Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Need some bass inspiration? Take this megadose of iconic bass riffs, played chronologically from Cream to Led Zeppelin to Gorillaz.

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZEqrMzUGcmRv9T7qDMS4K?si=4926960fb1ed4a59

Want to play along? Here’s sheet music and bass tabs for every iconic bass riff, in order: noteflight.com/scores/view/b6aba8d47d8e6e620b177f33b0d55a0460bc8e5e

I really enjoyed putting this list together for you. It’s cool to see how bass riffage has changed over the decades. I love them all… but if I had to choose, I can’t resist a good 90’s bass riff. RHCP *and* RATM. Come. On.

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