Keep It Groovy

Master Blues Bass By Learning “One Way Out” (and Understand What Most Players Get Wrong About Blues)

You'd be surprised to know just how crucial blues music is for the development of most genres today. Ryan Madora shows us how to master blues bass with The Allman Brothers Band's "One Way Out."

This Is a Simple Way How to Understand Intervals on Bass Guitar and Learn the Fretboard

For any beginner or intermediate bass player getting into music theory, understanding intervals is one of the basics that should be covered. This lesson breaks it down while keeping it groovy.

Master Bass Improvisation: A Beginner’s Guide to Rock and Country Bass Lines

Learn how to begin improvising a bass line for a rock song or country song. In this lesson, we cover the steps to learning how to improvise a great bass line to support the song.

All Bassists Should Know This: Understand the Fretboard Using These Descending Triad Arpeggio Patterns

Most bassists immediately think of fast sweep runs at the mention of arpeggios. However, arpeggios are a lot more than that and can be any combination of notes that build a chord. Watch this bass lesson video to learn some easy descending triad patterns.

Radiohead’s “Creep” Showcases True Role of Bass in Rock Music: Here’s How You Should Actually Play It

Learn to play Colin Greenwood’s simple yet nuanced bass line on Radiohead’s “Creep,” and get some insights on how to do it.

Don’t Just Use Tabs: This Bass Beginner Guide to “Fire” By Ohio Players Teaches You a Lot More

In your endless, tiring Google searches for the best bass songs for beginners, you’ve most likely encountered “Fire” by Ohio Players. This 1974 funk classic, featuring Marshall “Rock” Jones on the bass guitar, is a great choice for beginners.

Every Great Bass Player Uses This Funk Riff

Let's learn one of the quintessential funk bass riffs that every great bass player uses. Inspired by some of the greats, including Leroy Hodges (Al Green), Chuck Rainey (Aretha Franklin), and Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson and Billy Preston), this is an easy funk bass fill to add to almost any song.

Why Bass Players Love The Key Of E

This bass lesson is here to get you working through the key of E. We’ll dig into two-octave E Major and E minor scales so that you can feel confident working through the most comfortable key on the bass.

Adding Dead Notes To A Walking Bass Line

In this lesson, we’ll explore ways to add some rhythmic panache to our walking bass lines. One great way to do that is with dead notes!

Exploring the Warwick RockStar Star Bass

We’re keeping it groovy today by checking out the Warwick RockBass Star Bass. It’s a medium scale, semi-hollow body instrument with a unique tonal range.

Blues Bass Lines: “She Caught The Katy” by Taj Mahal

This lesson adds a new song to your blues repertoire, but don’t worry, it’s not another 12-bar. “She Caught The Katy” by Taj Mahal is simply a great tune with a funky bass line. We’ll dig into the chord progression, work through the different sections of the song, and get you playing in no time.