Top 10 METALLICA Bass Lines And Solos (Cliff Burton)
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- Опубликовано: 3 мар 2021
- It's time to play Cliff Burton's top 10 hardest bass lines and solos from Metallica songs! Thanks so much for watching, remember to TAP like and subscribe if you enjoyed this video! RIP Cliff.
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Which bass line / solo was your favourite? 👇🏻
Idk i havent watched the video yet
Now i have and the answer is yes
Idk
For whom the bell tolls
Before I even watch anesthesia
I don't watched the video yet, but my favorite bassline is call of ktulu
A lot of people, including myself, don’t realize how much of the music in Metallica is actually a bass instead of a guitar because of the amount of overdrive that Cliff used and how skilled he was at bass. He was a game changer for the bass community.
YEah, when I found out that the main riff in For Whom the Bell Tolls was the bass....I think I shit myself.
Cuando me enteré que la entrada de For Whom The Bell Tolls era un bajo y no una guitarra quedé sorprendido
Came here to praise Cliff HAIL THE BASS METAL GOD
agree. if Cliff is still alive today, Metallica's music would've been a bit different.
@@MrMusicGuy1980 It's only the bass live. That's not the only time they took something he wrote for bass and put it on guitar on the album.
"When a Man lies, he murderers some part of the World.
These are the pale deaths which Men miscall their lives.
All this I cannot bear to witness any longer.
Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation take me Home?"
Cliff had me blown away when I first heard Anesthesia/Pulling Teeth, then subsequently on every track that he played. I can't listen to" Orion" without my eyes welling up. I think the montage at the end of "Cliff 'em All" left an indelible mark upon me with "Orion" playing in the background.
His loss was a great one to the music world, but his bass legacy will forever live on.
Rest in Peace, Cliff.
Isnt anybody going to talk about for whom the bell tolls intro??
I feel you mate, Cliff for me is so important. I started playing bass by reading his history and listening to Metallica’s classic albums. Also, Cliff and my dad share birthday, and he gave me my first Metallica T shirt ever (like 13-14 years ago), with Cliff on it.
@@vitorqueiroz8791 There about 30 separate comments like yours already. I think that counts as "Isn't anybody...?"
No "hate" towards you, buddy, but I really don't care for the meme itself. It's whiney and too "memey" for my old, grumpy tastes.
I surely don't believe that Charles omitted the "For Whom the Bell Tolls" intro from the list for any other reason than he wanted to pick 10. Picking just TEN out of all of Cliff's bass lines and solos isn't easy, and a compromise had to be made somewhere.
I don't understand how people can't just appreciate what Charles *did* do, as opposed to what they think he *didn't* do.
I suppose it's the old adage of: "You can't make everyone happy."
Oh well.
Rock on anyway, dude.
Take care. 🤘🏻😎
@@howardstark dude
@@watergraves1811 Dude, that's a sweet story! I appreciate you sharing it!
It doesn't get much more badass than having a Dad (whose birthday is shared with Cliff's) who bought you your first Metallica shirt. Period. The fact that Cliff is on it is really freaking poetic, and truly awesome!
Cliff is unlike any other, and his influence on people is still such a beautiful thing to see.
His father, Ray, was an absolute treasure and a sweet man. He celebrated and supported his late son's memory all the way up to when he passed away at 94 years of age. I was absolutely gutted when I learned of Ray's passing, but found some peace with it knowing that he could be with Cliff once again.
Cliff 'em All!
Oh, damn, the Orion solo always sends shivers down my spine. It's the most beautiful thing played on bass I've ever heard.
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Yeah Orion is the best
Cliff died at like 24 or 25 years old. Imagine how sick he’d be today.
Yeah... arthritis sucks.
He was 24
He was one of those guys that looked like he was 40. But yeah, he was still a puppy when he died.
