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At a time when synth bass ruled, Duran Duran were described as a cross between the Sex Pistols and Chic. What’s more, bassist John Taylor possessed unearthly skills when it came to crafting bass lines that were a perfect mix of funk, disco, and pop.
In today’s video we take an in-depth look into John Taylor’s complex yet hooky bass line on the Duran Duran hit Rio – complete with note-for-note transcriptions and a free PDF workbook.
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Video Breakdown:
00:00 - Introduction
00:59 - Verse
02:48 - Ghost Notes (Hot tip!)
04:29 - Fender Jazz Plus
05:15 - Chorus
08:42 - Bridge
10:06 - The Sax Solo
11:57 - The 80s Bass Challenge
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