Today we’ll work through the two most common arpeggios, Major and Minor and have a little look at how they can work in a bass line. The Major Arpeggio The major arpeggio is made up of a root note, a major 3rd and a perfect fifth interval, all measured from that root. Don’t worry too…
This week we’re looking at the 20 MUST KNOW bass riffs for beginner bassists. Each of these riffs are perfect for the beginner and each one contains at least one technical hurdle you’ll need to overcome. Riff Tabs and Tracks 1. You Really Got Me – The Kinks (4:03) 2. In The Midnight Hour –…
Welcome to your FIRST EVER BASS LESSON!! This lesson is taken from the all new and updated Beginner Bass Guitar Course here at Talkingbass. Click Here To Continue The Course Anatomy Of The Bass Guitar First of all, let’s have a look at the basic anatomy of the bass. The following diagram gives an overview…
THIS WEEK we’re looking at fret markers and how they can REALLY help with navigating the fretboard. Beginner Bass Players often have no clue as to what the fret markers represent. Why would you if nobody told you? Soooo, I’m going to give you 3 HUGE tips for using fret markers. The first tip might…
In this lesson I’ll be showing you the PERFECT bass riff to get you started playing bass as a complete beginner. This bass riff is great for working on loads of the basics such as crossing strings, finger strength (especially in that pinky) and just general riff playing. Even if you’re not a complete beginner…
In this lesson we look at the Blues Scale (or Minor Blues Scale). This is a simple variation on the Minor Pentatonic from the previous lesson and is VERY common in all styles of pop, jazz and blues music. C Blues Scale Sunshine Of Your Love (D Blues Scale) C Blues Riff
In this lesson we look at the Minor Pentatonic Scale. This is one of the most common scales in all of rock and pop music. We look at how to play a basic, common fingering of the scale, move it around to different areas on the neck and then learn a riff based on the…
This is a simple bass lesson on the Natural Minor Scale for beginners. The Minor Scale The natural minor scale is our basic foundation when it comes to the minor key. In numbers relative to the basic major scale, the minor scale is: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 In the key of C,…