How to Write Funky Disco Basslines like Daft Punk, Dua Lipa, SG Lewis

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[@gepmrk]

The Electric Bass in the Guitar and Bass pack is particularly good for creating bass 'ghost notes'. This is what makes bass players like Jaco Pastorius sound so funky. Once you've written your bass line, go back and start adding extremely short notes in syncopated 16th positions in the high register. These notes are so short you can barely tell what pitch they are but they add a percussive magic that will bring your bass lines to life.

[@artress]

Thanks! Will try this out.

[@v5q211]

Jaco was a beast at bass solos

[@wubwub616]

See MonoNeon from Ghost-Note

[@thinkandgrowbtch]

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@ Arne Hanna: Pastorius, Erskine and Zawinul are GODS! At least 70% of what I know about Funky Bass and keyboards improvisation comes from Weather Report. So I'm gonna put a HUUUGEE Thumb up here!

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[@adrielsfx]

The second part of the bassline reminds me Music sound better with you by stardust, excellent tutorial UB!!

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Because those 4 notes are the same but played differently ;)

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My roomate says I should lay off the lines, but now I can hit all the lines I want, basslines that is. Thanks UB.

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I'm a bass player by feel and sound alone and never thought learning core and basic music theory would up my bass playing. Thanks for this video i never knew that i was doing Chromatic motion all the time i decided to use a Diminished chord/note both on my bass and electric guitar playing.

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[@Hello5015]

That B part sent me into a groove. Good work! Daft punk vibes with it for sure.

[@starphaserdisco]

The B part is basically the bassline from Stardust's only track, "Music Sounds Better With You." Stardust is compromised of Thomas Bangalter (silver half of daft punk, ran a label called roule), Alan Braxe (french house legend and released some tracks under roule), and Benjamin Diamond (just a french vocalist). So that probably explains why.

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as someone who's just been throwing droney one-note per bar basslines into my dance beats way too much, this is good reality check. thanks

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So funny, and educational 😹 Legit never woulda thought I could understand how to make DISCO FUNKY basslines but you explained it perfectly.

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[@mgillah2698]

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[@djpandab]

Dude this was super funky

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[@turetskiy.shpion.]

Finally a great video about writing funk basslines.

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