Everytime someone asks me to play a song for them I just say "I don't know how to play, just holding for a friend" they just say "ah" and I start playing the Seinfeld intro always will be my best joke
Didn’t even finish the video, just started playing La Bamba and within five minutes someone walked by and was impressed. You kinda cooked with this list
I played angry chair and someone was impressed... it's drop d and simple grunge but ig drop d impresses people lol now I get to play around with the little nuances in the songs I do know to make people's heads turn lol
I love that you make the distinction that non-musicians listen to music completely differently than musicians. I wish there was more conversation around this.
It is probably a cultural/social thing at its root, as well as the environment within a persons sub-culture. The vast majority of people(normies) are going to be too afraid to say they like something that isn't socially binding out of fear of being labeled non-normie. And musicians, being a sub-culture in society, are exposed to and encouraged to communicate far more and far more complicated pieces of music ... As for the AC/DC example, i would find that normies wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two in an actual blind test more often than random ....
@@jacobgordon7932That's just not true. Everybody has their own way of listening to music. Some people listen for melody, some listen for groove and some listen for lyrics. There's no "right" way, there's just different ways.
I think the point to remember is that bass is only a single element of music. A singer can perform a solo for a short time and it's fine, same goes for guitar/bass/drums/etc., but if your entire song is that alone, it's difficult to pull off unless it's a truly unique and impressive piece. Most music is designed to use all of those elements together, not just one, and the beauty of it is how they manage to make such different things come together for a singular experience, and that's what people are wanting to hear. So yeah, most bass meant to be part of a song on its own isn't impressive, a lot of times it's not even impressive to a bass player...because what's impressive to a bass player is something complex that leaves little room for anything else to exist in its space except the bass, and it's really only impressive because you know fully understand how difficult it is to pull off, not necessarily because it sounds good.
My little niece saw my bass a few years ago and asked me to play something. She barely knew the song but was amazed watching me play a simple bass line: Another One Bites the Dust. Play it with authority and add some little flourishes after the first pass and she was like, "OMG, you're like a real bass player!" LOL
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100% I have no pedals a £120 knock off bass with now rusty strings recording my videos on a phone but people rarely ever talk about my bass playing just my presence and energy
"If you wanna impress, you gotta sound confident. You don't actually have to be confident, you just need to sound confident." That gem dropped will get the panties sliding off as well. This dood has good subliminal life advice
GREAT video. I am both old and a retired football coach that couldn’t name a single note despite loving music. So I am as “normy” as it gets. Love everything about this video. The pace, the obvious talent, the obvious command of the topic. I was inspired, intrigued and couldn’t wait to share with the people I love. That is the triple play of engagement. Instant like and subscribe from 30 seconds in. Great job - keep it up.
@milkgrapes6420 And not only Zender because Paul Turner had written some amazing basslines as well. Runaway for example is one of my favorite and it definitely will impress normies.
the advice for Hysteria about imagining the drum part is so important. my biggest skill jump probably came when I was able to feel the beat in what I was playing
Incase anyone has been following Josh and has seen his ad's for the beginner to badass course spend the money and do it. Yes, worth the money. 30+ Hours of lessons for less than 4 hours of lessons at guitar center. And best part is its yours to keep. You can set the pace of your learning to fit your life style. Some days with work and family I can't practice, but when I'm able to it's easy to go back a few lessons and refresh and keep on grooving.
I'm surprised that "Money" and "Feel Good Inc" didn't make it onto the list. I am not surprised that "Hysteria" is on the list though. What a beast of a riff and looks so impressive because you are all over the fretboard but it is not easy for a beginner for sure.
Pink Floyd are reasonably famous but perhaps not something most "normies" under the age of 30-35 listen to. I get why it's not there. "Feel Good" is recognizable but also very simple and you kinda need the rest of the music to kick in to really set off the "I remember!" feelos.
tbh i always thought that Knights of Cydonia is a more impressive bassline since it has slow slams, nice gallops... and the end of the song just blows minds... but maybe the normies don't know that
Feel Good Inc has an amazing instrumental. I would put it up there with Beat it for tracks that are instantly recognisable and have a great flow, even if you take the singer out.
tho, if you play Hysteria with a pick it makes it much much easier to play and regular people aren't gonna know that, so it would still be equally impressive to them
"Number 2 is a surprisingly popular with even the young people". Well, you can thank Jojo's Bizarre Adventure for that. The "To Be Continued" meme made Roundabout instantly recognizable to the youth.
I was just about to comment this. Although I did have experience of Roundabout from Rock Band 3, I have no doubt that JoJo had a bigger influence for the younger generation.
