how to play bass line to London Calling Part 1

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Here's Part 1 of a lesson on how to play bass line to London Calling by The Clash.

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[RickTransit]

Thanks very much for this - I finally know how to play the song properly! Up until now I've been kind of bluffing it because I simply couldn't hear what the triplet notes were on the verse part, and I was also getting the run down wrong. I agree with lvartshiva that it's easier to use the open A string for the BAAB run - but as I wasn't playing it right at all before seeing this lession, that isn't a criticism. Oh, and your Joe Jackson (Is she Really...) lesson is great as well!

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@RickTransit Hey Rick - thanks for the comment. Every is different when it comes to where we play stuff - it varies on our hand size, our fingering system, and the scale of our bass. If you find it easier an alternate way...that's cool. And kudos for experimenting! Glad the lessons have helped.

[Ivartshiva]

I find it easier to play the opening riff sliding up to 12th fret E (start with the first finger on the 7th fret and end with the third finger on the 12th, doesn't overplay the slide) and alternating notes on the two lowest strings, muting them to nail the high C on the D string and the low C on the E string (8th fret). Also the verse riff is easier for me playing the BAAB repeating riff on the A sting with two open As in the middle there and the E and F on the D string, G on the E string

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Ivartshiva Hey. There are always different ways to play stuff - bottom line is that if that works for you, then that's what you should do. This is why I don't like the 'tyranny of tab' as I call it - where someone else's fingering system is imposed on you when you may have different sized hands, a different scale for your bass AND a different fingering system. Good on you for investigating!

[Ivartshiva]

@howtoplaybassdotcom Thanks, mate! I should say that before I watched your video I was playing all of it wrong - thanks for showing the right notes, sounds much better - and your part 2 of this is right on also - that D chromatic walkdown makes the song. I probably have to play this the way I described because my little finger is kinda weak, and it's important to dig in and punch that imperial British G-E-G-C! Rule Britannia!

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@Ivartshiva The main thing is that you've taken some action and learned something! Here's a piece of advice - if you've found your little finger to be weak then you've found a hole in your technique (which is great!). Because that means you can work on fixing it - and when you have you'll have improved as a bass player! This is one of the reasons learning songs is so cool - they work as an audit of your technique.

[TLJCBFH]

@nativephoto Are you deaf?

[nativephoto]

sort your levels out - cant hear your bloody bass

[howtoplaybassdotcom]

@giano26 Excellent!  Once you have it down, go and find something else to learn and learn that too.

[giano26]

Thanks now I can play one of my favourite songs on the world.