Amazing Slap Riff - Run For Cover (Marcus Miller) Main Riff Lesson

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    This week I'm giving you a pretty tough slap line from the tune Run For Cover by David Sanborn. The riff is by Marcus Miller and should test you whatever your level.
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  • @slimk3836
    @slimk3836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I never get over just how funny it is to see him just rip out a crazy riff like that, just stop and with a straight face just say "okay" as if it was just the easiest thing ever - dont know why but it cracks me up

  • @graagullesson87
    @graagullesson87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Lades and Gentleman! This is what I call a lesson! Thank you Mark!

  • @andreasd1132
    @andreasd1132 6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    20:57 for riff all together, slowly.

  • @jhabarretto9697
    @jhabarretto9697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Got my bass (Sire M2) four string 10 days ago, Subscribed to your channel, Marcus Miller is my Idol and Run for Cover is 1 of my favorites, Told myself, even if it takes me a year to learn it I will, This lesson made it CRYSTAL clear how to learn it. Might still take me a year but you are spot on, Awesome teacher!

    • @slappbassrhcp
      @slappbassrhcp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bruh same 1 year ago I told myslef I would learn it no matter how long it took and around a year later, I can!

  • @brotherdaryll1399
    @brotherdaryll1399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The best online bass instructor out there! This is my dude right here....

  • @larrycotten4537
    @larrycotten4537 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have been frustrated at not getting the pops with the 2 fingers. Finally you explaining moving sideways made all the difference. Thanks!

  • @annabel3some
    @annabel3some 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Brilliant tutorial. You are a natural teacher and a fantastic bass player. Respect.

  • @granterwin952
    @granterwin952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love how detailed your lessons are, and appreciate how you take the time to explain things fully.

  • @steviedebarge77
    @steviedebarge77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    there is absolutely nobody that's a more efficient teacher! I'm a working musician and have been a member of local 47 for 21yrs. And if I need to learn the something is actually played as opposed to written I come right over to Talking Bass. I have stated I would love to make a donation to contribute to your generosity and time? I appreciate your help to bassist of all levels

  • @ivanmicallef5962
    @ivanmicallef5962 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    No one ever explained anything in such a detail . Thanks , I have improved a lot in my techniques

  • @DavoInMelbourne
    @DavoInMelbourne 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fabulous tuition as ever Mark. Thanks so much. I've played bass for over 20 years but always shied away from the slap/pop stuff. Your lessons are changing all this for me. Cheers!

  • @harryford6329
    @harryford6329 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I've learnt more from you than anyone on TH-cam. Thank you very much!!!

  • @plee1906
    @plee1906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What I like is that he gives the lesson without all the stupid and silliness that MANY of the other so called teachers include. This guy is to the point. Very good for those of us who are ADULTS and don't need silly. Thank you Brother!!!!

  • @user-es1kw3fu4d
    @user-es1kw3fu4d 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Mark. This is the best lesson i've ever see. You gave me the solution for this difficult ghost technic. Thank you

  • @dieselgassey
    @dieselgassey ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just wonderful.
    One of the best bass tutorials i've ever came across!!

  • @dazza42UK
    @dazza42UK 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Probably the best tutorial on this bassline. Congratulations and thank you for sharing with the bass community!

  • @ottodrone6173
    @ottodrone6173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've been playing bass for 30 years and haven't seen anyone teach this technique so clearly. Fantastic riff choice too! Thanks👾🎸

  • @kevinlynch2248
    @kevinlynch2248 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another great lesson Mark! Marcus Miller has had a huge influence on my bass playing since the late '80's, so thanks for this lesson!
    I've been playing bass for over 25 years and I too had problems getting that, what I call, a muted hammer/pop triplet down correctly. I love using it now that I know how to do so correctly!

  • @fabriziovincitorio9377
    @fabriziovincitorio9377 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS THANKS.....THIS LESSON MADE MY LIFE HAPPIER...

