Click Here To Download The FREE 5 Important Skills All Bass Players Need PDF! In this bass guitar lesson, I’m going to show you my ‘5 Point Masterplan System’. There’s are the 5 skills that all bass players need to create bass lines that sound and feel great. For the whole of this lesson we […]
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How To Play Bass Guitar WITHOUT A Drummer (YT078)
Click Here To Download The FREE How To Play Bass Guitar WITHOUT A Drummer PDF! Hey, James here… Us bass players are super important. (… maybe the most important member of the band) Well, I may be a little biased… but hang in there. Typically, a band has a rhythm section. In its most simple form the rhythm section consists […]
The 4 Reasons Why Learning Music Theory Will Make You A Better Bass Player
Hey Groove Master, Learning Music Theory is something I’m super passionate about. Having this understanding ingrained in my subconscious I credit as one of the major reasons I’ve managed to pay my mortgage as a professional bass player, here in the UK for the past 15 years. However, we live in a world now where tablature to […]
5 Tips To Finally Understand Music Theory (YT077)
Click Here To Download The FREE 5 Tips To Finally Understand Music Theory PDF! Learn More About The Ultimate Music Theory Bootcamp Here! In this bass guitar lesson, I want to give you 5 tips to finally understand how music theory works with the bass guitar… Music theory is super important because it’s what gives […]
Get Ready By The Temptations In 3 Simple Sections (YT076)
Click Here To Download The FREE Get Ready By The Temptations In 3 Simple Sections PDF! In this bass guitar lesson, we’re going to take apart The Temptations song ‘Get Ready’ and show you can break the seminal Motown bass line into 3 simple sections… Breaking songs into smaller sections is the key to understanding […]
Papa Was A Rolling Stone (YT075)
Click Here To Download The FREE How To Play Papa Was A Rolling Stone On The Bass Guitar PDF! In this bass guitar lesson, we’ll be looking at legendary bass line for The Temptations hit “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone”… This is a song that is deceptively difficult. You’ll soon discover it’s a great vehicle […]
Rock Bass Guitar Ear Training – Don’t Stop Believing (YT074)
Click Here To Download The FREE Rock Bass Guitar Ear Training – Don’t Stop Believing PDF! In this bass guitar lesson, we’ll be looking at how understanding patterns on the neck can greatly improve our musical ear and help us anticipate what notes are coming next in a chord sequence. One of the things that […]
Sweet Child O’ Mine – 4 Killer Rock Bass Fills (YT073)
Get The Classic Rock Jam Backing Track Album Click Here To Download The FREE Sweet Child O’ Mine – 4 Killer Rock Bass Fills PDF! Hey, James here… I love ROCK bass… Getting a pick out and ‘digging in’ is one of my favourite things in the world. In today’s lesson I want to show you how much […]
YT072 – How To Rock Out And Play Alternate Fingering On The Bass Guitar
Click Here To Download The FREE How To Rock Out And Play Alternate Fingering On The Bass Guitar PDF! Hey, James here… Do you ever feel like you’re just stuck in second gear with your finger speed… or even worse you’re trying to drive uphill with a flat tyre. There’s normally one reason for this. Your alternate fingering […]
YT071 – How To Improve Your Rhythm On The Bass Guitar
Click Here To Download The FREE How To Improve Your Rhythm On The Bass Guitar PDF! Hey, James here… In today’s lesson I want to talk about something that’s right at the core of being a bass player. Something that used to give me sleepless nights. (Seriously!) That’s rhythm. For us bass players it’s absolutely central. More often than not […]