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Music Instruments Bass Guitar

The Professional Bass Masterclass - Bass 1, Bass 2, Bass 3

Learn professional bass techniques, bass tools, & bass methods to master bass guitar from beginner bass to advanced bass
Bestseller
Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (2,261 ratings)
15,899 students
Created by Rajiv Narang
Last updated 4/2021
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Learn professional technique from a professional bassist.
  • Have mastery over the entire fretboard
  • Develop incredible technique in both hands
  • Understand the role of the bass and write great bass lines
  • Be able to improvise
  • Play the bass proficiently in a wide variety of settings
  • Master time
  • Understand music theory including harmony, chord construction, the modes, key signatures, time signatures and more
  • Play over changes from charts
  • Have the foundation to be a fully formed musician
  • Step confidently onto the stage or into the studio
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Requirements

  • A bass (or bass-like instrument)
  • A love of music and a desire to get playing
  • Reading skills are not needed
  • Beginner to Advanced -- All Levels Welcome!

Description

The Top-Selling Bass Course!


Join me and thousands of my wonderful students in your musical journey and learn to play and master the bass now!

This course is edited down to precision to turn you into the bassist you want to be in the shortest time possible!!!

Become a fully-formed bassist!


This course includes:

The Bass Player's Workshop - music modules where you create bass lines

Riff Trainer for Bass - where you develop improv skills and line creation options

and Guided Bass Practice Sessions!


It is so important to build a solid foundation as you learn to play and as you develop your skills.  Don't leave this important first step in your learning to am amateur.  I want to show you the best technique.

The course uses multiple approaches to understand the geometry of the instrument so you can find those that work best for your individual learning style.


Here's what students are saying:

"This is an excellent course. I am new to bass and gained a lot of value from this material. The explanations were clear and well presented. Thanks Rajiv."


"Great course, I'm halfway and so far it's great, it's easy to understand, and how good you can get really just depends on how much practice you put in, because the info is all there."

"This guy's amazing. He know his stuff and he's so passionate about his craft. He's a bass player's bass player, if you know what I mean. His obvious command of the instrument lends itself towards his methodical and logical teaching approach. I love the fact that we can utilise this course on Udemy. Imagine what face to face lessons with this guy would cost? ...he's obviously a really nice guy and his style is infectious. I've come back to the bass after many years of playing guitar (yes that's right, I crossed over to the dark side). I've missed the bass, and these lessons are just what the Bass doctor ordered to get me back to speed. Woo hoo!"


Course Description

The Professional Bass Masterclass is designed for students of all levels.  The course itself is divided into four levels starting with fundamentals, then moving into intermediate and then advanced techniques, knowledge and skill development.  Whether you're a beginner, want to fill in gaps in your knowledge, or advance your skills to whole new levels, this course is designed for you.

This course brings together into one carefully constructed program knowledge from 20 years experience covering elite music school training, session work, touring work, and advanced master classes as well as performance, production and composition frameworks.  This course is a vast amount of information gathered over decades in this course ready to unlock mastery for the motivated student.

This course is a comprehensive system for learning to play the bass guitar that brings a broad range of musical information together to teach you the skills to be a musician.  If you're looking for bass lessons...great bass lessons...this course has the bass lessons for you.

This course is the most effective and efficient way to learn to play the bass.  It is also much more than that.  This course is designed to make students into great bassists, and also fully formed musicians; to truly understand music, to understand time and harmony and theory and song-craft, to be able to communicate with other musicians of any instrument, to see the big picture.

At the end of this course you will be able to understand, play and write great bass lines.  You will understand all the functions of the bass and have all the tools to fulfill these functions with your own great bass lines — in your own voice.  You will be empowered with all the skills and knowledge necessary to hone your craft to become a fully-formed bassist!

Build a solid foundation for mastery of the bass guitar with these lessons.

Prepare yourself for the world of working musicians with great bass lessons and compelling musical instruction with the Professional Bass Masterclass.

These bass lessons include:

Modes for the Bass Guitar, Walking Bass, Triads, Bass Guitar Chords, Bass Guitar Scales, Music Theory, Functions of the Bass, Bass Guitar Techniques for the Left and Right Hand, Chord Construction, Bass Arpeggios, Mobile Scales, The Blues Scale, All Five Pentatonic Shapes for the Bass Guitar, String Selection for the Bass Guitar, Time, Time Signatures and Subdivisions, Linear Scales for the Bass Guitar, Keys and Key Signatures, Chord Inversions, Advanced Bass Technique, Advanced Chord Construction and Music Theory, and much, much more.


