James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing - Bass Cover and Bass Lesson - How to play James Brown

#basslessons #jamesbrown #funk Hey Now! I am teaching you how to play this super funky song, Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown. The Godfather of Soul. It has a crazy funky riff with tons of space that repeats over and over again. The essence of funk. With a few twists and turns. 00:00 - Introduction and play along Bass Cover of Get up Offa That Thing by James Brown 03:20 - Welcome and suggestions 04:18 - Tuning, Intro and Hits 06:03 - Main Riff notes in G7 Scale 07:50 - Main Riff in Frets 08:53 - Fill Riff 09:53 - Variations on the main riff 11:44 - Wrap up and Gratitude YouTube is an amazing resource for music lessons. One of the best! also courses are incredibly helpful as well. There is no substitute for one on one lessons though. Either online or in person. I teach lessons online and would be happy to help you or would encourage you to reach out to someone in your community. Invest in yourself so you can really elevate your playing and better understand all of the amazing free content there is on YouTube. Check out:https://www.mattlabarbermusic.com/ to learn a little more about me and what I am up to Thank you for watching, Happy Bassin', Matt