The Chinese Way (Bass Riff Breakdown)

[@killmeorikillyou1]

What surprises me the most is not the complexity of the riff and the speed, but the fact that he is singing while playing it!

[@duncanmathers76]

This is why I love this channel! If I'm ever trying to learn a tricky bass part, Mark's got a video lesson breaking it down. Thank you, Mark!

[@talkingbasslessons]

Hi everyone. Hope you enjoy this riff breakdown. This is my second video on this riff after changing the way I play and teach the line. Note: I refer to the opening note as starting on the 'and' of 4. Yes, I know it's actually the 'a'. It's the final 16th of the bar. Stupid mistake. You can play along to the drum beat over at the website: www.talkingbass.net/chinese-way-level-42/

[@conor4444]

TalkingBass - Online Bass Lessons what guitar is that??!

[@2008spoonman]

After years and years of playing this awesome bassline the wrong way, you just showed me the right way : the Chinese Way 🙃👍🏼

[@miketaylor7440]

Beautiful work Mark.Well explained and demonstrated, many thanks.

[@abacadaniel04]

That sound, one of my favourite bass lines of all time!! ✌️☺️

[@enzocortellazzi9482]

BRAVO Mark! Thank you so much, compliments, you are a great Master, you have taught very well!👏👏👏👏👏🎸🎶🎶🎶 A big hug from Italy 💖😘🤗 🎼( Enzo )

[@robbiesampson5399]

Thanks Mark for that tutorial . Had the pleasure of meeting my hero 1 to 1 in September last year. (He signed my Bass!) This was one of the questions I forgot to ask him as I was never sure if the bend/wobble was G or F sharp . Thanks for this. Best regards Robbie

[@kevinlynch2248]

Perfect Mark. This is such a fun song to play and as a matter of fact, I was playing it this morning - I used it to warm up my hands before I started my normal practice routine. Great lesson as always and thanks for the optional way of playing this.....I’ll be trying it out tomorrow!

[@OlettaLiano]

Never listened to Level 42, but I'll have to check them out because that is a cool lick.

[@blackromulan]

Mark King's slap bass will set you free.

[@pacosoundaruba]

Awesome video!! ❤

[@PeerHond69]

thanks mate! imma practice this tomorrow

[@blackromulan]

The Chinese Way.... WHAA...!!! Mark, stop being such a mega-stud, bro, cheers!

[@dazza42UK]

Fantastic lesson Mark. One of many on your channel. Do you think you'll ever tackle the slap bass solo riff he also does live?

[@MontyDodge]

Hello Mark, have you taken the original lesson down? Think I preferred that one! Anyway thanks keep up the good work and can we have more 42 in the future?👍🎵🎸👏

[@danmalt7115]

Rad beat

[@boyman7823]

you should do a riff breakdown on Romantic Rights by Death From Above 1979

[@literatetree8394]

What pickups are in your bass there?

[@yairgrenade]

SIMS Quad Coils I think. It's something from SIMS for sure

[@clowncollege90]

I just can't get the two fingers on my finger picking hand to move fast enough and that's at the 119bpm version... It's a perennial problem. I think my bass playing might be doomed.

[@Backtobassics500]

clowncollege90 I had this issue as well. Basically what I did was just come up with a fun, short, somewhat tricky rhythm and/or melody, if I didn't have something I needed to work on. When I did that, I picked out a goal BPM. I started a metronome off slowly, then worked up to it. That was just my way of working through the issue and it kind of made it like a game. I always loved playing strange rhythms, because most of what I played, when I played music, was straight 8th notes/rock lines with a few fills and mostly kept rhythm for the jazz band when I was in college (4 notes/bar due to sucking at jazz/never really liking it lol) It also helped me out with reading rhythms in sheet music while I was in school.

[@Backtobassics500]

Best of luck. I hope you find what works for you.

[@robbiesampson5399]

I had the same issue when I started playing this song way back in the day . Use a pick for the rite hand and concentrate on the left hand then blend the rite hand in slowly then get rid of the pick and start using the fingers ! Trust me it works . The Mighty Mr King is so much faster than us norms can play

[@vonsparks]

The lighter and less power you put into your plucking hand the faster your plucking will be. Totally counter intuitive as you think you need more power and tension to play fast, but the opposite is true. I used to play with a very heavy pluck. And i did that for years, until a couple of years ago when i was learning "hit me with your rythm stick" where i discovered the lighter and less tense i am with my plucking hand the fast my fingers moved. Mental!

[@donaldharris2575]

What bass guitar are you playing? Brand and model.

[@ryandoody2670]

Donald Harris it's an ibanez SR series, not sure the exact model because his is older but the pickups are aftermarket, they normally come with large passive single coil pickups, the EQ is active.

[@kolbola]

The link is MY link!!! hahaha! I became famous! I am the emperor of the universe!!! :)

[@CeeKayz0rz]

I honestly thought it was a playing/learning method from China..... :p

[@stephenpan4520]

Watching from CHINA ahah. I thought it is a special method too

[@dedmen9713]

isnt youtube illegal in china so

[@Smidgeon123]

Backgrounds getting whiter and whiter every single day!