7 Reasons Cliff Burton F ing ROCKS (+ Bass Lesson Tips)

How did Cliff Burton become a metal bass hero Heres my take on Metallicas legendary former bassist, plus tips to level up your own playing. Sheet music + bass tab for all the Cliff riffs I played What really freaked me out when I first heard Cliff was when hed shred his bass like a lead guitar so first well break down part of his solo on Orion. Ill show you 3 guitariststyle tricks Cliff uses to make that solo shred hard. Then well talk influences, metal legends like Steve Harris, Geezer Butler, and Lemmy Kilmister had a big impact on Cliff, and you can see that influence directly in the bass line examples well check out. Cliff was also majorly influenced by listening to Johann Sebastian Bach and other baroque composers. Ill break down exactly how that influence showed up in his playing and how it didnt. (nobody ever talks about this ) As any fan knows, Cliff wrote super cre