Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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What makes Steve Harris a metal bass legend? Hereās my take, plus tips to match his signature style and sound. Up the irons!
Sheet music + bass tab for all the Maiden riffs I played - noteflight.com/scores/view/917a2ed3e34b5691c11c8d16afa84a6d58f31f17
Didier GƩrƓme's lesson on Steve's right hand technique - youtube.com/watch?v=_QlThRDePK8
Weāll start with one of the fretboard shapes Steve uses most often, which allows him to create cool riff-y bass lines without needing to know theory. (though his lines end up working within theory rules anyway)
Iāll show you how you can easily drop that shape in to create your own Maiden-style bass lines, like Steve does on lines like Number Of The Beast and Phantom Of The Opera.
Steve Harris plucks with his fingers, never using a pick, which sets him apart from a lot of other metal bassists. Iāll give you a couple exercises to start getting your plucking fingers up to Maiden speed.
Youāll need that plucking speed to pull off āthe gallop,ā Iron Maidenās most signature rhythm. Iāll break it down for you, and weāll play some gallops from the comfortable trot of Sign of the Cross, to a breakneck race through Run To The Hills. (that s**t is fast)
Then weāll dig into Steveās signature tone. Getting the bass to be audible through the guitars in a metal band is tricky without a pick, so Iāll explain all the tricks Steve is using to make sure we can still hear him.
Last weāll look at some of the bass chords Steve plays, which range from big thick simple power chords, to quirky melodic triad chords. (like the freaky spooky augmented triads in Rime Of The Ancient Mariner)
As fans of metal bass, we all owe Steve Harris a lot for his contributions to the style. Thanks Steve! Up the irons.
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#SteveHarris #UpTheIrons #metalbasslesson
š My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/uptheirons
What makes Steve Harris a metal bass legend? Hereās my take, plus tips to match his signature style and sound. Up the irons!
Sheet music + bass tab for all the Maiden riffs I played - noteflight.com/scores/view/917a2ed3e34b5691c11c8d16afa84a6d58f31f17
Didier GƩrƓme's lesson on Steve's right hand technique - youtube.com/watch?v=_QlThRDePK8
Weāll start with one of the fretboard shapes Steve uses most often, which allows him to create cool riff-y bass lines without needing to know theory. (though his lines end up working within theory rules anyway)
Iāll show you how you can easily drop that shape in to create your own Maiden-style bass lines, like Steve does on lines like Number Of The Beast and Phantom Of The Opera.
Steve Harris plucks with his fingers, never using a pick, which sets him apart from a lot of other metal bassists. Iāll give you a couple exercises to start getting your plucking fingers up to Maiden speed.
Youāll need that plucking speed to pull off āthe gallop,ā Iron Maidenās most signature rhythm. Iāll break it down for you, and weāll play some gallops from the comfortable trot of Sign of the Cross, to a breakneck race through Run To The Hills. (that s**t is fast)
Then weāll dig into Steveās signature tone. Getting the bass to be audible through the guitars in a metal band is tricky without a pick, so Iāll explain all the tricks Steve is using to make sure we can still hear him.
Last weāll look at some of the bass chords Steve plays, which range from big thick simple power chords, to quirky melodic triad chords. (like the freaky spooky augmented triads in Rime Of The Ancient Mariner)
As fans of metal bass, we all owe Steve Harris a lot for his contributions to the style. Thanks Steve! Up the irons.
Donāt miss the next player profile - subscribe here: yeah.bassbuzz.com/subscribe
#SteveHarris #UpTheIrons #metalbasslesson
