One of the mantras I've used since I've been teaching online (wayyyy back in 2008) is to learn songs not scales. Now without going into length (which I've done before - and no doubt I'll certainly … [Read more...]
The Weight by The Band – Free Members Tutorial
The next in the series of song tutorials for members of How To Play Bass (which is free) is The Weight by The Band. The bass player for The Band was of course the great and underappreciated Rick … [Read more...]
Under Pressure Tutorial For Free Members
The next in the series of song tutorials for members of How To Play Bass (which is free) is Under Pressure by Queen. I created a simple tutorial with the main parts for this song nearly 8 years … [Read more...]
Need You Tonight (free members only tutorial)
The next in the series of song tutorials for members of How To Play Bass (which is free) is Need You Tonight by INXS. Now the original of this was either played on a 5 string or was played on a … [Read more...]
Practice Quotes 3 – “You don’t have to practice everyday…
...Just The Days That You Eat." Shin'ichi Suzuki Shin'ichi Suzuki is the guy who developed the Suzuki Method of learning for (originally) violinists and pianists. Now there are some great … [Read more...]
Practice Quotes 2 – Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect…
There are several variations of this famous Vince Lombardi quote - and we may cycle back and look at some of them in this series. But for now we're going to look at what this quote means from the … [Read more...]
Practice Quotes 1 – Don’t Mistake Activity With Achievement
If you don't know who John Wooden was, he was an acclaimed college level basketball coach. To give you an insight into how good he was, when he was UCLA they won 10 national championships in a 12 … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
So I know you're thinking: Has Paul Gone Mad? Here's the thing: my business plans are built on complete years of my weekly magazine First Bass And Beyond. And each 'new year' starts on the first … [Read more...]
Paul McCartney’s Greatest Bass Line (Part 3)
In the last couple of days I posted screen capture videos of McCartney's isolated bass lines with the vocals on top...the two lines I think are his best are Something and I Want You (She's So Heavy). … [Read more...]
Paul McCartney’s Greatest Bass Line (part 2)
Yesterday I posted a video with the bass line and vocals for I Want You (She's So Heavy). If you've not checked that out - it's here: Paul McCartney's Greatest bass Line? In … [Read more...]
