The craziest thing about Rapper's Delight is that it wasn't sampled or looped or anything. Bass player Chip Shearin was hired at 17, and had to play the whole nearly 15 minute backing track in one take.
@IanMartinAllison2 жыл бұрын
WAIT - is that true?!
@supermario21002 жыл бұрын
@@IanMartinAllison Chip gave an interview in 2010 about it. He said he was paid $70 for his services.
@0000song0000 Жыл бұрын
damn... that's steady tempo 😍
@drumsdotcom Жыл бұрын
Holy shit
@michaellong92788 ай бұрын
I couldn't believe it either. Always thought it felt a little different to the original.
@paulsteezo17722 жыл бұрын
Bernard Edwards.... THEN NOW FOREVER!!! R.I.P. MAESTRO
@brianrookard2 жыл бұрын
Chic is so underrated because of the proximity to disco ... but people don't realize all the great acts they influenced and helped to produce. Just awesome, so funky.
@halcop2 жыл бұрын
I've been telling folks for years that Bernard Edwards is one of the most underrated bass players of all time. People considered Chic a disco band and the crazy anti-disco movement made people not pay attention to his greatness. Folks need to listen to Bernard, Nile Rogers and Tony Thompson. A great rhythm section.🔥🔥
@nehemiahbass2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of this guy kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKHYYYt6ec1msKM
@CurtisGabrielMusic2 жыл бұрын
I think he is very well respected among bass players. I think he has done a lot for the Musicman Stingray sales.
@roninslv2 жыл бұрын
Great work. Thank you sir.
@brianfergus839 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for not employing the overused “criminally” adverb
@sonjmac1 Жыл бұрын
This!!!
@nathanmitchell1928 Жыл бұрын
Bernard Edwards' bass line for Good Times is a classic. The kind of line you had to learn back then if you wanted to be a bass player. The combination of Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers (another underrated guitar player along with Ernie Isley ---- think rhythm , riffs and timing) made them unstoppable with all the projects they were involved in collectively and individually. Nile Rodgers still makes his mark in popular music today by way of Daft Punk and a current Lizzo track.
@restructures2 жыл бұрын
Minor correction: It was a few months, not years, later that "Rapper's Delight" came out. "Good Times" was released on June 4, 1979. "Rapper's Delight" was released on September 16, 1979.
@flagelmulti-media75772 жыл бұрын
About Friggin' time Bernard Edwards gets the attention he deserves !! He is the reason I became a bassist. I heard " Le Freak ", and that put me on the path of learning about groove and timing..
@mrbungle75862 жыл бұрын
I get what you mean, but this song and Bernard's work and contribution to bass is well documented on YT. This lesson is a bit late, but will help some. There's lots of lessons covering this song that have been around for years. Yep, Bernard certainly knew how to groove and keep it tight and funky. Cheers
@nehemiahbass2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of this guy kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKHYYYt6ec1msKM
@moi35572 жыл бұрын
Bernie Edwards was one of the greats and highly influential.
@bobcorn Жыл бұрын
Bernhard Edwards and Chic are so great! The footage of him was as far I remember the night he died, his last concert in Japan. R.I.P. his groove is still going on!!
@mikedean890311 ай бұрын
Bernard and Nile left each other so much room to get it on. The best pairing in the history of music. In my humble opinion.
@SamRoads2 жыл бұрын
What an enthusiatic, clear-speaking educator you are! Wonderful!
@marklitherland888 Жыл бұрын
The enthusiasm is quite infectious :)))
@user-mj7ng8gt9o Жыл бұрын
agree 100%
@markmallinder76182 жыл бұрын
I worked this out myself a couple of years ago, but kept discovering other little subtleties in the part that I hadn’t noticed. I always get a massive kick out of playing this bassline. Probably my favourite baseline ever. Thankyou to Bernard Edwards, for his utter genius.
@strat08712 жыл бұрын
Agree. Also the funky guitar part from Nile Rodgers is so great .
@markmallinder76182 жыл бұрын
@@strat0871 Yes, that is also a legendary part. Awesome.
@brucesmith91449 ай бұрын
A master of bass minimalism. One note played with the right technique implies a billion more.
@devinebass9 ай бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@RackwitzG Жыл бұрын
Being a kid of the Disco Era, Chic is my all-time favortite band. You can hear Nile Rodgers in many other songs.
