Today, Talkingbass is getting Rick Rolled. Yes, we’re going to look at the bass line for the song 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley.
Yes, I know the original is a synth bass line but let me tell you, the bass line is great to learn for loads of reasons. It features a bunch of syncopated 16th notes and from a harmony standpoint this bass line is pretty weird. In fact the whole thing is plain weird.
Tabs and track are included with this tutorial.
Lesson material: https://www.talkingbass.net/the-crazy-rick-roll-bass-line
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:07 Intro And Pre-Chorus
8:44 Verse
11:39 Theory Deep Dive
13:37 Pre-Chorus
13:48 Middle 8th
Yes, I know the original is a synth bass line but let me tell you, the bass line is great to learn for loads of reasons. It features a bunch of syncopated 16th notes and from a harmony standpoint this bass line is pretty weird. In fact the whole thing is plain weird.
Tabs and track are included with this tutorial.
Lesson material: https://www.talkingbass.net/the-crazy-rick-roll-bass-line
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:07 Intro And Pre-Chorus
8:44 Verse
11:39 Theory Deep Dive
13:37 Pre-Chorus
13:48 Middle 8th
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