Led Zep's Immigrant Song - that bass part is hard..!

CaseOfAce

I had no idea until i saw the hilarious Danny Sapko youtube short (What Makes This Bass Line so Hard) - and he pulls it off.

The ascending scale run bit - it's a tricky section with fingerstyle at pace - but I'm determined to nail it without using a pick or hammer on's! 

What makes this bass line so hard?

fretmeister

I was surprised to find that people thought it was a difficult run. It's no more challenging than the main bit of "Sir Duke" or the intro to "Highway Star" or something like that. Or maybe it's just because I spent my early bass playing life desperately trying to be Billy Sheehan?

Loved Danny's commants about the err, members of Led Zepp though!  

mudslide73

He doesn't hold back, does he? He does a great job on the bassline imo.

roberty

Ascending mixolydian in ascending sequence?