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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Rock ‘n‘ Roll & Rockabilly Basslines
Within this assortment of simple, but effective rock ’n’ roll and rockabilly basslines, eighth and quarter notes play a special role. The rock basslines included here, which are essentially ...
Two Finger Rest Stroke
This traditional bass technique consists in alternately plucking the strings with the index and middle finger of the right hand. When you play low strings the thumb should rest on the pickup, but ...
Finger Independence
Training the left hand fingers to move independently of one another is an essential part of learning bass guitar. This will make you feel more at ease with your instrument and will help you ...
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Playing Major Scales
A major scale consists of seven notes (1 2 3 4 5 6 M7) which are separated from each other by the following intervals: 1-1-1/2-1-1-1-1/2 (Ex. in C: C-D-E-F-G-A-B). If you transpose it into a ...
Playing with the Rhythmic Figure "16th-16th-8th"
The rhythmic figure called “2 sixteenth notes/1 eighth note” lasts for one beat. If you number each of the four sixteenth notes in the beat, you will have to play numbers 1, 2 and 3. As a ...
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Finger Stretching
Finger stretching exercises are absolutely essential for a large number of basslines; this is illustrated by numerous musical examples included in the course. By forcing yourself to reach notes ...