Here's a video showing the bass guitar beginner how to play bass to Billie Jean by Michael Jackson: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfXTLjUs0dQ … [Read more...] about Video Lesson – Billie Jean
Video Lesson – Time Is Tight by Booker T And The MGs
Here's a video showing the bass guitar beginner how to play Duck Dunn's bass line to Time Is Tight: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h2RC3LYAAo … [Read more...] about Video Lesson – Time Is Tight by Booker T And The MGs
What A Successful Bass Student Needs To Progress – The Three ‘P’s
So imagine the scenario: you're new or reasonably new to the bass. You've got yourself a shiny new Precision bass and you've can pick out a few notes here and there. Maybe a friend has shown you some … [Read more...] about What A Successful Bass Student Needs To Progress – The Three ‘P’s
Money Songs For Bass
This post - and list - came about due to a chat via email with Gilbert - HE called a certain type of song a 'money song.' So What Is A Money Song? In Gil's words, a 'money song' is a song that a … [Read more...] about Money Songs For Bass
BB King – Ain’t Nobody Home – Bass by Pino Palladino
Here's a great track from B.B. King's Deuces Wild album.? The bass line is played by the one and only Pino Palladino - in fact I have a memory that I read somewhere that this was where Pino first met … [Read more...] about BB King – Ain’t Nobody Home – Bass by Pino Palladino
Quote From Suzuki
So if you've seen any of today's blog posts you'll know I'm researching and reading about the Suzuki Method of music teaching. I'm reading a book that Suzuki himself wrote called HOW TO TEACH … [Read more...] about Quote From Suzuki
Thoughts On Suzuki Method (1)
Here's a video by a violin player talking about the Suzuki Method. httpv://youtu.be/u1-LcxNdccI If you don't know anything about the Suzuki Method of Teaching, in a nutshell: It's aimed … [Read more...] about Thoughts On Suzuki Method (1)
The Graceland Style – 3 Years Before Graceland!
I've been listening to Graceland by Paul Simon a lot recently.? And I remembered an album - called Zulu Rock - by a French singer called Lizzy Mercier Descloux. In particular this track - Queen of … [Read more...] about The Graceland Style – 3 Years Before Graceland!
Paul gilbert – Scarified – Great Song – Great Bass Playing!
Here's the Paul Gilbert tune Scarified....great tune and great bass line - loving the unison tapping line at around the 1.20 mark, and loving the unison riffs too! httpv://youtu.be/nPGA3vjMLgE … [Read more...] about Paul gilbert – Scarified – Great Song – Great Bass Playing!
