Peace Sells - Megadeth's Classic Bass Riff! (tabs & tutorial)

[@dremabass1991]

When I hear this riff, my brain automatically inserts the Mustaine's guitar part in :D

[@Inzo42]

Ha. I was playing this riff yesterday on a bass before I sold it. A long, long, long time ago, MTV used this riff. It’d going “MTV News, you hear it *riff* first.”

[@suffermatthew392]

Yes Mark! I always enjoy the metal bass content you do and Peace Sells is my favourite Megadeth song as well

[@dremabass1991]

Do Fatal Illusion from album Dystopia. It's very tricky)

[@Pogokoala]

WOW that was much more useful than any other people who try to explain how to play this part right. TY!

[@iamgribs]

This album is a metal bass masterclass

[@azbababooey]

Ellefson is seriously THE NICEST GUY!

[@teachinggypsy]

Yeah, he really seems like it. Talented teacher and bass player as well

[@moggy_jr]

None of these comments aged well

[@azbababooey]

@@moggy_jr he’s still a nice guy. So he was cheating on his wife, doesn’t change that he wasn’t an asshole rockstar when I met him. Down to Earth easy going and took the time to talk to me.

[@ricka5959]

Awesome Mark, the more hard rock and metal song and riff lessons the merrier for me, I'm in a cover band.

[@trance9158]

Excellent lesson on a bass riff classic

[@stevelopinto4928]

Excellent Mark!

[@frycjusz]

Great riff and nice lesson, thanks for posting!

[@kristofwynants]

Hi Mark, every time I watch one of your videos, I realize what a great teacher you are! Great eye for detail, and there's always a couple of things to take away, no matter what style or genre. It's good to remind us all this free knowledge is far too often taken for granted... Have a nice day, sir

[@MariUSukulele]

very good teaching!

[@pierreblanchette6026]

Not trying to be a jerk or anything, but this was the video where I had heard him say you need to pick the trill, not hammer-on: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmOXYoBumrGUg8k Time index 01:00. Video is from 2020. "It's not a hammer-on, you have to pick it". His exact words, not mine... But hey, he may have said something different in another video, I guess. And no one says he always plays it exactly the same, I suppose. I’ve never seen them live, so if you say you saw him up close doing it, I guess I can't argue.

[@talkingbasslessons]

Yeah he probably plays it different all the time. In this video from about 1:15 he refers to the hammer on. Then slow it down on the performance to see the single pick and hammer on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZzIhHyPnpxsodk That said it’s not exactly difficult with one extra picked note so do whatever sounds right to you.

[@naturalfinish]

as always, outstanding work, thank you

[@thecappy]

MTV News!

[@BaldoFlores_godmetal]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!! THANK YOU, MARK!

[@TiertheRifter]

I saw a recent interview with Ellefson and he said that it isn’t a hammer-on on the 7-8 of the D string. He picks it.

[@talkingbasslessons]

And as I linked in another comment he also showed it as a hammer on in another video. It really doesn’t matter. Pick it or hammer it. It’s no more difficult. You just add one more pick in there.

[@TiertheRifter]

@@talkingbasslessons thanks for the response. I’ve always played it as a hammer-on and was surprised when he said that. He is very fast and accurate with a pick. I enjoy the lessons. Thanks.

[@LeoNovel]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@DoctorRobertBobby]

Mustaine claims he wrote this riff, not Ellefson

[@salemdatura]

Now you gotta show us how to play Tornado Of Souls! Please

[@bassismath9118]

Please help me I'm confused with the bass part when the song starts after the break roughly at 2:38 when the song starts again "peace sells " please please clarify what bass plays our here...I have so many covers n everyone's playing different....please clarify this doubt please...

[@jonasmelinx]

🤙💥

[@shantanubaidya174]

Yay second comment

[@talkingbasslessons]

urrr....fourth I'll beat you guys one day!!!

[@shantanubaidya174]

Hey i am second....😰

[@LeviWithTheLens]

Yay first comment!

[@talkingbasslessons]

urrr...third

[@LeviWithTheLens]

@@talkingbasslessons oh damn, I thought i was so slick

[@gelloyangsteryang6481]

i don't even play bass, but i really enjoyed this tutorial lol

[@theeasywayoutcampers6550]

Ty for sharing your knowledge. Though it's free it's still valuable.

[@SanitysVoid]

35 years later and tonight I tried it again using David's Advice on hand angle and I can play it finally.

[@loborojo1000]

Hi Mark,love the channel.Would love if you did a breakdown of Dawn Patrol some time....🙏🎸

[@wickedricky743]

Omg awsome tutorial, thanks lol been able to lear it nearly without stoppind the vid and i'm a shaaait bASS player... that just shows the amazing teacher u are THANKS LOADS!!!!!

[@mick8670]

Mr. Mark, you are my favourie maestro, every video is great, thank you. Cheers from Italy

[@samuraimalla]

Great lesson. Look forward to the interview with Ellefson. One of the best pick bass players IMO.

[@tdub8986]

Awesome viideo. I used to listen to megadeath for the first 3 good albums, this being one of them. Have not really stayed up with them after I stared hearing them being played in my dentist's waiting room. This album, along with So Far, So Good, So What, and Killing is my business and business is good, were all great albums, you could still hear a little punk influence in them . This is like a trip down memory lane, thanks for it. Also, any song you put up is great for learning, so even if you did more later megadeath, I would still watch and learn. Would be cool to do some Suicidal, and way more SLAYER. Maybe some NOFX. Say what you will about Fat Mike (I like him), but he does some seriously good bass lines in some of his songs. or like U.S. Bombs song seventies60's, and stuff like that.

[@edutottenham]

Please nirvana - lounge act bassline

[@babaganoosh1969]

Hope you cover Dawn Patrol next

[@gutternerd4596]

Hell yes, I've been wanting to learn this riff but I've honestly been a bit intimidated. Gonna work on it this weekend n see how it goes

[@iamgribs]

Great tone. What bass is this

[@chadleychadlington3513]

Great lesson.

[@henrygm7786]

excellent

[@creepymcpeepers]

Kool

[@aglees2b]

Did you say interview with Dave E.?!

[@talkingbasslessons]

Yea. Wednesday.

[@markbass354]

SOUNDS GOOD MARK , MUCH THANKS

[@drakadiaz6221]

Sir Mark, Can I request Gospel Licks, riffs and fills tutorials? ☺️