Barbarism Begins At Home - The Secret To Creating A Cool Melodic Bass Line

[@ednaplate]

Andy Rourke is an amazing bassist. His lines are great pieces of music in their own right. I’m glad you commented that he often tuned up a tone as well. Nice guy too.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Andy Rourke! Really underrated Bassist indeed! Great work my man!

[@talkingbasslessons]

Awesome player. Bit of a change from the last few weeks Metal foray!

[@RC32Smiths01]

Ahh indeed my man! The Smiths are amazing!

[@BobUrso2]

I totally agree

[@tjenadonn6158]

He came out swinging on Hand in Glove and never let up.

[@italianjob4947]

not underrated at all

[@jenbvb]

RIP Andy Rourke - so amazingly gifted

[@and3311]

Arguably one of the best bass lines of all time 👍

[@prachetasnayse9709]

Man, that bass is shinning brighter than my future.

[@Johnny6666]

As a guitar player, this was really a terrific lesson - structured, informative and clearly illuminating what Andy Rourke is doing (and why). Clearly providing the licks, but giving a firm theoretical basis of what is happening, is terrific - it takes a listener's initial interest in the song and uses that to illuminate things further. It's a shame that more guitar teachers don't take this approach.

[@dckmusic]

Very nice that you don't just show how to play the riff, but you break it down musically. I think this has always been one of the downfalls for learning is people show you the riff without explaining how it fits with the song musically. I keep saying if I had your channel 25 years ago, I might be a half decent bassist by now!

[@jamesmorganearley]

God I love Andy Rourke. Thanks for this!

[@jamesmorganearley]

Rest in peace, Andy.

[@ChanceC5]

The most underrated bass player on the planet. Magnificent. Thank you!

[@italianjob4947]

Not underrated at all

[@fuzmaginty5822]

Great stuff. Andy was my inspiration to play bass...

[@OneSaile]

the way that the bassline and the guitar interact in this song is pure ear candy

[@malcelinho]

Purple bass definitely suits you better, Mark (I'm lowkey desiring it for myself, too)

[@talkingbasslessons]

Marcelo Gadelha Cheers. It's actually a bronze/blue finish that changes depending on the angle.

[@rainbowrockettv6829]

Honestly think this is the best cover on KZbin. So tight and not using the open strings. This is the bassline that made me pick up a bass - and great to hear it so clean. Great job - and thanks for being great.

[@jhenderson6469]

awesome Mark!! thanks...Bigmouth Strikes Again and This Charming Man are other favorites.

[@jsauce666]

Great lesson of one of the greatest grooves ever. Very clear explanation.

[@mdigregorio15]

Your bass tutorials are some of the best on KZbin even for beginners, so thorough and you explain every bit. Even though I’m commenting like a year too late and you probably won’t see it, great job!

[@lander.96]

I came for the music and stayed for the bass. Gorgeous tone!

[@TheReAndell]

This is so amazing! Thanks for breaking it down. I’ve wanted to play this for about 15 years and now I can!

[@bassmati62]

Great lesson Mark, love The Smiths, more please :-)

[@talkingbasslessons]

Thanks Christiane

[@angelromeral781]

Very usufull, thanks a lot. The best cover in KZbin on this song. Regards from Spain.

[@67NewEngland]

- This is exactly how I like teacher to explain bass lines. Show us how the notes played coincide to the chords and also some tips on how he prefers to finger and pluck it.

[@jposega]

Cool riff, good lesson as always. I think the nerds (like me) would love a video about your bass collection!

[@giovanniscardetta333]

Surprising : bossa nova synth pop and motown in the "usual" magic of Smiths Thank you, very good job with all details

[@juanpablorb7150]

Thank you for this birthday present mark! Haha Love Rourke’s bass style..thanks for these videos they are pure quality! Saludos from Chile

[@darylbriggs2040]

Dude!! I love the way you explain everything so thoroughly and make it easier to play these bass lines.

[@RuisRydo1205]

Wicked bassline

[@vmarliere]

Coming here after hearing about his passing hits different

[@spiritualcramp8000]

i'd never imagine i'd watch a bass lesson to learn how to play it on guitar too LOL great.

