Level 42 – ‘To Be With You Again’

This song is from Running in the Family, Level 42’s best-selling album from 1987. It was one of five singles released from the album and reached #10 in the UK charts in April 1987. It remains a regular fixture in the band’s setlist to this day.

features a slapped line, the verse and chorus sections are underpinned by complex, sixteenth note fingerstyle lines that are doubled by a synth. These lines are challenging enough to play, but of course Mark King handles them perfectly, whilst also singing the lead vocal part.

A full transcription of this piece can be found in The Level 42 Bass Book – Volume 1. The transcription is not required for the video course.