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My wife recently gave me a bass (a little late in life :) ) because she knows how much I love Sabbath but in particular Geezer. I am in no sense of the word very good but enjoy playing whatever I can pick up. Your videos are amazing in that you break the music down into easy chunks to follow. You have a gift for teaching! PLEASE continue to make these videos. They are greatly appreciated.
That is so cool that your wife gave you a bass and you are learning how to play!!! Thank you so much for the kind words and I’m honored to have helped in any way🤘
It really speaks to Geezer's ability that a forty second solo takes almost 20 minutes to explain in depth... Gonna take a long time to learn this one. Thank you very much for the lesson dude!
@@BeholdenToTheRiff Lay's it way to hard sometimes, for someone trying to learn his bass lines XD thankfully there are great teachers like you, ready to bring it down a few notches, allowing us mortals to play like him.
geezer did improvise this tune. it is quite easy for the player but very hard to reproduce it it exactly. it is the same thing with basslines from james jamerson, billy cogbill ea. most of the stuff is a free floating impro. very hard to replicate. „son of a preacher man“ is not even 3 minutes, and it took me hours to figure it out exactly.
I always play some or all of this solo when trying out a new bass because it covers must of the strings and you can hear how the bass sounds. And that 5 to 7 fret area using pentatonics became my favorite spot on bass for me. Great lesson.
When ever i am jamming with my band and we are setting up recording equipment this is one of the riffs i play during my sound check, for the same reason.
Oh, one thing: I recommend playing over the area where the fret board meets the body. I find that gives that vocally “wub wub” tone from the first album.
Hey man, I've only watched a couple your videos but I want to say that I really appreciate how you teach these lessons in "Regular Guy" language, so to speak.
Ive just started to relearn all the sabbath bass stuff and this channel has been amazing to get me back into it, wish it was around when i first started playing back in 09"
Hi mate , I only took up the bass during covid lockdown last year. My main inspiration was GEZZER and Black sabbath. That’s all I want to play and master . This lesson in particular is really precise and well said with the same passion I have too. You are making my dream come true .. I’m starting to play sabbath ! Yay. Thanks mate !
thank you for breaking it down and making it easy to learn!! i'm a visual learner and a beginner and i have a hard time with tabs alone sometimes. thank you sm!!!
Hey man! Thanks for making these videos. I'm a visually impaired bass player. I only have 3 % vision and find it really hard to use tabs. These videos are helping me a lot. I'm learning loads of sabbath songs and your tutorials are amazing.
Thanks so much. Been playing for years and never given this solo a good effort. The way you break things down is exactly how my brain works and helped me learn in just a few days. You ROCK brother!
@@BeholdenToTheRiff maybe some Reverend Bizarre tabs would be awesome. :) I started to play on bass again (after 15 years) during the first lockdown period about a year ago and now I am really hungry for heavy riffs. Greetings from Budapest, Hungary.
Killer tutorial, dude!! The way you break things down is nice! And I really like that you play the whole riff before and after the breakdown so you can get the timing again. Really enjoying these!! The NIB solo I always try to imitate is the one Geezer plays on the Reunion disc. There are a couple tasty modifications to the solo he does and I just love it. My vote for the next Sabbath lesson is anything Dio era! I think some of Geezer's basslines in that era are the best he's done. Something like Die Young!
Thank you so much for checking out the video! Geezer kills on the Reunion disc!!!! Love the Dio era suggestion and will put Die Young on the list of lessons to be made🤘
Dude! You're pretty awesome! It'd be cool if you did some John Entwhistle stuff like this! The Real Me would be a great song to see! Or not! Bass on dude. Thanks for the video!🤘
Great tutorial! Just one question: around 7:30 (second half of the third phrase where there is a lick) the pullof is not indicated in tabs, am i misreading the tabs or it is just an improvised thing?
checking out the logo and... um... Sri Hanuman is not really known for his bass playing ability (although the gods fixed it so he won't remember what powers he has until he actually needs them to prevent him from abusing them so in an emergency jam situation, who knows) You might want to chant Matangi a mantra. I'm pretty sure she'd have no problem with a bass veena....
