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...]
How To Play Beginners Bass Songs – Green Onions (notation and tab in video)
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...]
How To Practice Songs You Already Know….Without Your Bass?
There are previous articles in this series you should ideally read if you haven’t already: First there’s the Catch 22 Of Learning Songs: The Catch 22 For Bass Players When Learning … [Read more...]
How To Improve Your Bass Playing When Going Over Songs You Already Know (Part 1)
In the previous post I talked about how learning songs can be a great way of pushing your ability level forward if done correctly but the Catch 22 was that if you play in a gigging band then sometimes … [Read more...]
The Catch 22 For Bass Players When Learning Songs…
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...]
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...]
