Learn This AMAZING Bass Line [Rio – Duran Duran/John Taylor]

My last post was a play through of Rio by Duran Duran, played by John Taylor.

Here is it in case you missed it or want to see how it's played.

Now it's time for a step by step bass tutorial on this fantastic funk pop bass line!

If you're interested, the software I used in the video above to read the notes plus play along to a backing track is by Tomplay. You can get a free trial if you click here.

Here's the Rio bass guitar tutorial.



John Taylor's Rio Bass Guitar Lesson

During lockdown, the great man himself did a fun breakdown of Rio. Here it is!

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