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How To Improve Your Bass Playing When Going Over Songs You Already Know (Part 1)

January 18, 2018 by Paul Wolfe

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...]

Filed Under: Popular Song Tutorials Tagged With: deliberate practice, first bass and beyond

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Isolated Bass – Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen – Garry Tallent

September 9, 2014 by Paul Wolfe

Here?s the next in the series of isolated bass lines that I?m posting.? This is Garry Tallent's line on the Springsteen classic Born To … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bass guitar, first bass and beyond, isolated bass Tagged With: born to run, bruce springsteen, first bass and beyond, garry tallent, isolated bass

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Isolated Bass To Californication by The Red Hot Chili Peppers/Flea

September 2, 2014 by Paul Wolfe

There are a lot of isolated bass lines that you can hear via YouTube and so on.? But there are a lot of isolated bass lines that are floating around the Interwebz that aren?t on Youtube. So I?m … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bass guitar, first bass and beyond, flea, isolated bass Tagged With: californication, first bass and beyond, flea, isolated bass, red hot chili peppers

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Money Songs For Bass

June 24, 2013 by Paul Wolfe

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...]

Filed Under: first bass and beyond Tagged With: bass, first bass and beyond, money songs

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BB King – Ain’t Nobody Home – Bass by Pino Palladino

October 4, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

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...]

Filed Under: bass guitar, first bass and beyond Tagged With: ain't nobody home, bass, bass guitar, bb king, first bass and beyond, pino palladino

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Jeff Berlin talking about Bass Guitar and Metronomes

September 13, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video of Jeff talking about bass guitar and metronomes. httpv://youtu.be/9z6g7vBXboA I don't totally agree with what Jeff says....even though he would absolutely kick my ass at a bass … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bass guitar, first bass and beyond Tagged With: bass guitar, first bass and beyond, jeff berlin, metronomes

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Shipbuilding – Elvis Costello – Bruce Thomas Bass Guitar

August 1, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a great live performance of the poignant song Ship Building by Elvis Costello.? The bass line to this tune is an awesome performance by Bruce Thomas - at times it almost sounds like a fretless … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bass guitar, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons Tagged With: bass guitar, bruce thomas, elvis costello, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons, shipbuilding

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Cream – White Room – Jack Bruce – Bass Guitar

July 18, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a great clip from the Cream reunion concerts at Albert Hall of their seminal song White Room.? httpv://youtu.be/dCc00pX_pFA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bass guitar, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons Tagged With: bass guitar, cream, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons, jack bruce, white room

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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...]

Filed Under: bass guitar, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons Tagged With: bass guitar, doobie brothers, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons, take me in your arms, tirian porter

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Isolated Bass Guitar – Duran Duran – Girls On Film

July 1, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's an isolated bass line that I thought I'd shared on the blog section of the website - but apparently not!? It's John Taylor's bass line for Girls On Film. I'll be transcribing this for First … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bass guitar, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons, isolated bass Tagged With: duran duran, first bass and beyond, free bass lessons, girls on film, isolated bass guitar, john taylor

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    • Cracking The Detroit Code – The 30 Day Challenge
    • HTPB50 – The Only 6 Things A Bass Beginners Should Practice
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    • Day 2 – Adding The 5th
    • Day 3 – The Major Triad
    • Day 4 – The Minor Triad
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    • 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
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