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...]
Learn How To Play Bass Guitar – The Ties That Bind – Garry Tallent – Bruce Springsteen
Here?s a learn how to play bass guitar tutorial to The Ties That Bind. The bass line was originally played by the very Garry Tallent. This track is originally from Bruce Springsteen's excellent album … [Read more...]