@@basicstickfigure1087 i think a lot of it is he was the only one with facial hair and he was the tallest so he didn't look like as young
Man I turn 28 this year. Such a weird perspective to think if I was in the same situation I would’ve died four years ago. He went wayyyyy too young man.
Cliff em all
Not many people realize that the "Ride the Lightning" album is essentially a 47 minute bass solo.
what
why? i love that album, its got something special, but why?
Yeah that is essentially Cliffs album, he has so many great bass parts, especially on Ride the lighting, Call of Kthulu, For Whom the Bell tolls, and Fight Fire with Fire
@@OmegaMarioMaster so t forget for whom the bell tolls
@@felixallstarbass7663 to be honest I completely forgot to include that, don't know how
I think I speak for everyone when I say we need a full version of To Live is to Die tapped like that.
I second this. Literal chills when he started playing it.
definitely...
Yes
Def
100%
I'm surprised you didn't include for whom the bell tolls
Legendary bassist
What a guy
The title says hardest, but I think he should've done best, if he did, for whom the bell tolls definitely would've been here. Btw he could've done the live version I realized tho
@@rhileyisnear the live version is sick 🤘🤘
His live version at Day On The Green in 85 was AMAZING. I honestly thought that intro was going to be on here
Fun fact: today is jason newsted birthday
And yesterday was the 35th anniversary of the release of Master of Puppets! :)
@@akmadsen i know, I'm saying that because he made a video about cliff on jason's birthday
Newsted should've man up
It's so unfair how they did Jason.
@@Shredberry He chose fame and money in exchange of dignity.
You missed everyone's favourite : For whom the bell tolls
But For whom the bell tolls is not a hard Bass line
@@jesuschristus7750 the Anastasia intro isn’t hard either, he could have used it in the beginning of the video
@@jesuschristus7750 it's not hard but if you are doing a video about Cliff's baselines you have to play For whom the bell tolls in the video no matter what
@@jesuschristus7750 The Day on the Green '85 version is
I wish he did the ‘Day On the Green 85’ version
Ok two things:
1) Goddamn do we NEED a full cover of Ktulu
And
2) That tapped version of To Live Is To Die legit brought a tear to my eye.
Well done, man. Spot on as always.
^This.
That Call of Ktulu was the most amazing version ive ever heard!
There's a guy who does amazing probably the closest one I've ever heard
My thoughts exactly!
Please don't blaspheme the Name of God. Peace!
Andriy Vasylenko does the best Cliff covers I've ever heard. Search him on RUclips! Dude is Cliff reincarnated as a Ukrainian
the tapping of to live is to die was magnificent, almost brought me to tears. if you ever feel like it, please do a full cover of that song
Me too, I really couldn't explain it.... I feel a lot less crazy
Charles somehow understands what we want and delivers like a PRO
He has GOT to do more metal! Charles can play the HELL out of guitar as well. I'd love to hear more metal covers from him.
@@realeveryday504 well he used to play in a metal band when he was starting up. Maybe eventually when you learn theories, your playing style broadens.
YES!!
Yes
Well, after 3 years.... did he do it ?
Cliff wouldn't even be 60 yet if he was still alive. Man, this is a cruel world sometimes
And his dad lived till 90
Can you imagine what Cliff and Lemmy could have come up with? People saying that's not how you play bass. And those two rock gods just ripping it up! Amazing.
cliff is the only bassist who can take a solo whiteout the entire audience leaving
And Jonh Myung
Cliff is a HUGE inspiration for me.... he played bass like a lead guitarist which blew my mind at 17. Great video Charles!
Your videos are awesome mate!
@@marcoesposito8753 thanks man! You're awesome!
I love your videos
CLIFFY!!!!!!!!
Love all your videos brother!🤘🤘🤘
I challenge you to play Cliff's bass lines while Lars is playing drums with you
That's the real challenge
Hahah epic comment !! 🤣i
LOL
Made the challenge worse
Add the St. anger snare drum
Lars would not allow Charles to join 'tallica if he auditioned, on grounds of awesomeness
Oh that's harsh. Lars was pretty tight in the early 80s...for Lars.
