Bass Lessons - Page 6
Channel Duck Dunn: Learn the Iconic “Soul Man” Bass Line and How to Play It in Any Key
Learn how to play the iconic bass line from Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man,” inspired by the legendary Duck Dunn. This lesson breaks down the groove and shows you how to transpose it to any key, helping you add classic soul flavor to your playing.
Secrets To Bass Fretting Hand Technique: Why You Shouldn’t Always Rely On A Four Fret Span
Discover essential fretting hand techniques to unlock the full potential of your bass playing. Learn the four fret span, five fret span, and three fret span positions to improve flexibility, articulation, and fretboard navigation. Perfect for mastering scales, grooves, and more.
3 Overlooked Essentials of the Most Popular Scale: A Minor Pentatonic Guide for Bassists
You likely use the minor pentatonic scale a lot. However, it’s not as simple as it seems. In fact, when you go deeper into it, you’ll realize that there’s a whole world behind it for bassists. This video lesson will help you get on the right track.
Unpacking the Bass Line of Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas”: History, Technique, and Full Transcription
Tim Fletcher unpacks the bass line of Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas”, with the history, technique, and complete bass transcription.
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.