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Why I Pulled My First Ever Book….Bass Hanon

September 6, 2022 by Paul Wolfe

In February 2010 I released my first ever Bass Book....entitled BASS HANON. This was a collection of Piano Exercises arranged for bass. It sold reasonably well but I was never happy with it and … [Read more...] about Why I Pulled My First Ever Book….Bass Hanon

Filed Under: beginner, how to play bass, how to play bass guitar, Practice & Techniques

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How To Play Blues Rock Bass Vol 1 – SAMPLE

August 2, 2021 by Paul Wolfe

My first book recently launched on Amazon. If you want to check it out on Amazon US you can by clicking the image below: If you want to check it out on your local Amazon, simply head there … [Read more...] about How To Play Blues Rock Bass Vol 1 – SAMPLE

Filed Under: 80-20 Bass Grooves, Bass for Beginners, blues, blues rock bass, how to play bass, how to play bass guitar

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Song Tutorials Arranged Chronologically

April 29, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's all of the How To Play Bass Song Tutorials that I have on the How To Play Bass website arranged chronologically - newest first! … [Read more...] about Song Tutorials Arranged Chronologically

Filed Under: how to play bass, Popular Song Tutorials

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Song Tutorials – Arranged by Group/Player/Genre

April 29, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's all of the How To Play Bass Song Tutorials that I have on the How To Play Bass website arranged by the group that originally played them and/or the bass player. … [Read more...] about Song Tutorials – Arranged by Group/Player/Genre

Filed Under: how to play bass, Popular Song Tutorials

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How To Get The Most Out Of Bass Guitar Books

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

If you?re anything like me then you?ve got a library of bass guitar material at home ? books, DVDs, old VHS tapes, bass magazines. And there?s bass guitar information available in digital format too ? … [Read more...] about How To Get The Most Out Of Bass Guitar Books

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Don’t Noodle – Practice Instead!

April 24, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

You?ve heard the phrase: ?Practice makes perfect? a million times. And it?s variation: ?Perfect Practice Makes Perfect.? I bet you?ve never heard this variation: ?Noodling makes perfect.? What … [Read more...] about Don’t Noodle – Practice Instead!

Filed Under: deliberate practice, how to play bass, Practice & Techniques Tagged With: deliberate practice, how to play bass, noodling

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Name That Bass Line Season 2

January 18, 2013 by Paul Wolfe

My favourite Bass line Quiz Show is back with Season 2 - see how many of these low end beauties you can guess!!! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbWejtMaHVk … [Read more...] about Name That Bass Line Season 2

Filed Under: bass guitar, how to play bass Tagged With: david sinrocks, marloweDK, name that bass line

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Unsubscribe Feedback – And My Thoughts

October 16, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Yesterday I got an email from a subscriber to my free monthly ezine who'd decided to unsubscribe. I wanted to share my thoughts on his feedback....firstly, here's what he wrote in full. Playing … [Read more...] about Unsubscribe Feedback – And My Thoughts

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Learn How To Play Bass Guitar Tutorial – Flea – Adventures of Raindance Maggie

May 22, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a learn how to play bass guitartutorial I filmed a while back - it's The Adventures Of Raindance Maggie by Flea and the Chili Peppers. httpv://youtu.be/YApjDoBwszA … [Read more...] about Learn How To Play Bass Guitar Tutorial – Flea – Adventures of Raindance Maggie

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Bass Guitar Playalong – Roxanne – Sting – Police – David SinRocks

April 24, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

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...] about Bass Guitar Playalong – Roxanne – Sting – Police – David SinRocks

Filed Under: bass guitar, beginner, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons, how to play bass, how to play bass guitar Tagged With: bass playalong, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons, roxanne, sting, the police

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The Only 6 Things Bass Beginners Should Practice…

If you’re a bass beginner….check out the only 6 things you should be practicing: https://how-to-play-bass.com/htpb50-6-things-practice

How Paul McCartney Learned To Play Bass…

….and how you can too!

More here: https://how-to-play-bass.com/mccartney-bass

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