:D
3:10 is the most emotional Metallica moment imo. Fade to Black is overall a better song that conveys sad vibes, but that interlude cannot be beat. So powerful!
The world was not ready for Cliff, rest his soul.
I've never clicked this fast
Me too bro😆😆
Me neither
too accurate :DDD
I clicked fast yet there were already 1.7K upvotes.
same
Because of the pandemic I lost my job several months ago, and since nobody is hiring for the same reason I decided to do something I've always wanted to do: learn to play all of Cliff Burton's songs. At the same time I bought his biography "To Live is to Die" and as I was learning the songs I was reading the book. I finally finished all the songs last month along with the book. It was quite the emotional ride. BTW, happy MASTER OF PUPPETS day, it was released 35 years ago today... damn I feel old.
nice sob story
good on you evolving and studying after a job loss. thats the opposite of a sob story.
Charles! glad to see you are helping your generation remember the most pivotal bass player of my generation, CLIFF BURTON!! I am 58 years old. The first time I heard Cliff was groundbreaking! This guy was on FIRE!! Changed the metal bass forever!! So many great musicians were taken from us early, HEAVEN HAS A HELL OF A BAND!!!! Keep up the great channel, I'm a fan!!
The Call of Ktulu, in my opinion, is the greatest example of how well Cliff could play. He's doing so much in that song. I didn't realize it until I listened to it on headphones, when learning the song by ear (guitar). He was only 24, when he died, too. So much inspiration in such a short time.
Listen to his bass work on the song Blitzkrieg off the Creeping Death EP. Awesome.
And Metallica really suffered for his loss. Their old music can’t be beat.
If still Cliff and Dave were in metallica, they would be the greatest metal band
@@erandiisrael409 as great as dave is. He wasn't really cut out for the direction Metallica went after the first album
Charts and record sales would say otherwise. I guess only a select few think anything after burton, was trash. Burton was great. But I see too many people taking away their music ability and capabilities just because a certain member is no longer around. Love burton but damn... they still had a lot of great music after he was gone
@@erandiisrael409 I'm kind of glad Dave was kicked out. I quit listening to Metallica after the Black album but I still listen to Megadeth.
@@XleperXmessiahX I don't listen to music because of charts or record sales. I listen to it because I like it. They went soft and sold out. Not really "metal" of them to do that.
The big thing that often gets overlooked by people who think Cliff is overrated is the circumstances he wrote and recorded under. This man was writing and recording some of the best bass compositions and parts of all time before he was 24, in the 80s, with equipment that wasn't intended for his instrument, primitive recording techniques, under time constraints. Imagine what he could have achieved if he was alive today, with the last 35 years of experience that he would have had, with the recording time that Metallica has these days and the modern equipment he would have access to. The man managed to record Damage Inc in suboptimal conditions, imagine what he'd be making nowadays
Orion will always be my favourite Metallica song. filled with fantastic basslines and solos.
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@@spikeymonkey2257 yeah, bass boosted Orion is best Orion!
We need a "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Day On the Green bass cover. 😁
it is hard to do a Top 10 and not include Day on the Green lol.
@@Aurelian57 Green on the Day... ;)
@@darknightmike10yearsago listen here you little
I almost cried with this tribute to Cliff -- because his life was cut so short I feel he would be more famous among non-metallica fans if that accident didn't happen so I'm glad you appreciated his work.
Nice video! The most impressive thing to me about Cliff was his writing. His influence on Metallica's sound and so many bands after them is probably impossible to scale, but surely immense.
Cliff is the first person that show me the bass true potential in a world dominated by guitars
Thank you so much for honoring Cliff! He was lost so early on in Metallica that some people don't even know his involvement in building the foundation of one of rock musics greatest bands. Cliff inspired me to become a musician. What a great video!
Cliff is one of the greats in Bass and Metal! Cheers for this tribute!
