Chic – &’Good Times&’ Full Song Tutorial for Bass
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In this lesson I’ll be teaching you how to play Bernard Edwards’ bassline on the classic Chic song ‘Good Times’. This is one of the most recognisable bass parts of all time and it’s great fun to play.
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Looking forward to engaging and learning how to play the bass guitar. Just started learning the notes on the fretboard.
Thank you I' m older guy just for fun thank for your work. Can do Ain't gonna hurt nobody by Brick
''THANK YOU, STUART CLAYTON!'' – I knew there was more to the beginning note sequence than just an Ordinary ''Low E'' played on the down beat. – YOU ROCK!
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Really great lesson!
Thank you for this great classic song
Rapper's delight sampled this bass line.
Fantastic lesson and superb playing. I've been trying to download the brilliant package but haven't received the email back. Can you help? I'm not sure if its a fault my end. Email goes to you ok but no reply. Also do you do a book with various songs transcribed. Thanks very much.
Stuart – interesting to see the fingering BE uses – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLTDpewIpfw especially around 1:50 ish
Thank you.
Excellent lesson and beautifully played
Great job, thx !
After all these years I've finally got it right Tk u . one other Bass line that always hunted me is "heart beat" by Gloria gardener, love to see you work it out ????
How did he play bass without making funny faces. I thought that was impossible.
Thank you for breaking this down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At around 4:32, you pluck the D string then on that fingers way up, you also pluck the A string.
I think that's an important detail that's missed out for a beginner like me. I was trying to pluck the D and A strings with my index and middle fingers respectively which sounds wrong because muting is difficult/impossible. It also feels awkward to play like that.
Your technique makes it so much easier because I can pluck the D string and then mute the A string on my way up.
Great lesson. . Subscribed! Thanks
Thank you for the nice tutorial! I am a beginner and this is very helpful!
thanks!
I don't have a bass but I love your lessons!
so far the best lesson on this frame. Great job and thanks!!!
Hi Stuart,
I’ve tried to learn this with other vids, by far yours is the best. Thank you very much, I’ve now mastering one of my all time favs. ????????
by far the best tutorial I've watched, simple, clear, effective. Thank you
All lessons should be like this. ????
Thank you
You are the Best! thank You!
nice
Question: All the several Good Times bass tutorials have the instructor playing the ascending part using all four fingers, fretting all the notes.. BUT the part is easily played on open strings..! Right? You can stay in first position; After the 3 open E notes… Then the two short open E notes, then 2nd fret- E string, then 3rd fret- E string, then OPEN A string, then 2nd fret A string, then 4th fret A string, then OPEN D string, then 2nd fret D string, then open A string, etc. WHY move the hand up to play the part?
Its like seeing people play the 2nd part of Roundabout up at the 5th fret, when it is played easily in first position by playing open and hammering.
Thank you brother, you are a excellent instructor. Charlotte North Carolina.
Fantastic! I really like your video. I enjoyed watching it until the end. subscribe Thank you for sharing my friend????????????
Queen stole their "Another One Bites The Dust' from this riff.
Excellent tutorial…I picked up my bass again after 20 yrs..and found it fun again..wonder if you could break down the track " Saturday night " by T Connection ..would love to master that one too .
Thanks for taking the time to do this…your an excellent teacher!
Great lesson!
Great lesson. The syncopation makes this riff. You explain, and demonstrate very clearly.
Hello Stuart!
I have your Chic Book ("Nile Rodger & Bernard Edwards Funk & Disco Grooves for Bass & Guitar").
I love it. It is such a treasure!
Stunning lesson! Thanks, mate!!!
Beginner bass player here… It took me forever to get the right-hand fingering correct, or at least to come up with a pattern that was consistent and seemed maximally efficient for the second part of the main riff. It would have been great to see more instruction and analysis on the right hand. That said, once I worked out a pattern that seemed good, and played it over and over every day for a few weeks, it became pretty intuitive, though god knows how long it will take me (if ever) to play it smoothly at speed 🙂 Oddly enough, I found the verse licks a bit more challenging to really "get" since they were less distinctive, despite being, in theory, simpler to play. Thanks for including a breakdown on those, but a few more play throughs would have been nice. All that being said, thanks for the accurate tabs and great instructional video. It's resources like this that make learning bass so much fun! Cheers!
I'm a bass player, I usually play a variety of rock genre songs, from classic to alternative… But my mother's birthday is comming along and she LOVES disco and funk from the 70s, so I'm learning this song, (my little sister on the keys) and we are going to play for her and make her sing with us. Thank you for your lessong, you made it easy for me! Now, to prepare for her surprise little concert 😀
maryboy;s child and feel so good,
Just taken up the bass, aged 62. I You are a wonderful teacher, and the nicest guy online. ????
Where can I get the backing track ??