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Jan 25, 2023Liked by Christian Finnegan

Sorry that was River Tiber but u probably figured

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Jan 29, 2023Liked by Christian Finnegan

As a bassist, i appreciate your choices. I can make it through Rio decently... John Taylor is really good. I can't do Too Shy yet. Nick Beggs is well beyond my capability, especially with slap technique. Give Alanis Morrisettes you oughta know a listen. Flea stuff the bass... Not ridiculously difficult, but lots of clever parts and improvisations.

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Hey man, not sure how I missed this comment. Apologies! That bassline in You Oughta Know is truly tasty, which I am only now able to admit.

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Not a cover but… well… enjoy. https://fb.watch/ijFMNQgi8G/

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Erotic.

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Well maybe now I can finally make money from playing the bass....

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I sometimes wonder if kids picking up instruments in 2023 have YouTube in mind more than being in a band. We live in strange times.

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Divorce...

OUT: Murder ballads

IN: Murder ditties

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It's funny, I was admiring the lyrics without realizing that the murder stuff was so literal. I think I like it even more now!

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I lurv watching people crush Duran Duran bass lines 🤘 As a bass player I watched the Rio vid and immediately thought "they're using fingers 1 and 4 to cover a span of 2 frets, I wonder if their hand grows if they'll switch to 1 & 3 as is more common or stick with what's been working…" so thanks, now I have follow long term to find out 😜

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I think this is an old video. IIRC, they look older in some of the more recent videos, so your questions may be answerable!

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5 songs in before I remembered there were other songs. Diggin’ it, I’m also a Tame Impala fan, kinda reminded me a bit if him/them

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Yeah, I can hear that. It's crazy how influential Tame Impala is proving to be.

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