@MarcG74242 жыл бұрын
This is a prime example of less being more Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson created a pocket and lived in it. Bernard Edwards made me want to pick up the bass
@theamazingperrin2 жыл бұрын
Flats on a Stingray! Thank you! I think I’m gonna put flats on my stingray soon.
@crumpred8052 жыл бұрын
Ian, people sure loved roller skating to that song!
@PushSueAside2 жыл бұрын
Your whole nerdy happy enthusiastic excitement and love for what music does to you…..is almost more beautiful than the music itself. I just had to say, I love the feeling I get when I watch your videos. You are a gift. On the lucky occasions you release a video like this, I know I’ll watch it many times. MORE VIDEOS PLEASE!!! Btw…No disrespect meant at all by “nerdy”
@georgeabitbol6758 Жыл бұрын
Bernard Edwards, c'est la classe. Des fois, c'est indéfinissable. Le son, le phrasé… Il a tout. J'aime ce mec.
@RonSmith4722 жыл бұрын
Bernard was so frickin cool bro just hangin back in the groove
@NateInDC Жыл бұрын
Every Chic song Bernard Edwards gives a lesson on how to play the bass, he was great, Diana Ross song Now That You're Gone, co-written by Bernard Edward, is the only ballard that you can't help but listen to the bass line, real funky
@dard46422 жыл бұрын
Even though it came out in the '70s, it was definitely the most important bassline of the '80s. "Rappers Delight" was the world's intro to rap music; John Deacon intentionally wrote "Another One Bites the Dust" to sound like "Good Times." "Another One Bites.." was a huge hit and got a lot of people interested in Queen who then went on to become musicians because of Queen. Then Duran Duran took over early-80's pop with John Taylor blazing on bass, doing his best to play like Bernard Edwards (when Bernie Edwards died, he left his favorite bass to John Taylor). Duran Duran shaped the direction of 80's pop. Have you ever taken the time to learn a bassline you love so much and you're almost disappointed by how simple it is to play? That's how this one was for me. It's so simple and it's so obvious I can't help but think he just made it up on the spot. This sounds like something I would play when I'm deciding what I'm going to write. I figure out the key, and they just kind of walk up the scale then walk back down a different way and that's really all this is, only with magical flair and perfect touch.
@hijmestoffels51712 ай бұрын
Bernard Edwards has been my favorite bass player since I first heard Chic, 45 years ago. Because he is not showing off, but playing only the notes that matter.
@devinebass2 ай бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@szrnkabela2 жыл бұрын
If a bass guitar commercial from the designer features a history lesson and economics jibberish, you know you entered Jack Stratton's realm. 😆
@ryanhale50102 жыл бұрын
This bassline really is the GOAT 🐐
@simontromans27482 жыл бұрын
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@sergiobruno51578 ай бұрын
Esa linea de bajo influyó a toda la industria musical durante años . Hasta Queen con " another one bites the dust " . Bernard Edwards es leyenda
@jeffthemarshall2 жыл бұрын
Not sure there’s ever been a sound check where I didn’t play a bit of this bass-line at some point. EVERY TIME, I’ll get a couple of ‘woo-hoo’s from the crew or someone standing nearby. Is this the greatest bass-line ever? Yes. Yes it is.
@BenD_Bass Жыл бұрын
the little ghost note dropping your hand on the string to the back beat is so helpful too . I do it to every song i play now and it just really helps with timing and rhythm. made me realize ive been playing a lot of songs slightly off lol. so little tutorial has so much useful information in it.
@JDeloggia2 жыл бұрын
We want More Ian Allison!
@Saxby8six4 ай бұрын
That last clip was Bernards last show. He passed in his Hotel that night from pneumonia RIP the greatest
@danielpalmersofficial Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Bernard Edwards, he is one of my top favourite bass players!! ✌️☺️
@hahabass Жыл бұрын
Why do I love Mr. Allison so much???
@bradcanavan2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate this so much, my personal top 3 are Bernard, Louis Johnson and Leon Sylvers. Please feature Mr. Sylvers, his bass lines are some of the greatest ever in R&B/Dance Music, namely “And The Beat Goes On” he produced for The Whispers on the Solar record label. He truly hasn’t been featured enough.
@charlesmcgehee3227 Жыл бұрын
I met Louis Johnson at NAMM one year. He was walking the aisles with a Stingray (of course) bass. He had the end of a silver teaspoon bent into a ring to cover his thumb slap joint. He had a callous there as hard as a rock. It looked like bone. One of Louis best pieces was Rock with You by Michael Jackson. Very melodic piece of art.
