The Incredible Technique Behind The Rush Epic 'YYZ'!

This week's video lesson is "YYZ," by Rush played by the legend that is Geddy Lee. This is a great riff for working on your technique fundamentals as we work through the hurdles you're likely to face in both hands!

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[levigoodwin]

This song is so hard to play at the recorded tempo! One of these days I'm going to get my act together and learn it for real.

[rezapratama]

Wow ..
Alex lifeson playing the bass 😮

[eurasiacentertutorials]

All of the members of Rush are so incredibly talented. Be it on their instruments or in their lyrical poetry.

[charlesmcgehee]

That is some clean 140 bpm fingerstyle. You are a Damm good player. Geddy Lee is not a player easily emulated. Thank you for the slowed down versions. And your valuable teaching.

[djraven]

Smooth playing. YYZ is a killer song from Rush!!!

[TPBass]

The trick is all in the right hand. It's not all alternating finger picking, but once you have the picking pattern it's fairly easy to play.

[veritasastro]

He was being Rushed by the Rushing phrases, but he eventually Rushed them away.

[ryuujinnsama]

Awesome!! I'm practicing this phrase too.

[CBRHurricane]

Do this for that bad ass fill Geddy does on that first pause!

[acprado]

this part is really not so difficult if you are an intermediate level bassist. The main problem is the little "solo" phrases Geddy does during the song... When I play this song I must be in good shape to not making mistakes during the execution

[freddybfree]

I NEED OF HIGH QUALITY MUSIC READING CLASSES FOR BASS GUITAR.

[FreeThinking-cl]

Each member of rush knew their respected instrument like the back of their hand. All of them totally eat at what they do

[Tregod]

You're missing a sixteenth note in the beginning

[bassnboots]

Can you play strawberry letter 23
Brother's Johnson

[MJultraB]

It's actually at 160 I've listened to this song trillions of times and the 140 bmp drums were still a bit to slow like I can hear especially transitioning into the next part

[aquamarine]

I'm pretty comfortable around 120. They should have stopped there.

[WthIsThisRightHere]

I don't think Geddy ever got proper recognition for his bass skills. Overshadowed by the great Neil Peart on drums, and by Leifson on guitar. (prob. misspelled either Neil or Leifson there; sue me). The focus, for good or bad, was always on vocals when it came to Geddy.

[stevenordstedt]

Even though I’ve been playing and singing Geddy since 1981.
I still don’t know what he’s playing in the first 2 of the 3 runs.

[bnzr]

wow, so this is what the guy from House did after the show, pretty cool