Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (Bass)

[Ianbassfox]

awesome! how long did this take you?

[ajax99p]

who gives a shit what he looks like, He can play!

[MCarlson89]

love how those basses sound and play... i'll have one of my own some day. nice playing, bro!

[runafes]

marry me? lol

[09coryWarren]

This guy looks like he ate something really sour before he decided to do this vid.

[TheOzzyCometh]

@09coryWarren it's the bass face. and i've seen some alot worse lol

[jestoneman]

its a cool song its fun to play but its the same bit over n over n over apart from the 3 sec end

[7GatesStudent]

@jestoneman

it's the same with drums.

[musicgrl6000]

i just learned how to play this on my bass....i respect its frickin hard and your amazing

[abar1204]

sick

[jomacbub]

cool bro, cool!! keep it up

[GiJoePSX]

this song requires and envelope filter for non slap parts, but i like it so great job

[assssin3]

The pink shirt is cool, you look and play awesome. If you aren't in a band you wont have trouble changing that ;)

[Fanchus]

excellent!!!!

[discgolferbo]

Very good! I mean really good, but ditch the pink shirt.

[speedypuma17]

your good ;)

[greendayrules15]

great job!

[Jordo1900]

you're awesome

[adiosubber]

when did u tart playing bass.

i got my first bass for my 10th birthday.

im turning 11 on 2-14.

my bst song is pobablbly califoriacation.

it sounds abit easy, but that song is fuckin hard

[Jordo1900]

well first i've only been playing 6 months and i think this song is eazy you'll get there and i dont mean disrespect on this comment

[Lax14IsCool]

Nice!

[kwelhekse]

good !!!!!

[Jordo1900]

brilliant sorry about my other comment it was my brother yeah awsome 5*

[EmmaEarthquake]

nice job dude :]

[yoshimotoman]

u r awesome i wish i was that good

[STEVIEJCROCKS]

wel don

[Learhcp1]

yeah thats how flea does it, live he improvises variettions!

rhcp for life!!!!!

nicely done =D

[kayzinwillobee]

wrong

[iegale]

AGUANTE NENE!!!

[braita665]

nice job men!!!!

[EpicShenanigansChuck]

all of you need to shut up. playing music is about playing the way you want to and to change htings up and improve to your own creations of your liking, so stfu all u stupid annoying kids who think they know anything about music

[Regules010]

Amen

[Timmy4pawz]

Hey dude, just wondering, I added a guy called Anderoo on xbox live, could that be you? My name is Timmy4pawz on xbox live also, gimme a shout if it is or isn't, Cheers ;)

[cartamas]

There is incorrect tabs on many sides, thats why too many people learn it badly this song...unfortunately :(

[cartamas]

not correct riff! the first beat section is OK, but the second is not!

first section: slap,slap,pop on the E, G and A string, ...its OK, but the second beat section is the next: slap,slap,pop on the E and G and now--> slap,pop,slap on the A!

[Medeveechi29]

man just stfu its sounds great. if it really matters that much to you, he probably just learnt the wrong tab.

[ChrisOakleyDrums]

which is why it is much better to learn it by ear, using tabs just to get the ball rolling if you get what i mean.

[Medeveechi29]

yea true.

[deedoo2009]

and by the way, you're wrong cartamas

[jergy316]

you tried hard and all but the majority of it is wrong. you left out a bunch of notes and it really throws off the rhythym of the song.

[Doomguy123]

Damn nice!

[rhcpbassmaniac]

nice job

[futbolzenit]

nah dude your playing it wrong. your pretty good, but thats not correct at all.

[21BasS21]

Dont know why people give you ad thumbs, because youre totally right : s And i aint saying youre bad lol

[vek329]

i gave you thumbs up :)

[Regules010]

Amen!

[shadowmannnnn]

dude its called fucking improvising

[addy800]

good job

[I2345666]

nice stingray

[patOFoSho]

how long did it take you to learn that

[jaminw08]

hahaha dude i remember you

you played this for our school variety night thingo

[musichatesyouall]

A lot of slappers play closed fisted. I noticed you play open handed... makes me feel not so alone in that technique =)

[rysterryn]

same i cant play that tight wristed

i gotta have a super wide hand

[motleysixx666]

i have to play open handed too. it kinda cramps my hand when i close my hand.

