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Video Lesson – Rocking Down the Highway

May 7, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video showing the bass guitar beginner how to play the main parts of Tiran Porter's bass line to Rocking Down The Highway by The Doobie … [Read more...]

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Video Lesson – China Grove

May 6, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video showing how to play bass to China Grove by The Doobie Brothers. The original bass line was played by Tiran Porter: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiUNSIAax6k … [Read more...]

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Video Lesson – Long Train Running

May 4, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video tutorial teaching the main parts of Tiran Porter's bass line to Long Train Running by The Doobie Brothers: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjB_knpDah8 … [Read more...]

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Video Lessons – The Doobie Brothers

April 29, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here is a list of video lessons featuring songs by The Bee Gees on the How To Play Bass website. The bass player is Tiran Porter: Rocking Down The Highway by The Doobie Brothers China Grove by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Popular Song Tutorials Tagged With: doobie brothers, tiran porter, video lessons

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China Grove Bass Guitar Playalong

July 5, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a great playalong to China Grove by a YouTube user called Infusion26 (who posts some GREAT playalongs): httpv://youtu.be/GSStlTR1JuI … [Read more...]

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Interview with Bass Guitar Player Tirian Porter

July 2, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a great interview with Doobie Brothers bass guitar player Tirian Porter: httpv://youtu.be/rENxZNVTjos … [Read more...]

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Tirian Porter – Bass Guitar – Take Me in Your Arms

July 2, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's another Tirian Porter line - this time Tirian is channelling Jamerson on the bass guitar as this was originally a Motown song. Look out for this one in First Bass And Beyond … [Read more...]

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Tirian Porter – Bass Guitar – How Do Fools Survive –

July 2, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

I'm listening to a bit of Tirian Porter/Doobie Brothers at the moment.? Here's a tune that was suggested to me by my bass bro Peter - it's got a great bass guitar line and the song is called HOW DO … [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)
  • Sight Reading Etudes
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    • Index Of Sight Reading Etudes
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