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Video Lesson – Uptight

May 6, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video showing the bass guitar beginner how to play bass to Uptight by Stevie Wonder: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afrZi0WG8HY … [Read more...] about Video Lesson – Uptight

Filed Under: Popular Song Tutorials Tagged With: james jamerson, stevie wonder, uptight, video lesson

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Video Lesson – 25 Miles

May 4, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video showing the bass guitar beginner how to play bass to 25 Miles by Edwin Starr: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNHU2TODRN4 This tune was originally released in early 1970 - it was … [Read more...] about Video Lesson – 25 Miles

Filed Under: james jamerson, Popular Song Tutorials Tagged With: 25 miles, edwin starr, james jamerson, video lesson

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Video Lesson – What Does It Take (To Win Your Love From Me)

May 4, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video showing the bass guitar beginner how to play bass to What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) by Junior Walker. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbNqqr9Onco This tune was a … [Read more...] about Video Lesson – What Does It Take (To Win Your Love From Me)

Filed Under: james jamerson, Popular Song Tutorials Tagged With: james jamerson, junior walker, video lesson, what does it take to win your love from me

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Video Lesson – Heatwave

May 4, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video showing the bass guitar beginner how to play bass to Heatwave by Martha Reeves - the original bass line was played by James Jamerson. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV4BQ5yH914 … [Read more...] about Video Lesson – Heatwave

Filed Under: Popular Song Tutorials Tagged With: heatwave, james jamerson, video lesson

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Video Lesson – Jimmy Mack

May 4, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a video lesson showing how to play James Jamerson's bass line to Jimmy Mack by Martha & The Vandellas. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN5OM_7xLIs … [Read more...] about Video Lesson – Jimmy Mack

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Bass Players – James Jamerson

April 30, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

James Jamerson's basslines were the foundation of the motown sound - full of complex 16th note passages, dissonant passing tones and intense syncopations. Amazingly the majority of them were … [Read more...] about Bass Players – James Jamerson

Filed Under: james jamerson, Practice & Techniques Tagged With: james jamerson, transcriptions

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Video Lessons – Motown – James Jamerson

April 29, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Take the Cracking The Detroit Code 30 Day Challenge For A Spin For $1 https://how-to-play-bass.com/cracking-detroit-code-challenge   Here is a list of video lessons featuring … [Read more...] about Video Lessons – Motown – James Jamerson

Filed Under: james jamerson, song tutorial Tagged With: bob babbitt, james jamerson, motown, video lessons, wilton felder

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Deliberate Practice In The Development Of The Funk Brothers

April 23, 2015 by Paul Wolfe

Stop a passerby in the street and ask them this question: Do You Know Who The Funk Brothers were?? And the majority of people you ask won?t know the answer. Yet if you ask them who Elvis was?? Or … [Read more...] about Deliberate Practice In The Development Of The Funk Brothers

Filed Under: deliberate practice, james jamerson, Practice & Techniques Tagged With: deliberate practice, funk brothers, how to play bass, james jamerson

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Isolated Bass Guitar – James Jamerson – Ain’t That Peculiar

May 16, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's an isolated bass track of James Jamerson that I don't think I've featured here.? It's Ain't That Peculiar by Marvin Gaye - as well as the bass guitar there is also … [Read more...] about Isolated Bass Guitar – James Jamerson – Ain’t That Peculiar

Filed Under: bass guitar, free bass lessons, james jamerson Tagged With: ain't that peculiar, bass guitar, free bass lessons, isolated bass, james jamerson

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Great James Jamerson Playalong – Bass Guitar – Shop Around – The Spinners

April 28, 2012 by Paul Wolfe

Here's a great playalong that I found by Gavin - more widely known as Jamerson's Hook - on the Spinners version of Shop Around. This is a wicked piece of bass guitar playing - James Jamerson was … [Read more...] about Great James Jamerson Playalong – Bass Guitar – Shop Around – The Spinners

Filed Under: bass guitar, james jamerson Tagged With: bass guitar, free bass lessons, jamersonshook, james jamerson, shop around, the spinners

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