  • @questelohim...
    @questelohim... ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks brother, great song, great cover, you're an excellent teacher! Sincerely. Run for Cover is my new (A#1) goal on bass guitar. Thank you!

  • @FireLordJD
    @FireLordJD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:22 , lol this dude lives on the bass and I love it. Amazing teacher!

  • @timoahol
    @timoahol 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Such an awesome lesson! Thank you for all you have done Mark!

  • @BassManBobBassCovers
    @BassManBobBassCovers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After learning Marcus's songs it funny to see how he changes the riff each time the phrase repeats lol and then he repeats the pattern.. Genius!

  • @Eng202
    @Eng202 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Best bass lesson ever on yt! just what I was looking for

  • @strada21_
    @strada21_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent!, This is probably the best tutorial on you tube for this song

  • @dh1163
    @dh1163 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tutorial. Was able to get the whole thing down smoothly (including the triplet riff). It will be awhile before I can play it at speed.

  • @fuadrahmat5367
    @fuadrahmat5367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never thought it would be possible for me play a Marcus miller song until this lesson

  • @lukehardman3680
    @lukehardman3680 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This riff was what made me want to play bass in the first place. I never thought I could play it: well i can now...Fantastic... Thank you Mark

  • @aniotashogun007
    @aniotashogun007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks a lot uploading this video!
    My English skill is poor,
    but your video is easily understandable without knowledge of English.

  • @setantaize
    @setantaize 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, u are a brilliant teacher, I tried loads of other tutorials, but you seem to play with a more natural approach, I've actually got the whole thing, but that appregio mute roll thing is holding me back. It's a real difficult skill, but to hear you had problems with it also encouraged me. I'm still determined to get it. Thanks for helping us guys out, I have subscribed and to say I'm looking forward to more tasks doesn't sound right, but man, thanks. It's like a driving test, I'm dreading it but know the benefits are worth it if I put the time in.

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Redbranch Thanks a lot. That flamenco roll thing was a MAJOR pain in the ass for me for years and years (probably 1991 through to some time in the 2000's) but you just need to work on it.

  • @rodoherty1
    @rodoherty1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a lesson!! So well presented and laid out! Thank you, Mark!!

  • @BassJournal
    @BassJournal 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh god, i had just intended to learn this riff on morning and got tired after awhile and opened the youtube and BAM! ty mark for all of your efforts

  • @mateuschwarz
    @mateuschwarz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome video. Awesome lesson. Awesome playing. Thank you very much!

  • @antoniofresquez9508
    @antoniofresquez9508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would never have been able to learn this without your help, thank you!

  • @ruanof7
    @ruanof7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mark is an excellent teacher, I purchase his course on slapping the bass. It takes you gradually from beginner to higher levels. I just felt fair to make this comment.

  • @northhallbabe13
    @northhallbabe13 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    you have no idea how much I appreciate the fact you did this lesson. YOU ARE THE FUCKING MAN

  • @Riddleweaver
    @Riddleweaver 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    6:10
    slap the d and hammer on guys
    *nod*

  • @RedSamurai1000
    @RedSamurai1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's the best online lessons you can get, 100%! Thank you Sir.

  • @lorenzoscribano4522
    @lorenzoscribano4522 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    That was a awesome cover and lesson by the way !!
    Marcus is really a master of slap !!
    Aeroplane by RHCP could be next, it has a pretty awesome slap riff and solo too !!
    Cheers, a happy bass player !

  • @stefanpichler4337
    @stefanpichler4337 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are a great bass player and an even greater teacher. Thank you, from Austria.

  • @r.emotolife1205
    @r.emotolife1205 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sir you are an amazing teacher and a bass player.. keep doing these great bass lessons..thank you so much..

  • @scottgary45
    @scottgary45 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Mark, Awesome tutorial. i appreciate your attention to detail and clarity. you have made learning this piece much simpler...