@atlas900 Жыл бұрын
The best tutorial of this bassline
@devinebass Жыл бұрын
🧡🧡🧡
@ultramet2 жыл бұрын
And this is the Basic “101” Intro Course for B’Nard Edwards. Wait til we get to “Everybody Dance” and his “chucking”. Even Chic’s current bass player has to use a pick instead of “chucking” Everybody Dance is a rite of passage for any funk/RandB/dance music bass player. Great video. You have just an incredible ability to teach.
@pedroavc2 жыл бұрын
Man! Right now that's the best KZbin series there is. Love the oldies of course, but my favorite ones are the takes on recent releases! What a moment to groove with a bass huh.
@murrayneish46952 жыл бұрын
Bernard Edwards... Legend!! Well done for a great video. Shows that the sense of time and subtle rhythms transforms a good line into a great line
@laurentwagner23762 жыл бұрын
The perfect bass line example of what the groooove is !!!!
@MichaelJohnson-vg1kp Жыл бұрын
Ian Marin Allison! Congratulations for doing exactly what you were born to do! Love the energy and legit passion for bass tutorial. You are clear and entertaining and can really play. What more could I ask! Keep up the Juju brother
@markej48012 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian. Yet another great vid that explains more of the joy of bass playing. I love everything being put out at SBL and I so enjoy watching Scott and his antics, but your thrill at playing bass and making it real makes me want to just get to it! Thanks for all that you do and for everything offered @ SBL.
@ShawnKendall2 жыл бұрын
Ian fills your heart with joy for bass.
@TitusB2262 жыл бұрын
I'm a rookie bass player, and just yesterday I put flats on my Ray 4 bass. Looking forward to learning this iconic bassline. Thanks for the tips!
@nehemiahbass2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of this guy kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKHYYYt6ec1msKM
@nickbudd45352 жыл бұрын
This always brings a smile. Both versions of song that used this, plus the various (let's call them) homages to the great Bernard Edward line provided part of the soundtrack to my youth and way before I played the bass and could appreciate the craft. Thank you Ian for the comprehensive run through both of the song, it's history, and the theory that underlines the part. I now know how it should be played and why. Kudos !!
@sssxxxttt2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this is, to me, the best walkthrough of this line on KZbin. And a reason I try to learn to play
@gavinjones36372 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ian. Not only is this a wonderful break down of a fabulous bass line, but you have also given me the motivation that I need, to get to grips with the modes.
@kevinlynch22482 жыл бұрын
Yes. Yes it is and this is one of those bas lines that I play all of the time and I occasionally play it to warm up. Love this bass line and that can be said for pretty much every Bernard Edwards bass line.
@detlefranderath58992 жыл бұрын
Oh man Ian, I love the songs you bring us here and the way you explain them and make them understandable. You brought a lot of sun into my very cloudy weekend with this post. Keep it up!
@thrashtilldeath42432 жыл бұрын
I ve been playing bass about 5 years and I didn't have a bass Teacher so I was just playing to learn but this year thanks to this channel I get to know a little bit of theory which to be honest helps a lot maybe when I finish university and get a job I will start getting bass lessons
@grahamcooper21442 жыл бұрын
Been playing this since I started bass a year ago. Just discovered I've been playing it WRONG!!!! Many, many thanks. (I always kinda knew I was playing it 'shady but close' - but I seem to have just internalised that and let myself off - Error!) SBL member here - love what you, Scott and Phil Mann do. Huge respect.
@danieltorres52382 жыл бұрын
Ian Allison thank you, I tried to learn this bass groove for awhile now and you must made it so easy to follow.
@onyxman39 Жыл бұрын
THAT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE GREATEST BASELINE EVER...........PERIOD!!!!
@johnl.69302 жыл бұрын
Ian you now are one of my favorite go to KZbin demonstrators/ teachers/explainers dudes!!! Thanks and can’t wait to see what’s next. ✌️❤️
@EphemeralProductions2 жыл бұрын
I’ve probably said this before on one of the videos with Ian, but he literally could be a TWIN to a guy i know! Same sense of humor, same way of talking, similar voice, and (i kid you not) even a similar face. They even wear similar glasses! It’s like they could be brothers. It trips me out! Lol
@IanMartinAllison2 жыл бұрын
I get that a lot lol
@EphemeralProductions2 жыл бұрын
@@IanMartinAllison weird. Lol
@paulhetheringtonvoice-over2 жыл бұрын
A good, concise explanation of a classic line. You said in the video to place suggestions for further tracks in the description - I don't know where that is, so I'll place mine here. I don't know if they're well known enough, but... Endicott... or Annie I'm not Your Daddy by Kid Creole and the Coconuts.
