Bass Lessons

Bass Lesson: "Contrapuntal Concepts" by Josh Scott

Style: Theory/Reference. Difficulty: Advanced. What does contrapuntal mean? How can it be applied to the bass guitar? How can I use it in my music? Want answers? Come and get 'em.

Bass Lesson: "24 Basic Chord Types" by Dylan Woodman

Style: Theory/Reference. Difficulty: Intermediate. This is essential for any bassist, because sooner or later, you'll end up at a gig that requires you to be able to read a chord chart.

Bass Lesson: "Hands Of Steel (Hanon for bass)" by Tracy Hardy Johnson

Style: Basics. Difficulty: Beginner. Here are two of the famous Hanon piano exercises adapted for bass. Play these in every position and feel your strength and endurance increase. Includes a link to music flash cards and staff paper.

Bass Lesson: "Scales" by Eric Draven

Style: Theory/Reference. Difficulty: Beginner. Scales. A must-know!

Bass Lesson: "The Crying Game" by Michael Greenley

Style: Experimental. Difficulty: Expert. This piece is from a song that I wrote just recently called The Crying Game. It's fun to play and thought you all would like to try it.

Bass Lesson: "Pescetti - Sonata No 8 In C, 4th Mvment" by Adam Picot

Style: Classical. Difficulty: Ridiculous. Baroque piece by Pescetti, an Italian composer. This piece was composed for the harpsichord but I think it sounds nice on bass so enjoy! (This took me ages).

Bass Lesson: "Funkwish Groove" by Rob Fish

Style: Funk/R&B. Difficulty: Intermediate. This is a line that I wrote to the groove and beat of Stevie Wonder's 'I Wish'

Bass Lesson: "Remembering The Notes" by Mike Russo

Style: Theory/Reference. Difficulty: Beginner. Want to remember where every note on the neck is? Easy pointers and visual aides in this lesson will show you how simple it is to do.

Bass Lesson: "Everyday" by Joselito Reyes

Style: Christian. Difficulty: Expert. Based on the popular recording from the Hillsong album "Everyday"

Bass Lesson: "Soloing In A Basic Blues Progression" by Don Haight

Style: Blues. Difficulty: Advanced. An excerpt of a melodic bass solo from an original tune.

Bass Lesson: "My Provider" by Pat Wise

Style: Christian. Difficulty: Intermediate. Very familiar line with some extras

Bass Lesson: "16th Note Finger Fizzunk" by Kory Mcafee

Style: Funk/R&B. Difficulty: Advanced. 16th note fun....

Bass Lesson: "The Importance Of Space" by Mike Berg

Style: Theory/Reference. Difficulty: Intermediate. Sometimes "less is more."

Bass Lesson: "Further Halting Steps Toward Walking" by Matthew Brown

Style: Theory/Reference. Difficulty: Intermediate. The lesson progresses from simple chord-based walking bass to linear, step-wise lines thence to pedal points under progressions, using the changes to a G Blues.

Bass Lesson: "Canon Sound" by Sylvester Tinkler

Style: Classical. Difficulty: Intermediate. Nice tune!

Bass Lesson: "Alright Sad Type Bit: Part 2" by Ceev McGlinchey

Style: Metal. Difficulty: Intermediate. The next installement of my haunting melody.

Bass Lesson: "Blues In F" by Geoffrey Barnes

Style: Blues. Difficulty: Beginner. 12 bars in f, note the simple turnaround at the end leading back to the F, using a downward pattern to the A note then Bb then C. A much more true to pattern 12 bar blues

Bass Lesson: "Melodic Line" by Josh Padilla

Style: Metal. Difficulty: Advanced. This is a melodic peice I made up one day and decided to post. Hope you like it!

Bass Lesson: "Easiest Blues Bass Line" by Jerry Kretchmer

Style: Blues. Difficulty: Beginner. A simple, yet groovy bass line.

Style: Funk/R&B. Difficulty: Advanced. Play ground notes with your left thumb instead of your fingers... (slapping