Awesome interpretation! Just as Sri Hanuman is a messenger, devotee, and servant of Sri Rama, it is to the Riff which I am Beholden and to which all actions are humble offerings🙏🦍🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff I've got the 1st 4 parts down solid. You've reminded me to go back and finish the rest! great tutorial. I've been trying to get my pull offs to sound better. find it hard plucking off if you understand
This thing is no joke!!! That’s awesome that you’re putting in the work. I had to go phrase but phrase, one at a time until I got it down. I can’t wait to hear you Slay this amazing song🤜🤛🤘
I like to leave being Geezer to Geezer :) He is such a BEAST, the best I (or any of us mere mortals) can hope for is to get the notes right and if we’re really lucky, catch a little of the “feel” of this amazing solo🤜🤛🤘
Great lesson but there's nothing about the tuning. From listening to the record and from watching quite a few Tony Iommi documentary's, Tony down tuned his guitar down by at least a semi tone. Therefore Geezer must have de-tuned his bass too. NIB is down a semi tone ( to my old ears) from standard tuning, which means it's easier to bend the notes on a bass. If your learning this & finding it hard to bend notes, tune down a semitone.
Great question! The first (2) Sabbath albums are in E-Standard. It wasn’t until Master of Reality that they started tuning down, where the majority of the songs are in C# Standard. If you’re checking out live versions, they may be tuned down, but the album versions are in E Standard. As for the string bending, Geezer hit hard and bent notes like a BEAST🤘
Thanks for checking out the video 🙏 If it’s a playthrough of the solo you’re lookin for, I ran through it at the start of the lesson. If the rest of the song is what you’d like to see it will be a video coming soon🤜🤛🤘
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I like how you said “that’s how every song should start.” Just felt genuine
Thanks for checking out the video 🙏That intro is soooo good and sets up the rest of the song perfectly!!! I get psyched every time I listen to it🤜🤛🤘
My wife recently gave me a bass (a little late in life :) ) because she knows how much I love Sabbath but in particular Geezer. I am in no sense of the word very good but enjoy playing whatever I can pick up. Your videos are amazing in that you break the music down into easy chunks to follow. You have a gift for teaching! PLEASE continue to make these videos. They are greatly appreciated.
That is so cool that your wife gave you a bass and you are learning how to play!!! Thank you so much for the kind words and I’m honored to have helped in any way🤘
I'm 55 and just played my first open jam this past November. If you have a pulse, you're not too old.
lovin' this vid...
It really speaks to Geezer's ability that a forty second solo takes almost 20 minutes to explain in depth... Gonna take a long time to learn this one. Thank you very much for the lesson dude!
Right on!!! Geezer lays it down every time🤜🤛🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff Lay's it way to hard sometimes, for someone trying to learn his bass lines XD thankfully there are great teachers like you, ready to bring it down a few notches, allowing us mortals to play like him.
geezer did improvise this tune. it is quite easy for the player but very hard to reproduce it it exactly. it is the same thing with basslines from james jamerson, billy cogbill ea. most of the stuff is a free floating impro. very hard to replicate. „son of a preacher man“ is not even 3 minutes, and it took me hours to figure it out exactly.
Geezer Butler is the Deepest. Self taught Godfather of the True Heavy. Thanks for bringing it to the RIFF
King of the Beasts🤘
Godfather of Doom
Why I've discovered this page just now is beyond me. Thank you for your lessons, man! Solid!
Awesome!!! Thanks for checking out the channel and hope you have a blast learning this incredible song🤘
I always play some or all of this solo when trying out a new bass because it covers must of the strings and you can hear how the bass sounds. And that 5 to 7 fret area using pentatonics became my favorite spot on bass for me. Great lesson.
That’s awesome! Such a great song to put a bass through its paces🤜🤛🤘
When ever i am jamming with my band and we are setting up recording equipment this is one of the riffs i play during my sound check, for the same reason.
2:35 2:44.... 3:22
4:12
4:19 scrumptious
I just got my first bass, I'm a guitarist and I've been rocking the bass and this solo is so fun!
