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When you are on your journey of how to play bass, in my opinion one of the key ways of making progress is to learn challenging lines by bass players you like and admire (which are not necessarily the same thing). Geddy Lee has anchored the bottom end of Canadian power trio Rush for over 35 years now and has produced consistently inventive and demanding bass lines in that period. Here are 5 of them.

1) YYZ

This was originally featured on the Moving Pictures album - which many people think was the highlight of Rush's career. YYZ is an instrumental tune - if you can learn this and reproduce it flawlessly at the tune's performance tempo you can pat yourself on the back, your bass playing is obviously moving in the right direction. This tune has got everything, short solo sections, unison riffs, some laid back grooving and more. 4 minutes of magic.

2. Free Will

For the bulk of the tune the bass line is pretty straightforward - although there are lots of different time signatures to contend with. That all changes with the guitar solo and the lead up to it. What Geddy plays here is almost like they are from another tune - there are 28 bars of 12:8 mayhem that form a great study just on their own.

3. 2112

This is one of my favourite Rush tunes of all time. Learning to play the entire 15 minutes or so of the piece is a masterclass in memory and endurance. Some of the rockier sections of the tune also contain some good material for further development and study.

4. La Villa Strangiato

La Villa Strangiato first appeared on the Hemispheres album - and although that album received general critical acclaim I remember that at the time this tune was considered a bit of an oddity. Over time however it's become a firm fan favourite - and you should definitely check it out. The virtuosity on display from all of the members of Rush is jaw dropping.

5. Malignant Narcisism

This is from the Snakes & Arrows CD and is a short instrumental. The bass line is a fast, hypnotic sounding line that will test your right hand chops to the max.

Summary

Over the course of Rush's career Geddy lee has produced many great bass performances. As well as the 5 listed above there's a wealth of great bass lines in the early Rush catalogue that you could learn and analyze and incorporate into your own playing. The All The World's A Stage live album is in my opinion a great place to sample Geddy's earlier works.

If you want more bass related info, head over to my how to play bass website where you'll find video lessons, articles, reviews and much more. There's also a monthly ezine you can sign up for - in return for signing up you'll get a PDF file with 5 cool bass lines in - and each month's ezine features a bass line in music notation and bass tab.

http://www.how-to-play-bass.com

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