Flea's Funk Rock Style Grooves // Bass Around the World #16
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Let’s take the title track from the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik for a spin.
It is a great example of a few key elements in Flea's style of playing. Starting with double stops in the verses—basically, it's a guitar riff in Am played on the bass as double stops (on the D and G strings). It is quite tricky as its phrasing starts on an anticipated beat, so make sure you’re in sync with the drums.
The chorus bass line is an Em bonanza—grooving hard and playing a crazy sextuplets lick using Em minor blues pentatonic notes (E, G, A, Bb, B, D) high up the fretboard in the 14th position.
The bridge consists of two chords—C and D. Again, we’re using double stops in a combination with passing notes.
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