Chords for Top 5 Michael Jackson Bass Lines | Julia Hofer | Thomann

Today we're looking at my top 5 Michael Jackson bass lines.
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_ [C] _ _ [Bb] Hey guys, welcome to Tomans Guitars and Basses.
Today we're looking at the greatest Michael Jackson bass lines.
Most of the songs are played with the synth bass,
but I especially chose bass lines that were played with an electric bass guitar.
I want to [Db] start with the most obvious one, played by the phenomenal Louis Johnson.
It is on the album Thriller, released in 1982.
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_ [B] _ [Db] _ _ If you have ever seen Louis Johnson play this song,
he's playing that with his thumb, so the octave down. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ It's not possible for me, so I played it with my index finger.
Three years earlier, the album Off The Wall came out in 1979.
And on one song, Bobby Watson was playing the bass.
It has one of the most iconic and famous drum fills ever, played by J.R. Robinson.
Here is Rock With You.
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[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ we are coming to a [Gb] song where the bass line includes an octave pedal.
The bass player on this one is Guy Pratt.
He worked with Pink Floyd, Madonna, Tears For Fears, a lot more, and of course Michael Jackson.
I really enjoy to play this song because you have this full sound with an octave pedal,
and you [Eb] really want to just play long notes.
So here is Earth Song.
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_ [Eb] _ _ [F] Okay, the next bass line was played by a guitar player.
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And we _ quadrupled it and made it big, and there was no bass on it, so I said,
bring me down a bass and I'll play the bass on it.
This is just the riff tune, you know, it's not like I had to be Jaco Pastorius or anything.
_ [C] And so I did all [Eb] that.
So this is the story behind the bass line of
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Last But Not Least, one of my favorite slap bass lines of all time,
played again by the phenomenal Louis Johnson.
[G] Okay, just like this.
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_ [A] _ As you have seen, Louis Johnson has a really different technique with his thumb.
So I'm going to play the song in my style.
Here is Get On The Floor.
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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ Thank you guys for watching.
I hope you like this video.
Of course, I want to know what is your [F] favorite Michael Jackson bass line
played by an electric bass guitar.
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And I hope to see you soon in one of the next videos.
Bye everyone!
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