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Learn how to get control over the sustain of the notes by defining legato and staccato! This is essential for all beginners.
legato, staccato, sustain, notes,...Add more techniques to your bass playing repertoire like hammer-on, pull-off, palm muting, sliding, dead notes. Exercises included!
bass, first steps, hammer-on, pull-off,...Learn the bass arrangement of the famous traditional song - Midnight Special.
midnight, special, famous song,...Learn about note values and how to count and play different note durations in a groove situation. All exercises are applied to rock backing for fun practice!
bass first steps, note values, metronome...Learn the notes of the musical alphabet and how to play them on bass and apply the knowledge while learning your first song on bass - Oh! Susanna traditional song.
bass first steps, notes, bass fretboard,...Learn the most important technique, one that will enable you to have a good and clean bass tone - muting technique!
bass first steps, left hand muting, right...Learn the essential technique aspects like posture, left and right hand positioning, plucking and fretting and practice exercises included to play your first notes!
bass first steps, basic technique, posture,...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! Get ready to play!
bass first steps, beginner, bass types,...
In this lesson you're going to learn the "Pachelbel's Canon in D". It's the most famous piece by Johann Pachelbel written in about 1680. I did a special version for two bass guitars.
Pachelbels Canon in D, bass version, canon...
Slap style is what everyone wants to do when they start playing bass. Nowadays these bass players are famous for using that technique: Les Claypool, Bootsy Collins, Louis Johnson, Mark King, Flea, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke etc.
Les Claypool, Bootsy Collins, Louis...
A set of exercises that will help you start with or develop your existing slab bass technique. This is the fastest way of getting slapping down and developing strength and durability needed.
bass, slap, slapping
A slap bass tune inspired by Flea - the bass guitar player from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. To achieve this fast and percussive sound to it you will be mostly using techniques like hammer-ons and left hand slapping.
Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers, slapping,...
The groove we are going to learn is very typical for golden rock era - 50s and 60s. Songs from bands like Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, The Beatles made this bass line famous.
Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, The Beatles,...
Rhythm figure often used in heavy metal music.It's made famous by Steve Harris of Iron Maiden and used by many other bass players out there.
gallop, pick style, steve harris, heavy...
Time to introduce you to the world of tapping on a bass guitar! Bass players like Billy Sheehan, Victor Wooten, John Myung, Les Claypool are famous for using this technique.
jingle bells, bass tapping
We are going to learn some of classic licks common to this style of music. Are you jamming with friends? This is perfect type of bass line to play in that situation.
classic licks, jamming, bass line, slides,...