How Deaky’s Hated Bassline Became Queen’s Greatest Hit
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Published 2024-05-04
How did Queen write one of the biggest hits of all time? I break down John Deacon’s secrets + how you can use them for your own bass lines.
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It’s 1979, John Deacon is hanging out at Chic’s studio, and… he’s got a crazy idea…
“What if I wrote a funk song for Queen?” And a number one hit was born.
So how did Deacy make it IMPOSSIBLE not to dance to Another One Bites the Dust? In this video, you’ll learn:
- How to lock with the drums using the Rhythm Contrast Method
- The difference between anthemic, singable notes, and boring ploddy lines
- If John Deacon just stole the whole damn thing from Chic
- How Deacy got that tight, punchy tone that MAKES the song
- The simple thing most beginners miss that makes any bass line sound terrible
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All Comments (21)
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What’s your favorite John Deacon bass line? 👑
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I love that this is a video for songwriters as much as for bass players
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John Deacon is the unsung hero of Queen, dude wrote some absolute bangers! And the fact that he pretty much called it quits after Freddie was gone…huge respect for his decency!
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The easiest method is to have a band full of musical geniuses.
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Deacons playing is super clean and deceptively simple , yet perfect for the song . His playing is simply perfect for each and every tune he played on .
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Queen was so ground breaking, even with "Under Pressure", both vocals recorded separately, without any knowledge of what the other was doing, amazing.
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I was STARVING for this video
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Deaky is a criminally underrated bassist.
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I think my favorite thing about Josh is he’s not giving tutorials or like analysis videos on a $3,000 custom shop bass. He’s using squire jazz basses, Sterling by Music Man, basses that most of us commoners can afford. That being said , it also adds the immense value of the bass setup video. Good work Josh!
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That song HOOKED me as a kid and is still the best and most loved song for me to this day. I crank that in my car when ever its on
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99.9% of this song was recorded by Deacon, except for the vocal of course. It's a drum loop, basically a drum machine, Taylor didn't play on it at all. And May only added some guitar noises, not even the funky instrumental break. That's why Taylor hated it, he's not even on it.
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Josh is the most entertaining bass teacher. Always love his content and humor.
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Every time I listen to Queen’s song, I’m attracted to John's bass. It's not an exaggeration to say that I listen to Queen to hear John's bass. I love John.💕
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Keith Moon and John Entwistle threw all that out the window. "Hey... lets both play as complex as we can!"
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According to Vulfpeck, it's the "3 on E". Apparently, that's all any song needs.
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John wrote the loveliest songs the group played. They were clean and simple but wonderfully composed and played. "You and I" was one of his best.
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When I started studying this song I said to myself "well, this is an easy one... Few notes, keep the rythm and off you go". Well... I've found out that to really nail down this song and its groove, you must master note muting and get a very precise (and consistent) staccato. Plus, the syncopes in the chorus have to be practiced well before nailing it. Really awesome song to learn, it gives you an idea of where you are in term of "sense of rythm and groove". Also, nice to know that the guitar was also played by Deacon: I didn't know that! I always thought that Bryan May sounded so funky and groovy on this song, almost like a bassist :D. Great video, though, and thanks for making it :).
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It's absolutely wild that people think that 3 quarter notes is such a novel idea that only one person could have ever thought of it, and everyone else must have copied it.
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So. What you're saying is John Deacon is a life saving genius. I like it.
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For me the Deacon line that changed me and honestly made me want to get better at bass was Dragon Attack. Unbelievably cool groove and a rad solo too. Would love to see a breakdown on that one someday!
