Dead Goon - THAT Crazy Mr Bungle Bass Riff!! (tabs and tutorial)

[@nethsasom]

A funky bass riff written by a rock drummer on a piano and played on a fretless by a guy who started as a thrash/death metal bassist and dressed as Swiss Miss on stage. That's how special Mr. Bungle was.

[@kultur-vultur]

Its surprisingly easy on piano too.

[@808BizStuff]

Oh shit... that's right. Heifitz wrote that. Forgot. Feel less inferior remembering it at least took 2 Bunglers to create this sublime groove. 😅 Best part of song, the way all the elements came together.

[@bassman1353]

Trevor is criminally underrated

[@gasparilla13]

This comment is criminally underrated

[@jgrillo638]

Tbh I had no interest in playing Bass until I heard this song for the first time in 2005. Hes the reason I learned to play bass

[@bassman1353]

@@jgrillo638 that's great

[@apothecurio]

Best part is the drummer wrote it

[@seruresto1386]

​@Apothecurio Haha yep I was coming in to add that info. Danny Heifetz is his name

[@namazushuffle]

Don't forget that Trevor plays this riff on a fretless

[@jcwarlock]

I wondered why the intonation was wierd

[@handidrummed]

Drummer Danny Heifetz wrote the riff on piano. Trevor said on his website it's the type of line only a drummer could come up with lol

[@nathanrogers8460]

When I was 20 yeard old I spent countless drunken hours trying to figure this riff out. I was nowhere close, thank you for this break down.

[@wpb5876]

Not all hero’s wear capes. This is incredible and so wonderfully taught. I actually feel like I have a chance of playing this

[@kristofwynants]

This beastly bassist called Trevor, Whose basslines I thought I would never Master completely (but) Mark broke it down neatly However, they're quite the endeavor I think it's relly cool you feature basslines like this one or Fishbone or Primus, all stuff I grew up with learning the bass. Could you do a video on "Go Away" by Living Colour's Doug Wimbish? He has some amazing chops and crafted some of the heaviest funky basslines in metal.

[@varic2]

I love the bass work in Platypus! Listen at about 2:50....nasty!

[@profk3742]

One of Dunn's best recorded solos

[@BareBandSubscription]

Yes, that’s some damn good playing

[@humanidrome]

This is amazing! Thanks a lot for this lesson, it's cool that you do these jazzy/modern things, too. 👍🏿

[@peterg.bassist]

That's a really groovin' bass line...never heard that before. Good video!

[@KaijuAlert]

Super cool baseline that'd I'd never heard before

[@scotta.blanchat]

Check out the self titled album.

[@lt5673]

Finally a mr bungle bass tutorial

[@aaronz8593]

awesome bass line and awesome tutorial, thanks a lot I love Mr bungle, it'd be great to see some more on here!

[@andreasdeutinger7319]

wow, i never expected to hear mr. bungle here. awesome!

[@SimulacronX]

This is absoutely marvellous Mr Smith! Many cheers. In all these years I always thought well that's a tad too tricky for me and I began to ignore it, yet you explain it elegantly and clearly.

[@dambrooks7578]

What a brilliant bass line!

[@troywilson4694]

Danny Heifetz wrote *that* riff.

[@troywilson4694]

@@chrisradstorgoff7715Trevor says it on his website along with "no bass player in their right mind would come up with this."

[@4DTravelr]

Danny is the secret weapon of Bungle, comeback lineup is not the same (tho fun)

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Yeah the "comeback lineup" was only really put together to redo the demo stuff that was death/thrash metal. Dave Lombardo is killer as well, but people only know him from Slayer, who like my Grandma's vacuum cleaner has been around since the 80's and sucked this entire time

[@moisesmontgomery]

Think Trevor was playing this on his fretless bass at the time too. crazy

[@timakimat]

Teen Town but falling on its nose after a twelve pack.

[@kristofwynants]

And banging it's head against the table trying to get on its feet again...

[@maks886]

Teen town + master of puppets

[@mrbungle7586]

Great video, obviously a soft spot here, certainly deserved a thumbs up.

[@defunctpunk]

Crazy that I was 12 when I fell in love with Dead Goon, and now at 45 I can finally learn how to play it lol.

[@andyspendlove1019]

Amazing what these kids from Eureka CA came up with just from being insanely bored, according to Mike Patton 🤯 this riff is goated

[@jcwarlock]

5:16 I wonder if that's how trevor got his power, by playing in a tutu

[@nojuanatall3281]

Dunn didn't write this bass line. The drummer did. I asked him myself and he sent me the sheet music. This was back in the MySpace days.

[@PushSueAside]

Wow!!! Thank you for Mr. Bungle lesson. That is awesome. If you’re ever looking to do a other...”girls of porn” would be fun.....the song...not...never mind Cheers

[@bassedtaz]

Hand gets tired...

[@PushSueAside]

@@bassedtaz ....Sade and her sweetest taboo

[@bassedtaz]

@@PushSueAside Girls who'll eat your...Nevermind.

[@christong6455]

Love that bassline it doesn't quite sound the same

[@pablosuarez6121]

Trevor rules !

[@ErixSamson]

is there a PDF or GPX for this one?

[@itsellenoreilly]

Yes mate!

[@TheMutantMindframe]

the 4th fret B in the first portion of the riff is played twice, not once

[@IconOfSin]

1:05 Nope

[@FallatioNelson]

Sounds like Mick Karn

[@Birdmama2024]

Yessssss!!!!

[@ericbrown3881]

That's not a Trevor Dunn riff. That's a Danny Heifetz riff. Danny Heifetz wrote it.

[@fadedsun303]

Trevor even went on to say no bass player in their right mind would ever dream it up.

[@coralcashes]

@@fadedsun303 and he never wants to speak of it again! LOL. Obviously he's tired of talking about this bass line. So glad I never met him in person, because I most definitely would've doted on it.

[@ericgilman6170]

10:50 95bpm practice button

[@jimwates8047]

Where are the drum tracks? Thank you

[@normg2242]

I guess it's a bit ike the top octave goes down and the bottom octave goes up until they meet in the middle...lol

[@teeview5201]

Mark - great lesson as always. But, being a really old bassist, I have to ask the question: Will this song ever reach the cult following of "Louie, Louie?" This old man says "No." Thanks again! Keep them coming!

[@theRollingStingRays]

Never. This is more like Frank Zappa goes to the carnival and ends up in a mid-twentieth century glamour ball. Thrilling lesson, Mark...

[@greedo69]

that is a stupid comment

[@GillRigged]

Mark, I would like to suggest turning your AC up a little bit. Lol

[@talkingbasslessons]

AC is not a luxury found in the Uk

[@GillRigged]

@@talkingbasslessons 😂 I can't emphasize enough how much I appreciate you!

[@profk3742]

Johnny. Just skin and juice and hair...

[@beck_tybg]

tuneee

[@almendratlilkouatl]

let me guess, someone stole your sweetroll?

[@captainshiner42]

I always thought I sounded like Teen Town on acid.

[@normg2242]

How does one come up with this kind of stuff...?!?!?

[@coralcashes]

Mr Bungle's drummer wrote it. Danny Heifetz

[@turbotreehouse9780]

I've got a secret....

[@coralcashes]

baaaaaaaaaaabbling sennnnnnseless... no one will eh-vuh knoooooooow

[@turbotreehouse9780]

@@coralcashes Kiiiiiiiids can be so cruel 😂

[@thyartisobliterationoffici2401]

Smaaaash the feeellliiinnnggg

[@One979]

You are teaching it wrong!!!

[@crieverytim]

this riff I'd is overrated

[@poormanchemist]

I think it’s cool