Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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👉 My full beginner bass course: yeah.bassbuzz.com/geezer
You could learn N.I.B. by rote, from a tab… or stick with me, and learn to jam your own metal bass solos just like Geezer Butler.

Full N.I.B. bass solo tab: noteflight.com/scores/view/ef71af7839e451411412db1866056866028392f9

Geezer Butler is awesome. His bass solo on N.I.B. is awesome. By the end of this video, you too will be awesome.

I’ll walk you through 5 steps to be able to create your own bluesy jammy metal bass solo just like the Geez. We’ll go through each step together, building an actual bass solo as we go.

First I’ll show you the minor pentatonic scale Geezer uses for his solo (and a ton of Black Sabbath riffs), and where to find the notes on the neck so you can move around freely.

Then we’ll cover groove and rhythm, cuz notes without groove are just… noise.

Jack Black would be proud - the next step is to add some ‘bendies,’ which takes us to a whole ‘nother level of Geezer flavor.

It wouldn’t be much of a Geezer Butler video if I didn’t show you some of his signature plucking techniques and manuevers, so we’ll go there next.

Then we’ll put the frosting on the cake with some gear and bass tone discussion. I’ll show you how to get everything dialed in, and how to get that classic N.I.B. wah-wah sound.

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