YES – Roundabout [bassline / bass cover]

This post was written by Scott
Posted Under: Bass Lessons Videos
“I’ll be there with you”
www.vGuitarLessons.com You will learn how to play bar chords in this lesson. Bar chords are really worth leaning and will allow you to play lots more songs! Have Fun! www.vGuitarLessons.com

Reader Comments

WoW bro.. you know your shit…love the rickenbacher,i would kill for that bass..

#1 
Written By KROONTZ86 on December 7th, 2011 @ 9:23 am

nice groovy yesstyle shirt as well. Excellent… good onya mate

#2 
Written By yessharp on December 7th, 2011 @ 9:50 am

this is brilliant Miguel! a new bass player in fact becoming more obsessed with it daily! i came across this today and loved how you broke down this amazing Yes tune i grew up with! i’ve always loved chris squire as well! thanks for the inspiration!! ;)

#3 
Written By ggirlnyc7 on December 7th, 2011 @ 10:21 am

Sorry i ment 4001

#4 
Written By timmy591 on December 7th, 2011 @ 10:45 am

Is that a Rickenbacker 3000?

#5 
Written By timmy591 on December 7th, 2011 @ 11:14 am

Greatness!! do you remove the orginal bass that is played in the song so you can hear yours more clearer?

#6 
Written By jontis2 on December 7th, 2011 @ 11:52 am

oh my gosh…so perfect.

#7 
Written By MOBFire100 on December 7th, 2011 @ 11:53 am

love your videos, bring me back to when I was 13 and going crazy on YES. Also reminded me how technical that band was. thank you!

#8 
Written By MXLUDO on December 7th, 2011 @ 12:18 pm

EPIC BASS PLAYER.

#9 
Written By MrPotatoDooM on December 7th, 2011 @ 1:01 pm

Never have been a big Yes fan, but “Roundabout” is an awesome song! You make that Rick sound great, too!

#10 
Written By kc8ntp on December 7th, 2011 @ 1:54 pm

@lopezsanchezrafael oh chip

#11 
Written By HalfmanHalfbearpig12 on December 7th, 2011 @ 2:39 pm

dude that is a rickenbacker that tom petty and george harrison played

#12 
Written By nicholasomesfilms on December 7th, 2011 @ 3:23 pm

@miguelbass I’m watching this and seeing you getting so into this song….i’m jamming along on my bass best i can. and it’s LOL compared to you. But this has to be top 5 is not greatest bass songs ever! you cant sit there and not tap your feet or nod your head. Well played my man…well played! also I hate you cause you own a Rickenbacker! (Not hate ENVY that is a sweet axe man)

#13 
Written By samshelly on December 7th, 2011 @ 4:00 pm

Wow this is just incredible. I started playing bass about a year ago. I hope one day I can play my favourite Yes songs as well as you can!

#14 
Written By pirenzo on December 7th, 2011 @ 4:55 pm

Dude nice job this band changed my life

#15 
Written By TheFizzyproductions on December 7th, 2011 @ 5:33 pm

I LOVE Chris Squires bass tone! Very well done sir!

#16 
Written By AttitudeCastle on December 7th, 2011 @ 5:34 pm

@miguelbass is there a dead note after you do the hammer-on on the A string (before you hammer on the d-string to the E)

#17 
Written By Interst890 on December 7th, 2011 @ 6:04 pm

I think 4 people are green with envy

#18 
Written By lopezsanchezrafael on December 7th, 2011 @ 6:35 pm

Another outstanding video. Excellent ! Man, I would love to have you in my band !
I think this song is one of my favorites, that bass is just so much fun to listen to and watching you play it makes it even better. Well done !!!

#19 
Written By DrAstro321 on December 7th, 2011 @ 6:39 pm

Thank you so much! This is my favorite Yes song, and I’m a big Yes fan, btw when you play the electric guitar, what setting do you have the gain, bass, middle, treble, etc. for your amp?

#20 
Written By drledsabbath on December 7th, 2011 @ 6:49 pm

Fantastic job!!
Question: Are the electronics in the Chris Squire Rick different from the stock setup in the 4003 and/or the 4001 v63? I had both and was never quite able to duplicate your (Chris Squire’s) sound. I had a hartke 7000 head with a Hartke XL215 and a Hartke 4×10 top cab and it sounded good but never really got close to this sound. It sounds pretty compressed and maybe that is the secret?
Thanks for posting. The end of the vid reminds me of a Steve Howe vid I saw. Excellent!!

#21 
Written By Nikkodemis on December 7th, 2011 @ 7:19 pm

Muito bom!

#22 
Written By Sandokanbass on December 7th, 2011 @ 7:48 pm

Very well put together video. Great job.

