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Beginners Songs – Wild Thing (members only tutorial)

May 9, 2019 by Paul Wolfe

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...]

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Beginner’s Songs Stand By Me

May 5, 2019 by Paul Wolfe

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...]

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Beginners Bass Songs – Green Onions

May 4, 2019 by Paul Wolfe

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...]

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Video Lesson – We Are Young

May 7, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's another in our series of tutorials for beginners - this one is We Are Young by Fun: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFY2jp5ICO0 … [Read more...]

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Video Lesson – Sunny Afternoon

May 7, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's another in our series of bass tutorials for beginners - this is Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_LlZYaMBe8 … [Read more...]

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Video Lesson – All Shook Up

May 7, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's another in our series of tutorials for beginners - this one is All Shook Up by Elvis and like the other Elvis tunes in this series the bass line has a predominantly quarter note rhythmic … [Read more...]

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Video Lesson – Teddy Bear

May 7, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's another in our series of tutorials for beginners - this one is Teddy Bear by Elvis and like the other Elvis tunes in this series the bass line has a predominantly quarter note rhythmic … [Read more...]

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Video Lesson – Heartbreak Hotel

May 7, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a tutorial for beginners for the Elvis tune Heartbreak Hotel. This is a good one for beginners because the rhythm is pretty consistent through the tune - it's predominantly a quarter note pulse … [Read more...]

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Video Lesson – When A Man Loves A Woman

May 7, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's another in the series of bass lessons for beginners - this tutorial is When A Man Loves A Woman by Percy Sledge and in the tutorial we'll look at the three main sections of the … [Read more...]

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Video Lesson – Baby Love

May 7, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a tutorial for beginners for James Jamerson's bass line on Baby Love by The Supremes: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDIpkbgRvow … [Read more...]

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  • Books & Courses
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    • 80-20 Bass – What Is 80-20 Bass?
    • WB101 – Why I Had To Learn To “Walk” On The Bass….
    • Cracking The Detroit Code – The 30 Day Challenge
    • HTPB50 – The Only 6 Things A Bass Beginners Should Practice
    • The Duck Dunn Challenge
    • Cracking The Rock Bass Code – 30 Day Challenge
    • Cracking The Blues Rock Code – 30 Day Challenge
    • Funk Soul Disco 30 Day Challenge
    • Walking Basslines 101 30 Day Challenge
  • Blog
  • Members Tutorials
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    • Index Of Member Only Content
    • Vanishing Tutorial
    • Pre Training Day 1
    • Pre Training Day 2
    • Pre Training Day 3
    • Pre Training Day 4
    • Pre Training Day 5
    • Day 1 – Getting Started With Root Notes
    • Day 2 – Adding The 5th
    • Day 3 – The Major Triad
    • Day 4 – The Minor Triad
    • Day 5 – Connecting Devices
    • Day 6 – Deliberate Composition
    • Day 7 – Deliberate Composition 2
    • Day 8 – Deliberate Composition 3
    • Day 9 – Deliberate Composition 4
    • Day 10 – Connecting Chords With Approach Notes
    • Day 11 – Quarter Note to 8th Note
    • Day 12 – New Device/Modifying Device
    • Day 13 – New Device/2nd Modifying Device
    • Day 14 – The R-3-5-6 Device (with variations)
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