[@burnsjoe55]

I like that bass. Lesson great too.

[@winfeatherston4212]

Great lesson as always, and a gorgeous bass.

[@neilwilliams4420]

That bass is beautiful!!

[@talkingbasslessons]

Merci

[@cuzzo142]

Thanks a lot Mark...I've had a lot of enjoyment learning the two great Smiths basslines RI|P Andy Rourke. great analysis also 👍

[@lewisjcoops]

Very underrated bassist, good vid x

[@italianjob4947]

Not underrated at all

[@petrairiswidmer1207]

Far out really!!Excellent Master class on a really wonderfull bass progrression..you made my day and create that confidence ...manyThank Yoos to you out there!!!

[@stevelopinto4928]

That Bass sounds real nice 👍

[@kitbeaufoy1173]

Another sick vid

[@museicluvva8529]

awesome. always loved this song and in particular the bass, Andy always looked so cool playing it

[@EduardoELIAS1]

Mike Dirnt is another underrated musician. Great work with this, congratulations! Andy Rourke is a really great bass player.

[@Md75897]

Andy Rourke is a great bass player, if you haven't heard it already have a listen to the Killers song Jenny was a friend of mine, it "borrows" liberally from this song

[@stephaneruellan691]

Thank you So much Mark for this tutorial! Though I am really struggliing with the E Tuning, I will try with the F#. Wouls be great i you had a variant of your lesson with the F# tuning.

[@petelok9969]

Really nice analysis. Cheers for this

[@jdysontube]

Wow, proper lesson, brilliant

[@EstebanCandia05]

Great lesson! Thank you very much ... :)

[@frankthomas8782]

Great lesson! And what a sweet bass!!

[@mikewallner1]

Thanks for this. Awesome. So fun.

[@jhenderson6469]

breaking down the line in relation to the chord progression is super helpful...Mark are you also familar with the Serge Gainesbourg album " Histoire de Melody Nelson" ? great bass playing through the whole album.

[@ivanshipy1966]

Just play it man 🙂

[@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa]

Fantastic lesson!

[@DTAY45]

RIP Andy Rourke, he was truly underrated!

[@italianjob4947]

He wasn't underrated at all.

[@DTAY45]

@@italianjob4947 I think he is. He’s never in the convo for top bass players of all time

[@yourboysylas]

Bass !!!

[@ariffrahman1544]

RIP Andy

[@callumsutherland2954]

Great lesson! If you're looking to do more melodic lessons, would you do some Mike Mills R.E.M. lines?

[@talkingbasslessons]

Callum Sutherland yup. Mike's always one I've wanted to cover

[@callumsutherland2954]

The first song I learned on bass fully was Cant Get There From Here... Mills is a genius, and I'd love to see your breakdown of any of the early R.E.M. numbers!

[@massimilianomchchiusso7988]

lovely bass guitar. any particular effect you suggest in this case ? very nice sound indeed. .

[@talkingbasslessons]

No effects used here. Just direct. Totally clean.

[@cjbarrosocarlos]

I want that bass

[@chomusic]

That bass sounds great. What are you playing it through?

[@dukeofpearl]

Easy on the eyebrow plucking! 🕶

[@talkingbasslessons]

No I don't pluck my eyebrows and no... I don't use make up. Surprised anyone thinks I do my eyebrows. They're a right mess.

[@salvadorperez4740]

Great lesson man! You are really good at giving context to some amazing bass lines. You should consider making this a series because that Metallica song was pretty cool too.

[@timschlie1505]

bless you

[@tommybeckett3179]

more smiths please

[@catthat9999]

Love it!

[@Butch3727]

JENNY WAS A FRIEND OF MINE...THE KILLERS borrowed a lot from this riff

[@OlettaLiano]

Is that a new bass? It sounds great and looks killer.

[@talkingbasslessons]

Oletta Liano Enfield Lionheart. Like my old blue one I used to use but my very own. The last few were review models. This one has a bronze/blue finish that changes based on the angle and a 3 band Glockenklang preamp

[@User58747]

That's one darn sexy bass Mark

[@ianmackenzie686]

When practicing the arpeggios and chord tones should I be thinking of modes also or is that unnecessarily complicating things?

