Learn songs not scales
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...] about How To Improve Your Bass Playing When Going Over Songs You Already Know (Part 1)
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...] about Isolated Bass – Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen – Garry Tallent
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...] about Isolated Bass To Californication by The Red Hot Chili Peppers/Flea
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
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
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...] about Jeff Berlin talking about Bass Guitar and Metronomes
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...] about Shipbuilding – Elvis Costello – Bruce Thomas Bass Guitar
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...] about Cream – White Room – Jack Bruce – Bass Guitar
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...] about Tirian Porter – Bass Guitar – Take Me in Your Arms
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...] about Isolated Bass Guitar – Duran Duran – Girls On Film
