Fretster · Sheet music & song breakdowns
John Entwistle
Der Bass als Lead-Instrument: helle, trebly ‚Schreibmaschinen‘-Töne, schnelle Pentatonik-Fills, busy aber bombenfest im Groove.
Signature techniques
- Lead-Bass (Bass als Solostimme)
- ‚Typewriter‘-Tapping (perkussive Trioleneläufe)
- schnelle Moll-Pentatonik-Fills
- Root-Oktav-Lock mit Keith Moon
- aggressiver Treble-Ton (Roundwound-Pionier)
Listen to
- My Generation
- The Real Me
- Won't Get Fooled Again
- 5:15
- Boris the Spider
8 exercises & pieces with notation and tabs
Root-Oktav-Lock
Absteigender Pentatonik-Fill
Aufsteigender Lauf zur Oktave
Lead-Bass-Melodie
Typewriter-Triolen
‚My Generation‘-Solo-Idee
‚The Real Me‘-Galopp
Voller Fill in den Downbeat
Absteigender Pentatonik-Fill
Aufsteigender Lauf zur Oktave
Lead-Bass-Melodie
Typewriter-Triolen
‚My Generation‘-Solo-Idee
‚The Real Me‘-Galopp
Voller Fill in den Downbeat
Learn bass in Munich
These exercises are material from lessons at Fretster Music Academy. If you would rather not crack them alone: bass lessons in Munich for kids and adults, the first lesson is free.
All exercises are original phrases and concepts in the style of the artist, plus public-domain pieces — no transcriptions of copyrighted songs.