"Good Times" a.k.a. "Rapper's Delight" is the fun, cool, sweet bass riff that everyone knows and has been incorporated into several hip hop songs because it is just so bad ass. And super fun to play. That riff can start dance offs. Everyone knows it too.
Yeah. I think the list will vary depending on the person. Nobody I know would even be moved by any of those except beat it. You gotta play grooves from music they listen to.
This is the best video I've ever seen to give solid advice to all aspiring guitarists. All his advice is the real key to playing any instrument. If you apply the advice, he gives you, you will feel the melody better and play in the groove or "feel".
Because I'm old, "Money" would be near the top of my list; it has a memorable bass line. Yeah, the mutes (ghost notes) on "Roundabout" have always thrown me off. And, yes, I totally recognized Geddy Lee. RIP, Chris Squire.
Don’t know why this was suggested to me but it is one of the most cohesive and well scripted videos of this sort I’ve ever seen. Everything integrated and segued seamlessly. Bravo
I remember when I got back from reh and straight into university lectures that day, bringing my bass with me. All the mates wanted to hear me play. I tell 'em "I have no amp, you'll hear nothing" but they insisted. And what was my most flashy thing to show off? Tapping. Playing tapping on unplugged bass in atrocious reverberating college halls sounded like drunk wrecking crew
I have only watched 3 videos of your channel so far but I can tell that this channel is a GOLDMINE for a bass beginner like me! I love the editing, I love the jokes, the visual and audio quality is solid and it's very impressive how I can understand and follow your explanations! Especially the "7 bad system dwarves" from your perfect bass tone video was an eye-opener! Thank you very much for all the time and effort, keep it up!
I just got my bass out for the first time in years, and found this video. This is one of the most insightful musical examinations I've ever seen. The way you're instructing about the importance of HOW to play is something I enjoy doing for others. Playing it bad and then playing it good, whatever the riff, is generally pretty impressive to people. It's such an important factor when it comes to if you play music well.
I got started with bass thanks to your B2B course and was having a lot of fun, then life got in the way and I was getting frustrated because I was getting worse since I wasn't playing as much. Good thing your videos are getting in my recommended again, that really does help getting motivated
Which probably has more to do with the list maker than the listeners. Non-musicians aren’t listening for skill and difficulty, otherwise seven nation army would be a forgotten relic and not a force of nature, they’re looking for something fun, memorable, energetic, and usually pretty melodic.
im not even a guitarist- a self-taught flutist- but there are some really solid advice on music studying in general! playing in front of people takes time to master, and these are solid aspects to internlize.
YES! Joe Lally introducing not just the song, but the band, to the world. /met him after a Messthetics gig [with fellow Fugazi bandmate, Brendan Canty!] and Joe was supremely gracious to let me fanboy for a couple minutes.
It's true. You got to play with confidence. It doesn't really matter what you play you just need to sound confident when you do it. I play bass sometimes but my playing sucks on bass. This video helped me a lot.
My go to is the "I like to move it" main riff! Simple, grooves like hell and I have yet to encounter someone who hasn't at least heard it once somewhere (most likely the Madagascar movies). Also, if you wanna be quirky, you can switch it up with some (key shifted) Limp Bizkit "Rolling", since it's basically the same positioning then
The reaction face! Your wife is the best part of this video. I have had this exact same experience with non-musicians. She is wonderful in the video. You were explaining "normies". I'm sure she actually knows a lot about music - how could she not, after being with you for years? But her face is priceless.She needs her own channel. I would watch it. And you're great.
My favorite easy riff to impress is "Aquatic Mouth Dance" by RHCP. Super funky and fun and easy, with lots of movement to make it look like you know what you're doing.
funnily enough, i've always specifically loved hearing the bass past all the other instruments when i hear songs/music. And even funnier, i ended up with a bass player as my best friend ( i didn't know he played bass for years XD ). I also like sitting there listening when he's just having fun on the bass. There's something so alluring about the deep, warm, cozy, groovy sounds. It's unbeatable
This was fantastic! I am so glad there is research behind this and not just some stupid bass players opinion. I did test some of these out on my wife who is a Normal person, and she was impressed! So thanks Josh! I will need to break these out in a guitar shop, and see how they do there!
@@Endidixknsej Just wanted to make sure that you base your bass statements on the basis that your bass is not just the right kind but those only kind that matters 😁
In general what non-bass playing people want from bass is a funky / danceable rythm, and it must have just have a little variation or jazzy run to keep it interesting and to show that you actually have some chops. What also works is nice heavy funk riff like Hair from Graham Central Station, or one of one of the better know riffs of Mark Kind from Level 42, or something really melodic and jazzy by Jaco. And yes being able to bring it with confidence, and rythmical and dynamic! is key..
