them, including a couple that are somewhat cool sounding, but are all great for that 1st year self-taught bass player to utilize as he becomes a bit less newby, but are fun-ish to play." Nothing here is top 20 anything, except pop chart standings, except for a couple maybe. Imho
Delightful !
Totally agree
And here I was wondering what idiot wouldn't count in Tool in their Top 20
I bet you're fun at parties. :D
@@razeel2000 lol, I am.
Yikes! This was a good list for cool songs for beginners, but a horrendous list for best of all time.
it wasn't a list for BEST technically, just good
@@JohnSmith-mu8zo TOP 20 AMAZING BASS LINES OF ALL TIME ! So OF ALL TIME! So also the bigger and harder ones.
@I'm Nobody i know thats why i said : also not only.
Nicholas Johnson judging by the flying pinky i think he is a beginner
kkk yep. Agree
Came here to make sure Flea got something in the list lol. Good video, you might be able to get more traffic to this if you put the songs in the description!
Definitely not my choices for bass lines of all time.
It's always subjective.
@@fabiojovanovich is it? There's no Jaco... Jaco was objectively the best fretless bass player of all time.
I think he went with te "basic but still great" lines
@@rudolphdrasler2697 - Generally jazz bassists (I consider Jaco as jazz musician) are underrepresented in this list, although many jazz bassists outperform rock bassists.
Pedroleum100 Nobody outperforms Geddy Lee and Les Claypool. NOBODY!
Just picked up a bass after 20 years of guitar. Fun stuff
For Metallica I would say Orion or Pulli g teeth, as for Megadeth Peace Sells is their greatest bass line; although Dawn patrol I s criminally underrated as a song on the Rust in Peace Album.
How about "For Whom The Bell Tolls" By the late great Cliff Burton?
Surprised no to see here Motorhead, Black Sabbath or iron maiden, in fact, don't believe a word, N. I. B. And powerslave. It will be nice to see it with the tabs in next videos
for me the best bass lines are:
- come together- the beatles
- weapons of brixton- the clash
feel good inc-gorillaz
lounge act-nirvana
I can't stop- hot red peppers
the trooper - iron maiden
Súper freak _ Rick James
Rondabout _ Yes
kiling in the name of- rage aginst the machine
Weapons of Brixton!?!😂😂
One of the best bass lines was done by the bassist for Lou Reed on Walk on the wild side. I never get tired of hearing it.
You're talking about Herbie Flowers - not only a fabulous bass player but one of the greatest human beings on the planet.
Titanic work, thanks! I appreciate your videos, especially about bass.
Thank you!
For sure this is a veteran Band player. Nice Bass Demo.Thanks for sharing...
absolutely brilliant. Just picked up a bass about 2 weeks ago..... I have a long way to go. But loving' this you've done
Some unexpected choices.
Perfectly done tutorial, will recommend this to my friends who are wanting to learn a bunch of songs on bass, Thank you for a super clean, helpful and straight to the point tutorial.
I see a demonstration. There is no tutelage here. You have a good imagination.
That you left tool and Mise asside, where was the chain by Fleetwood Mac? Probably one of the best known baselines ever!
And one of the most famous bass lines is Chrissy Hines with the Pretenders "Ohio"
Brian -the song title is “my city was gone”.
And you’re right, great bassline!
Back on the Chain Gang
it is fantastic, i play on hearing and would like to learn to read notes, i am 55 years old and read letters when i play, such a method i was constantly looking for, became very happy when i looked at your channel, you make me really happy thanks, i want to read salsa how can i do this, i mean as you show
is there any app or so
you are amazing
I believe you're on about tabs and there's two brilliant subscription based apps called songsterr and ultimate guitar which have a lot
Another one bites the dust!!!!
Beautiful pj bass im jealous, getting me a Squier Affinity Series Vintage Modified PJ in half a month, excited
I'm glad you care about Dawn patrol cause so many don't know that riff
The bassist from muse... had so many to choose from, maybe a muse top 10 should be in order???
Thank you for the partiture and the tablature Bro, You are The Master of Guitar Bass. I salute you.
Paul McCartney has the most melodic and tasteful bass lines. You should try more Beatles
This is awesome ! Well done !