[MollyJullyToby]

That's nice!

[moezilla68]

Beautiful slapping/popping.

[dasmei]

nice job and nice pink shirt

[MoodMoose79]

what's the notes for the licks in between the main song I cant get it?

[tristandejoy]

nice but its a hammeron when u go 3 5 5 8 it goes 0h3 5

[rysterryn]

you could smile ...or not smirk...

[tommothepommo666]

dude weak...the guy is a great bassist, look at angus young when he played guitar

[rysterryn]

but thats angus young, he wore a schoolboys outfit and stripped in mid concert, he cool enough already. a happy musician is a good musician

[rysterryn]

nice job dude

[baseballbeast8]

how do you play the part at 0:36 I've been playing it out of a tab and it's really hard, but your way looks easier

[Wrikur]

i love the bass on this song :) i wish i could play it... my friend can and he sounds great.

[TremorSisterS]

wow!!!i love this song!!!

[Glidescube]

Not bad...for a teen :P

[baddabingxyouredead]

I wish I knew how to play the bass guitar. But I guess I'll stick to guitar and piano

[namnamju42]

I LOVE UR FACIAL ESPRESSIONS!!!!

that iss siiickkk

[TheAsianSensation4]

best part was the rollaway!

[bpc493]

awesome bass, awesome job

[fanofrobzombie]

absolutely great job, a few parts seemed abit off but good none the less. keep it up bud

[HAZNCEZ]

Mate nice 1 and nice bass i love this tune and u played it awsum :D

[johann99]

Good stuff dude... Keep it up...

[eddieinaus666]

ya pretty freaking rad man

good work keep it up

nice olp too

[sumausa]

i hate ur bass and it sucks

but good playin

deffinitly keep it up

[guitargenius3]

that was great. Higher ground always sounds impressive but I'm a guitarist and even I can play it properly.

[lBenHarrison]

Mostly every slap video I see the guy has a Stingray.

I wanna get me one of em.....

[EdTheBassPlayer]

it is actualy a olp bass not a musicman but for the price olp are just as good

[cheguevara15]

great cover. well done! *****

[E7022]

nice but a bit wrong

[canvoodoo]

nice 1 one and nice bass

[canvoodoo]

bullshit

[rysterryn]

Sorry guys i just tried it and its the same sound with both fingers

[loulou8000]

Hey spinosa! we dont care if it's an olp or a stingray! I think he did a great job, it's not perfect but it's really good! keep on working dude!

and spinosa... is it really important to know if you like it or not... you suck at life man!

[FunkyCow8]

well done mate

[michaelespinosa]

its actually technically not a stingray lol thats an OLP.. i hate those thigns lol.. its like the very cheap version of Music man Ernie ball products (olp-Offically lisenced product) but yeah.. good cover.. hopefull i can post mine soon

[alipbob]

It's a Stingray, they always had 3+1 tuning pegs.

[slugger20120]

the pink shirt is weird...but what kinda bass is that???

its got a different head setup for a 4 string (i seriously thot at first it was a five string by the way that head is...)

[Mowac]

You knocked it out......Great job kid.

[evengunner]

Great!! 5/5 I love the bass in this song *o*

[commentsarefun]

you must really suck

[guitarhero0804]

this prep is good at sum slap bass but this guy is better... watch?v=2IMyj_-_A2I

[anderoo1991]

yeah thats munkybarz he made a flawless cover

[GTAtrivium76]

dude, that was awesome!

[slugger20120]

im pretty sure be careful on knowing the guy who made it had a four string...so that b string shouldnt be used...if im right...but still nice bass

and not too bad

[bassist122190]

Look closer, the bass he is playing IS a 4 string.

[adims654]

dude ur an idiot

look at the head

its a 5 string

[anderoo1991]

its a 4 string lol

[Fingerlesss]

bah ha ha ha ha ha ha count with me now, look at the head, how many tuning keys do you see, 1, 2, 3, 4 and oh, nope thats it!! i can only see 4 strings too, bah ha ha ha ha ha

[slickbassman22]

@adims654 the headstock can have 3 keys up and one key down on a 4 strings dude lol

[JohnsGuitar2k7]

@adims654

lol

[Markey354]

dude i know you must like the whole 'real men were pink shirts' bit, but dude you look like a gay.