The KING of Thrash METAL
I cannot imagine how much better metallica songs would be if Cliff never died, especially already great album "and justice for all" with his licks..such a talent, he had so much more to offer
Cliff went to the same High School I do, metal heads here are all inspired by him and Metallica, they have inspired me to get in to learning guitar and making music. Rest In Peace 🤘
1/12/85 was my first Metallica show and I can still feel Cliff’s bass deep in my bones from that show. This was an epic tribute to an amazing player. Thank you for sharing.
RIP Cliff Burton
Perfect video, well done. That second part of Anesthesia gave me goosebumps.
Man that was some really good bass playing. That tapping for To Live is to Die sounded fantastic. I think you should do your own take on that track. Keep it up!
I thought the tapping didn't work. It sounded a bit weak compared to Cliffs original.
More isn't always better, especially in metal.
That was amazing Charles, a beautiful homage to Cliff. I love the diversity of your playing and how well you execute every genre of music, 10/10
I love how he educates us in the stuff before he goes into it.
Great video man! Busy saving up for this pedal, cant wait to get it!
Cliff also liked wah pedals. Great video and thank you for the distortion recommendation.
RIP CLIFF. He died before I was born but I miss him
🤘
just imagine : you're a 16 YO kid , you have your tickets for the gig and then you learn on radio they have a bus accident and the tour is canceled and Cliff is dead ....86 was my worst Year ever :/
4:34 that was the coolest shit ever, what are those false harmonics?
Tapped harmonics! They cut through more clearly with distortion and wah
That's easy, simpler than it seems and sounds very cool. Basically you do the left hand work as normal (assuming you're right-handed) and tap the same notes just one octave higher (in this case). The tapping should be exactly on the fret hough, not where you would normally tap.
Bro, I keep coming back to this video because of that... That sound was amazing
Wow!! Loved it! Those Darkglass effects are superb!
Masterful video brother! Amazing work Charles!
Man I like Davie504, but you are a god. That Orion solo cover was perfection. Best bassist on RUclips by far.
Cliff is one of the reasons I picked up a bass, he and I share the same birthday also.... RIP Cliff!
CLIFFY!!!!!!!!!
Really enjoyed this video! It's great to see Cliff's playing isolated so you can appreciate just how cool it is.
The best and closest I've ever seen or heard to Cliff! I truly enjoy this and its helped me learn some Cliff stuff. Thank you
This was bloomin awesome man! You should do a Steve Harris top ten hardest next
Paying tribute to my hero! Further proof that Charles is just the best.
*our
@@bepisman3161 fair enough
I've seen about fifty of your vids, and am always super impressed. Wooten and Claypool made me want to learn, but now I have seen thousands of others, and you Charles, you are truly the GOAT in my opinion. You inspire me to keep playing.
Charles you inspire me day after day to pick up my instruments and get better. You are a wizard and I appreciate how much work you put into this content.
Thanks so much for this video! It's awesome to see Cliff continue to get recognized even after all these years. I would have loved to see how his music would have developed through the years.
i believe we can all say thanks for keeping his music alive. Cliff would be proud that he left behind a heritage for us. We are all grateful for this video. I know i surely appreciate it.
So awesome... Thank you for that. Brings me back to so many memories. Updated version.
I have to keep coming back to watch this. Thanks Charles. Cheers mate.
And the Darkglass ADAM, this just gets better and better!!
Charles promises, Charles delivers. Beginning and ending with Anethesia was wise and wonderful ✨
Thank you for this! We all needed this! Rest In Peace CLIFF!! You are greatly missed!!!!
Wow Charles, so authentic, you really get it.
I don’t think I have seen or heard anyone really nail pulling teeth, those bits you played were certainly on the money, cheers mate.
When I heard "Tapping The live is to die" I was really hopping you'll never stop it.
My man releases a Cliff Burton video on Jason Newsted's birthday. That's some savage shit right there.
