How To Play Bass Guitar To Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones - Flea

[hotguy337]

I play the studio version on the bottom 2 strings only. It sounds very close to the original then.

[wimeising]

The bass on the Get Yer Ya Ya's Out live version is very similar to the way all the bar bands cover it... = following the guitar riff..

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@wimeising I've not heard that....I'll check it out. Following the guitar riff is probably the way to go unless yo've got two or three guitarists IMHO.

[Chatmire72]

Could you play Sympathy For The Devil? I'd like to learn it........

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Chatmire72 I was originally gonna do that in this series of tutorials - but when I started transcribing it I quickly realized that it was a complex bass line and too advanced for a lot of my subscribers. (it's a wicked line - I understand Keith played it).

[ImWhinnie]

i gave up when u stated doing that E falt stuff and not telling us the threats

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@ImWhinnie Sorry man - there should be enough info in the video to enable you to get trhough it.

[Chatmire72]

Keith Richards actually played this; but you are THE MAN!!!!!

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Chatmire72 Yeah I heard that AFTER I posted the video! (Hangs head in shame - I just assumed it was Bill.) Keith also played the totally wicked line on Sympathy for the Devil. Very cool line!

[alxiroi]

Hey, paul, i'm enjoying the lesson but i can't seem to get in tune with you or the song... are you in standard tuning ( A 440 ) ??

[breakkfastman1573]

I mean can you do a lesson on the victor wooten double thumb

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@breakkfastman1573 That's not something that I currently do - there are some good lessons on YouTube on Double Thumb though....I'll try and find them and put them on the How To Play Bass Dot Com Facebook page....

[breakkfastman1573]

Can you do a slapping lesson

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@breakkfastman1573 Hey - I don't do slapping - long story, but I no longer 'hear' the sound of slapping for the bass.  Unless you're doing the Vic Wooten double thumb thing...check out MarloweDK's channel for some slap lessons for beginners.

[vonroden]

Can you do some Gene Simmons/Kiss bassline like Strutter and cold gin(from self titled debut album). Detroit Rock City (Destroyer)

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@vonroden I can add those to my request list - but I've got to be honest and tell you that there's 250 songs already on the request list.

[renzo260]

Can you teach us "lazy" by Deep Purple?

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@renzo260 Not sure I know that one - what album is it on?

[renzo260]

@howtoplaybassdotcom Deep Purple - Lazy (Machine Head - 1972), so Machine head...

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@renzo260 I can add those to my request list - but I've got to be honest and tell you that there's 250 songs already on the request list.

[MancBuz]

JJF is in B, not Bb. Keef originally played it on a Les Paul in open E. Nowadays plays it on a '72 Tele Custom, open G tuning, capo on the 4th fret. Maybe they weren't in concert pitch when they recorded it.

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@MancBuz It's interesting - cos I've always played it in B too, in at least five different bands down the years, - but when I went to check what I was playing against the original I found that the original was in Bb. Go figure.

[Gitaaroverlast]

@Howtoplaybassdotcom

Bill Wyman didn't play bass on this track ; ) Keith Richards did.

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Gitaaroverlast Yeah I've heard that a few times in the last couple of days - can you point me in the direction of any corroboration?

[Gitaaroverlast]

@howtoplaybassdotcom: Well, I'm not to sure but I believe I know that from Keith's Book, Life. Oh, and it's on the song's Wikipedia page! Apparently Bill came up with the riff, but he didn't actually play it on the track!

Nice lesson, by the way!

[Skilletrocks1234]

Ah, Jumping Jack Flash.

I've always enjoyed that song :)