The Less I Know The Better - Guitar Lesson - Tame Impala - Bass Riff

Guitar lesson for the awesome bass riff in Tame Impala's The Less I Know The Better. Subscribe for 2 new lessons every week: goo.gl/n8Cs3v Lesson starts at 1:34
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00:00 - Guitar performance
01:13 - Learning how to play the bass riff of 'The Less I Know The Better'
01:17 - Eddie - Ate - Dynamite - Good - Bye - Eddie (EADGBE)
03:16 - Beginning of the bass riff
03:46 - Keeping the notes short sounding
05:28 - 6th fret to 8th fret slides - playing twice
05:38 - Recap
05:50 - Pinkie finger positioning
06:55 - Playing the whole thing from the beginning
07:43 - Outro

[@propheciesprod6920]

You just taught a super beginner how to play it!! my fingers are full of blisters now!

[@Rb-ys6xb]

how do you get blisters so easily

[@David-wy7cj]

AlejandroTheGreat b e g i n n e r

[@Rb-ys6xb]

David tu im also a beginner

[@NibbysNBits]

Same haha

[@NibbysNBits]

Started playing guitar yesterday and already got this down, so I’d say I’m off to a good start.

[@gabybronk766]

spent hours trying to perfect this riff and i finally got it! i'm so happy with myself thank you for the tutorial

[@DrueJames]

Glad I could help!

[@harshavardhanj2970]

Hi gaby can you suggest any channel to learn from scratch I know nothing bout guitar

[@harshavardhanj2970]

Hi gaby suggest me a channel that teaches from scratch I know nothing..

[@girlwithguitar30]

​@@harshavardhanj2970try forever faithful

[@kenkaneki2709]

I JUS WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO WHO EVER SUGGESTED LESS I KNOW THE BETTER

[@ItsnotFer]

This was amazingly helpful! Could you do a Mac Demarco tutorial?

[@samanthadiaz226]

ItsNotFer YAASS love him 💖

[@snakesupurnose6325]

he better do freaking out the neighborhood

[@Anazec1]

YES

[@justinwentworth1467]

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[@skatefood]

if youre on an electric guitar you can play it with the root of C# on the 9th fret of the E string and its an octave lower and sounds more like the bassline.
Like this
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[@HornOKPlease]

Thank you so much

[@mafalda9812]

Im one week into guitar, what does root of C# mean?

[@xXHalo4Xx117]

@@mafalda9812 So, the root is typically the beginning or lowest note of a chord. For ex. a C major chord on guitar (C, E, G C E) starts with C, meaning it is the root. So I think OP means by saying C# is root is that it's the lowest note in this piece. It's actually the same note as in this video that you start with on the A string. Hope this helped.

[@sugnasugna]

Tame Impala (Kevin) plays exactly as shown in the tutorial but uses an octave pedal to transpose it down 12 steps.

[@choosewun]

What does this even mean

[@izzisraq00]

1:15 This is the first time I heard a person name the strings like him lmaoo

[@AnalfabetuCisse21]

its really common

[@paponthedrip7033]

It's just a way of remembering them

[@cosmin4473]

its kinda useful tho

[@kemistree.]

I had one guitar lesson and that was all he taught me. Eddie ate dynamite, goodbye Eddie.

[@st-vb7mh]

Every acid dealer gets busted eventually

[@juicysock]

I learned this the other day and my fingers were raw and I had a blister on my thumb. I have to tape my ring finger everytime I play this now!! So worth it

[@rickym8230]

Your seriously awesome. Ive been using your videos for quite some time now. Thanks dude

[@reekhanarif276]

*You're

[@matheusdeluna1409]

thanks for the lesson, very easy for begginers understand!

[@sugagummy_istanall9830]

Me a beginner: Can't even play the basic chords
Also me:
I wanna try this
Hey Hey updatee: I can't say I can do this flawlessly, but yeah I improved alot. Right now I'm practicing my plucking and I've definitely got my basic chords. Also in the past, my fingers would hurt when I play. But now I'm getting a hang of it. Everything I've learned to do was because of the sacrifices I made. I'm proud even if it's not perfect. Goodluck to everyone, like seeds, they don't become plants in a day it takes time. My english is off sorry bout that

[@sunflower5594]

Same

[@Unkn0.n]

Lmaoo dont worry keep playing 5 min or so everyday n u get good

[@TheBurstxx]

I mean, that's the right attitude...