So much good stuff. Best 12:56 of my day. Also really appreciate that he's delivering the lesson on a no-frills Squier instead of some intimidating $3k custom instrument. Back to practicing.
Knew Hysteria would be on the list. Most impressive if you can pull it off. For a very easy one that is impressive to the normies, try Sunshine of your love. It's so easy, it's probably like the 3rd or 4th bass line I ever learned but that simplicity makes it easy to play very well, it's instantly recognizable and impresses people.
I just wanted to say congratulations I know it is belated. But I've been around since you had about 15,000 subscribers period and now you're close to a million🎉🎉🎉 keep plucking away my bass brother
Holy shit! EXCELLENT RESEARCH, EXCELLENT PLAY, AND EXCELLENT CHOICES! My wife bought me my first bass this year for my birthday (I might of mentioned my interest), a beautiful sapphire blue short-scale Ibenez that she picked out all on her own. I am a mediocre guitar play for a few decades now, but of course I and her absolutely love the noise we make, and so do our friends and family every guitaroke night. So far the only impressive thing I've done it was strap it up high Johnny Cash style almost up to my neck, with the Les Paul slung low, and do "Longview", alternating between the bass and the guitar leads. But this, THIS, is really a great video not just for the researched song picks, but the great hints for playing bass well. Thank you so much, sir, from your newest subscriber! :)
Fully trained musician for 18 years both classical and jazz so I tend to find normie tutorials cringe af but you cracked the formula between not treating your audience like pure idiots just because they may not be musicians. Very enjoyable and musicians can see where you are holding back to still sound relatable to non musicians 😊
When i was 16, my bass teacher only taught me one song. He said "if you can play this song correctly, you could be a real bass player ", that song was "Sombody to love" by Jefferson Airplane. I stll play bass today (I'm 72).
At 64 I still find people know the Beatles riff to day tripper really well. It sounds ace on bass even though I’m not sure it was played that way on the recording 🤔🙏🏴🇬🇧♥️
Watching this with my 6 yr old daughter and when you asked what was wrong with the chili peppers song she piped up and said "dad its not rock it enough".....there hope for the future I guess. I liked playing the bass line for Danger Zone even though that was a DX7 (which I didnt even know until recently). Cool vid.
The reason Roundabout is so popular with young kids is that about 8 years ago it was a viral tiktok or musically sound choice for videos . When Roundabout came up on my playlist my 10 year old daughter got all excited and said she knew this song.
As a boomer I've found that Cissy Strut by The Meters usually gets a rise out of other boomers. Younger people who may not know the song are often impressed by it, too, because it's such a catchy part
I don’t even watch Jojo and I knew what it was 😂 I started playing bass because of Kick Back by Kenshi Yonezu. Anime is an underrated medium to get people into music ngl
I impressed myself, as a beginner, by learning 'These Eyes' by The Guess Who...mainly because I had to memorize the patterns, as I don't read bass clef sheet music. :/ I was trained to play sax and read treble clef. Anyway, when I learned it, and played it with some buddies of mine, it came out pretty good. :) You gave some great tips in this video. Thank you!
I ALLLmost fell for it ! I almost thought the list was put together in an organic manner the way you claimed, Josh. But ya had to go and sneak that second RHCP bass line in there at the number 1 spot and your cover got blown Buddy!!! Haha.
@@axospyeyes281 ah I get it yeah I mean sorta like the bass line for it is cool but I get your point it wouldn’t sound very cool on its own. How about David’s SLAPP?
you're right - your necessary advertisments are 'seamless'; I respect that. Pedals before getting the technique right is absolutely unacceptable- in my opinion.
What’s your go-to “play me something” riff? 🎸
Jumpsuit by twenty one pilots 🔥
HOW WAS THIS COMMENT POSTED COMMENTED YESTERDAY WHEN THIS VIDEO WAS POSTED 5 MINS AGO
I like to play the intro to Portrait of Tracy, but most people don't seem to really care
"One of these nights" - Eagles
Dark necesities
I like how the title insinuates that bass players aren't normal people.
Who wants to be normal 😉
We aren’t, mate. We aren’t. Haha
We’re just little guys is all
I'd go so far as to say no musician is "normal". However, bassists are like pitchers or goalies...just a bit more...off.
😂
"Oh you play bass ? Play me something" Like that ever happened
Happens all the time
"oh, you play bass? can you get me the guitarist's number?"
Happened a couple of times. Sweet child of mine satisfies most of them..awkwardly
In my dreams it did - well, it might someday!
Yuup, boyfriend of my wife's daughter asked me as he plays guitar... And whenever with friends who play it happens ..