Make sure you learn solid technique and build great skills -- AVOID SLOPPY BASS TECHNIQUE and build great habits with this course!


Try the Leading Bass Course. Enroll now and let's get started!

Who this course is for:

  • Take this course if you want to:
  • Start playing today!
  • Learn the foundations of bass playing
  • Develop excellent habits and prevent bad habits from limiting you and your playing!
  • Deepen your understanding of the bass and have fun in the process
  • Learn the methods used by professional bassists
  • Learn the amazing versatility and power of this great instrument
  • Become a fully formed musician
  • Understand how to master the fretboard
  • Learn how to play in a wide variety of styles and settings
  • Learn to make an amazing contribution to any jam session
  • Learn the skills of the top touring and sessions players
  • Learn music theory
  • Do NOT take this course if you want to:
  • Learn specific songs or riffs
  • Aren't willing to put in the time to build up from the basics

Featured review

Alberto Radicati
Alberto Radicati
9 courses
2 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 59 months ago
Rajiv is the best teacher I could hope to get. The course spans over the whole set of knowledge needed to set your bass playing to the next level. I will and I already am making treasure of every single minute spent watching and practicing with this course. Thanks a lot for everything, I really, really enjoyed!

Course content

9 sections • 132 lectures • 9h 31m total length

  • Preview01:47

  • Preview04:12
  • Practice Book and Resources
    00:49
  • Practice Methods: How to Accelerate Your Learning
    06:44
  • Tuning the Bass the Professional Way
    09:59
  • Important Notes on Tuning
    01:28
  • Professional Bass Technique - The Left Hand
    02:28
  • Professional Bass Technique - The Right Hand
    09:39
  • A Note on Practice Schedules
    00:42
  • Fretboard Natural Notes: See the Whole Board
    03:01
  • The Natural Notes: Practice
    00:29
  • The Major Scale: Solid Fundamentals
    05:26
  • The Major Scale: Practice Plan
    00:33
  • The Minor Scale: Solid Fundamentals
    03:24
  • Interval Essentials
    04:52
  • Notes on Interval Essentials
    00:33
  • Music Theory I -- Building Blocks of the Fully Formed Musician
    08:36
  • Music Theory I
    10 questions
  • Triad Types
    02:21
  • The Major Scale - Linear
    03:42
  • The Minor Scale - Linear
    02:37
  • How to Make Yourself Indispensable as a Bassist
    00:03
  • Major and Minor Scales Expanded
    07:08
  • Time 101 - Note Values
    04:49
  • Time 102 - Subdivisions
    03:10
  • Reading Rhythm
    03:54
  • Time Signatures - Introduction
    03:54
  • Time Signatures I
    5 questions
  • The Bass Player's Workshop I - The Major Scale
    05:59
  • Pentatonic Major - Two Octaves
    01:58
  • Ear Training Skills Builder - Intervals I
    04:21
  • Ear Training - Intervals II
    03:09
  • Styles - Reggae Revealed
    08:07

  • Level 1 Session 1
    03:54
  • Level 1 Session 2
    04:41
  • Level 1 Session 3
    03:41
  • Level 2 Session 1
    04:39
  • Level 2 Session 2
    03:12
  • Level 2 Session 3
    03:02
  • Level 3 Session 1
    05:01
  • Level 3 Session 2
    02:51

  • Music Theory II
    04:57
  • Music Theory II
    7 questions
  • The Benefits of Musical Practice
    00:03
  • Intervals Applied
    06:49
  • Artists Spotlight - James Jamerson and Jeff Berlin
    02:08
  • The Bass Player's Workshop - Intervals Applied
    04:05
  • The Chromatic Scale - I
    02:19
  • The Major Scale Two Octaves
    03:17
  • The Minor Scale Two Octaves
    01:52
  • Key Signatures
    08:22
  • Key Signatures
    9 questions
  • Major Pentatonic
    03:46
  • Minor Pentatonic
    02:58
  • The Bass Player's Workshop - Major and Minor Pentatonics
    05:55
  • The Elements of Chord Construction
    08:23
  • Chord Construction
    14 questions
  • Time Signatures II - Compound and Odd Meter
    07:01
  • Time 103 - Subdivisions Advanced
    06:37
  • Time Signatures Extra Practice
    00:03
  • Triads - Versions
    05:48
  • Triads - Applied
    02:23
  • The Chromatic Scale - II
    02:55
  • The Blues Scale Revealed
    05:41
  • Chord Construction - 7th Chords
    06:04
  • E Major - Two Octaves
    02:41
  • The Ultimate Guide to Chord Order
    02:24
  • Chord Order
    7 questions
  • The Number System: Essential Knowledge
    07:07
  • Understanding Chord Progressions
    7 questions
  • Triads and the Major Scale
    05:27
  • Music Theory III - Chord Functions
    10:18
  • Pentatonic Major and Minor Together
    04:28
  • The Ultimate Guide to the Dominant Chord
    07:42
  • A Major - Two Octaves
    01:55
  • Building an Artist Profile
    00:10
  • Styles - The Blues
    08:33

