THE Must-Know Melodic Bass Lick

This week I'm going to show you a really popular melodic bass lick used in loads of different songs. This line can be played over a major or minor chord so is a very useful run to know.
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[@TheCoon2000]

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[@kingslaphappy1533]

The 9th is really a staple riff for bass players and this exercise really helps train the fingers and mind to be able to use it where it fits. Ty!

[@pmh1nic]

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Once again brilliant lesson, so easy too follow, great teacher!

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one of the best I've seen from you yet. awesome. thanks loads. can't wait to get this worked in.

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[@jamesboland6072]

really enjoyed this lesson.i play this riff.

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great lesson! very nice and beautyful lick! Thanks!

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This is beautiful. Thank you!

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Excellent stuff. So easy to follow and play too

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Man these lessons have helped me become a bass player, really enjoying the different styles and techniques. Watched Another video where you do the three finger pluck and I now incorporate that in to my playing! Thank you sir, keep on keepin on

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your pfp tells me why you needed to learn 3 finger plucking haha, I studied that video as well for the same purpose once

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Thanks a lot!

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I always wanted to kw how to play these licks n u made it possible... ur head is full of many bass Mark... great stuff I appreciate ur teaching man big up urself

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Great as always Mark. I learn so much from watching your tutorials. Thanks.

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[@briansimmons8782]

awsome lesson thank you

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

on guitar I love adding in the 9th between the root and either the major or minor third as you say it adds a melodic quality

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That's really nice. I will use it.

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[@2121toso]

Once again a great lesson. I strengthen my theory with each of your lessons. It is very nice how you take a simple line and teach it getting progressively more advanced and teaching the theory behind it in a practical way. I also would love to run into an Enfiels bass, but we don't seem to see them in the states.

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2121toso So true. I haven't really been able to wrap my head around theory... this really helping!

[@Dottor_J]

Flea used this on Soul to squeeze i think... it has a beautiful sound

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This was fun !! 🎸🎸

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Very useful

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Great really interesting

[@DeadbeatShadows]

You can find this lick in Pinback's 3 X 0 off of Summer in Abaddon too. I watched this video and had to find out where I had heard this before.

[@foggy38]

That sounds like part of the main riff that Geddy Lee plays on the cameras eye!

[@terryClg]

Very nice little riff with the 9th or octaved ii, might try it in a slow blues jam [ slightly modified] since it is nice and mellow. Your lessons have been mentioned in SBL Academy by members. You are an excellent teacher. Cheers

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Thanks a lot. Don't know if they mentioned it but I do all the transcriptions and write all the lesson material for SBL. I've known Scott since the 90s.

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What is that beautiful bass you are playing? Also what pickups do you use?

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It’s in the camera eye by Rush too

[@DrZpook]

My finger really hurts after this xD

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Interested👍

[@57precision]

Awesome lesson as usual, Mark. Would be nice if in the lesson material you had included the chord progression to practice over.

[@tonysimmons5729]

I may be confused but I think he says the progression he had in mind was was 2-5-1, so D, G, C. Gonna listen again though..

[@tonysimmons5729]

Just heard it again. It’s at about the 5:10 mark of the vid. It’s one bar of Dm7, one bar of G7, and two bars of C7. 👍

[@KralicekB]

This melody is in track men i trust- Lauren (recommened) :)

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Good stuff..love the Kinks...and Gorillaz. More please!

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I use this a lot! ahaha nice xD

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Then Mark would need a whole new wardrobe

[@veblenrules]

Geddy Lee uses this all the time. And I mean all the time.

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Gee, Mark...what are those pickups?! They are mezmerizing!

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What kind of pickup are they

[@brianramz6681]

i learned keyboard before any instrument ..and that was the right procedure to learn all instruments

[@stevenchidoda9033]

Can you do a video on how to solo

[@lindanone1551]

I just use the pinky on the slide coming back too then in position for coming back to root

[@evandiliberto6238]

What is the green light in your pickups?

[@raynardcayetano2162]

“Boiler” by Limp Bizkit comes to mind when I hear this lick

[@bealetm]

Just for my own amusement, I like to imagine you are Alexei Sayle giving this lesson.

[@rolandoriley]

This pattern really sounds very Deacon. Though, I am having trouble locating songs where he uses it.

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[@theomitrentsis]

Nice video mate. If You play the 5th with the ring finger of the left hand the overall feel would be better and the control of the slide from the octave to the 9th would be more accurate (because you would land on the g-string with the tip of the (4th) finger instead of the joint. A bit of trichotomy on my side here but as someone said - the details make up the culture. Other than that great job !

[@talkingbasslessons]

Yes, that's another way of doing it. My only reservation is that the ring, pinky way is a little more messy and 'spider finger' like but some people find it easier so it is worth mentioning. In terms of control, it would be better for vibrato or any other expressive techniques but this line is limited to the slide up. I'm looking for a neat hand and a little exercise in the pinky and development of the callus around the joint. Notice that when including the 10th I position shift rather than using the pinky. Every line is different.

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Trivial point. If you watch Tom Kennedy play, you won't see "perfect technique"...but he doesn't seem to be hindered ,does he?

[@slplezz]

is there a way to find the song playing when he plays

[@collettepayne4289]

where is the download you said we can download for the lick

[@unclepodger]

John Deacon is my biggest influence. This lick was used in "Radio Ga Ga", so was pleasantly surprised when heard the lick. What's the bass?

[@Musicmahn]

in "Mother Love" also

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The bass he is playing is an Enfield Lion heart

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Men i trust - Lauren

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Spot on, heard that immediately as well. Love the band.

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i'm not seeing the backing track.. where may i find it??

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acorde de novena

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go listen to Men I trust - Lauren ;0

[@johnshea3441]

What bass is that?

[@tomwhitcombe7621]

If you were to hang about on the 9th too much would it feel wrong cos the 9th isn't always in the key's major scale- or any of its modes? Does it need the back to the octave to resolve?

[@thefakedeal]

9th is just M2 an octave higher so its in the key of major.

[@thefakedeal]

isn't it?

[@tomwhitcombe7621]

Yes your right. 2nd octave up always fits with major chords. This was an old question when I was trying to get my head around this stuff; thanks for the reply :)

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Grimsby?

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This is a very interesting exercise! Thank you

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Got there in the end!

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those are some of the widest pickups i've ever seen

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what kind of bass is he using ?

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Sounds like pearl jam alive is entirely based on this.

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