Every Great Player Uses This Funk Bass Riff

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  • Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
  • Let's learn one of the quintessential funk bass riffs that every great bass player uses. Inspired by some of the greats, including Leroy Hodges (Al Green), Chuck Rainey (Aretha Franklin), and Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson and Billy Preston), this is an easy funk bass fill to add to almost any song. Perfect for major chords or dominant chords used in blues, this will work with many different bass grooves.
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  • @jimharrow8104
    @jimharrow8104 8 днів тому +8

    Far out... I hear this everywhere....
    Even on the Barny Miller show, at the opening... Thanks....

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  7 днів тому +3

      You're welcome! And yes, you can totally spy this move in tons of bass lines.

  • @t.pedersen9321
    @t.pedersen9321 7 днів тому +11

    Ryan one day it would be fantastic if you gave us a tour of your basses, strings and so forth. Your sound is so nice and your playing sounds effortless. So please 🙌

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  7 днів тому +2

      Will do!

    • @garythebard
      @garythebard 4 дні тому

      Awesome that she responded will do, but keep in mind, despite sounding effortless, she has put in a great deal of effort and time. Gear, strings, etc. only go so far. That effortlessness you hear is the product of time and practice.

  • @alan2400
    @alan2400 8 днів тому +2

    Great lesson .... thanks!

  • @henrynelson2265
    @henrynelson2265 8 днів тому +3

    very nice. thanks!

  • @phillipshupert8980
    @phillipshupert8980 7 днів тому +4

    This 1, 4, 5 progression is the fundamental bass line of Steal My Kisses by Ben Folds

  • @cazoon
    @cazoon 4 дні тому +1

    Great lesson

  • @HarpinJScott
    @HarpinJScott 7 днів тому +1

    Amazing, as usual. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge of the bass, Ryan!!

  • @scottkidwellmusic9175
    @scottkidwellmusic9175 2 дні тому

    Thank you, Ryan!
    Good stuff!

  • @johncook9983
    @johncook9983 7 днів тому +2

    Oooh, I like this! Thanks 🤙

  • @daveweigand5935
    @daveweigand5935 7 днів тому +2

    Awesome and informative!

  • @bbbower1
    @bbbower1 7 днів тому +1

    Great lesson Ryan Madora!

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor4101 7 днів тому +3

    Merci.

  • @ACMan-Sports
    @ACMan-Sports 7 днів тому +3

    Nice

  • @jmd01
    @jmd01 2 дні тому +1

    Nice! 🙂

  • @londonalicante
    @londonalicante 3 дні тому

    The dominant 7th is done once in the whole video, at 2:25 for anyone needing a timestamp.
    Nice lesson, but having introduced that idea, a second example would have been good.

  • @bassomatic6055
    @bassomatic6055 6 днів тому +1

    I thought David Hood played on Let's stay together. Anyway I first heard this from Chuck Rainey

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  5 днів тому

      I'm quite sure the bass player on "Let's Stay Together" is Leroy Hodges. It's well documented and there's even an essay about it in the Library of Congress archives that's pretty cool and worth googling/reading :-)

  • @eckie4679
    @eckie4679 5 днів тому

    You can’t beat Mike Lull bases 😎😊

  • @robertbyrne522
    @robertbyrne522 6 днів тому

    Thank you so much for this video. I am a private music instructor. Not to be a music theory nitpicker but the notes over the B chord you were playing should be described as B, C#, C Double # and D#.
    Thank you for all you do. I always enjoy your videos! 😊👍🎸

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  5 днів тому +1

      Thanks for enjoying my videos! There actually aren't any B chords in this lesson, just a "one-four-five" in the key of D. So the chords here are D Major, G Major, and A Major. Cheers!

  • @rickfurci463
    @rickfurci463 6 днів тому

    You remind me of the guy that played the bass on the Barney Miller TV series I can't think of his name and he did the thumping on Seinfeld also that's who you remind me of you guys ought to hear some of my originals

  • @Redbeard4321
    @Redbeard4321 7 днів тому

    I just ordered the book. First time seeing your channel but I love Jenny Lewis. Quick google confirmed my suspicions.

  • @thierrylemetayer3371
    @thierrylemetayer3371 4 дні тому

    Hi nice basic riff

  • @cynthiaanderson3742
    @cynthiaanderson3742 6 днів тому

    JAMES JAMESON 😎 😎 😎

  • @gman2794
    @gman2794 7 днів тому

    Another great lesson Ryan! Does that mean the 3rd is tonic in this situation?

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  7 днів тому

      Thanks! Tonic is still the root note, so if the key is D Major, that's the tonic. The third is giving us the major vs. minor, so in this case, we're specifically landing on a major third.

  • @1234drums
    @1234drums 7 днів тому

    Juicy ❤

  • @queenredpill6561
    @queenredpill6561 3 дні тому

    Greetings Ryan,May I ask what state&country are you in? I reside in New York. Am a beginner bass player.

  • @rickfurci463
    @rickfurci463 6 днів тому

    Hi Ryan my name is Rick furci I've been playing since I've been 10 years old when the Beatles came on Ed Sullivan about 60 years I'd like to get on UA-cam like that with my guitar but I don't know how to go about doing it I'm from the days of a Hendrix Robin trower Rory Gallagher Johnny Winters all of those old guys I'd like to find new people to jam with them in Lorain Ohio hard to find people most of my friends think they're too old LOL😂

  • @rickfurci463
    @rickfurci463 6 днів тому +1

    I'm sorry I didn't let you know I play guitar not bass but it doesn't matter you still kick ass

  • @j.d.leslie8458
    @j.d.leslie8458 3 дні тому

    I wonder if Ryan ever plays with a pick?

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  3 дні тому

      I certainly do!

    • @j.d.leslie8458
      @j.d.leslie8458 3 дні тому

      @@RyanMadoraMusic Thanks for the reply. I’m a guitar player thinking of buying my first bass. Maybe you could do a short tutorial on pick playing?

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  3 дні тому +1

      I've got a few lessons about pick playing... here's one! ua-cam.com/video/FN-wm7Uv4b4/v-deo.html

    • @j.d.leslie8458
      @j.d.leslie8458 3 дні тому

      @@RyanMadoraMusic Thanks!

  • @harrywalsh677
    @harrywalsh677 7 днів тому +1

    Slightly too fast for me.could. you include Tab please

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  7 днів тому +2

      You can grab the TAB by supporting my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/ryanmadora

  • @T8754
    @T8754 7 днів тому +1

    Have you done a lesson on bass fills? If not, have you considered doing one?

    • @RyanMadoraMusic
      @RyanMadoraMusic  7 днів тому

      I've done a couple exploring improv but will make a video more focused on fills. Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @michaela2776
    @michaela2776 14 годин тому

    Lol don’t think this funk. The riff played over the dominant sounded like
    A pretty Woman:

  • @sls554
    @sls554 7 днів тому

    Slow down, closer look at your fingers.