  • Level 4 Session 1
    03:21
  • Level 4 Session 2
    05:25
  • Level 4 Session 3
    05:32
  • Level 5 Session 1
    06:14
  • Level 5 Session 2
    03:42
  • Level 5 Session 3
    03:45
  • Level 6 Session 1
    03:56
  • Level 6 Session 2
    03:26
  • Level 6 Session 3
    06:12

  • What You Need to Know About Bass Strings
    02:41
  • The Ultimate Guide to Bending and Vibrato
    07:56
  • Chords - Inversions and Voicings that Sing
    05:23
  • Seventh Chords and Arpeggios
    09:26
  • Pentatonics - The Five Shapes
    07:04
  • F Major - Two Octaves
    01:48
  • The People's Key -- Welcome to the Village
    08:57
  • Chord Shorthand
    02:21
  • B Flat Major - Two Octaves
    01:49
  • Ultimate Walking Bass -- Practice Methods
    01:15
  • Ultimate Walking Bass I
    03:52
  • Ultimate Walking Bass II
    03:44
  • Ultimate Walking Bass II - Supplemental
    03:14
  • Ultimate Walking Bass III - The Lead Note
    05:38
  • Ultimate Walking Bass IV - The Minor Thirds Rule
    03:36
  • Ultimate Walking Bass V - Bringing the Elements Together
    04:37
  • Ultimate Notes on Walking Bass
    01:48
  • Ultimate Walking Bass VI - Walking in 3/4
    02:04

  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 1
    08:03
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 2
    03:10
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 3
    03:14
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 4
    07:04
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 5
    05:28
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 6
    06:55
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 7
    03:14
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 8
    09:56
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 9
    06:42
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 10
    05:49
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 11
    06:11
  • Riff Trainer for Bass - Session 12
    06:50

  • Chord Construction Advanced - Non-diatonic Chords
    02:42
  • Chord Construction Advanced - Sixth, Suspended, Extended
    04:35
  • Artist Spotlight - Carol Kaye
    02:07
  • Modes I - Introduction and the Ionian Mode
    03:57
  • Modes 2 - The Dorian Mode
    03:11
  • Modes 3 - The Phrygian Mode
    03:29
  • Modes 4 - The Lydian Mode
    03:54
  • Modes 5 - The Mixolydian Mode
    02:33
  • Modes 6 - The Aeolian Mode
    02:02
  • Modes 7 - The Locrian Mode
    01:53
  • Unleashing the Power of All Modes Combined
    03:51
  • The Beauty of Bass Chords and Double Stops
    02:58
  • Incredible Three Finger Technique
    06:50
  • Expanding Your Bass Voice with Legato
    04:22
  • Preview02:41
  • Cadences Revealed
    04:23
  • Advanced Finger Exercise
    03:51
  • The Circle of Fifths - Bonus Material
    05:21
  • A Brilliant and Simple Tool: One Octave Modes
    06:56
  • The Whole Tone Scale
    05:40
  • Harmonic Minor Explained
    04:47
  • Preview03:55

  • Thanks and Congratulations
    00:53

Instructor

Rajiv Narang
Creative Director, Producer, Writer, Composer, Bassist
Rajiv Narang
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 2,603 Reviews
  • 25,568 Students
  • 4 Courses

I am a Creative Director and graduate of the Musician's Institute with 20 years experience as a recording artist, songwriter and producer.  I am the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Jupiter Tree Studios and all around lovely human being.  I studied music under the great music pedagogues Carl Schroeder and Ioan Tettle.

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