[@graciedouglas9664]

HHAHAHA. same

[@cristinapadillafernandez7851]

i love your profile picture and username
he's my bias I hope he gets better :)

[@gingiesnapz3283]

I spent just about an hour learning this, it's amazing and helpful :)

[@ylana1912]

very helpful and easy to follow! please keep doing the “lets slowly play what we’ve got so far”!!!

[@tut3123]

2:32 starts

[@sllkr4d90]

thanks, you're a real one

[@emilygoodger2750]

This was really well explained, you’re a fantastic teacher, thank you so much ❤️

[@DrueJames]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@zer0953]

your guitar lesson are so awesome, i can catch up on everything

[@poppymegan5365]

Wow this is the first time I’ve actually understood a guitar tutorial. thank you🙏

[@syan6679]

Thank you soooo much for this amazing lesson! I really enjoyed it and learned the riff!

[@milo9106]

Thank you so much for uploading this tutorial! I love the song and as a beginner, it gets super tiring to hear everyone tell their entire life story before starting the tutorial but you got right to the point :)

[@DrueJames]

You're welcome!!

[@ghoulifyed]

A very easy song, thank you James! Gonna do a cover of this with a buddy hopefully soon :)

[@angelshore5298]

this was super helpful, learnt it in no time and i’ve never played before, thank you!!

[@Alexcarr321]

Great video! I learned it quickly with little experience

[@yungcobalt]

beautiful, my favorite band

[@foneteltonynti7670]

excellent lesson! wish everyone made their guitar tutorials as good as this

[@dora_tutuncu]

Wow I didn't know I could learn this in mere minutes! Thank you Drue for such a great lesson!

[@adityadogra7357]

Thank you so much for this lesson! You taught this riff in a beautiful way.

[@hertegovinul7564]

Idk why but i never trusted these tutorial video but this one is great, it was really easy for me to learn it and you explained it really well, thanj you

[@thomasmiller1502]

Dude almost every song I look up you play im so greatfull you know all the great songs

[@DeceptionBrad]

Thank you so much! Loved this lesson and learnt this song very quickly! :)

[@im_Dafox]

simple, straight to the point. Thanks a lot man :)

[@alyssapeck2905]

hey I just wanted to thank you so much for this tutorial I just got my guitar like a a bit over a week ago and learned how to play this in like a few days it was explained so well overall a great tutorial. Also I've tried to play other songs using other youtube's tutorials but haven't been able to figure it out bc they weren't explained this well. I really appreciate how you go over the strings and frets before, its very beginner friendly. anyways thanks ur awesome

[@DrueJames]

Thank you for your kind words Alyssa. Keep on playing!

[@enzorritow]

Thank you so much for the video. I really love that song. I have just found what will be my goal for the next few days at home !!! :))

[@marcosena9459]

Great lesson

[@Smartyglasses]

Great intro lesson. Thanks, made it nice and easy :D

[@leyvaondabeatz2159]

hey Drew can u do a "Mind Mischief" tutorial

[@des0987]

thank you so much!! this was very helpful

[@NDandachi]

Really cool, thank you!

[@salvadorgonzalez1974]

thank you ...love this song glad i know how to play it now :))))

[@erdogan330]

great lesson thank you so much all helps.

[@blackcowboy5337]

Thanks for this lesson, really helped me understand so easily

[@DrueJames]

You're very welcome!

[@rarted2541]

Thanks man

[@StankPlanks]

Awesome thanks Drue!

[@wypimentel]

Wow, my dream was to play it, thanks :)

[@meinabeautifulandfuckingwo4588]

Excellent video my great friend,thank you so much :'D

[@andrewah15]

Thanks for uploading this. Do you have the tabs for this song?

