Mark King
'King for a Day' was written to represent Mark King’s bass work with Level 42, with a particular focus on the instrumental jazz-funk that the band played in the early eighties. The line features many common elements of his playing style, such as continuous semiquaver-based slap grooves, fingerstyle funk lines, and the use of tenths to imply harmony. This track also includes a bass solo, which is an excellent demonstration of the way that Mark is able to combine both hands to create rhythmically complex lines.
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This course contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:
1. 'King for a Day' Play-Through
This video is a full demonstration of 'King for a Day', performed on a Jaydee Supernatural bass.
2. Course Overview
This video gives a brief overview of the course.
3. A Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the A section, which is bars 1-8.
4. C Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the C section, which is bars 13-22.
5. E Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the E section, which is bars 27-34.
6. F Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the F section, which is bars 35-38.
7. H Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the H section, which is bars 49-56.
8. I Section
In this video you'll learn how to play the I section, which is bars 57-64.
9. Tone
This lesson covers Mark King's tone and offers advice on how you can achieve something similar.
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