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The GENIUS of Paramore’s Bass Lines (10 iconic examples)


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In today’s video, you’ll learn more about the understated bass genius behind American rockers Paramore. From Fast In My Car to Aint It Fun, we’ve ranked the 10 greatest Paramore bass lines of all time. See which ones made the list!

We’re also giving you a complete workbook including the tab and notation for everything we play in this video.

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Video Breakdown:

00:00 – Introduction
00:43 – Disclaimer!
00:54 – 1 – Fences
02:00 – 2 – Ignorance
03:02 – 3 – Hello Cold World
04:19 – 4 – Last Hope
05:27 – 5 – Still Into You
07:35 – 6 – Fast In My Car
10:04 – Tori Amos – Cruel
11:04 – 7 – Ain’t It Fun
12:20 – 8 – Hard Times
13:50 – 9 – Told You So
15:49 – 10 – This Is Why
17:45 – What did we miss?
18:01 – Now for some fun…
18:40 – Deleted scene

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36 thoughts on “The GENIUS of Paramore’s Bass Lines (10 iconic examples)

  • If yall didn’t cover “Ain’t It Fun” I was gonna set my phone on fire and take a vow of silence for the rest of the year! ????

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  • What a fun video! Until I got to the end and realized you didn't include Misery Business. Then, of course, all was ruined.

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  • I mean Jeremy is arguably the best bass player they had. I just think his lines hit the hardest. This is not to say anything against the other guys but Jeremy just punches hard

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  • I used to work with Jeremy’s dad and every release he would buy a bunch of us Paramore albums on release to support his kid. Such cool people!

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  • maybe a video on Jared Followill (kings of Leon) arguably some of the best baselines in modern music

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  • I really can see that you guys struggled because you had to play those songs while sitting. It's almost impossible not to dance to those songs, and I'm someone who hates dancing! hahaha

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  • Hi. Have you ever did something from Cass Lewis like I can dream, Selling Jesus etc.? It would be awesome to hear your analysis and see correct

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  • Scott, what model is that Mike Lull and what is the name of the colour as its gorgeous! ????

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  • 11:50 I feel like it should be noted, Jeremy does not use a five-string on Ain't It Fun. It's a four-string in C# standard! Of course, you can always use a five-string for it, but I myself have found parts of it genuinely easier to play in C# standard, and the open C# adds a really nice punch that a stopped C# on the B-string doesn't always have.

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  • I wasn't expecting to hear Tori on a Paramore vid lol. Been a Tori fan since I was in like 4th grade. The bassline on Cruel does sound like a lurking beast, just out of perception, waiting to get you. Which, given the lyrics of the song makes sense.

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  • the words genius and Paramore are not allowed to be in the same sentence together.

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  • Amazing! But Careful off Brand New Eyes is prob one of the best. You nailed the Last Hope feeling.

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  • id love for you to have an open stream and we the students can choose a song for you to learn during the live stream with us. Cause i have a feeling youve gone over the songs you choose to share with us as learning on the spot, and you arent going in blind.

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  • Weirdly enough, when I learned Ignorance's bass parts I used to hammer on and pull of on the first and second strings in bass because on the tab I looked up all those years ago said that in that part. But I'd never had thought that it was with a slide instead of doing the whole chord on B minor

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  • Novice bass player here. Never heard of this band before. Just went and bought/downloaded a bunch of these for Rocksmith 2014! Thanks for the exposure to some good music that looks fun to play!

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  • genuine question, you guys never listened to L'Arc~en~Ciel? Cause honestly these Paramore bass lines you guys showing are nothing compared to Tetsu (bassist of L'Arc), in term of beauty, difficulty and complexity.

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