How to Get Started on Bass Guitar

In this video, a physical description of a bass guitar is made as well as a demonstration of how it should be held safely in order to avoid long term injuries to your hand tendons. Lastly, we learn how to tune the bass guitar and the difference between a 4 string and a 5 String bass guitar is briefly made.

This lecture looks explores the best techniques to use on both hands so that you can build speed on bth hands and to avoid fret buzzing on your right hand.

Perhaps, one of the most iportant lectures. We learn about the music alphabet as well the Major Scale.  The Major scale is the root of all the other scales that we will learn about later on in the course.

Now that we know the music alphabet and the major scale, its to put into practice on what we have learnt about the music alphabet and the major scale.

One of the key skills to master in order to be a fluent bass player is to identify all the notes on the bass. In this lecture we delve deeper on how to identify notes on a bass.

As we have now identified all the different notes on the bass, lets us take advantage by learning how to play the Major Scale on different positions of the Fretboard.

This lesson looks to expand on the major scale and play it across the Fretboard (further down the neck)

Utilising octaves is one of the most important tools to possess as a Bass player though its rarely discussed by most Bass Tutors. In this video, we do an analysis on why octaves are vital and the bemefits of knowing them and using them.

Knowing how to read bass tablatures is an important tool for transcribing to music. In professional settings, music will be brken down in tabs or instrunctions of how to play certain music will also be given in tabs. Therefore it is crucial as a bassist to learn how to Read Bass Tabs.

A metronome is a useful tool as it improves a bass player's rhythm and timing. A Bass player belongs in the rhythm section of the band alongside the drummer. Therefore, rhythm is an important skill that a bass player has to develop so that they can function in a band get hired for session and studio work.

A metronome is a useful tool as it improves a bass player's rhythm and timing. A Bass player belongs in the rhythm section of the band alongside the drummer. Therefore, rhythm is an important skill that a bass player has to develop so that they can function in a band get hired for session and studio work.

We look at 5 great exercises that will improve our technique on our left hand

A look at one of the most popular scales used in music especially Pop Music. We also look at its relation with the Major Scale.

An introduction to a concept called Arpeggios otherwise known as triads. This video looks at the roles between the piano player and the bass player in relation to Arpeggios.

We look at the definition of the Major Arpeggio, how bassists can utilise to create melodic bass lines.

An introduction to Minor Arpeggios and how they relate to other scales.

A Summary of the Arpeggio. (Major and Minor)

An arpeggio exercise where you get to play along with the piano.

An introduction to the Major Pentatonic scale and its relation with scales.

A demonstration of the Major Pentatonic scale.

An introduction to the minor scale and its relation to other scales.

A demonstration of how to Play a Minor Pentatonic riff.

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