Everytime someone asks me to play a song for them I just say "I don't know how to play, just holding for a friend"
they just say "ah" and I start playing the Seinfeld intro
always will be my best joke
Funny asf
That's very very funny
Didn’t even finish the video, just started playing La Bamba and within five minutes someone walked by and was impressed. You kinda cooked with this list
I played angry chair and someone was impressed... it's drop d and simple grunge but ig drop d impresses people lol
now I get to play around with the little nuances in the songs I do know to make people's heads turn lol
@@SapphicKittyAhhhhhhhhh Alice In Chains isn’t grunge…
Ok I’m gonna leave now.
@@theancientone1616 Ahhhhhhh yes it is. The hell you are you talking about lol.
@@theancientone1616 AIC is grunge’s strongest living pallbearer
@@theancientone1616AIC is the definition of grunge (leans toward metal bur grunge)
I love that you make the distinction that non-musicians listen to music completely differently than musicians. I wish there was more conversation around this.
For example, King Crimson will get a different reaction than AC/DC. John Bonham will get a different reaction than Neil Peart.
It is probably a cultural/social thing at its root, as well as the environment within a persons sub-culture.
The vast majority of people(normies) are going to be too afraid to say they like something that isn't socially binding out of fear of being labeled non-normie.
And musicians, being a sub-culture in society, are exposed to and encouraged to communicate far more and far more complicated pieces of music ...
As for the AC/DC example, i would find that normies wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two in an actual blind test more often than random ....
@@matthewmagda4971 non musicians listen to lyrics and not music, its kinda sad
@@jacobgordon7932That's just not true. Everybody has their own way of listening to music. Some people listen for melody, some listen for groove and some listen for lyrics. There's no "right" way, there's just different ways.
I think the point to remember is that bass is only a single element of music. A singer can perform a solo for a short time and it's fine, same goes for guitar/bass/drums/etc., but if your entire song is that alone, it's difficult to pull off unless it's a truly unique and impressive piece. Most music is designed to use all of those elements together, not just one, and the beauty of it is how they manage to make such different things come together for a singular experience, and that's what people are wanting to hear. So yeah, most bass meant to be part of a song on its own isn't impressive, a lot of times it's not even impressive to a bass player...because what's impressive to a bass player is something complex that leaves little room for anything else to exist in its space except the bass, and it's really only impressive because you know fully understand how difficult it is to pull off, not necessarily because it sounds good.
My little niece saw my bass a few years ago and asked me to play something. She barely knew the song but was amazed watching me play a simple bass line: Another One Bites the Dust. Play it with authority and add some little flourishes after the first pass and she was like, "OMG, you're like a real bass player!" LOL
1:17 La Bamba
2:53 Beat It
4:41 Peace Sells
6:53 Around the World
8:24 Hysteria
10:26 Roundabout
12:05 Can't Stop
Peace Sells but who’s buying
That baseline from Around the World is like a butchered version of Breadfan by Budgie.
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@@user-fi7ju4nj9b TIL I am not, as others have suggested, the only person that thinks this.
Such luke warm options
“You don’t have to be the thing, you just have to sound/look like you’re the thing” is excellent life advice.
100% I have no pedals a £120 knock off bass with now rusty strings recording my videos on a phone but people rarely ever talk about my bass playing just my presence and energy
"If you wanna impress, you gotta sound confident. You don't actually have to be confident, you just need to sound confident."
That gem dropped will get the panties sliding off as well.
This dood has good subliminal life advice
"Fake it 'till you make it" is age old advice because it's true.
It worked out fine for Sid Vicious…😂
@@koobs4549 Did it 😂 did it really? 😂 Crazy to think he'll never know how much if a cultural "icon" he is
GREAT video. I am both old and a retired football coach that couldn’t name a single note despite loving music. So I am as “normy” as it gets. Love everything about this video. The pace, the obvious talent, the obvious command of the topic. I was inspired, intrigued and couldn’t wait to share with the people I love. That is the triple play of engagement. Instant like and subscribe from 30 seconds in. Great job - keep it up.
I really like how this video doesn't just go over the list, but provides general advice on how to play well and impress people throughout
The general advice was imho far more relevant than the riffs themselves.
I pretty much learnt how to play bass by teaching myself almost every bassline from Jamiroquai. Those lines also always impress people
@milkgrapes6420 And not only Zender because Paul Turner had written some amazing basslines as well. Runaway for example is one of my favorite and it definitely will impress normies.
Same here! I had to tune down to drop-D for such parts as High Times and Space Cowboy.
@@szymonszczerkowski3131 one of my faves is Don't Give Hate A Chance.
that's aiming high but definitely makes sense why they work, funk is universal
+1 If you wanna impress a normie in just a few seconds, play “Deeper Underground”! Those little trills have an effect on them!
I don't even play bass but do you know how much I was pleased to see Hysteria here? One of my favourite songs of all time.
