Nirvana - In Bloom (Bass Guitar Only)

[@felixsot8210]

krist is criminally underrated.

[@annoball]

Tb alexis

[@joshbarth7666]

Yes

[@Shadowman-qk9lu]

Dave to

[@Algorithm347]

Kurt too

[@mickjagger9326]

Bill Wyman too! Almost always bass players are underrated. *hEy¡ WhY yOuR GuItAr HaS 4 sTrInGs¿¿*

[@Birkzerk]

This is one of the best basslines and tones I've ever heard. I'm serious.

[@darianbaxley8850]

love buzz the beggining bass line is awesome as fuck

[@azizcakmak7042]

Mirage agree too👍

[@Linkedup_tattoo]

burrekatt listen to tool ...rn

[@Dude-rk4zc]

Who cares what you think and if youre serious lol

[@NevertahnProduction]

you havent heard beethoven 3 yet. now thats a bass line

[@Tomnedreb]

Krist's bass lines are so underrated and played a big part in Nirvana's success. Love that guy!

[@Funkydu28]

Man you’re everywhere

[@jimmywilliams4257]

He’s also fucking hilarious

[@ferabra8939]

As weird as it may seem, the thing that caught my attention when I first listened to Nirvana was the bass sound...On this, but also the solo on Polly and Lithium. It sounded so powerful after all the 80s synth bass stuff. That record is still one of the best sounding ever IMO.

[@delzzan12rodpamo61]

Fer Abra Me too I was 10 years old and get raped by the bass , sounded so badass and made me feel in the toilet

[@kphoenix137]

It really adds a lot of life and groove into Kurt's chord progressions to keep them from sounding stale or repetitive

[@mr.mustang656]

same

[@khakishark]

My 3 favourite songs by them

[@oklavnadnerb]

I can't fucking believe how underrated of a bassist this man is. Most bassists would follow the exact thing the guitar is, but Krist would do his own thing and rarely followed exactly what Kurt was doing. Respect.

[@darooo7396]

Es que no es la línea verdadera !!! No tiene swing!!! No sé quién coños hizo esta porquería !!!

[@debomb721]

@@darooo7396it’s music man, when you peel back the layers it all sounds worse because you don’t have the context of the other instruments, but put the drums in there and they’re all grooving together

[@paganbaby6027]

Kurt leaned heavily on Krist's great bass playing

[@skybowl456]

he came up with most of the songs though

[@drewhammond5203]

skybowl456 And Krist came up with the bass lines.

[@theenforcer22]

I think if you watch Nirvana Live At Reading you can see how important Krist Novoselic is.

[@robertdavison507]

@manuel gonzalez you are right. I wouldn't say Kurt leaned on Krist bass playing. Kurt was excellent all by himself. Krist of course is excellent and I might say underrated

[@omnik5850]

every member in Nirvana played a vital role in their sound, especially since they were a 3 piece

[@gregvangaasbeek813]

This guy does not get enough credit.

[@bradygibson9588]

Greg Van Gaasbeek yeah he is very underrated.

[@bradygibson9588]

Agreed

[@bingdur8255]

He’s good but kurt is way better

[@liligman]

Most bassists never do

[@ohshait175]

@@bingdur8255 why do you compare a bassist to a guitarist ??

[@kasabianbass]

that fucking tone.......

[@TheDavoFloresChannel]

Jasatro I´ve been studying that awesome bass tone for a while and y can tell you, to get these, just like krist, you need a bass with maple fretboard, and maple or ash body, rotosound strings (stainless steel with round core), ampeg head trough line 6 cabs and ocassionaly just a little bit of overdrive for that incredible dry sound... i love krist novosellic´s tone!!!!

[@ernestochang1744]

TheDavoFloresChannel Dont the steel strings ruin the frets of the guitar?

[@TheDavoFloresChannel]

yeap, but some are coated and it help to reduce the fret wear, in my case, i have tried fender´s, elixir´s and roto sound, my favourite are elixir´s and rotosound, rotos swing bass 66 aren´t coated but dont waste the frets, elixirs are great but too expensive, and fender´s have a great sound too, but those mess with the frets and the fretboard.

[@ernestochang1744]

TheDavoFloresChannel i just noticed that if you lower you neck action, like have your strings almost in conctact with the frets, and put some rotosound steels + a normal rosewood fingerboard with swamp ash body, and 2 humbuckers with the bridge humbucker all the way up and tone up to 6-7 and a pick you can get the bass agression while having a balanced treble :O BUT IT HAS TO BE NEW STEEL STRINGS RIGHT OFF THE PACKAGE!!!!!

[@FunSized11100]

TheDavoFloresChannel I also think hes using a loud combo of overdrive and a little distortion

[@TheRedSpyInTheBase]

Yeah, why would you dislike a bass track, I thought only people who like or study the track would go here.

