Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This song is from Running in the Family, Level 42’s best-selling album from 1987. It was one of five singles released from the album and reached #10 in the UK charts in April 1987. It remains a regular fixture in the band’s setlist to this day.
The bassline for this piece is a real workout for the fingers. Although the intro section features a slapped line, the verse and chorus sections are underpinned by complex, sixteenth note fingerstyle lines that are doubled by a synth. These lines are challenging enough to play, but of course Mark King handles them perfectly, whilst also singing the lead vocal part.
🎸 Gear Used:
• Bass: GB Guitars Spitfire Bass
• Strings: Rotosound stainless steel (.040, .060, .080, .100)
• Recording: Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI
🎸 Want to learn this piece? A complete video tuition course is available for subscribers at Bassline Publishing. Check it out here: basslinepublishing.com/video-section/level-42-to-be-with-you-again
A full transcription of this piece can be found in The Level 42 Bass Book – Volume 1.
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This song is from Running in the Family, Level 42’s best-selling album from 1987. It was one of five singles released from the album and reached #10 in the UK charts in April 1987. It remains a regular fixture in the band’s setlist to this day.
The bassline for this piece is a real workout for the fingers. Although the intro section features a slapped line, the verse and chorus sections are underpinned by complex, sixteenth note fingerstyle lines that are doubled by a synth. These lines are challenging enough to play, but of course Mark King handles them perfectly, whilst also singing the lead vocal part.
🎸 Gear Used:
• Bass: GB Guitars Spitfire Bass
• Strings: Rotosound stainless steel (.040, .060, .080, .100)
• Recording: Tech21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI
🎸 Want to learn this piece? A complete video tuition course is available for subscribers at Bassline Publishing. Check it out here: basslinepublishing.com/video-section/level-42-to-be-with-you-again
A full transcription of this piece can be found in The Level 42 Bass Book – Volume 1.
🎸 Subscribe to my video courses for in-depth lessons and more killer bass content: basslinepublishing.com/video-courses
👍 If you enjoyed this lesson, don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more bass-driven content! 🔥
#bassguitarlessons #learnbassguitar #learnbass #bassguitar #learningbass #funk #funkbass #funkybasslines #slapbass #markking #level42
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Follow Stuart Clayton/Bassline Publishing:
facebook.com/BasslinePublishing
instagram.com/stuartclaytonbass