Great songs for a novice bass player. Variety is always good. Sure, i could think if a thousand more complex bass lines but i like your choice of songs here. Cleanly played.
for me the best bass lines are:
- come together- the beatles
- weapons of brixton- the clash
feel good inc-gorillaz
lounge act-nirvana
I can't stop- hot red peppers
the soldier - iron maiden
kiling in the name of- rage aginst the machine
@@drumscovertercermundista8246 or anything Les Claypool plays
@@williamfabiano543 It is useful too
I guess it worth to mention tuning at the beginning
really nice video for beginners. some decent songs when it comes to best songs of all time. i think the title confused people a little bit here. maybe should have our something like: *my top 20 favorite bass lines* or *top 20 popular and easy bass lines*
Well im pretty sure it mean most well known bass line since i knew most of these and im not much into rock or bass lines from rocks artist aside from rhcp
It is still cool to the bass separated from the rest for some of us non-musiciams
Yo that is so sick! Thank you for your video I am just learning how to play and that has given me courage! Keep it up please!
im starting to learn bass guitar so this vid really encourages me to grab my guitar thx so much :)
Should have picked Orion for Metallica..or..anything by Cliff..
Yes!!
Anesthesia
Creeping Death
That's more like Lead Bass.
I think The Pot by TooL is one of the best basslines ever !
Jussi Amen to that.
@@philipmathew6239
for me the best bass lines are:
- come together- the beatles
- weapons of brixton- the clash
feel good inc-gorillaz
lounge act-nirvana
I can't stop- hot red peppers
the soldier - iron maiden
kiling in the name of- rage aginst the machine
Obviously you haven't heard Queen - Millionaire Waltz's bass line! It's a masterpiece which should be taught at schools!
John Deacon man… top 5 bass player.
I hope that pinky flying around everywhere is for the sake of illustrating which note is being played....
Great collection of basslines. Those drums sounds so crisp. What are they?
Native Instrument Studio Drummer
Dude, "Come as you are", was a riff that was a blatant rip-off of "Eighties" by Killing Joke. Give credit where it's due...
Hi!!! Nice video!!! Are you sure "Come as you are is in the right key"? I think the key is in F#, not E
Very surprised Chic - Good Times didn't make an appearance.. cool video though, lots of great tunes there anyhow!
A ton of good Motown needs at least some honorable mention. And The Police needs to be here, too. I can't imagine truly narrowing it down to twenty and not leaving out so much good stuff.
He can’t please everyone mate
@@tonyjlorns1727 You're so right. That's basically what I'm saying. No one could narrow any list like this down to 20 and not leave out so many picks that are precious not only to the viewers, but to themselves, as well. :)
How can the super iconic bass riff from orion leading up to his second solo not be on this list?
Had to make room for Meghan Trainor
Higher Ground - Chili.. :DDD Stevie loves them maybe..
this is a good clean and useful video even if mostly for beginners. those who find the selection questionable should reserve their wisdom for another discussion.
Nice songs for beginners, thanks mate
Well you must try some song of early Duran Duran "Girls on Film", "Rio", "New Religion", "Notorious" o "Vertigo", really a good bassist. Try to listen Police, Level42, and the album "Sports" or "Fore" by Huey Lewis.. but are really many other..
Rio by Duran Duran is on 20 Amazing Bass Lines Of All Time - Chapter 2
Some good bass lines in here...
May be time to change those strings though, they sound dead.
Bass players natorious for not changing strings am i right. Also i play bass and evem with 5 sets of string for my 4 string bass and 3 for my six string bass am reluctant to change em.
LowMan Josh I don’t always change strings when they go dead. But, if I’m recording, or playing live...you best believe those strings are fresh.
@@OmniTron1000 well yeah, recording always throw a new set of high beams on my spector.
LowMan Josh I’ve got a bass with a 10 year old set of flat wounds on it. Like a fine wine, they only get better with age
Thanks for the lines. Excellent job, even when I don't like some of them. Very good practice of different styles. If you ever post a third edition, I would like to see some more Steve Harris and Roger Glover - Liked and subscribed!
WOW I remember my first Bass lesson....
I love bass guitar!!!!!!!!
Great video but where is Hysteria by Muse? Just a suggestion
Great bass line!
Just started learning the bass last month. Newbie question but what does the x mean?
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Great for exercising your fingers.
Good choice. But Roadhouse blues confused me. What is so special about this bass line?
Normies/boomers can go, "I know that one".
