Bad Moon Rising is another relatively easy song for beginers. There are 6 parts to learn I class this as a Level 1 to 2 line. (The scale I use is 1 to 10 – a Level 1 bass line might be a … [Read more...]
How To Play Bass – Beginner’s Songs – Parisienne Walkway (notation and tab in video)
Parisienne Walkway by Gary Moore - with Phil Lynot on bass and vocals) is another relatively easy song for beginers and a good introduction for beginners to songs in 12:8. There are 5 parts to … [Read more...]
How To Play Bass – Beginner’s Songs – Stir It Up (notation and tab in video)
Stir It Up by Bob Marley is a relatively easy song for beginers – there are 3 parts to learn (though the two bars you need to play in the intro are also present in the chorus!). I class this … [Read more...]
How To Play Bass Beginners Songs – Wild Thing (notation and tab in video)
Wild Thing is a relatively easy song for beginers - there are 8 parts to learn (though you could get by with learning less sections and eliminating some of the variation in the original … [Read more...]
How To Play Bass Beginner’s Songs Stand By Me (with notation and tab in video)
Stand By Me is another beginner's bass line that's comprised of just one secton that's repeated over and over throughout the tune. This section is 8 bars long. I think it was originally played on … [Read more...]
How To Play Beginners Bass Songs – Green Onions (notation and tab in video)
Most people think that the late, great Duck Dunn played the bass line to Green Onions by Booker T And The MGs, but in fact it was Lewis Steinberg. When I came to prepare the lesson I isolated the … [Read more...]
How To Practice Songs You Already Know….Without Your Bass?
There are previous articles in this series you should ideally read if you haven’t already: First there’s the Catch 22 Of Learning Songs: The Catch 22 For Bass Players When Learning … [Read more...]
How To Improve Your Bass Playing When Going Over Songs You Already Know (Part 3)
There are previous articles in this series you should ideally read if you haven't already: First there's the Catch 22 Of Learning Songs: The Catch 22 For Bass Players When Learning … [Read more...]
How To Improve Your Bass Playing When Going Over Songs You Already Know (Part 2)
This series started with a couple of articles. Firstly I talked about the Catch 22 Of Learning Songs - you can read that here if you've not already: The Catch 22 For Bass Players When Learning … [Read more...]
How To Improve Your Bass Playing When Going Over Songs You Already Know (Part 1)
In the previous post I talked about how learning songs can be a great way of pushing your ability level forward if done correctly but the Catch 22 was that if you play in a gigging band then sometimes … [Read more...]
