3 Legendary Disco Bass Riffs... & How I've Been Playing These Wrong for 20 Years Again!

[@MattSmith-qd2vu]

Favourite disco song...Where to start?! Car Wash, Rose Royce Boogie Oogie Oogie , A Taste Of Honey, Disco Inferno , The Trammps, Aint No Stopping us Now , McFadden & Whitehead

[@ebassguitar]

All of those are so good

[@The_JoeyGunz]

"take that to the bank" by shalamar and "running away" by roy ayers

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing that Joey! Cheers!

[@markblackstad8705]

Check out "Skin Tight" by the Ohio Players, bassist Marshall Jones. Definitely one of my faves. BTW, I dig your channel and the recent bass line breakdown videos. The funk one was great as well. Keep em coming!!

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for sharing that, Mark! Will definitely check that out. Cheers!

[@bcinnamonclark8301]

A disco Course would definitely help a Bass Player learn how to make a song really Groove. A Disco Course would also help a Bass players Stamina since some records are ten minutes long.

[@ebassguitar]

That's a good point! Thanks for sharing!

[@mr.bluenotedoobop]

These are the sort of breakdowns I crave. Do you have more vids like this on your paid site?

[@ebassguitar]

In the Bass Lab Plus I show you how to create bass lines like this and apply them in the real world... why don’t you give it a shot?

[@The_JoeyGunz]

great tutorial btw

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks!

[@bcinnamonclark8301]

James Check out the son of Legendary Pianist Thelonius Monk's son. His name is T.S. Monk he came out with a disco record called BON BON VIE. Also check out Peter Brown ( Dance With ME)

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for the suggestion! Will definitely look into that!

[@stephendallison1465]

Hi would love you to cover some of Larry (the mole) Taylor of canned heat .never been into blues but this guy's playing is incredible. Also the bass on Freebies by lynerd skynerd some nice fills in that plus whatever you contribute towards it would help Time Was by canned heat is mint James be a sport and give it a go.cheers and take care pal

[@ebassguitar]

Very nice suggestion, will definitely consider that in the future! Cheers!

[@bcinnamonclark8301]

James please check out a group called Double Exposure. The song name is TEN PERCENT and My Love is free. Another Group to check is a Group Called First Choice. Songs Love THang and DR. LOVE I ask you to kindly consider making a Bass Course of Disco because in america Disco music was music that people that loved Rock music hated. Rock lovers would say all the time that (Disco Sucks) probably because in america people that loved Rock music couldn't dance at all. The Rock lovers Couldn't do the (Hustle) it was a popular dance in disco's from the mid 70's to the beginning of the 80's. James The truth being Told it was only the British Rock groups like Queen, Pink Floyd and David Bowie that showed love for Disco music at that time. American Rock musicians and Rock Music lovers hated Disco music.

[@ebassguitar]

Thanks for the suggestion! Cheers!

[@stephendallison1465]

Disco inferno by the trampps

[@ebassguitar]

I nearly included that!

[@stephendallison1465]

@@ebassguitar I can play it but I've a sneaky feeling you show me something different on the structure or some fills to add to it as your very good at what you do best take care pal and thanks for all your efforts. You have helped many and myself on being better players.

[@bcinnamonclark8301]

Van McCoy's song ( do the Hustle)

[@ebassguitar]

Love that!

[@skipward342]

...Bar 4 in "Good Tmes" is notated incorrectly. the "and" of 1 is an F# not G.

[@ebassguitar]

Yes - that’s correct, that should be an F sharp - thanks for pointing that out :-)

[@TheCorezero00]

@@ebassguitar HEY!!! You said you put tabs on a pdf and linked it in the description..... yet the link labeled the pdf just takes me to some damn scammer site that wants info and money to join.......I DON'T WANT TO JOIN ANYTHING OR PAY ANY MONEY FOR WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A FREE PDF DOWNLOAD!!!! WHAT GIVES!!?????

[@RogerSavoie]

We Are Family is in A major

[@ebassguitar]

Yes, I’m dyslexic and may have accidentally said Something else. A is the correct key as per the PDF