@atldeadhead2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian. I love your videos. You are my favorite teacher on the SBL staff!
@tcc3008922 жыл бұрын
These are fantastic videos. Thanks very much!
@JeremyPeterson862 жыл бұрын
These are among my favorite videos on KZbin. If IMA gets his own channel, I'm subscribing immediately.
@DacotaWolf2 жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you thank you! Love this series and the workbooks!
@harryblue95022 жыл бұрын
Infectious enthusiasm....keep up the Good (Times) Work Ian!!
@bluz1n2 жыл бұрын
Here in Brazil, Gabriel O Pensador also sampled the bass line, with his song 2345MEIA78
@jodylowe84762 жыл бұрын
This is surely one of my fav base lines.
@joaocalladomusico3 ай бұрын
For me Bernard is the best of all!
@angusburgmann73412 жыл бұрын
Loving this series, great work Ian! You’ve definitely gotta do a Beatles Macca bass line, Something has one of my favourite bass lines ever
@Boulderbass2 жыл бұрын
Yes We Can Can - Pointer Sisters or Tony Hall version with Maceo. Tricky little line
@zachkaeser83202 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm is so infectious! Great editing too. Chic is tops.
@hermanvos71072 жыл бұрын
You nailed it! This is my all-time-favorites! Actually, there are 2 bass lines from my youth that made me playing bass (I'm born in 64). That was definitely this one, and some songs on Santana's Abraxas and Amigos albums, which were the first records I bought as teenager. I find the bass line on "Europa / Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile" intriguing. Possibly not spectacular enough for many, but it touched me.
@paulwebendorfer56272 жыл бұрын
Loving this series, Ian! Great choices so far. How about we head into some 80's pop rock with Rio by Duran Duran. John Taylor doesn't get enough love for his playing.
@rossco4202 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy ur content Ian, love ur enthusiasm for the bass. Man can you groove💯, ur 79 MM, SOUNDS PHENOMENAL 🙏
@milesmossman2 жыл бұрын
Ghost note - a note that is rhythmic rather than attached to a pitch. Fantastic definition 🤌 Edit: You know what? SUBSCRIBED
@jillkeating5608 Жыл бұрын
I love your enthusiasm its inspiring! and that bass line !!
@tminus10192 жыл бұрын
Has Ian already done "For the Love of Money"? If not, that should be on the list
@the-selfish-meme75852 жыл бұрын
Bernard Edwards would sound hyper-funky falling out of bed... The Dry Cleaner from DesMoines, please...
@arupian6662 жыл бұрын
LOL !!!! 100%
@MatthewMackiewicz2 жыл бұрын
Great video - great teacher - great bassline! Thank you!
@kennyroadknight17712 жыл бұрын
Been in my head forever now i can play )a version) of it. Super thanks.
@d.j.stachniak4441 Жыл бұрын
Great vid! Love your enthusiasm!! And yes - one of the greatest baselines ever! And I love Bernard Edwards - one of the greatest bassists ever! Keep up the great work - love it!
@brianb65072 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! My fav bass player of all time. 🙏🏾❤️
@MarcG74242 жыл бұрын
Mine too 👏
@brentmerriam33832 жыл бұрын
I love playing this song. Now I can play it correctly. Thanks!!
@lorensteele2962 Жыл бұрын
Incredible insightful lesson 🙌🙌
@Dickelul2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love your enthusiasm!💪
@josephalvaro52442 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian,I've been tugging a bass since the early 70's and always get a golden nugget from you on your vids. Bernard Edward's work with Chic and Sister Sledge are a master class in groove and taste.Sorrily missed but we're lucky to have so many great recordings. Also a wonderful bassist,who in my opinion doesn't get the recognition he deserves,is Tiran Porter of The Doobie Brothers.Wonderful lines played mainly with a pick."Listen To The Music" is a fine example and tricky to get it right.Love those flats!
@novacorps24682 жыл бұрын
Bernard was also the bassist for the Robert Palmer fronted band Power Station.
@gonzalosurvideos2 жыл бұрын
Yes that's the great bass line everrr!!!
@jayj4142 Жыл бұрын
FYI, THAT INTRO WAS NOT AN “organ grind “ - that was a piano that was recorded and played back reversed.
