Free PDF download How to ACTUALLY use scales on bass Grab the free PDF — a quick reference guide to take away from this lesson. The Scale Mistake Every Bass Player Makes – FIXED!! Most bass players learn scales. Far fewer know how to actually use them. If you’ve ever run through a scale and…
The Perfect Beginner Bass Riff (For Developing SOLID Technique) This riff is perfect for developing good technique fundamentals in both the fretting and picking hands. Take it slow, use micro shifting as shown and don’t use the supplied tracks until you can play the riff confidently with good time. This riff is Groove 16 from…
Bass Fills and How To Create Them In this lesson we’ll be looking at how to create bass fills from the absolute basics through to more advanced chromatic fills. There is a large amount of lesson material to work through which can be downloaded accessed in the Practice Resources section below The Creative Bassist This…
Learning the bass fretboard and memorizing the notes can seem like a tough task. So many notes to memorize and no real system for learning them… or is there? In this lesson we’re going to look at 10 essential tips, tricks, hacks and methods for learning that bass guitar fretboard. I’ve also provided lesson material…
In this lesson we’re going to look at the problem we all find as bass players in creating a practice roadmap of songs and grooves. You learn a song that provides a good challenge but then the next song might be too easy or waaay too hard. There are no perfect repertoire lists for beginner…
Today we’re going to look at some simple bass practice you can employ for working on almost all areas of your bass playing and musicianship. We’re going to work on learning the notes of the fretboard, your harmony knowledge, arpeggios, scales and pretty much EVERYTHING. We’re going to do this in a very relaxed and…
This lesson is aimed specifically at those of you that might have now purchased a 5 string bass after years of playing a 4. The Problem So, you’re moving from four to five string bass. You’re someone that knows the notes on the four string fretboard really well but when adding a low B string…
In this lesson we’re going to look at a popular tip for adding interest to a metronome click. How To Add Some Groove To The Metronome Here we have a basic riff: We can play this riff along to a metronome click of 150bpm. However, when relying on a 4 beat click, it can feel…