Bass First Steps: Basic Rhythms Lesson

- Kristofer Dahl18th April 2010
  Great production and choice of topic - as usual Bogdan! =)
- kaznie_NL18th April 2010
  Cool, keep 'em coming
- Adrian Figallo18th April 2010
  great man, this is used countless times!
- Bogdan Radovic18th April 2010
  Thanks for feedback guys! Glad you like the lesson!
- Santiago Diaz Garces18th April 2010
  And I think it can also be applyed on guitar. Great lesson Bogdan
- Stephane Lucarelli18th April 2010
  Fundamental stuff Bogdan.
- Daniel Realpe18th April 2010
  very cool, nice job!
- Hisham Al-Sanea18th April 2010
  nice job Bogdan

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- Tags: Rhythm, Straight 4, Straight 8, Shuffle, Ballad, Rock, Country
Do you want to start playing bass? Need help starting out?

Bass first steps is a series of videos which will lead you through your bass playing journey from the very beginning to mastering advanced bass chops! Videos will guide you step by step and you'll be prepared to tackle all the other bass lessons we have at GMC!

In this lesson you will learn some most famous rhythms on bass. You will learn how to groove in the style of straight 4 and 8, shuffle, ballad and rock/country rhythms. These grooves are must know for all beginner bass players!

CONTENTS:

- Straight 4 rhythm

- Straight 8 rhythm

- Shuffle rhythm

- Ballad Rhythm

- Rock/country Rhythm

- Exercises included for each rhythm covered!

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