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Patrice Rushen – ‘Forget Me Nots’

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'Forget Me Nots' is a great song, with a fantastic bassline, supplied by session bassist Freddie Washington. This song is famous amongst bassists for its slap groove, which is relatively simple to play, although with one or two tricky moments! As well as being a hit for Patrice Rushen back in 1982, this song was sampled by Will Smith in 1997 for his hit song 'Men in Black', the theme song from the movie of the same name.

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.

Please note that these videos were originally used as part of a Facebook campaign. As a result, there are some references to liking and commenting and ways to access the next video - these can be ignored here.

This course is 24 MINUTES long and contains the following videos, each of which can be selected from the video player above:

1. 'Forget Me Nots'

This video is a demonstration of the line performed on a 1966 Fender Jazz bass, strung with stainless steel Rotosound strings.

2. Intro and Chorus Section

This video covers the main slap bass groove that is used during the intro and chorus sections of the song. Some tricky thumb work is required here.

3. Verse Sections

This video will show you how to play the bassline from the verse sections of the song. Aside from some small variations, this line is the same in each verse.

4. Middle 8

In this video you'll learn to play the unusual fingerstyle line from the middle 8 section of the song. This line makes use of the raking technique.

5. Bass Fills

In this final video you'll learn all of the important bass fills from this song. Some of these occur during the second verse, others in the chorus sections.