That’s awesome man! What kind of bass did you pick up?
I got a Jackson with P and J pickups, I can get an awesome Geezer tone out of it, Black Sabbath is my life
Nice! Doesn’t get any better than Sabbath 🤜🤛🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff nope, imo one of the best bands of all time
@@theleagueofrandom8066 how do I get my bass to sound like GEZZER from sabbath. Sabbath is my life too .
Oh, one thing: I recommend playing over the area where the fret board meets the body. I find that gives that vocally “wub wub” tone from the first album.
Solid!!! That's the signature Geezer Butler playing position 🤜🤛🤘
Thank you for checking out the video 🙏Which Sabbath song do you want next?
Sweet Leaf and War Pigs are my suggestions, NIB is my favorite though
@@FunkInTheTrunk Awesome! So good 🤘
Wheels of confusion please!
Snowblind or A National Acrobat 🐐🖤🐐
Oooohhh man!!! What a jam🤜🤛🤘
Hey man, I've only watched a couple your videos but I want to say that I really appreciate how you teach these lessons in "Regular Guy" language, so to speak.
Awesome!!! So cool that you dig the videos🤜🤛🤘
wow you are the greatest i have been playing for few months by learning online and you are the greatest of them all❤❤❤
You rule!!! Hope you have a blast learning this amazing song🤘
Ive just started to relearn all the sabbath bass stuff and this channel has been amazing to get me back into it, wish it was around when i first started playing back in 09"
Awesome!!! Honored to have helped in any way🤜🤛🤘
Hi mate , I only took up the bass during covid lockdown last year. My main inspiration was GEZZER and Black sabbath. That’s all I want to play and master . This lesson in particular is really precise and well said with the same passion I have too.
You are making my dream come true .. I’m starting to play sabbath ! Yay. Thanks mate !
That’s awesome man!!! Honored to be of help on your quest to slay Sabbath🤘
thank you for breaking it down and making it easy to learn!! i'm a visual learner and a beginner and i have a hard time with tabs alone sometimes. thank you sm!!!
Awesome!!! Hope you have fun learning this incredible song🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff it is really fun so far :)
thanks so much man! im playing a Sabbath tribute show in 6 weeks and now i have that solo down because of you 😃
That’s awesome!!! Hope you have a great show🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff thanks brother 🤗
Hey man! Thanks for making these videos. I'm a visually impaired bass player. I only have 3 % vision and find it really hard to use tabs. These videos are helping me a lot. I'm learning loads of sabbath songs and your tutorials are amazing.
I’m honored to have helped in any way🤘
Thanks so much. Been playing for years and never given this solo a good effort. The way you break things down is exactly how my brain works and helped me learn in just a few days. You ROCK brother!
That’s awesome man! So cool that you’re getting after this amazing solo 🤜🤛🤘
Thanks a lot for doing this. I’ve got a couple hours of Sabbath tunes down and definitely needed help with this one. Nice playing
Awesome!!! Honored to have helped in any way🤘
Your channel is criminally underrated! My favorite bass tutorials are here. I hope you will get more subscribers in the near future.
Really glad you dig the channel!!!! Thank you for your support and let me know if you ever get any requests for bass lessons or song requests🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff maybe some Reverend Bizarre tabs would be awesome. :) I started to play on bass again (after 15 years) during the first lockdown period about a year ago and now I am really hungry for heavy riffs. Greetings from Budapest, Hungary.
Great band and I’ll put them up for vote on the Patreon page🤘
Great content and passionate material! Thank u so much!
Awesome!!! Really glad you dig it 🤘
Thx man for real, great lesson. Now I can play it properly!
That’s awesome!!! Really glad the video helped you learn the INCREDIBLE solo🤘
I am forever grateful, good sir! Now I can jam this baby any time I want.
Cheers man, you're a legend!! :D
Awesome!!! Hope you have a blast learning this one🤜🤛🤘
Learned the whole solo with your help! Great tutorial and i love your way of explaining everything it helped me a lot : )
That's AWESOME!!! Glad to hear the video helped🤜🤛🤘
great lesson! bass solo/line every bass player should know. great excercise!
