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Incognito – ‘Colibri’

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‘Colibri’ is the opening track from Incognito’s 1992 album Tribes, Vibes and Scribes. This album – like many in the band’s catalogue – is a goldmine of excellent bass work. The bassline from this song was written and programmed by band member Richard Bull. Regardless, it’s a superb bass part and makes for a fantastic workout for your fingerstyle funk chops.

When learning this piece, you might find the following courses (all included in the monthly subscription cost) useful:

A transcription (with TAB and without) is available for this course. To download it, please visit the Free Stuff page.

This course is 33 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. ‘Colibri’

This video is a demonstration of the song performed on a Mayones Viking bass strung with stainless steel Rotosound strings.

2. Course Overview

This video contains an overview of the song and the challenges it presents, as well as offering some advice on choosing the right instrument and tone for a piece like this.

3. Intro Section

This lesson covers the intro, which introduces the main groove. This line makes extensive use of chord tones and double chromatic approach notes.

4. Breakdown Section

This short lesson covers the breakdown section. This is a simple part of the track, built using fragments of the main bass groove.

5. Interlude Section

This lesson covers the interlude. This section has a new bass part that includes chord tone-based lines, double chromatic approaches, and double stop licks.

6. Piano Solo

This final lesson covers the piano solo section. This is supported by an extended version of the bassline that was found in the earlier interlude section.