[@dan8ball22]

Very few videos on youtube have no dislikes and those that don't usually have like 100 views. It's bound to happen sooner or later. There could be many reasons for someone to dislike this video.

[@tootoowoot]

Me and krist come from the same town in croatia. His mother doesnt live more than a minuete away from my house over there

[@me-xq5mz]

That's awesome!

[@jimtarkan7965]

Yeah man im from bosnia.... Krist represents us Balkans ;) one of the best bassists

[@okbuddy1207]

Hes from Compton California but whatever

[@txbrz6153]

GIZZMO WAFFKLEZ his parents were Croatian immigrants, should know this.

[@devinhoy5699]

RazziiOG he's making a joke

[@RedMissou]

Dave hits the drums so hard that you can hear it even in this bass only version 00:17

[@crazycucco6793]

Fun fact, Chad Channing played drums on Nevermind not Dave. Dave showed up after Nevermind was made.

[@RedMissou]

cyka blyat im not sure of that, yes Chad contributed a lot in the making of Nevermind but Dave added his own touch, plus the recorded version of the album is with Dave

[@mrgold3205]

@Gregory DeFranco The in bloom smart session is great, probably better than the nirvana version imo

[@mrgold3205]

@Gregory DeFranco It’s just so raw and a lot more grungy. It’s like the bleach version of in bloom

[@owenandrew8108]

@@crazycucco6793 Chad wrote the drum part to in bloom and probably some other nevermind songs, but Dave recorded everything on the album. i think the story with in bloom is there was a version of it recorded with Chad at smart studios for sub pop, and then when Dave came on it was one of the first songs that they did because Butch vig and the band were already familiar with it. i may be a bit wrong, but i think that's roughly the full correct story

[@apeters6791]

0:06 for those who are learning this by ear, theres your replay track button

[@slayer51811]

This main bass riff in "In Bloom" is incredibly catchy. I have a great appreciation for bass players.

[@guilhermeneis9182]

This bass makes me headbang

[@Skailbour]

im litterally headbanging rn

[@dan8ball22]

Yep

[@FoxFavinger]

Hearing his open strings ring out makes me feel so much better about my playing 😆

[@jacksonwilliams3756]

Lol me too

[@User-jk8wq]

Krist proves that you don't need to be able to play like Victor Wooten to lay down a mean ass bassline. If you can lock in with the drummer and throw in a few interesting fills now and then you're doing your job properly!

[@redressingyou]

I think its kinda funny how you can listen to this and watch band covers of this song and visually see the bass players playing it wrong.

[@omgnoob89]

Krist is the best! :)

[@kerplunk9292]

Redressing There’s no playing it wrong if ur doing a cover, that’s kind of what a cover is

[@stitchgrimly6167]

@@kerplunk9292 It's only a problem because they think they're playing it the same. Learn shit before you fuck with it.

[@sopainstantanea4887]

@@kerplunk9292 it's more like adding your "spice" to the song.

[@dickr9345]

@@stitchgrimly6167 How do you know what ppl think? You one of them psychics? What am i thinking right now? Hint: It involves assumptions..

[@GlitchyGamerBrown]

When you're a bass player

[@bigcladwolfdetecting6017]

Krist's bass lines have a childlike whimsical quality that makes Nirvana songs so unique and memorable

[@esuohdica]

Those slight string bends out of tune absolutely make this bassline! None of the tutorials for this capture it properly!

[@stitchgrimly6167]

I just noticed it too - in the verse at the end of the riff he bends the last 2 notes to make it sound extra creepy.

[@mladyavery9138]

@@stitchgrimly6167 I found it out by accident and now playing without the bends sounds wrong

[@danielcrane3353]

Stitch Grimly it goes slightly into microtones. That’s the note between a natural note and a sharp or flat note. They are freaky

[@danielcrane3353]

Ikr I’ve watched so many tutorials on this song and no one uses the bends

[@jaliebs3988]

@@egierzal2184 Just a slight bend on the B note. Just pull at the string a bit.

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

Kurt said in a letter from 1994 that Krist did "less than nothing" hmmm ok Kurt composed the chord sequences and melodies and lyrics BUT Krist had to come up with a bassline and the Nirvana basslines are ALL Top top notch 10/10 every single one of them

[@PomPomPomPommy]

One of the best bass sound ever, even my Sandberg does not sound so agressive, I like this !

[@conky7819]

On Nevermind, Krist used a mid '70s Gibson Ripper bass. I've got one myself, and the pickups are extremely high output, and borderline microphonic. One of the most aggressive sounding basses ever.

[@PomPomPomPommy]

Conky Oh you're lucky I wish I could have one ! That tone rocks so hard

[@drewhammond5203]

Pommy/Ito I could recommend Shetcter Diamond series Basses, they have these huge humbuckers that really rock the house.

