Welcome to the Talkingbass Lesson Map
Every online bass lesson is provided below in a structured format, divided by topic to allow for easy navigation. Where possible, each topic acts as a progressive series, providing a step-by-step journey through that particular area of bass study.
New lessons are released every week so be sure to keep an eye out for updates to the map or subscribe to Talkingbass.net to receive updates direct to your inbox.
- Bass Player Back Pain
- Setting Your Strap Height
- How To Make Large Stretches On The Bass
- Notes On The Bass
- Practice Tips For Bass – Making The Most Of Your Time
- Working Out The Key Of A Tune
- The Most Common Problem In New Bass Students – Note Control
- Chords By Number
- Problems With The 1 Finger Per Fret System
- One Of The Most Useful Bass Exercises
- Getting Started On 5 String Bass
- Transform Your Bass Playing With This Simple Tone Tip
- The Awesome Grolsch Straplock Tip
- Measure Your Bass Weight With This Simple Tool
- Top 3 Tips For Getting That James Jamerson Tone
- Lesson 1 – Intervals Part 1
- Lesson 2 – Intervals Part 2
- Lesson 3 – Intervals Part 3
- Lesson 4 – Scale Degrees
- Lesson 5 – Key Signatures & the Cycle Of Fifths
- Lesson 6 – Minor Scales & Keys
- Lesson 7 – Chord Construction: Triads
- Lesson 8 – Chord Construction: Seventh Chords
- Lesson 9 – Chord Construction: Extensions
- Lesson 10 – Chord Construction: Altered Extensions
- Lesson 11 – Chord Construction: Added Note Chords
- Lesson 12 – Chord Construction: Suspended Chords
- Lesson 13 – Chord Construction: Slash Chords & Inversions
- Lesson 14 – Chords In A Major Key
- Lesson 15 – Chords In A Minor Key
- Lesson 16 – Chromatic Scales
- Lesson 17 – The 3 Essential Arpeggio Fingerings
- Lesson 18 – Applying Music Theory To Basslines
Please Note: The Bass Chord Lessons below are for intermediate level and above. If you have any problems getting your hands around the chords then don’t worry, just move on through the rest of the lessons.
- Writing Bass Riffs #1 – Melody, Rhythm & Variation
- Creating Bass Lines #1 – Bass Drum Patterns & Pedalling
- Creating Bass Lines #2 – Chord Tones
- Approach Notes
- Double Approach Notes
- How To Create A Great, Funky Bass Line
- Getting Your Groove On With Only Root and 5th
- THE Must Know Melodic Bass Lick
- The Dreaded Key Of Eb
- How To Add Scale Notes To A Funky Bass Riff
- Simple Pentatonic Bass Runs
- Disco Bass Octaves
- The Not-So-Simple Simple Bass Line
- Killer Funky Bass Riff (and how to build your own)
- Transform Your Bass Riffs With This Simple Phrasing Tip
- How To Play Awesome Bass Fills All Over The Bass Fretboard
- 4 Simple Bass Fills For Beginners
- How You Can Use Scales To Create Cool Bass Fills
- Create Killer Chromatic Bass Fills Like A Pro
- Bass Technique Breakdown!
- Hammer Ons & Pull Offs #1 : Basic Hammer Ons
- Hammer Ons & Pull Offs #2 : Hammer Ons With All Four Fingers
- Hammer Ons & Pull Offs #3 : Introduction To Pull Offs
- How To Develop Speed And Accuracy On Bass Guitar
- Moving Smoothly Around The Fretboard – Position Shifts
- Improve Your Alternate 2 Finger Picking
- Fretting Hand Warmup & Strength Building Exercise
- Fingerstyle Funk – Speed & Stamina
- Three Finger Picking Speed – Fast Metal Lines
- How To Play Funky Ghost Note Basslines
- Double Note Practice Tips
- Chromatic Technique Building Exercises
- 3 Cool Muting Techniques
- Four Finger Picking #1 – Free Stroke Basics
- Four Finger Picking #2 – Adding The Third Finger
- Four Finger Picking #3 – How To Play REALLY Fast
- Left Hand Position and Pivoting
- Improving Technique With Octaves
- Finger Permutations
- String Bending
- The Shake! – Single Finger Trills
- Kickass Major Scale Exercise
- The Major Scale
- The Natural Minor Scale
- The Minor Pentatonic Scale
- Great Tip For Practicing Scales – Scale and Arpeggio
- How To Play Two Octave Scales
- How To Play Two Octave Arpeggios
- How To Play Scales on 1 or 2 Strings
- Descending through Arpeggios and Scales
- Minor Pentatonic All Over The Fretboard
- How To Practice Scales Over The Entire Fretboard – The Tri Shape System
- Great Scale Tips For Bass Guitar (Study Book Of Scales)
- Big Tip For Memorizing Chord Tone Patterns
- How To REALLY Learn Your Scales (Spelling Drills)
- The Must Know Scale For Every Rock/Funk Bass Player
- Major Pentatonic Runs
- Cool Extended Major Pentatonic Runs
- Adding Sexy Chromatic Notes To Major Pentatonic Runs
- Great Major Scale Exercise Through Cycle Of 4ths
- Tough Major Scale Exercise Through Cycle Of 4ths
- Top 5 Easy Bass Scales For Beginners
- Modes Of The Major Scale Part 1
- Modes Of The Major Scale Part 2 – Deeper Into The Modes
- Modes Of The Harmonic Minor Scale
- Modes Of The Melodic Minor Scale
- Modes Explained In Record Time
- 3 Arpeggio Patterns To Transform Your Bass Playing
- Why Every Bass Player Should Learn About Chord Tones
- The 2 Must Know Scales For Playing Over Everything
- The 5 Pentatonic Positions You NEED To Learn
- The Number One Scale For Creating Some Badass Bass Licks (Melodic Minor)
- How To Play Slap Bass #1 – Getting Started
- How To Play Slap Bass #2 – Ghost Notes For Dat Funky Sound
- How To Play Slap Bass #3 – Hammerons and Slides
- How To Play Slap Bass #4 – The Muted Palm Slap
- Cleaning Up Your Slap Technique
- Top 5 Must Know Slap Riffs
- Funky Slap Bass Fills & How To Practice Them
- Slap Bass Thumb Workout – Speed, Strength & Stamina
- Insane Speed Slap Lick
- Run For Cover – Marcus Miller
- Slap Technique: Bounce vs Rest Stroke
- The Talkingbass Intro Slap Lick
- Double Thumb Slap Technique
- ’43’ – Level 42
- 5 Easy Slap Bass Riffs
- Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Double Thump Slap Made Easy
- Top 3 Slap Bass Problems
- ‘Forget Me Nots’ Slap Riff
- Top 5 Classic Disco Riffs
- Top 5 Flea Bass Riffs
- Top 3 Les Claypool Riffs
- Top 5 Slap Riffs
- Ain’t No Stopping Us Now
- Express Yourself
- The ‘Mr Pink’ Slap Bass Riff
- Awesome Geddy Lee Solo Breakdown
- Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
- The Chinese Way
- ‘Forget Me Nots’ Slap Riff
- 6 Classic Rush Bass Riffs
- Top 5 Classic Steve Harris Bass Riffs
- Blackeyed Blonde – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Cissy Strut – The Meters
- Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes