Hey, James here!
If you've been following me for a while, you will know that I am a massive Phil Collins and Genesis fan. I've been a fan since I was eight years old and Phil Collins was the man who inspired me to become a musician.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to this incredible tribute here in the UK called "And Finally Phil Collins" and I've had this bass line earworm ever since!
In the live clip I showed above, we saw the great Leland Sklar playing bass there. But we're going to look at the original bass line from the studio track played by Alphonso Johnson from the incredible band, Weather Report.
What we're looking at today is the 8-bar introduction. You can split this introduction into two 4-bar phrases then you can split them further into two 2-bar phrases. This is all based on the E flat major scale. So I suggest you make sure to get that under your fingers to begin with because that will massively help you.
Let me take you through this superb 8-bar introduction through the video lesson!
Which song with a great bass intro comes to your mind? Share it in the comments!
I'll see you next week!
James