Heck yeah!!! A definite must know bass line🤘Thanks for checking out the video and so cool that you like the lesson🙏
i dont find a better tutorial, and this is awesome, i love this song, thanks man.
Awesome!!! Honored to have helped in any way🤜🤛🤛
I was looking forward for this lesson.
Thank you again for all the killer content, Jered.
That’s awesome man! Such a killer song and was fun to dive into the solo. Thanks for checking out the video🤜🤛🤘
you deserve so many more views! thanks so much for this
So cool that you like the video! What Sabbath song would you like to learn next?
Beholden To The Riff you gotta do war pigs
Oh lord yeah🤘
You are a great teacher!!
Really glad you like the video!!! Hope you have a blast learning this one🤘
Thanks for the breakdown. It sure helped.
Awesome!!! Honored to have helped in any way🤘
thank you this helps a lot I much prefer a visual demonstration over just the tab
That’s awesome!!! Honored to have helped in any way 🤜🤛🤘
Finally got a chance to listen - ground shattering dude! super accurate.
Awesome man! Thanks for checking out the video. This one put me through my paces for sure 🤜🤛🤘
Killer tutorial, dude!! The way you break things down is nice! And I really like that you play the whole riff before and after the breakdown so you can get the timing again. Really enjoying these!!
The NIB solo I always try to imitate is the one Geezer plays on the Reunion disc. There are a couple tasty modifications to the solo he does and I just love it.
My vote for the next Sabbath lesson is anything Dio era! I think some of Geezer's basslines in that era are the best he's done. Something like Die Young!
Thank you so much for checking out the video! Geezer kills on the Reunion disc!!!! Love the Dio era suggestion and will put Die Young on the list of lessons to be made🤘
On the topic of Dio era basslines, I absolutely love the runs and fills that Geezer does on Heaven And Hell, they're so fun to play.
Thanks for this vídeo. I've struggling with this song and this makes everything so much easier.
Really glad that the video helped you out🤘
Aaaaaand...subscribed!!
Thanks man!! Been playing bass over a year now, and im dying to learn this song!
That’s awesome!!! Such an amazing song🤘
Love that Special in the background!
Me too man!!!! Love the design and plays so good 🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff Was I wrong there? Is that a Special or a Junior? I confused myself now. 😂
It’s a junior :)
Another excellent lesson dude, keep them coming!
So cool that you like it man!!! Thank you so much for checking it out🤜🤛🤘
dont even play bass but this riff is just so damn tasty i just had to watch
Awesome!!!! Monstrous riff🤜🤛🤘
Thanks for the lesson I’ve been looking for a guide for this for a while and it helped a lot
So cool that the video helped! Thanks for checking out the lesson🤜🤛🤘
Dude, really enjoy the way you broke this out and it fit my learning style great. Liked and subscribed! Appreciate you putting this together.
Heck yeah!!! Thanks for checking out the channel and honored to have helped in any way🤜🤛🤘
Awesome lesson man!
Thank you! Such an awesome song🤘
Dude that's awesome! Can't wait for more Black Sabbath stuff! \m/
Heck yeah! Thanks for checking out the video and so cool that you like it🤜🤛🤘
Thanks for this video man, I really want to master this solo c:
Such an awesome solo!!! Hope you have a blast learning this one🤜🤛🤘
Love your lesson, great job, it really helps thank you !
Really glad you dig the video!!! Hope you have a blast playing this one🤜🤛🤘
Great lesson.
Awesome!!! Glad you dig the video🤘
Very nice dude! Thanks for posting.
So cool that you like the video🙏🤘
this has helped me so much. thanks man.
That’s awesome man!!! Really glad it helped you out🤜🤛🤘
Woow! I'm very happy that i get to ur tutorial bc is the best one and thanks to you, i understand better how to play the song!! Thanks!! 🤘😜
That is so cool!!!! Really glad you found the video helpful and thank you so much for checking out the channel🤜🤛🤘
Another great vid thank you!
