Bass Guitar Lessons For Intermediate

Learn the E major chord tones on bass, including root, major third, fifth, and seventh, and practice the E major scale on the A string from open to 12th fret.

Practice video guides bass players through ascending and descending note sequences on the A string using half notes, starting from the open string and the twelfth fret, with multiple repeats.

Master the d string notes in the e major scale and apply the one, four, and five major chords, with palm muting and finger or pick techniques.

Practice video 3 from bass guitar lessons for intermediate teaches the e major scale on the d string as half notes, with ascending and descending patterns repeated from various frets.

Learn the names of the notes on the G string as part of mapping notes across four strings. Play beat one strongly with a metronome and practice a one-four-five progression.

Practice the notes of the E major scale on the G string using half notes, in ascending and descending patterns with repeats to build accuracy and fretboard familiarity.

Master the song form in E using the 1–4–5 chords, with A and B sections and a stop, while building solid on-beat timing across sections.

Play the a section notes a, e, a as whole notes, then the b section ending on f sharp g sharp a, and repeat the full progression four times.

Learn to play bass lines with different note values in a four-four measure, from whole notes to eighth notes, and vary rhythms between sections to build energy and space.

Practice playing the A section notes as half notes, then the B.S. notes between B and A ending on F sharp G sharp A, and repeat the progression four times.

Learn to play a walking bass line in the b section, alternating between b and a chords, with finger positions and right-hand technique for solid rhythm.

Practice walking bass notes on the B chord, using notes B, D sharp, E, and F; then walk on A and C sharp, and play the full progression four times.

Learn a 2/4 feel with a box car shuffle, using a 1–5 E pattern in the A section and a walking bass in the B section, with seventh‑fret fingering tips.

Practice the 1st and 5th notes on the e chord (e, b), then the 5th and 1st on the a chord (e, a), and play ones and fives through progression.

learn six eight feel, doubling three four for a galloping groove, applying walking bass across the a and b sections, using e and a chords with thumb and finger techniques.

practice bass lines switching between e and a chords with beat-one and beat-six patterns, then between b and a using d sharp, e, f sharp, a, c sharp, d, e.

Learn a funk bass line at 100 bpm using the major third on the one chord (g sharp) ascending and the minor third (g natural) descending, via a walking bass.

Practice beat one on all chord changes, using g sharp major third ascending and g natural minor third descending, with a quarter-note walking bass over the b section.