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Song Tutorials

Learning bass lines to songs has got the following benefits to bass players:

  • you need to know songs to play at gigs, rehearsals, open mic nights and the like – basically whenever you are playing with other musicians
  • you can use learning song tutorials as a way to audit your technique – and then use effective practice techniques to isolate what is causing you playing issues and correct those issues
  • you can pick up ideas to use in your own bass lines by learning how other bass players have solved specific song playing challenges
  • oh, and learning songs is fun!

Popular Songs

Below is a list of? the 10 most popular song tutorials on How To Play Bass? – but please note that there are 0ver 200 song tutorials on the site!

So these are not the only song tutorials that you can find on the site Here are the most popular 10 song tutorials:

Under Pressure by Queen

Play That Funky Music

Smooth Criminal

Long Train Running

I Want You Back

Locked Out Of Heaven

Good Times

Brown Eyed Girl

Come Together

Satisfaction

If you want to check out the list of songs that have been published over the years, then you’ll find it in reverse chronological order on this page:

Song Tutorials Arranged Chronologically

 

Free Members Area

If you’re not registered for the free members area featuring song tutorials, sight reading etudes and more…here’s where to do it: https://how-to-play-bass.com/register/free-bass-lessons1

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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