Thank YOU!!! Really glad you liked the vid🤘
Learning this thanks bro!!!!
Heck yeah!!!! Hope you have a blast🤘
Very good explanation, thank you!!
Thanks for checking out the video and I’m glad you found it helpful🤜🤛🤘
Dude just stumbled on this. Great video! Subscribed.
Awesome man!!! So cool you like the video🤜🤛🤘
Thank you so much for this lesson!
You are most welcome!!! So cool that you like the video🤘
Thanks for the video!
You bet!!! Thanks for checking it out🤜🤛🤘
excellent job!!!!! thanks
Awesome!!! Really glad you like the vid and thanks for checking out the channel🤘
Thank you so much for this
Heck yeah!!! Glad you like the video and thanks for checking out the channel🤜🤛🤘
Great tutorial man! looking forward to rocking this riff. 🤘
So cool that you like the video! Have fun slaying the solo🤜🤛🤘
great tutorial, thank you!
Heck yeah!!! Really glad you dig it🤜🤛🤘
Damn,sounds great; you're insane 😂🤘 Great work!
Awesome!!! So cool that you like it🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff Can't wait to hear more 😃
mongoose - fu manchu!! greetings from Mexico!!! 🤟🤟🤘🤘
Heck yeah!!!! I will put Mongoose on the list of lessons to be made🤜🤛🤘
Yes!! Thank you
You are most welcome! Thanks for checking out the video!!!
Learning this one now, classic solo. 🤘
Awesome!!! Hope you have a blast learning this incredible solo🤜🤛🤘
Dude! You're pretty awesome! It'd be cool if you did some John Entwhistle stuff like this! The Real Me would be a great song to see! Or not! Bass on dude. Thanks for the video!🤘
Thanks man! Really glad you like the channel!!! I’d love to do some Entwhistle stuff and will put it on the list of lessons to be made🤘
Dammmnnn! Great videos !!
AWESOME!!! Really glad you dig the videos🤘
You’re a brilliant teacher, thank you so much
Awesome!!! Honored to have helped in any way 🤜🤛🤘
yes thank you very much
You are most welcome! Really glad that you like the video🤜🤛🤘
Amazing !
So cool that you checked out the video🤘Such a killer intro!
Planet caravan, thanks.
Awesome!!! Great song 🤜🤛🤘
Yes, please :-) Planet Caravan
Please
🇬🇧Geezer Butler approves mate.🎸🍻
Awesome! Thanks for checking out the video🤘
Awesome choice...Geezer is God😁
Mandatory Sabbath song🤘
Great tutorial! Just one question: around 7:30 (second half of the third phrase where there is a lick) the pullof is not indicated in tabs, am i misreading the tabs or it is just an improvised thing?
Nice catch!!! It’s a slide down from 8th fret to 7th and then a pull off from 7th to 5th. Gonna update the TAB this week🤜🤛🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff Thanks!
Hell yeah🤘
Thanks man!!! Such a killer song🤘
Thankks again!!!
Really glad you like the channel!! Thanks for checking out the lesson🤜🤛🤘
This song is actually named bassically on the original version European release
Awesome!!! Thanks for the info 🤜🤛🤘
I'm a little confused about 07:36, does the tab not match what's played?
It seems to line up - the slide and pull-off at the end of the phrase are really fast🤘
you're right, look at what he's playing and whats on the tab at the pull-off part its completely different than whats shown
Do Warning please!
Nice!!! I’ll put it on the list of lessons to be made🤘
thank u!
Really glad you like the video🤘Thank you so much for checking out the channel🙏
Drop c is also fun to play
Heck yeah! What’s your favorite song that uses Drop C?
Alternatively, you can do a few bong rips and just jam around that pentatonic pattern letting your ear guide you to how it should sound 😉
Haha - most likely what Geezer was doing too🤘
checking out the logo and... um... Sri Hanuman is not really known for his bass playing ability (although the gods fixed it so he won't remember what powers he has until he actually needs them to prevent him from abusing them so in an emergency jam situation, who knows) You might want to chant Matangi a mantra. I'm pretty sure she'd have no problem with a bass veena....