Me too, I mainly just clicked on this video to see if Hysteria would be here
the advice for Hysteria about imagining the drum part is so important. my biggest skill jump probably came when I was able to feel the beat in what I was playing
had that back in school when I was playing in a band 2 times a week. haven't been playing properly in maybe 6 years. Now I'm a complete mess
Incase anyone has been following Josh and has seen his ad's for the beginner to badass course spend the money and do it. Yes, worth the money. 30+ Hours of lessons for less than 4 hours of lessons at guitar center. And best part is its yours to keep. You can set the pace of your learning to fit your life style. Some days with work and family I can't practice, but when I'm able to it's easy to go back a few lessons and refresh and keep on grooving.
Definitely!! Totally agree it was a great time
Yeah, but I am getting to the end of it now, time for Josh to release the badass to uber badass course
Couldn’t agree more! Josh’s lessons are awesome, and the forum on his site are full of encouraging helpful bassists of all skill levels.
Ditto. I really enjoyed the bad donkey course too, please do another one Josh.
True
I was SO ready to skip the ad break at 1:35
Dude you’re so right
I'm surprised that "Money" and "Feel Good Inc" didn't make it onto the list. I am not surprised that "Hysteria" is on the list though. What a beast of a riff and looks so impressive because you are all over the fretboard but it is not easy for a beginner for sure.
Pink Floyd are reasonably famous but perhaps not something most "normies" under the age of 30-35 listen to. I get why it's not there. "Feel Good" is recognizable but also very simple and you kinda need the rest of the music to kick in to really set off the "I remember!" feelos.
tbh i always thought that Knights of Cydonia is a more impressive bassline since it has slow slams, nice gallops... and the end of the song just blows minds... but maybe the normies don't know that
@@Extra_Onions KoC is a good song for sure but I think it is obvious how Hysteria is more impressive on the bass.
Feel Good Inc has an amazing instrumental. I would put it up there with Beat it for tracks that are instantly recognisable and have a great flow, even if you take the singer out.
tho, if you play Hysteria with a pick it makes it much much easier to play and regular people aren't gonna know that, so it would still be equally impressive to them
"Number 2 is a surprisingly popular with even the young people".
Well, you can thank Jojo's Bizarre Adventure for that. The "To Be Continued" meme made Roundabout instantly recognizable to the youth.
I was just about to comment this. Although I did have experience of Roundabout from Rock Band 3, I have no doubt that JoJo had a bigger influence for the younger generation.
Thanks!
"Good Times" a.k.a. "Rapper's Delight" is the fun, cool, sweet bass riff that everyone knows and has been incorporated into several hip hop songs because it is just so bad ass. And super fun to play. That riff can start dance offs. Everyone knows it too.
Yeah. I think the list will vary depending on the person. Nobody I know would even be moved by any of those except beat it. You gotta play grooves from music they listen to.
“Forums, Reddit, and real-life.” This channel has the best jokes.
This is the best video I've ever seen to give solid advice to all aspiring guitarists. All his advice is the real key to playing any instrument. If you apply the advice, he gives you, you will feel the melody better and play in the groove or "feel".
"Groove is in the Heart" always works.
as does Feel Good, Inc.
Bring Down the Birds, by Herbie Hancock
Because I'm old, "Money" would be near the top of my list; it has a memorable bass line. Yeah, the mutes (ghost notes) on "Roundabout" have always thrown me off. And, yes, I totally recognized Geddy Lee. RIP, Chris Squire.
I've yet to hear a bass player get "Roundabout" exactly right.
Don’t know why this was suggested to me but it is one of the most cohesive and well scripted videos of this sort I’ve ever seen. Everything integrated and segued seamlessly. Bravo
I remember when I got back from reh and straight into university lectures that day, bringing my bass with me. All the mates wanted to hear me play. I tell 'em "I have no amp, you'll hear nothing" but they insisted. And what was my most flashy thing to show off? Tapping. Playing tapping on unplugged bass in atrocious reverberating college halls sounded like drunk wrecking crew
“Oh who left that ‘like’ button down there?!” Got me real good. All your videos are great and helpful and also fun. Thanks!
What am I doing here? I don't even play bass
😂 It's okay you can stay!
What rabbit hole did you go down, Alice?
Me too 😂 stayed for the whole video too
You don't play bass YET.
jammin'
'Black Night', DEEP PURPLE. Groovy, simple enough but sounding variedly.
7:05 when you don't want to wake up your neighbor but you still want to jam
me at 12h PM to not wake my parents be like
me practicing without an amp at 1 am
High. Quality. Content. Respecting the nerd in the viewer. Hell, I'm not even a bass player, but... An instant subscribe.