[@diegodefante]

i had peavey t 40 and i get the same tone with sansamp bass driver and ernie ball 0.50 strings

[@mopeydave7876]

This was the first bass line I ever learned in full.😭

[@bassslapper-hc2me]

yes

[@DeathRocket4990]

It sounds beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

[@SgtZaqq]

This is too damn growly and too damn bassy at the same moment. Love that tone.

[@lakselv3768]

Power of the Gibson Ripper!!

[@jaysonc9690]

Laks Elv he used a warwick on nevermind, there are photos

[@lakselv3768]

He used only Warwick on Something In The Way and Polly.

[@jaysonc9690]

Laks Elv ok, but how do you know he used a ripper?

[@lakselv3768]

Because I have done my research instead of looking at a picture. 2nd, I have a Ripper myself and you can't get that sound without a Ripper and new, clean stringsets. As I said, he used the Warwick on the acoustic stuck on the Nevermind album. I have done my research and I'm done here.

[@jaysonc9690]

Laks Elv ok

[@delzzan12rodpamo61]

sounds like recorded in a bathroon , so cleany badass

[@RedMissou]

God... Krist is a genuis!

How can someone dislike a track like this?

[@Paquetetweets]

Another wonderful bass line buried in the mix.

[@exotictrap_]

Fr they really need to turn that shit up

[@prith7900]

@@exotictrap_ wdym, the bass in nirvana songs are absolutely fat. Like I can hear it clearly with my shitty phone audio. You should train your ears to hear it better. It could be louder in the chorus tho

[@exotictrap_]

@@prith7900 yeah it is, but personally not enough in bloom

[@Chris-k9k9c]

I like this because it sounds really good.

[@morten1]

I like your comment because you wrote good words

[@joelniv24]

Intro 0:06 0:18 Verse 0:31 Chorus 0:56

[@emiofnnc]

such great melodic playing, Krist is so talented

[@schnitzelmegapixel]

Fuck, this is so good

[@skelter1153]

Not too complicated. Slick. Efficient. Exactly what the song needs.

[@BioHazard634]

It's really hard to link all of these together. After some time, I had the Bass, Guitar, and Drum track going together pretty well(I left the vocals out; maybe some day).

[@gabriellyuhh]

i love this bass line so much. its super fun to play too!

[@juvotp]

hey man, i like those bass only vids, keep up good work .)

[@Nirvana..best_band]

Idk why but the bass line on 1:45 is pretty similar to the Self-Esteem (The Offspring's song) bass line on 2:35 Pd: the 2:35 has nothing to do w In Bloom, is the minute where the In Bloom and Self-Esteem bass lines are similar

[@chrislonghurst4253]

Banging playing and what a tone too

[@TimmacTR]

This song is really greater than the sum of its parts is the lesson I've learned from listening to this.. xD

[@katiecobain3702]

Woah, at first it sounds a little like Lounge Act.

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Almost like those two tracks were played by the same bassist on the same bass in the same studio for the same album or something!

[@Defrap22]

@@bigbowlowrong4694 what do u mean "almost". The two tracks ARE played by the same bassist on the same bass in the same studio for the same album

[@SuzukiHalwende]

@@Defrap22 This might sound like I'm out of my fucking mind, but just hear me out. It sounds crazy I know, but I think... maybe he was joking.

[@ElectronJohnSA]

+Defrap22 r/wooooosh

[@darren6906]

Electron John plz dont bring that reddit circlejerk crap to a Nirvana video

[@Tracy11133]

Krist, you play bass guitar very great

[@peeb5101]

how is dave regarded as one of the greatest and most captivating drummers of all time, and kurt is too but with guitar, but then again krist isn't recognized nearly as much for his work on bass guitar.

[@TristanJCumpole]

Yes. If I recall it is down to his 70s Gibson RD Artist with the active Moog circuit. Fantastic basses.

[@Diggerdog2nd]

The way he holds his guitar pick with his thumb & middle finger is the same way Eddie Van Halen does. They're the only two I've seen that do it like that.

[@alekp.9999]

cool

[@lakselv3768]

Hmmm the bass changing tone some times.. but one of my favorite bass tracks EVER

[@dariocarrasco7936]

its crazy how such a simple song in memory can have so many nuances and details that it just boggles me to hear this and it is really taking a while to learn if i want to play it the way it was meant to be heard. truly a remarkable band aside from the cultural overhype

[@Krokodilius]

it's between this and billie jean...my favourite bassline of all timez.

[@mtbshaman]

Amazing!