@rothaarbiker2 жыл бұрын
Learned this bassline just a few weeks ago from my bass teacher- great stuff! 😎💫
@jacklerchbacker2 жыл бұрын
Terrific, Ian!
@lesliemason1 Жыл бұрын
Bravo Bravo Bravo !…. By far the best breakdown of this wonderful wonderful baseline ….!!! Thank you … !!! I’ve not been playing more than 18 months ..but I’m sure that I’m nearly there for the first time -because of your excellent detailed overhaul of this institution of a baseline…. Thank you so much ! 🙏🏾
@MrNathan7912 жыл бұрын
As always, you do such a great job in breaking everything down for the viewer to get some understanding to what’s going on with the monster bass lines. Bernard Edwards was one of my favorites back in 79 when I got my first bass. But the very first bass player who inspired me was Jermaine Jackson of the J5. After I found that the bass player on most of their earlier records was Jameson and Babbitt. Needless to say that I was a little disappointed. Anyway what do think about Jermaine as a bass player and if maybe could break some of his live performances playing bass with his brothers. Thanks.
@damianrf63092 жыл бұрын
Hi Ian Thanks for this lesson. I would like to request one of Duran Duran’s John Taylor’s basslines... Bernard Edwards was a big influence on him. Whilst John is far from a virtuoso improviser, he has written some great lines. I feel he is underrated by dint of the stigma that surrounds Duran, never truly having shaken off the teenybopper, popstar label...To me, the bassline on New Religion is as funky as it gets. He did great work on the Notorious album, which was produced by Nile Rodgers. Many thanks.
@markmallinder76182 жыл бұрын
The bassline in Rio is also awesome!
@brendanerskine41582 жыл бұрын
You can clearly hear the influence on Taylor's bassline in Powerstation's Some like it hot which Edwards produced
@ultramet2 жыл бұрын
Rio and Girls on Film (Night Version) are great basslines. Bernard was such an influence on John that Bernard ‘s widow Alexis gifted John one of his Music Man basses after his death.
@SombraDeLaMosca2 жыл бұрын
Another great episode, Ian, thank you =) What's next? "Stomp" Brothers Johnson would be awseome
@markblackstad87052 жыл бұрын
I definitely need to put flats back on one of my Stingrays again. Thanks for the lesson Ian!
@JayDeeChannel2 жыл бұрын
I love this guy!
@angelstewart102 жыл бұрын
Genio! Como siempre
@stevegolden22012 жыл бұрын
Ian, you are a master pedagogue, a joy to behold and your enthusiasm is infectious. Glenn Hughes' catalogue of work, especially with Trapeze, is not discussed in the SBL campus as far as I have searched. Two bass lines in particular you might want to highlight for a future lesson: 'You Are the Music' from the 1972 album You Are the Music...We're the Band, and 'Your Love is Alright' from the 1970 album Medusa.
@TheOnlyRagsMorales2 жыл бұрын
Great vid. I remember being 13 in December and getting a boom box for Christmas. Not a big one… just one speaker for a 13 year old. Anyway, we decided to visit family in Puerto Rico, and I brought my little boom box with me. I had Rapper’s Delight on cassette and played it everywhere. You’d think I was annoying, but EVERYWHERE from the pueblos to the mall; beat boxes. Playing Rapper’s Delight. It was HUGE in ‘79. Anyway, I’m an Aerosmith fan, and Tom Hamilton wrote Sweet Emotion. As the story goes, he wrote it and handed it off to the band to see if they could do something with it. When he came back, they had rearranged it backwards to what he left off. I always wondered what it started off as, and what were the changes the rest of Aerosmith did to it.
@KM3W2 жыл бұрын
I have to admit.....I really like your lessons..>!!!!!!!!!!
@jenny88keys Жыл бұрын
How funny driving on my way to work just now was Good Times on the radio and I thought- this would be an awesome Greatest Bass Lines ever. I go on KZbin and what do find? KZbin is reading my mind. Great video thank you Ian!!
@markpiraino58712 жыл бұрын
Great song, great video, great teacher...😁👍
@OphilliaBalls2 жыл бұрын
love this one
@climbingshepherd Жыл бұрын
Best tutorial ever, he his feeling it sooo much that he became the bass line 👑
@CyclopeBeatz Жыл бұрын
Just the internet makes me having you as a teacher and I’m thankful for that 🙏🏽
@brandonthailand2062Ай бұрын
Rappers delight came out just months after Good Times.