THAT is not David Ellefson at 5:24 ... That's James MacDonough who replaced Ellefson from 2004 to 2006
I knew there was something wrong there!
Holy mother of Megadeth, you're right and I'm fired.
@@BassBuzz so is Ellefson
@@spirto1279 💀
@@BassBuzz You still have a nice and cozy place in my achy breaky heart
I have only watched 3 videos of your channel so far but I can tell that this channel is a GOLDMINE for a bass beginner like me!
I love the editing, I love the jokes, the visual and audio quality is solid and it's very impressive how I can understand and follow your explanations!
Especially the "7 bad system dwarves" from your perfect bass tone video was an eye-opener!
Thank you very much for all the time and effort, keep it up!
Get the course. Learned as much from that as I did in months of in person lessons.
I just got my bass out for the first time in years, and found this video. This is one of the most insightful musical examinations I've ever seen. The way you're instructing about the importance of HOW to play is something I enjoy doing for others. Playing it bad and then playing it good, whatever the riff, is generally pretty impressive to people. It's such an important factor when it comes to if you play music well.
I got started with bass thanks to your B2B course and was having a lot of fun, then life got in the way and I was getting frustrated because I was getting worse since I wasn't playing as much. Good thing your videos are getting in my recommended again, that really does help getting motivated
Kudos to the bass taste of the Normies: Five out of seven are pretty sophisticated bass lines and quite hard to learn to play
Which probably has more to do with the list maker than the listeners. Non-musicians aren’t listening for skill and difficulty, otherwise seven nation army would be a forgotten relic and not a force of nature, they’re looking for something fun, memorable, energetic, and usually pretty melodic.
@@mcarrowtime7095 sna still fun to listen to
im not even a guitarist- a self-taught flutist- but there are some really solid advice on music studying in general! playing in front of people takes time to master, and these are solid aspects to internlize.
Muse - Hysteria was the first thing I thought of. Nice to see it drop in.
I find it aMUSEing that then-15 year old @juliaplaysgroove 's first upload ever was Hysteria.
Fugazi- Waiting Room intro i think it is ultimate bass riff
my main 'is the amp working' sound check riff. play it first, then actually do the sound check.
YES! Joe Lally introducing not just the song, but the band, to the world.
/met him after a Messthetics gig [with fellow Fugazi bandmate, Brendan Canty!] and Joe was supremely gracious to let me fanboy for a couple minutes.
It's true. You got to play with confidence. It doesn't really matter what you play you just need to sound confident when you do it. I play bass sometimes but my playing sucks on bass. This video helped me a lot.
My go to is the "I like to move it" main riff! Simple, grooves like hell and I have yet to encounter someone who hasn't at least heard it once somewhere (most likely the Madagascar movies). Also, if you wanna be quirky, you can switch it up with some (key shifted) Limp Bizkit "Rolling", since it's basically the same positioning then
The reaction face! Your wife is the best part of this video. I have had this exact same experience with non-musicians. She is wonderful in the video. You were explaining "normies". I'm sure she actually knows a lot about music - how could she not, after being with you for years? But her face is priceless.She needs her own channel. I would watch it. And you're great.
My favorite easy riff to impress is "Aquatic Mouth Dance" by RHCP. Super funky and fun and easy, with lots of movement to make it look like you know what you're doing.
I think Dani California is another fun easy one
Genuinely surprised there wasn’t Another One Bites the Dust
I read through the comments before posting because I was pretty certain that someone else would say this first.
funnily enough, i've always specifically loved hearing the bass past all the other instruments when i hear songs/music. And even funnier, i ended up with a bass player as my best friend ( i didn't know he played bass for years XD ). I also like sitting there listening when he's just having fun on the bass. There's something so alluring about the deep, warm, cozy, groovy sounds. It's unbeatable
It’s an absolute crime there wasn’t any Rush on here. I mean, come on!! YYZ, Vital Signs, Marathon, Distant Early Warning, the list goes on and on.
Rush was sort of there with Geddy Lee standing in for Chris at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame awards ceremony
An easy one that is instantly recognisable is Come Together by The Beatles.
How is it inpressive
@@aaaaa111aaaaa There's room for improvising, add a fill or two. It will sound impressive.
@@aaaaa111aaaaa Ahh, someone clueless has spoken (commented) 😅
HATE that song - heard it played too many times...
@@ZEGO24x I despise Come Together. I'll walk out of the room before I listen to it.
This was fantastic! I am so glad there is research behind this and not just some stupid bass players opinion. I did test some of these out on my wife who is a Normal person, and she was impressed! So thanks Josh! I will need to break these out in a guitar shop, and see how they do there!
Normal people don’t know what a base is
Bass not base!