[@sultansofswingers]

I love playing all three together at once

[@camilamendoza3916]

solo 2:59

[@robertyboberty]

There are a lot of drop ins and audibly different sounds - I wonder if this was deliberate or just not being able to get the exact sound back from one day to the next

[@ignacio-araya]

It's probably deliberate to help the bass both cut through the mix and adjust the time alignment to lock with the drums.

[@badfantasychannel180]

Thank you. This was so helpful! All the other parts too!

[@jesse_cole]

Sloppy player, but that's some meaty tone.

[@MxLee192]

What makes Krists basslines, is the tone of the bass.

[@Overlorddz]

It's true that it is all copyrighted to him, but that's because he wrote all songs and made the final decicion of each of them, that doesn't say that in real life Krist had his own ideas to put into the songs. I am sure more than half of the songs were just them two putting the song together but as Kurt was the singer and lead, he was the one who called the shots

[@Soulever83]

Any one notice the bass is covered up in the original mix a little bit when the heavy guitars are in - ?

[@slayer51811]

Same goes for Pantera drowning out Rex's bass lines in most songs.

[@oklavnadnerb]

Where did you hear that? Krist made his basslines off of Kurt's original structure of the song... yeah Kurt wrote the guitar riffs first, but Krist just made a bassline based off of Kurt's guitar work.

[@BetweentheBass2024]

Fucking great tone!!! that's how a bass sounds

[@rodriguezgonzalez7980]

Una leyenda del bajo 🤘🏽

[@TheGamingMackV]

spring is here again

[@urakeh4472]

Kurt's bass tone is earsex

[@Melodiusgraph7]

Bandsxx Krist*

[@smeagolmazurenko5238]

The Melodious *Kurt, as in Kurt Cobain

[@smeagolmazurenko5238]

MiniPaw W I thought Kurt did on this album

[@gregorykelly448]

Jon Bouchard yeah even if u look at the music video it shows krist playing

[@smeagolmazurenko5238]

Gregory Kelly yeah but it sounds like Kurt. It sounds like his style.

[@wingwangtingtang]

Dave set the tempo but krist set the rhythm to give kurt the freedom to play around on lead

[@perrochic00]

you have a tab man?

[@mkrabc]

only for the verses. the intro and chorus has a great groove

[@stubmandrel]

Proof that quantisation is the enemy of real music. Krista playing is loose and his tone is uneven and that's what lifts this bassline above being a simple timekeeper. What I really like about his playing is that he doesn't play the musically obvious

[@stubmandrel]

I should add that the real prize with in bloomis how tightly Krist locks in with Dave's fills on the Tom's. Playing this song well is a real task.

[@TheGamingMackV]

We can have some more.

[@inutero2068]

Nature is a whore

[@leejohnson3209]

A few strategically placed fifths, palm muting and slide downs make all the difference.

[@dan8ball22]

If some knows a method to separate bass from a song and get this quality please reply. I'm really interested in doing this with more songs.

[@RadicalSharkRS]

Ezstems but its not good as this quality but its close

[@Ismael-kk9pg]

0:06

[@TheSotis12345]

He's the one

[@dr.amygdala6524]

Does anybody have the correct full tab for this?

[@MrUndergrounddweller]

In the picture they are outside the royal fromentin in Paris, France.

[@calebharden9968]

l love bass

[@suburbanindie]

This shit was not high enough in the mix and it breaks my heart.

[@GuitarCovers2012]

eeeeeeeeehhhhheeees the one!!!

[@oklavnadnerb]

Can you send me a link or something to prove that to me, please?

[@nachogomez3599]

I ❤️love sound GIbson rd bass

[@joanneflear3740]

Brilliant

[@xilem7126]

You are a god

[@GuitarCovers2012]

All tha prettey songsss!!!

[@thomasmarliere2505]

So cool

[@The_Isabella]

Why is he so underrated

[@The_Isabella]

Under ate my ass

[@Vladimir-sf2hc]

nice man please make smells like teen spirit :D

[@TheGamingMackV]

no i replyed to a comment that said weather changes moods, wtf happened to it???

[@brianmbara3663]

active or passive pickups? what amp or rig ?

[@zeromant80]

How do you know?

[@tenpammys]

I love how off 0:23 sounds..

[@numbr2001]

The bass is dope azz fawk, bwaiiii!

[@RoxtarFreak]

And Mr. Novoselic gets his solo

[@leoqa4082]

TABS PLEASEEEEEEEEEE

[@zeromant80]

Did he used his Thunderbird here?

[@kimstain3857]

Badass

[@scullcrusherzrcrds]

I sang along

[@cacadordorio]

It was record with a gibson bass????

[@efevisuals_]

The two from 1:13 to 1:14?

[@Skualo-77]

Best bass ever beijo gay no rock yeah kris rules

[@noahbailey8653]

correct!

[@JeremyB1993]

okay call it pre-chorus

[@IveGotNothinToSay]

2:26 mistake?