#23 
Written By effedtiffbe on December 7th, 2011 @ 8:24 pm

Great Job Bro! Fun Stuff!

#24 
Written By uprightboy on December 7th, 2011 @ 9:05 pm

Aloha Brother! Killer video, you did good! Your a Bad ASS bass player too, I enjoyed watching this, so thanks for posting, thank you very much, I live out here in hawaii so your reaching around the world!! When my bass playing gets to your level I’ll post a video too. I grew up with YES. My all time favorite YES song is Final Eyes. Everything they did is timeless Stay cool and keep posting these great videos.

Brad

#25 
Written By MrBradklopp on December 7th, 2011 @ 9:14 pm

Sounds like Simon. Is this Idols or X factor? What is happening??!

#26 
Written By vallu171 on December 7th, 2011 @ 9:43 pm

how do bar chords work when you move it down a string? like b minor? since its on the c sharp shouldnt it be c sharp major?

#27 
Written By Trouter92 on December 7th, 2011 @ 10:35 pm

really helpful

#28 
Written By rathin41 on December 7th, 2011 @ 10:46 pm

@PikaJutsu You are not the only one :)

#29 
Written By reem40000 on December 7th, 2011 @ 11:39 pm

This is an awesome tutorial but really, my finger… I was tearing up just because of how hard I was pressing to get it to sound right. No matter what I do, including holding the guitar wrong just to see if it’s possible, I can’t make it sound right! No matter how straight my finger is, no matter how hard I press, it’s apparently never straight enough.

I’m assuming that these problems will go away with practice, but if I have to cry through every practice then this may be quite a bumpy ride…

#30 
Written By PikaJutsu on December 8th, 2011 @ 12:11 am

great tutorial! very well job

#31 
Written By AndNowYouRot99 on December 8th, 2011 @ 12:20 am

Awesome instruction — thanks.

#32 
Written By adaptiveagile on December 8th, 2011 @ 12:27 am

this guy takes the piss ha

#33 
Written By ncripzx on December 8th, 2011 @ 1:23 am

This guy cracks me the fk up!!!

awesome lesson though ;)

#34 
Written By sorover111 on December 8th, 2011 @ 1:27 am

This us hard with tiny hands

#35 
Written By RSKJMJHB on December 8th, 2011 @ 2:25 am

@NerdyPooStainZ I see the comment is over a week old so you might have gotten it already…but what you have to do is hold it down with all your might. You will get it eventually. :D

#36 
Written By MetalBassandGuitar on December 8th, 2011 @ 2:31 am

Anybody else think that improvisation he did at 6:10 was beautiful? :( I’m gonna learn it now lol

#37 
Written By th3Invincible on December 8th, 2011 @ 2:35 am

God bless this man!

#38 
Written By iwontcomplainn on December 8th, 2011 @ 3:31 am

I’m trying to play bob segers night moves and I can’t bar for the f chord any suggestions ? ? ?

#39 
Written By NerdyPooStainZ on December 8th, 2011 @ 3:34 am

Great Work man..100/100

#40 
Written By devvatsa1985 on December 8th, 2011 @ 3:45 am

Great Work man..

#41 
Written By devvatsa1985 on December 8th, 2011 @ 3:55 am

@arrowtome yeah, try changing the position of your first finger, so the joint is over the g string

#42 
Written By DavesnipeduXlive on December 8th, 2011 @ 4:42 am

Hey, I also teach guitar for free :)

watch?v=Kz67bhYyu6k&feature=channel_video_title

#43 
Written By TheTimelessMusician on December 8th, 2011 @ 5:27 am

Thank you for your lesson,it really helped me.You’re a great teacher and a really cool person as it seems.Way to go!

#44 
Written By VampireGirl1397 on December 8th, 2011 @ 6:07 am

Who the hell disliked it??? UNBELIEVABLE!!

#45 
Written By damonily on December 8th, 2011 @ 6:35 am

good lesson. and anybody notice how he pronounces “around”? i’d like to know how much pussy this guy gets. it’s probably a lot.

#46 
Written By retroguy02 on December 8th, 2011 @ 7:24 am

its weird, I find bar chords very easy , maybe its cause I play for a long time but this vid is really cool !

#47 
Written By denislaiho on December 8th, 2011 @ 8:04 am

when i put the next two fingers on after the bar the g string dies :(

#48 
Written By arrowtome on December 8th, 2011 @ 8:40 am

These are fun!!!! :D and I’m a drummer, my guitarist left his equipment at his house and I’m having quite a lot of fun hahaha

#49 
Written By NewDarkAges13 on December 8th, 2011 @ 8:44 am

What kind of guitar is thar

#50 
Written By h2mc3 on December 8th, 2011 @ 8:55 am