@@ThunderThumb1 yes I know
@@Endidixknsej Just wanted to make sure that you base your bass statements on the basis that your bass is not just the right kind but those only kind that matters 😁
@@ThunderThumb1 thank you for your bass input
@@Endidixknsejbass buddy’s are wonderfully helpful well basing your conversations around basses with the basis of basses
In general what non-bass playing people want from bass is a funky / danceable rythm, and it must have just have a little variation or jazzy run to keep it interesting and to show that you actually have some chops. What also works is nice heavy funk riff like Hair from Graham Central Station, or one of one of the better know riffs of Mark Kind from Level 42, or something really melodic and jazzy by Jaco. And yes being able to bring it with confidence, and rythmical and dynamic! is key..
Maiden or Rush … I don’t know normal people
What do you mean? Those people are normal 😊
The fact geddy Lee could sing and play those baselines is ridiculous
Yeah, I expected to see at least something from Iron Maiden here. Steve Harris is the very definition of a flashy metal bassist, after all.
I'm surprised YYZ didnt get a mention
@@Tigermaster1986 - I was hoping the intro to the Trooper would be on this list... but alas... :-(
So much good stuff. Best 12:56 of my day.
Also really appreciate that he's delivering the lesson on a no-frills Squier instead of some intimidating $3k custom instrument.
Back to practicing.
4:43 PEACE SELLS BUT WHO'S BUYING🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
The fact that Under Pressure didn't make the cut is a tragic commentary on the state of Normies.
(love to all bassists from an appreciative drummer)
Also because Ice Ice Baby is (almost) the same line.
Been doing the Hysteria bass line on guitar with my teacher as an exercise at time keeping, speed, etc., it's lots of fun, and indeed sounds cool
Knew Hysteria would be on the list. Most impressive if you can pull it off. For a very easy one that is impressive to the normies, try Sunshine of your love. It's so easy, it's probably like the 3rd or 4th bass line I ever learned but that simplicity makes it easy to play very well, it's instantly recognizable and impresses people.
Lots of bass riff gold that were written by Jack Bruce ❤
10:02 I play saxophone and can’t wait to try this
Used to play and it feels cool
I just wanted to say congratulations I know it is belated. But I've been around since you had about 15,000 subscribers period and now you're close to a million🎉🎉🎉 keep plucking away my bass brother
That RHCP riff is a slightly inferior version of Budgie's Breadfan - a riff so badass even Metallica failed to nail it.
I’ve never noticed that until now. Lol
Budgie is such an underrated band
Wow - I did not notice that!
Yes!
Well, it was Jason, not Cliff. :)
I kid I kid
yo that was The Sims 1 soundtrack right there at 4:15
Holy shit! EXCELLENT RESEARCH, EXCELLENT PLAY, AND EXCELLENT CHOICES! My wife bought me my first bass this year for my birthday (I might of mentioned my interest), a beautiful sapphire blue short-scale Ibenez that she picked out all on her own. I am a mediocre guitar play for a few decades now, but of course I and her absolutely love the noise we make, and so do our friends and family every guitaroke night. So far the only impressive thing I've done it was strap it up high Johnny Cash style almost up to my neck, with the Les Paul slung low, and do "Longview", alternating between the bass and the guitar leads. But this, THIS, is really a great video not just for the researched song picks, but the great hints for playing bass well. Thank you so much, sir, from your newest subscriber! :)
can't believe primus - jerry was a race car driver isn't on here
mrimus is the anti normie group hahahaha PUPPIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
he he, dog will hunt...
Sublime has some of my favorite bass lines and I know nothing about bass
Fully trained musician for 18 years both classical and jazz so I tend to find normie tutorials cringe af but you cracked the formula between not treating your audience like pure idiots just because they may not be musicians. Very enjoyable and musicians can see where you are holding back to still sound relatable to non musicians 😊
When i was 16, my bass teacher only taught me one song.
He said "if you can play this song correctly, you could be a real bass player ", that song was "Sombody to love" by Jefferson Airplane. I stll play bass today (I'm 72).
Well, now I HAVE to check it more attentively! 😂
Of course RHCP is gonna be there twice. They make sure Flea has a cool bassline on every song, and Flea makes sure to shred it
I just love your style, your attention and awareness of the little things and your humor around those. Very endearing 💕
The strokes - is this it #1
Queen - another one bites the dust #2
Any track by primus #3
Winona's big brown beaver has always impressed
At 64 I still find people know the Beatles riff to day tripper really well. It sounds ace on bass even though I’m not sure it was played that way on the recording 🤔🙏🏴🇬🇧♥️
Beat It has been my go-to for years, actually! Good to know I was doing it right.
So it worked?
