Funk Bass Guitar Technique: Red Hot Chili Peppers "Around the World"

A short video tutorial demonstrating some basic funk bass guitar technique, and then applying those techniques to play the intro/verse section of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Around the World."

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Funk
• Bass Guitar
• Flea
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Bass Technique
• scales
• Bass Licks
• How to Play Funk Bass Guitar
• bass Guitar grooves
• Blues Scale
• Riffs
• Around the World

[bladesaint21]

Very informative..interestingly different from other Youtube bass tutorials. 

[tet168]

@bladesaint21 thanks Im glad you found it useful. That's my goal, I want to give people something unique, put my own personal signature on it. and connect people to the music in a primal, organic, and intuitive way

[tet168]

@bladesaint21 thanks Im glad you found it useful. That's my goal, I want to give people something unique, put my own personal signature on it. and connect people to the music in a primal, organic, and intuitive way

[talbarfm]

thank u..... you realy helped me.....its good that you dont just teach the line but also tell the background and the theory

[tet168]

@talbarfm Thank you--I'm glad you found it helpful. I do it that way because that's how I like to learn things, so I'm happy that you appreciate that.

[andrasiboti]

You're AWESOME! \m/

And you look like Chuck Norris to! :D

[tet168]

@andrasiboti thank you!...and if I only knew a Chuck Norris catch-phrase I would reply with one now!

[festus5234]

man these videos are amazing but if you could go slow and read the frets out loud like a verbal tab it would be perfect i just cant follow someone talking lol tabs are my best friend

[ghostrider2ification]

Excellent video.

[dchshark580]

thanks man, very useful :)

[Tomszirnis2]

AWESOME!! Thank You So Much!!! :)

[SuperDerrin]

thanks man,the lesson on Dorian helped me alot in not only this song but in making my own funk bass riffs,keep these kind of lessons up

[shaggydogstl]

I like you teaching style.

[teddybear1111111]

wich versoin of the dorian are you playing noramly its like 5 7 8 5 7 9 57 as i like moads very much and would love to lurn a new one

[stevonrocks]

@tet168 This video really helped me learn how to play this

[Fiosk]

WOW!!!

Great i love funk music!!!

Very intresting lesson...

I ask you...where i can find the tab of the first riff?

Thank

Bye

Marco

[jmmcdon25]

This is a great video, well done and inspiring!