Thanks for the video and remembering Cliff!
This video is so excellent you did such a wonderful job
Cliff is one of my favourite bassists and biggest heroes, he definitely changed how I looked at bass playing and is without a doubt one of the greatest bassists in rock and metal
Man, I would LOVE to see a full cover of Master of Puppets and Orion in the tapping style you do. Great work, as always!
Thanks for doing this one Charles
Thank you so much for doing this segment. “To live is to die” was beautifully played.
And you released this video today--in Jason Newsted's Birthday. The man who turned me into bass fan.
Same here.
Cliff is always inside my heart. Rest in peace legend...
Bro sent shivers up my spine great video
I’m loving these videos that don’t go into a complete tapocalypse, great stuff man
Outstanding! Cliff would approve
That Rickenbacker he's holding at the start is one hell of a sexy bass
That’s no kid’s toy. That’s a MAN’s instrument.
Awesome as always. Lightning was my first album too! Had to share this on Facebook.
Thank you so much for doing this. Cliff was epic, this video is also epic.
Woooow Genio!!! Cliff fue uno de los mejores bajistas y lamentamos siempre el trágico destino! Excelente homenaje!
That was awesome Charles. Just imagine what Metallica would have been like with Cliff still around. He would have definitely done something solo as well. I really miss him and his playing.
Charles dude I gotta say: I’ve been subbed for a while but just today I realized you probably had a Spotify and wow I wish I had known you wrote songs earlier because: omg... I’ve been big into prog and all this new stuff appearing and wow your music is amazing dude I love it so much. Huuuuuge nut 4 u my guy.
Bro your playing is exceptional 👌🏼 well done 👏🏼
The levels of bass:
Easy
Medium
Hard
Hardest
Charles
Or maybe these 10 levels...
Very Easy
Easy
Mediocre (This is really what mediocre bassist can play)
Difficult
Very Difficult
Extremely Difficult
Impossible
Asian
Charles (Chilling)
Charles (Trying)
Forgot cliff at the top
@@sullun2241 never insult Cliff (or i just didn't understood ur question)
@@Mihail2304 i meant like the top of the leaderboard, but on this comment it's at the bottom I guess
I wonder what Cliff would be doing today if he lived so long.
He would play a Darkglass Pedal.
Cliff would of been perfect for the 90s material and he would of probably taken complete control of st anger and it would of sounded way different
Metallica was going to become an amazing prog metal band, intead it went poppy.
@@jbertucci lol Metallicas most progressive album was without cliff. And even if cliff stayed they would of still strayed away from metal. Cliff was very open minded
@@jbertucci lol Metallicas most progressive album was without cliff. And even if cliff stayed they would of still strayed away from metal. Cliff was very open minded
Completely awesome as always.
Respect from Spain, awesome video
John Myung best bass lines? He’s soo good.
Agreed. He's like Petrucci in the respect that they both play incredibly well and make it look effortless. Makes sense that they play together!
2:14 he actually did tapping technique back in 1983 when he was playing anesthesia (pulling teeth)
DUDE! THis was fucking awsome! So happy to see you play some metallica. Very well done!
Thank you for this!
As a guitarist I didn't know I needed this so much today.
God bless!
Cliff did not died he's still alive in our hearts
Cliff was an amazing bassist no doubt but his song writing skills were his true talent for me. He was filled with so much melody and movement that I'm sure even Beethoven would have been proud of him.
Thanks Charles! You are a first man who had shown me how cool the bass can be \m/
Cliff em all 🤘
Cliff was an amazing bass player. There is not one thing to say that is bad about this man. I’d love if you’d cover Gene Simmons or Ben Orr.
That was amazing! Cliff would have been proud!
That was sick! Tapping definitely improves those licks. Cliff would have been proud.
Best Cliff bassline ever is the distorted "chorus" part of Orion
I was very sad that that riff wasn't included. I wanted to see Charles's right hand attack that pattern. Glad he included the solo though