I can't believe For Whom the Bell Tolls is not mentioned.
"Everyone: Hi Cliff how are you doing..."
Ikr like I was expecting it too😭
You´re the one that I want from Grease. Instant applause from most people.
7:18 now that's how you explain things hahaha
Roundabout got a new lease on popularity when it was used for Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime a few years back
He can really make the bass 'talk'.... Love it 🎸🤘
A normal person will think youre playing a normal guitar
My go to riffs....which drives my wife batshit crazy....46&2 or Schism lol
Was looking for this
the way i was just playing this while watching…
Watching this with my 6 yr old daughter and when you asked what was wrong with the chili peppers song she piped up and said "dad its not rock it enough".....there hope for the future I guess. I liked playing the bass line for Danger Zone even though that was a DX7 (which I didnt even know until recently). Cool vid.
Hysteria by Muse
I love you man! Best teacher ever! Btw your humor is awesome, you always make me laugh❤❤
The reason Roundabout is so popular with young kids is that about 8 years ago it was a viral tiktok or musically sound choice for videos . When Roundabout came up on my playlist my 10 year old daughter got all excited and said she knew this song.
As a boomer I've found that Cissy Strut by The Meters usually gets a rise out of other boomers. Younger people who may not know the song are often impressed by it, too, because it's such a catchy part
yessss :D this was my go to. I am a very limited bass player but played that on my "audition" for a friends band and he was over-joyed
Dude. The beard. You are officially rocking now!
10:20 "I regret to inform you, they know it from anime" and I knew it instantly
I don’t even watch Jojo and I knew what it was 😂 I started playing bass because of Kick Back by Kenshi Yonezu. Anime is an underrated medium to get people into music ngl
Honestly as soon as I read that 😂
I impressed myself, as a beginner, by learning 'These Eyes' by The Guess Who...mainly because I had to memorize the patterns, as I don't read bass clef sheet music. :/ I was trained to play sax and read treble clef. Anyway, when I learned it, and played it with some buddies of mine, it came out pretty good. :) You gave some great tips in this video. Thank you!
6:53 is totally Breadfan - Budgie lol
FR
Literally
This video is incorrect, normies want to hear brr brr deng.
This man knows ^
DIIIIG
BURY MEEE
Also the best bass solo: E E E E E E E E E
I agree. Also that's the the first time I've ever seen a literary interpretation of Martini's killer riff make sense in words.
😂 amen
I ALLLmost fell for it ! I almost thought the list was put together in an organic manner the way you claimed, Josh. But ya had to go and sneak that second RHCP bass line in there at the number 1 spot and your cover got blown Buddy!!! Haha.
Wait… No Chic “Good Times”????? 😬😨
That’s my go to when someone says “play something” haha…
Before the video started, this was my number 1 guess
Pause at 29 seconds. Good times is in the Reddit post on top
Blasphemy I say absolute blasphemy
The best one!
"Little Green Bag" may also turn a few heads.
You really got the like at 3:31 :D The higlighting was a real help. I honestly forget most of the time.
Play Smoke on the water ….
as he did a mere 19 seconds into the video
@@spatrick1441The bassline is more intriguingly complicated than single note eights.
what is the song @ 0:13 ? I've been looking for it for ages
Smoke on the water
Teen Town - Weather Report played by Jaco Pastorius
Teen Titans intro theme
Darude - Sandstorm
Wesley Willis - Rock n roll Mcdonald’s
Jouney "Don't Stop Believing" one my favoirte saw them in concert in the 80's. Oh I am going to learn that one for sure.
0:22 just play portrait of a blank slate, it goes hard
portrait of tracy 🥰🥰🙏🙏
also portrait of a blank slate don't sound cool w/o the rest of the song tbh
@@axospyeyes281 wdym the rest of the song?
@@punt3rplays meant like without the other instruments playing
that's what this video is about, riffs that sound cool with only the bass playing
@@axospyeyes281 ah I get it yeah I mean sorta like the bass line for it is cool but I get your point it wouldn’t sound very cool on its own. How about David’s SLAPP?
@@punt3rplays a lot of slap bass sound good alone, bc it has both low and high frequencies, and percussive elements
*plays tommy the cat bass solo*
"Why does that weird 4 string guitar sounds like farting"
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hahahha funnny one this..
Josh is a great teacher I’m on module 4 on the course and it’s being great. Really appreciate it!!!
IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE
YES
Also, Jeshua, son of Joseph is JoJo reference too.
That's not David Ellefson playing Peace Sells live, it's James MacDonough. Good job on this video though.
I didn't even catch that. You're right, though.
you're right - your necessary advertisments are 'seamless'; I respect that. Pedals before getting the technique right is absolutely unacceptable- in my opinion.