Regardless of whether you’re new to the bass or an experienced bassist, regardless of your musical preference – be it blues, pop, rock, jazz, hard rock, heavy metal, funk, world music, or so forth – rest assured that on this website you will find the right courses to learn bass and make steady progress. To view the bass guitar courses you are interested in, select the respective themes in the adjoining menu and a complete list of relevant courses will be presented to you.
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Playing Blues Scales
A blues (minor) scale consists of six notes (1 m3 4 b5 5 m7) which are separated from each other by the following intervals: 1½-1-1/2-1/2-1½-1 (Ex. in C: C-Eb-F-Gb-G-Bb). If you transpose it ...
Slow Rock & Ballad Basslines
This all-embracing assortment of slow basslines covers everything from slow pop to rock ballads, following the style of Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Cliff, The Scorpions, U2, Coldplay and many ...
Playing Dominant 7th Arpeggios
A dominant 7th arpeggio (7) consists of a root/tonic, a major third, a perfect fifth and a minor seventh. If you transpose its five chord diagrams into a different key, the tonic (white circle) ...
Slow Blues Basslines
This assortment of slow blues basslines – major and minor – recalls the great standards of this style as well as the roots blues. Slow and ternary grooves consisting of pointed quarter notes, ...
My First Basslines #2
These basslines are aimed first and foremost at beginners. They are very easily accessible because they use only two rhythmic values: the whole and the half note. The whole note lasts for four ...
Reggae & Ska Basslines
This assortment of reggae and ska basslines is inspired by some of the world’s greatest artists, such as Bob Marley, Ernest Ranglin, and The Skatalites. The round bass sound serves as a guide ...