[GeorgeGallimore93]

dude what bass is that

[cr4ni0]

Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray.

[waynecampbeIl]

no its the olp version. the version thats about $1000 cheaper. supposedly its a decent bass though for the price

[huntercna]

It´s wrong.

[FredeStingray]

Yep..

[MusicJunky54]

ur right it's a nice bass too!

[Tholian15]

Fantastic Playing

[luciferusbeast]

great job anderoo i'm an italian keyboard player and i'm searching for a bassist like you for a new funky band,see our video on youtube writing steel blues space cowboy.

[dmanandcmac]

TABS!

[Whitlo56]

nice! i liked it all except the walk down the neck for the "chorus" when kiedis sings "world, keep on turnin. and the world keeps on goin" was really off-sounding

[heliophobiac]

:D, nice, I never met another guy that pops with his index finger.

[tubros7]

There are actually quite a few on youtube that do. I saw that flea pops with his middle tho.

[FaMoUsSAS69]

yea i suck at popping with middle i can only do index. i guess its just a matter of preference tho

really good tho i learned how to play it from watching this video a few times

[funkchops4142]

boom ba pop!!!!!!

[xXxZirexXx]

very well done, one of the finest covers I have seen for Higher Ground, and Flea's not an easy bassist to emulate so props to you on all the well done P's and S's nicely done

[MitchAutry99]

your a beast.

[Mutchip]

he is fucking good!!!!

[ZildjianDrumBumm]

man that was fuckin extreme! keep up the good work :)

[spankymcjim]

best cover

[LambChopProduction]

Nice job on the Begining middle and end. <---------- lol

[LambChopProduction]

Nice job on the Begining middle and end. <---------- lol

[Ilikethebass]

good job sounds nice

[shinjiyasuno]

I thought the olp mm2 had 2 humbuckers and the mm just has one

[greenb0y]

nice dude,

is that an OLP?

looks like i c the P on the bass head

[danor94]

nice bass

[kramer812]

awesome tone dude. same pickup as my srx390 :)

[Insaneryuno]

finally someone who covered it right :D sounds great man but just a tip that made the riff a little more interesting and fun to pplay is instead of hitting the 5, 5, 7 try hitting open A and then hitting A at 2 on the G string :D

[kgguy212]

is there wah pedal put on the bass at all in this song?

[ubermanstein]

nope

[ethanair1]

pink shirt= who gives a shit

[TeenageTitFreaks]

awesome playing and shirt:P whered ya get that

[jakew1]

same with if you practice playing with your teeth -.-

[difficult555child]

best fucken bass line hands down and u fucken nailed it good work !

[Konrad111111]

Except for the main riff (which is the simplest in the world) it is definitely not the original bassline. Especially the chorus!

[luvinwafflez]

Dude, that sounds like Flea himself man

[airfreakmc51]

lol no it doesnt

[beerandpluggers]

u can do it with all four if you have the strength only sounds differnet from middle coz its naturally stronger from telin peeps to fuck off and what not but once ya finger blisters then ya have to use another one

[junkano]

frigging bullshit !!!!

pop with the finger you feel most comfortable with, i do it with my index finger and I didnt regret i start using and learning it instead of middlefinger

[drummerboi8]

BEAST

[8455157]

HAVE MY BABIES

How long did it take to get that good? O_o

holy fuck man...

[jakew1]

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i know, but if you practice the popping will come out a lot cleaner

you said, you'll get a lot cleaner sound if you pop with the middle, and i didn't, and besides, i'm not gonna go practice sometihng that i've, a), never heard of before, and b), can already do perfectly fine.

[junkano]

keep popping with your index if u feel comfortable with it, there is no rules for it

[jakew1]

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it's not that it's bad, but you get a better pop sound with you middle, 'cause it's the one finger that gets the most strenght.

i just tried that, it was really uncomfortable, and my popping was worse -.-

[anderoo1991]

yeah i agree

[wsandoval07]

why is it not good to pop with ur index?

[RHCP1123]

great job :D keep on playing ;)

[slashjr123]

awesome job mate

[anderoo1991]

dont you normally slap with you thumb??

[firecowxc7]

yes, flea slaps with his thumb