
Learn bass guitar basics by exploring the four strings and standard tuning. Demonstrate using a guitar pick for most of the video, with finger techniques shown for both hands.
Identify strings E A D G and frets on the bass guitar, and learn how the major scale and the seven-note musical alphabet relate bass notes to keyboard patterns.
See how piano notes map to the bass guitar, using whole steps and half steps across frets and strings to visualize scales, sharps, flats, and unison notes.
Explore sharps and flats on bass guitar, learning how notes have two names, like C-sharp and D-flat, defined by half steps. See how these patterns relate to piano keys.
Tune your bass guitar with an electric tuner to align notes and strings, then learn frets from open (zero) to twelfth, noting octaves and two-dot markers on the twelfth fret.
Learn to play your first bass guitar song, all the small things by Blink-182, breaking it into three fretted notes on the A and E strings.
Play your first song with drums by treating each note as a whole note, four beats apiece, and follow the video step by step to have fun while learning.
Learn bass guitar by playing your first song with eighth notes, using fun, easy steps to amaze your friends.
Learn bass guitar by playing the first song with quarter notes and drums, starting without drums and then adding them to make it sound authentic and come to life.
Learn bass guitar with a fun, easy approach and take your turn to amaze your friends as you play with confidence.
Learn to play seven nation army on bass by mastering the seventh fret on the A string and using an alternate two-string approach.
Add bass drum patterns to Seven Nation Army, combining notes and parts to bring the song together with fun and steady rhythm.
Take your turn to learn bass guitar, have fun, and amaze your friends with easy steps.
Develop left-hand coordination and picking accuracy with the chromatic exercise, moving through frets from first to fourth, then repeating on the next strings to build dexterity.
Advance your bass guitar practice by performing the chromatic exercise with drums, taking it a step forward.
Demonstrates major versus minor scales in the key of c, comparing the happy c major sound with the more serious c minor tone and noting flats and sharps.
Learn the A minor scale on bass, using the whole-step and half-step pattern, starting at A and playing the same notes across simple positions from the fifth to seventh frets.
Learn to play the bass minor scale by starting on the E string at the fifth fret, then moving to the seventh and eighth frets.
Practice a minor scale with drums by following an exercise that starts with half notes (two beats per note) and then moves to faster notes, first ascending and then descending.
Learn bass guitar with a fun, easy approach designed to amaze your friends as you practice. Now it's your turn to apply what you learn.
Learn to improvise on the A minor scale for bass guitar by reusing the same notes in new patterns to create original bass parts.
Master the major scale pattern of whole and half steps on bass, using the e, a, d, and g strings, and apply it to any key with the chart.
Master the major scale on the bass to achieve a happier, optimistic tone, with fingerings spanning the fifth to seventh frets across the strings.
Play the a major scale with drums, paying attention to frets and fingers to improve precision and timing.
Learn bass guitar with a fun, easy approach, and take your turn to amaze your friends with new skills.
See a demonstration of improvising with the major scale in the key of A on bass guitar, starting on any fret, and contrasting it with the minor scale.
Demonstrates the pentatonic scale on bass guitar with charts, teaching the 5–7 pattern in the key of a and the fifth fret, plus a downloadable position chart.
Learn the pentatonic scale on the bass, starting from the fifth fret of the E-string, and practice the pattern across positions with upcoming exercises to master it.
Learn the pentatonic scale on bass guitar with a drum in the background, while varying the pattern and starting with half notes, and follow along to memorize the scale.
Learn bass guitar with fun, easy steps and take your turn to play and amaze your friends.
Improvise on the bass guitar using the pentatonic scale, groove to a drum beat, and jam out with fun and ease.
Learn octave jumping on bass guitar by moving between notes across strings, using the A string and the fifth and seventh frets, to create varied octave sounds.
Discover how octave jumping works with drums to craft really fun sounding music, demonstrated through practical rhythm, tone, and groove options.
Master a popular bassline pattern (7-7-9-5) and other building-block progressions to jam with friends, play in a band, and write your own music.
Master a popular bassline by playing a common progression with eighth notes, then explore a four-note variation and improvise a song on top of that progression.
Learn a second popular bassline progression using the same notes as the first but in a different order, creating a new vibe.
Demonstrate how to use a popular bassline 2 with drums in a song. Practice using these drum tracks from the resources section of the course at your own pace.
"More than your average lesson! This course is great! It teaches you more than just the basic steps of how to play bass."
-JH (student)
**COURSE UPDATED 11/19/15
**OVER 1300 SATISFIED STUDENTS
What is this course about?
Learn to play the electric bass guitar. It is a BEGINNER level bass guitar course that will cover everything you need to go from a total beginner to playing your first scales and songs. You will learn about strings, frets, playing techniques, scales, improvisation and much more.
Why take this course?
- Learn everything you need to know to start playing the bass guitar.
- Learn your first songs on bass guitar
- Learn about scales, frets, strings and progressions
Do you want to learn an instrument and be able to confidently play the songs you love for family and friends, jam with musicians, or even play on a stage with a band?
If so, then this bass guitar course is right for you!
You'll be playing recognizable music in no time!
What kind of materials are included?
Over 50 lectures that walk you through an understanding of the instrument!
Many charts and practice mp3 files to increase your mastery!
How long will the course take to complete?
Students should expect to practice in order to get the results that they want and should use these lectures over and over again as a resource.
How is the course structured?
The course is broken down into 12 Sections:
1) Introduction
2) Bass Basics
3) Playing Your First Song
4) Seven Nation Army
5) The Minor Scale
6) The Major Scale
8) The Pentatonic Scale
9) Special Techniques
10) Popular Basslines
11) The Grand Finale
12) Resource
***This course is designed for those whom are BEGINNERS. You will start with the basics and work your way into some more advanced concepts like using various scales and progressions.
***DON'T take this course if you are an ADVANCED bass guitar player. This course is meant for beginners who want to learn to play.
***Instructor uses a guitar pick for the entire course.
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