Sabotage - Beastie Boys... No Pick Required! (tabs and tutorial)

Lesson material: www.talkingbass.net/sabotage-...
Today we’re going to look at that super famous and incredibly cool bass line from the song Sabotage by The Beastie Boys played by the late great Adam Yauch.
Yes, it’s normally played with a pick but today we’re going to look at playing it a little differently by playing it fingerstyle!
For many of you non pick players it’ll be a lot easier to play this way and it’s a good gateway to the strumming style of players like Les Claypool.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:31 Riff Performance
0:52 Tone
1:22 Strumming Technique
1:58 Learning The Riff
3:42 Rhythm
6:29 Technique Tips
8:04 Pentatonic Run
9:36 Complete Intro
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[@humanidrome]

Wow, simply wow. I didn't even think this was played on bass.

[@alangurneysmall3052]

Watch the live version from Letterman show 1994- awesome

[@YungTrinidad407]

It sounds like a bass

[@sixsentsoldiers]

Same.

[@maikrobin]

Great Explanation Mark! After hearing that little pentatonic riff, my brain automaticly adds „whooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..“

[@WheelChairBndit]

why is this so much tougher than it looks. great video as always!

[@andreasdeutinger7319]

gratidute and this one-really awesome bassriffs by the b. boys.

[@fredrikstadwhite]

I remember working this out after seeing The Beastie Boys play it live at Glastonbury. Great song, great bass line, great band.

[@lospollosdelhuevos6598]

Talking bass is awesome! The videos are great, thank you for sharing!

[@tommyrocker33]

Smashing, thank you very much Mark - great explanation. Hope you're keeping well, appreciate what you do. Cheers 👍

[@captainsergeant]

I am struggling with this one and am super stoked you're making this video!

[@ajdayton101]

My band wanted to play this and I just couldn't get the rhythm. I will try it all again now that Mark made this video.

[@JeffAbarta]

One of the greatest music videos ever made!

[@anime5h_m1shr4]

Holy moly what timing. I just woke up with a craving to learn Sabotage and here you uploaded the video 6h ago. Wow.

[@Sykthor]

this was the best bass tutorial i´ve ever watched, great job!

[@a.j.garrett9639]

Great choice! Can't wait.

[@mjhawk007]

That is one sick bass line

[@jupitor919]

Thanks for a super fun lesson.

[@joemills4663]

Sweet riff n tone. Very thorough walk-through

[@Jo-si3ot]

Marks such a great teacher!

[@stefanherzberg1630]

Looking forward to this! 👍

[@badger4361]

I just learned a great lick this is fkn great. 🙃 Thank you...

[@mudyinsquall]

Awesome bass line

[@pacmann.]

Bass holds down the song!

[@mkguskzjf]

Very nice job! Would you consider doing Pow by the beastie boys?

[@dalemortiboys4915]

Very cool thank you. Please, please, please can you cover the riff and solo in Thin Lizzy's Hero and the madman. It is up there with my favourites and I can't work the thing out

[@Diaaze]

you always get the perfect tone

[@sheerheartattack6701]

What brand bass is that? Looks Awesome!

[@nevthegreat8973]

This is good. Thanks. But you're missing the descending bass line that goes with the "listen all ya'll, it's a sabotage" part. There's also a couple of mini-licks MCA adds in there as well. However, good lesson for beginners.

[@paveantelic7876]

cant believe this bass line isnt in almost any of the best of all time bass lines...

[@MarcosDanielMorais]

I love you videos and admire your effort but, I think you can try something darker than the white background

[@trajik78]

It's kinda buried in the song, but pretty sure the transition part is E5-7, A5-7, D5 -A7, G5. Also, not sure the roots 3rd is actually not just muted.

[@user-lt8ul5yi9f]

Hi from Italy. I like Voodoo Medicine Man of Aerosmith but i can't find the tabs 😊

[@tymantis]

Would you say this song is hard to play without the proper bass tone?

[@blackdogsheep5631]

6:34 For you non pick players - He has Upstroke and Downstroke backwards.

[@jaytee8077]

RIP MCA 💚🦋

[@PrimitiveAK]

its 3am, i dont even play bass and im here. what am i doing

[@StevieJ1403]

Listen all y'all

[@kahwigulum]

It's a mirage

[@SuzanneThompson1894]

Adam to les !!! Rip

[@Thomasuki267]

Your up is most peoples' down. Good instruction though, thanks.

[@Barry101er]

Cause what you see you might not get And we can bet, so don't you get souped yet

[@budaroddy]

Hey! Thats illegal!

[@chesspunk489]

I can't stand it...

[@lesliebarth8026]

I know you planned it...

[@brianmiller1077]

@@lesliebarth8026 Gonna set it straight, this Watergate!

[@sixsentsoldiers]

No disrespect, but if you can't play with a pick, you need to learn. Same visa versa.

[@xn0funx]

Slap it