  • @thomasiu159
    @thomasiu159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great lesson for learning this riff quickly. Guys struggling with the quick "pluck pluck thumb" at the beginning of the second bar can try a quick "thumb pluck thumb" instead. If you play the rhythm right it will have the same feel. At least that's easier for me.

  • @lestersmug11
    @lestersmug11 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    30 mins ago i couldnt double pop, now its second nature. very good instructor

  • @pixelninja666
    @pixelninja666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    brilliant less Mark. New to the world of bass, Im finding your lessons the best out there.

  • @SiggiSegelfahrer
    @SiggiSegelfahrer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much! I was playing for 15+ years but your vids tought me so much recently!

  • @dorianreu
    @dorianreu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this lesson, my favorite MM bass riff!

  • @ericross8074
    @ericross8074 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you have the best lessons. watching them all! thanks!

  • @weicat23
    @weicat23 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    thank you so much for pushing me to practice. pill of motivation

  • @everysubjectguy
    @everysubjectguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much Mark ‼️ I learn this very quickly 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @sembatimothynkalamo8986
    @sembatimothynkalamo8986 9 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I'm sorry I just love it when he says " then we pop the g-string" xD

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  8 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      +Semba Nkalamo That's right. You pull it out. And you snap it back. lol

    • @jaaz.handss
      @jaaz.handss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "Slap the open D"

  • @BrooksysBassCorner
    @BrooksysBassCorner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seriously good work, well done, mate! Very impressive!

  • @oneriousraider913
    @oneriousraider913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man thank u very much... Easy to learn from yor video..... ❤️❤️❤️

  • @kalburo29
    @kalburo29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're a great teacher man! keep it up!

  • @benghazigresham8088
    @benghazigresham8088 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You have helped me tremendously! Thank you.

  • @mgustafson2010
    @mgustafson2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    learned this a while back but I still revisit this tutorial every now and then to refresh myself.

  • @otabach1
    @otabach1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great class ! One of the best I’ve seen. Thanks Mark

  • @roullandkatiandagho
    @roullandkatiandagho 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your video lesson of Run for cover was very helpful to develop my brain and my fingers to understand about flamingo trick.
    You are awesome
    Cheers mate

  • @mvcork
    @mvcork 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greetings from Cork city in Ireland. I am doing this piece as part of my final Bass exam in June 2019. Am heading into the final semester of a 4 year Honours Degree course. This has been a great help.Thanks Mark. :}

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Martin. Love Cork. Loved playing the Old Oak. A good friend of mine, Andy, lives there and plays in a band called Bog The Donkey. Great band and awesome guitarist.

    • @mvcork
      @mvcork 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Small world Mark. Next time you are in Cork shout me and i will buy you a few pints of Murphy's, Corks finest. :}

    • @talkingbasslessons
      @talkingbasslessons  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mvcork Yeah. Always the Murphys. Not the Guiness!

    • @mvcork
      @mvcork 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the spirit...lolol... :]

  • @marcuskirkland8431
    @marcuskirkland8431 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Needed this lesson bad. Cuz just as you said. Learning this is nuts.

  • @camilocamargo2475
    @camilocamargo2475 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you Mark from Colombia!

  • @fabiomaccatrozzo9243
    @fabiomaccatrozzo9243 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man.. your playing is smooth like butter

  • @notvisible8200
    @notvisible8200 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Mark! Awesome. This has taken me to next level.

  • @florenttenryu5011
    @florenttenryu5011 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So happy i can learn this great slap ! Thank you so much !

  • @michaelcrowe7975
    @michaelcrowe7975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant Master Mark. Thumbs 2 thumbs!

  • @stephenbornemann1778
    @stephenbornemann1778 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much for explaining the triplet in the middle. Could never see in videos how it was done.

  • @aghilesbessad6946
    @aghilesbessad6946 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i didn't know i could do it but thanks to you it might be working out

  • @thierrylemetayer3371
    @thierrylemetayer3371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good ! merci beaucoup pour cette lesson

  • @Zodasg
    @Zodasg 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Currently working on my slap technique, I didn't watch any tutorials or anything when I first learned it (my cousin, who plays guitar, told me about it and a little bit about how it was played), so my technique wasn't (and still isn't) the best :/ Your videos help me a lot though, and my slapping is getting better and better thanks to them :) Keep it up!

