She’s a Bass Genius (10 specific examples)

With five Grammys under her belt, Esperanza Spalding's career has already been out of this world, and she's still only 40 years old! In today’s video Sharon Renold takes a look back at one of Esperanza’s best ever records, 2012’s Radio Music Society, which featured a striking new voice to go with her smooth vocals and upright bass: a fretless Fender Jazz! With the help of a 5-string RKM fretless and some flatwound strings, it’s time to find out how you can recreate some of Esperanza’s best-loved bass lines.

We’ve also put together a free workbook for you to download, which contains tab and notation for every bass line that features in the video.