The Meters - It Ain’t No Use

[greghagger]

I can't believe that I haven't yet made a lesson on a George Porter Jr. bass line. One of my students has been banging on about him for ages! If you don't know who he is, he's the bassist from The Meters who are one of the pioneer bands of the early Funk scene.

 

George Porter Jr. is still active now with various projects and you can see him on YouTube in lots of collaborations with other artists like Tedeschi Trucks and Warren Haynes.

 

In this latest GBS YouTube lesson I breakdown the bass line from 'It AIn't No Use', a Meters classic and this bass line is guaranteed to raise your Funk levels!

 

Also check out my play-through video of this tune on YouTube this coming Monday. 

 

Enjoy!

 

 

[ezbass]

The bass lines to Cissy Strut and Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley are iconic.

[greghagger]

1 minute ago, ezbass said:

The bass lines to Cissy Strut and Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley are iconic.

Definitely! Good choices as well. Been meaning to make a lesson on Cissy Strut for ages now. 

[ezbass]

4 minutes ago, greghagger said:

Definitely! Good choices as well. Been meaning to make a lesson on Cissy Strut for ages now. 

There’s a video (on SBL I think) of George saying how most people play it wrong, Pino included.

[greghagger]

31 minutes ago, ezbass said:

There’s a video (on SBL I think) of George saying how most people play it wrong, Pino included.

Yeah, saw that. Probably means I’ve been playing it wrong for years too! Still, not bad being in the company of Pino! 

[chris_b]

George is also on Lady Marmalade.

[greghagger]

3 hours ago, chris_b said:

George is also on Lady Marmalade.

Ah, didn’t know that. That’s why that bass line is awesome then!