[@zeynepkaramete4824]

Thank you so much
I love your tutorialss

[@DrueJames]

Glad you like them!

[@nathanpalomo8462]

Can u plz do sugar how u look so fly

[@Rouge31]

Don't mind me I'm just taking notes of where I'm at for the moment, taking it step by step
3:20
3:44
4:30
Okay I finished thanks for the tutorial man

[@jackthebrit9431]

Absolutely amazing, learnt it in 1 hour

[@aisling8092]

6:56 full song run through
I also found it better to play it on speed 1.25 once I got used to playing it

[@downhill240]

Very good lessons here!

[@clone796]

Thanks!!!

[@samuelwalmart3420]

Thank you so much! It was easy understand. Great video!

[@DrueJames]

Glad it helped!

[@brodiemulligan933]

that was a great tutorial!

[@nereagarciasoriano3286]

That’s was super helpful

[@chidambaram_annamalai]

Thank you Drue! a very nice lesson

[@DrueJames]

My pleasure!

[@iqmalshahermee8543]

nice,easy to learn

[@JoeyArkane]

cool vid.. def keep uploading

[@odalangrgen5343]

thank you so much for this video!

[@DrueJames]

Glad it was helpful!

[@abrahamrodriguez5994]

Thank you

[@Dystopictwat]

You’re such an amazing teacher. You’re so easy to follow along thank you!

[@DrueJames]

Thank you so much!

[@tdog5259]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@ronjakatariina]

thank youu this was way easier than i expected lol

[@dudarda]

Very good!!!!!! Love it

[@paigecollings5148]

Drew this is unbelievable. Thank you so much! Best online tuition Ever.

[@DrueJames]

You're very welcome!

[@noely8184]

tysm !

[@jacobwong4542]

can you please do a 2 heads tutorial by coleman hell. I really love your tutorials keep up the good work!

[@guyinabush2106]

Omg Love this song!!!

[@KarolSadowski0]

Cheers mate

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[@larissalorrane7248]

I'm brazilian, I don't understand A WORD but now I can play this music, thank you

[@spidercat22]

Just subscribed, really appreciate the clarity of your instructions1

[@DrueJames]

Awesome, thank you!

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Thankssss 💕💕💕

[@gauravp468]

That was awesome, thank you Drue James!

[@DrueJames]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@K-SE-AyushSharma]

Amazing tutorial man! I’m a beginner and I can say I’m confident after following this tutorial. Thanks a lot. Looking for more stuff.

[@DrueJames]

You're very welcome!

[@AzzizaNaomi]

Thank you!!!

[@dandaman301]

great lesson. thanks for this!

[@DrueJames]

Glad you liked it!

[@dn_oux]

Cool im learning now

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best tutorial ive ever seen no joke

[@jeffreymariaraj8730]

Amazing! Really helpful!

[@DrueJames]

Glad you think so!

[@ryandoyle8646]

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[@DrueJames]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Outid_live]

Took me 3 days thanks man good vid

[@DrueJames]

Glad I could help

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very good!!

[@CaShLA00]

Amazing

[@forty2888]

Thank you!

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[@xXsacha9811xX]

Manchester by Kishi Bashi
or
Pcture Frames (acoustic) by Raybaboon
I promise you'll like them!
Maybe Still Ill by The Smiths too? I'd just love to see one of my recommendations make the lessons!

[@nununies]

AWESOME

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Thanks!

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could you do half full glass of wine by them?

[@tanujSE]

Awesome

[@kayleighf.7647]

I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WAS SO EASY
I literally could have learned this a long time ago

[@KBJayPL]

I ain't that smooth and fast as you are but yeah you learned me how to play it, thanks :)

[@angie-hv3qr]

im not a beginner but youre amazing at explaining especially for people who are just starting out! this is amazing man thank you.

[@DrueJames]

I appreciate that!

[@thehenslo934]

thank you very much good sir :)

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[@MsRick98]

This very helpfull for a begginer like me : )

[@eatdatcupcake4453]

im more of a grunge/metal guy but my girl loves this type of music so im learning it for her