In this week’s bass guitar lesson I’m going to show you the 5 easy arpeggios for beginner bass guitar players. The simple definition of an arpeggio is a ‘broken chord’. Covered in this lesson are 5 of the most common chord and arpeggios types you’ll find in the early phases of playing the bass guitar.Arpeggios are fantastic because they are a ...
In this bass lesson I’m going to show you the 5 easy scales for beginner bass guitar players. If you’re in the early phases of learning the bass guitar these are the 5 scales I suggest you learn first.Ever since writing my book ‘The Complete Guide To Music Theory for Bass Guitar Players many students have asked me to create videos ...
In today’s I’m going to show you how to play Sweet Home Chicago on the Bass Guitar.If you want to learn how to play Walking Blues Bass, this song is the perfect place to start. We’re going to be looking at the Blues Brothers version which features the legendary Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn on bass guitar.Walking Bass in its most basic ...
In today’s bass guitar lesson I’m going to show you how to play Crazy Little Thing Called Love By Queen.This song has a classic Rock ‘n’ Roll style walking bass line and I’m going to show you how to approach creating the bass lines focusing on just the chords of the song. I’ve seen it time and time again, once students ...
AC/DC Fans - Today I’m going to show you a Back In Black Inspired Beginner Rock Bass Guitar lesson and teach two important contrasting rock grooves.This lesson uses a backing track called ‘Back In D.C’. which can be found on the eBassGuitar Classic Rock Jam Backing Track Album.This track is inspired by the original Cliff Williams ACDC Bass Line and ...
In this bass guitar lesson I’m going to show you how to play Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock.If you’re just starting out playing Jazz or want to go and play at a Jazz Jam session there’s a good chance you may see this tune!This tune was originally recorded in the mid 1960s and you can clearly hear the jazz and ...
In this bass guitar lesson I’m going to show you how to play Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock.If you’re in the early stages of learning to play jazz on the bass guitar or want to perform at a Jazz session, Watermelon Man is a tune you are highly likely to see.It was first recorded in the early 1960s where the ...
In this bass guitar lesson we’re going to cover a common challenge I see, when I review videos from my coaching students, regarding How To Stop Flying Fingers. Flying Fingers is where the fretting hand fingers feel out of control and look like they are flying around out of control. This results in a lack of speed, accuracy and dexterity. Basslines ...
In this bass guitar lesson we’re going to learn the Stevie Wonder classic ‘Isn’t She Lovely’. This song is often seen in many different musical contexts from a straight ‘pop song’, to an instrumental piece which jazz musicians improvise over, to solo bass arrangements by players such as Victor Wooten. On the outset the bass line can sound very complicated... but ...
In this bass guitar lesson I’m going to show you how to transpose on the bass guitar and two techniques that you can specifically use as a bassist to make transposing easier. Transposition is a really important skill all bass players should know how to do and it’s something you’ll be asked to do regularly if you start performing with other ...