@@KardboardKenny I translated your comment with DeepL into German but cannot understand what you want to day. I just want to learn what people think is special about this Bassline. I didn’t recognise why it is special. Help appreciated. Comments only in German.
@@wolfram4321 Es ist ein Lied , das alte Leute kennen und erkennen.
@@KardboardKennynow I got it. :D i am 53 years old and I know the song. I don’t understand why it is in the the 20 baselines. To me it is a standard blues Bassline with nothing special. And on top it is not even a Bassline. It must be Organ because the Doors didn’t have a bass player. To my opinion not the best choice for this Top 20 ranking.
Suffer well Depeche mode?
Under pressure Queen?
Peace Sells Megadeth?
Not peace sells but wake up dead
So nice, congrats! Missed Panic Station - Muse.
Where’s Geddy Lee of Rush if this all about rock songs? Chris Squire of Yes ?
I’ve noticed that because I’ve got bigger hands than most, a lot of these songs seem super easy since I go 1-4 using only my index and ring finger
Hi, Nice job! What model is the bass? A Deluxe PJ or Deluxe Precision? Or are they the same thing? ALSO - what pickups are in the bass? Thank you in advance!
Thank you! It is a CORT GB PJ with stock pickups.
Not sure I would put any of those in my top 20. But certainly all very recognizable.
really good video, this is what helps beginner players get to the next level , your good people Matt Ten
I like the list, glad to say I already know a few of them. Makes me feel like less of a noob
Missing:
Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song
Nirvana - Love Buzz
Joy Division - Transmission
Not to mention: "Little Green Bag" - George Baker Selection, "Walk On the Wild Side" - Lou Reed...
Grande Matt, hai fatto il botto con 'sto video!
Great instructional video for playing some nice catchy bass lines. Sweet Child O Mine [intro] was surprisingly tasty. Anyway, by far, not even close, not even a little, to the best of all time.
Great feel. Thankyou. SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE. Yes! Maybe you could include Manic Depression, Gimme some Lovin , Hey Bulldog and and Smoke on the Water if you do another list? Cheers
YOu are getting some nice tones here. Great job!
Black no.1 is a pretty underrated bass line
It would be nice if you grouped the songs by tuning, to make it easier to practice to.
Greta video for someone starting on bass
No one needs a video of the Thunderbrat.
Good job buddy! I noticed that you have a better groove when you play with the pick ;-)
Very Good my Brother !!!
Nice. Thank you.
NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. Start with Jamiroqui's 'Whatever it is I just can't stop', when ya got that one, Incognito's 'Jacobs Ladder'. Guess you got Les in there though. Actually, try Rose Tattoo's version of 'Born to be wild' stunning work there, great interpretation of a classic
Great job, thank you!
Amazing !!!
Thanks man! The tabs are gonna help a lot!
Muchas gracias .me encantó este video
Great bass lines. Ignore the people* that do not do but always find they should criticize people who actually DO. Thanks for posting. *Edit because I used a poor choice of words that wasn't very nice.
Great combination of songs matt
*** Proceeds to play the first two *Jane's Addiction* Studio albums in their entirety ***
Ramble On - Led Zep
Anything Rush
Thanks for the vid, good stuff
I started playing bass couple days and first song I learned was welcome to the jungle GnR
even in rock i was expecting some bass lines from Yes like Roundabout or Rush's Tom Sawyer at least
In Chapter 2 you find Roundabout (Yes) and Freewill (Rush) ua-cam.com/video/aubz_jbQ1F8/v-deo.html
This was fun to play and read along to.
to be honest guitarist don't know how much pain us bassist have to go through like wth they have these weird guitar solos that no ones like xd, and then we have the super chill and cool rifts so thank you i appreciate it :)
Fantastic mate! Keep it coming!!!!!! Weeee ....
Gotta say something here. First of all, very good job of making a tutorial, borders perfection ! However, your choices are at least .. uhm... debatable. You mention Another bites the dust, but not Chic's rhythm "Good Times", where Queen and a lot of others got their inspiration from. Most songs are base players from Rock music, and playing bass with a plectrum is using the bass as an extension of the rhythm guitar. I think what makes up memorable bass lines is the ones where they actually carry the song. Where it's not just melody, but amplifies the pure rhythm, like extending the drums. And then you have to mention funk music ! I can't even start to make a list of them, and not just the Chili peppers. What about Jamaican reggae ? Aston Barrett ? No ? I guess , in the end, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Pretty nice
thank you from france