[@talkingbasslessons]

Ian Mackenzie You can think of modes as a way of knowing the non chord tones a little better but it's worth understanding that many chord Progressions contain chromatic movement or chords outside the general key so modes aren't always so straightforward.

[@Roblu-k6u]

Can you do that on the natural

[@detlevgebers]

I have to learn to play with a pic! I love this Sound!

[@russellburnham298]

Hi Mark. If the B7 is the IV does that mean this is in F# melodic minor?

[@russellburnham298]

Or more precisely borrowed from F# melodic minor?

[@talkingbasslessons]

Not really. It's pretty much Dorian tonality, especially if you listen to the vocal melody. So it's like a II-V progression but F# is set as the tonic by the D to E to F#m. That finishing progression is more of a Natural Minor sequence. So in essence, it's kind of modal. Mainly Dorian with a bit of borrowing from the parallel natural minor. That's an awfully long winded, overly technical way of describing it all though. There's no way they were thinking of that. It will have simply been a basic II-V style progression followed by that popular ascending cadence of D to E to F#, mainly because it sounds good and fits in well.

[@russellburnham298]

TalkingBass - Online Bass Lessons cheers Mark. It may be an over winded explanation, but I’m a nerd who like this stuff.

[@brunocpimenta]

5:37 personal notation

[@marce3841]

Haaland with bass

[@PgKrypton]

12:38

[@danielsales1464]

ok

[@orlandocastill0]

this is a slap song..

[@talkingbasslessons]

Lol.

[@jdysontube]

Technically, are all the notes within the right scales on this bass? Im just wondering if andy gave a shit about that or not

[@ashkitrey1712]

Is that what that little bell is for...hmmm..

[@jesseramos1576]

What kind of bass?

[@talkingbasslessons]

jesse ramos Enfield Lionheart. It's a beauty

[@jesseramos1576]

Heck yeah it is

[@felixgraphx]

Oops! I'll try some constructive criticism here: He (Andy Rourke) played tuned up to f# (two semi tones - full step ) on each string like johnny, for most smiths songs. This enables pull-ups and hammer-ons on open strings!.. which makes the whole thing much more funky... !!! Try it (and re-make this video) hehehe... ;)

[@talkingbasslessons]

Guess you didn’t watch the video. I talk about the tuning and the fact I’m sticking to standard tuning.

[@412781965qq]

If I’m not mistaken... the smiths baselines were written by Johnny Marr? Please correct me if im wrong.

[@kongobongo4562]

Andy has said in the past that he wrote all of his bass lines for The Smiths himself

[@javierzapata5589]

Wish you just jammed the groove for minutes straight so I could jam guitar to it

[@timallnutt5011]

My, isn't he a bubbly chipper chappy.

[@talkingbasslessons]

tim allnutt you want to tell my wife. She thinks I’m a miserable, argumentative f**kwit

[@xAngelsOfHellx]

Good playing, but why does everyone try to play this in E Standard?? The Smiths are in F# Standard, and tuning your bass accordingly not only makes the song easier to play, but also gives you the tone that E Standard just can't give. There is a major difference between playing an F# on the 2nd fret versus playing the same note with an open fretting. If anyone really wants to learn to play this riff and bounce off it, just watch the 10 min loop of Andy playing the riff and learn from that. Better yet, just play along to the song, you never go past the 5th fret if you play it like him (except for the VERRRY end when you do a slide from the 12th fret.)

[@davidbalan6571]

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[@Rasmos]

At 100 bpm, it almost sounds like Red Hot Chili Peppers

[@DesmoDreams]

Rumours have it that Johnny Marr wrote this bass line. Andy Rouke just played it, hence lack of royalties...

[@garysteven7896]

Nonsense, the royalty issue was down to the contract, only morrissey Marr were the smiths. This couldn't happen today as contracts / writing credits are completely separate

[@theeasywayoutcampers6550]

You play the bass line with more funk... Like your playing better.

[@ignacioscarafia9164]

Excellent! Beautiful line and explained in every detail! Thanks man!!