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...]
Beginner’s Songs – Parisienne Walkway (members only tutorial)
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...]
Beginner’s Songs – Stir It Up (members only tutorial)
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 as a … [Read more...]
Beginners Songs – Wild Thing (members only tutorial)
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 line). I … [Read more...]
Beginner’s Songs Stand By Me
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...]
Beginners Bass Songs – Green Onions
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...]
Video Lesson – Whiter Shade Of Pale
Here's a tutorial for the bass line to a song that is perfect for beginners. This is the bass line to A Whiter Shade Of Pale: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1AODiXEVMU#t=15 … [Read more...]
Bass Guitar Playalong – Roxanne – Sting – Police – David SinRocks
Been watching and listening to a bunch of Sting stuff today - he was one of the first guys whose lines I learned a lot of back in the day.? I must have driven my folks mad - always playing along to … [Read more...]
Fretless Bass Lesson – Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes – Paul Simon – Bakithi Kumalo
Here's a great video clip that was sent to my by Nigel Walden, one of the subscribers to my weekly bass magazine First Bass And Beyond.? This clip shows Bakithi Kumalo giving a little fretless bass … [Read more...]
Learn How To Play Bass Guitar – Don’t Stop Me Now – John Deacon – Queen
Here?s a learn how to play bass guitar tutorial to Don't Stop Me Now by Queen - the original line of course was played by the very great and very underrated John Deacon.? (And it's a cracking line … [Read more...]