  • @charleskhoury
    @charleskhoury 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Mark.

  • @ruicosta9857
    @ruicosta9857 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much! I never though that i cold play this riff! (From Portugal)

  • @theloniouszappa
    @theloniouszappa 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just learned this, thanks to your video.

  • @freewaybullit
    @freewaybullit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this lesson. Excellent clear instruction.

  • @jazz_is_horse
    @jazz_is_horse 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so GOOD!!

  • @igorhunden
    @igorhunden 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you are a godsend for a bass player!

  • @ruanof7
    @ruanof7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I subscribed for his Bass Slapping Course, sound tracks & classes are great !!!. 1/3 the course and I became a much better bass player.

  • @byronconsbass
    @byronconsbass 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I will practise this. Thank you very much..

  • @TOMMYVILLARREAL
    @TOMMYVILLARREAL 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank’s man! Great video! Help me a lot!

  • @Supercars001
    @Supercars001 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I've been waiting for this!

  • @420Bassist
    @420Bassist ปีที่แล้ว

    I have never heard this song but I love Marcus so I had to pause this, watch a live performance so this lesson makes sense to me musically. But yeah this is a great lesson

  • @hiephoi058
    @hiephoi058 8 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Hello blisters

    • @xyro2608
      @xyro2608 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ^ truth

    • @Ryan5259m8
      @Ryan5259m8 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hello blisters my old friend...

    • @hiephoi058
      @hiephoi058 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Ryan5259 i come to talk to you again

  • @flopchop8464
    @flopchop8464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How does he get his bass to sound like that? It's amazing!

  • @JimC121
    @JimC121 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sounds great. I wanted to let the audience know to get that badass slap sound you need to get your strings as close to the fret board as possible. You need a curtain amount of buzz to get that good popping sound. Also it's close action is Easier on the hands. Faster too. Enjoy!

  • @Oscaraha
    @Oscaraha 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this and all your great work. Bass at its most fun!

  • @northhallbabe13
    @northhallbabe13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    28:13 "to g or not to g" hahahahahaha i fucking love you mark

  • @d.fowler2537
    @d.fowler2537 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I attempted this when it came out but never polished up on it. Thanks for breaking it down for us old guys!

  • @kenshi612
    @kenshi612 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Subscribed just for doing the Marcus Miller piece!

  • @lightspeed79
    @lightspeed79 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your lessons are the best, thanks.

  • @santiagozuluaga4474
    @santiagozuluaga4474 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    man, what an amazing job, good explanation help me a lot to improve even my bass tecnique thanks so much, really appreciate your job.

  • @BassCom-bo1jd
    @BassCom-bo1jd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THANKS FOR THE LESSON. :) GOD BLESS

  • @warungkopikatolik4404
    @warungkopikatolik4404 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thx mark, great lesson

  • @ChazJazzNY
    @ChazJazzNY 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very Good Teacher.

  • @MrMarcel54321
    @MrMarcel54321 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for this great lesson ... awesome bass line ... cheers

  • @mwlvingoodley1677
    @mwlvingoodley1677 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He's a very good teacher he has a lot of patience

  • @killmeorikillyou1
    @killmeorikillyou1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'd love to see Miller - Blast!

  • @MrCpd20
    @MrCpd20 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very Comprehensive ! , thanks a mill for the Share :)

    • @uelude
      @uelude 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a Miller ;)

  • @danielmark1871
    @danielmark1871 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great lessons Im hooked Than
    k you Sir

  • @omg_wtf
    @omg_wtf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it. Can you have a look at Kuru please?

  • @thierrylemetayer3371
    @thierrylemetayer3371 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank you

  • @realjinsikkim
    @realjinsikkim 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How nice lesson!