Awesome interpretation! Just as Sri Hanuman is a messenger, devotee, and servant of Sri Rama, it is to the Riff which I am Beholden and to which all actions are humble offerings🙏🦍🤘
1:35
Awesome as fuck!!! thank you. working my way through the video now. already got the hang of the 1st part and it's sound dope
That’s awesome man!!!! So cool you like the video🤜🤛🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff I've got the 1st 4 parts down solid. You've reminded me to go back and finish the rest! great tutorial. I've been trying to get my pull offs to sound better. find it hard plucking off if you understand
Heck yeah! Them pull-offs are no joke🤜🤛🤘
holy shoot this is so hard and frustrating but im getting there!
i guess.....
This thing is no joke!!! That’s awesome that you’re putting in the work. I had to go phrase but phrase, one at a time until I got it down. I can’t wait to hear you Slay this amazing song🤜🤛🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff huhu i hope so :((
You get about 15% more "Geezer" if you move your plucking hand to the end of the fingerboard. But nice work!
I like to leave being Geezer to Geezer :) He is such a BEAST, the best I (or any of us mere mortals) can hope for is to get the notes right and if we’re really lucky, catch a little of the “feel” of this amazing solo🤜🤛🤘
Can I ask? Is it tune the bass in E?
Yep - EADG tuning🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff thanks man
You get used to playing this and you can change it up and make a fuzzy funky bass solo out of it
Heck yeah!!! Would love to check out a vid of you rippin this one with some fuzz🤘
Great lesson but there's nothing about the tuning. From listening to the record and from watching quite a few Tony Iommi documentary's, Tony down tuned his guitar down by at least a semi tone. Therefore Geezer must have de-tuned his bass too. NIB is down a semi tone ( to my old ears) from standard tuning, which means it's easier to bend the notes on a bass.
If your learning this & finding it hard to bend notes, tune down a semitone.
Great question! The first (2) Sabbath albums are in E-Standard. It wasn’t until Master of Reality that they started tuning down, where the majority of the songs are in C# Standard. If you’re checking out live versions, they may be tuned down, but the album versions are in E Standard. As for the string bending, Geezer hit hard and bent notes like a BEAST🤘
I was your 666th like 🤘
Nice!!! Hope you dig the video🐐🤘
I like that bass, what is it
Thank you! It’s a Fender Precision with a custom paint job🤜🤛🤘
AINT THAT SOLO AT THE BEGINING OF NIB CALLED BASICALLY
Yep - well, sort of….spelled Bassically (with two of them “s”’s”)🤘
you strike me as an old geezer (butler)
Haha - I’ll take any comparison to Geezer I can get🤘
Woah is this not in 4/4? Noice
Sort of a “free time” feel to it🤘
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Awesome! Glad you dig the video🤜
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Awesome! Glad you dig the video🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff ur channels dope 😶🌫️🦾
🤘⚡🤜🤛⚡🤘
Oh yeah🤘Thanks for checking out the video🙏
@@BeholdenToTheRiff Thank you!
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Heck yeah🤜🤛🤘
Dude why didn’t you play it all the way through in the end??
Thanks for checking out the video 🙏 If it’s a playthrough of the solo you’re lookin for, I ran through it at the start of the lesson. If the rest of the song is what you’d like to see it will be a video coming soon🤜🤛🤘
@@BeholdenToTheRiff dude make a full song that would be dope, and i subbed!
Are your arms ok now?
As they are in the vid they have always been 🤘
If you don't mind me asking, what made them like this?
you know solo is improv right ?
What if you play the exact same solo twice?
@@BeholdenToTheRiff i mean it would be better to learn E minor scale than solo that geezer just happened to be playing that day
@@LeprosyMessiah420 I think I understand the sentiment of your comment, but now I’m curious - better how?
@@BeholdenToTheRiff bcs you can make your own solos or baselines that soud geezery if you will
@@LeprosyMessiah420 Do all solos using the E Minor scale sound like Geezer?