Talkingbass Lesson Map
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- Bass Player Back Pain
- 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
- 3 Top Tips For Buying & Setting Up A Bass Strap
- Simple Trick To Improve Sustain On Your Bass
- This Funky Riff Will Improve Your Rhythm & Technique
- Intervals Part 1
- Intervals Part 2
- Intervals Part 3
- Scale Degrees
- Key Signatures & the Cycle Of Fifths
- Minor Scales & Keys
- Chord Construction: Triads
- Chord Construction: Seventh Chords
- Chord Construction: Extensions
- Chord Construction: Altered Extensions
- Chord Construction: Added Note Chords
- Chord Construction: Suspended Chords
- Chord Construction: Slash Chords & Inversions
- Chords In A Major Key
- Chords In A Minor Key
- Chromatic Scales
- The 3 Essential Arpeggio Fingerings
- Applying Music Theory To Basslines
- 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
- Simplifying Jazz Chords
- Chord Tones, Scales and Chromatic Notes
- The Most Important Music Theory You Can Learn
- Awesome Music Theory Exercise For Bass
- Jazz Harmony Basics – Secondary Dominants
- 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)
- Transform Your Bass Fills With This Dorian Hack
- Mixolydian Made Easy
- Triad Arpeggios For Bass
- Less Than 1% Of Bass Players Will Be Able To Play This Exercise
- Harmonic Minor – What’s The Deal?
- Three Scale Patterns To Transform Your Playing
- 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
- Lessons In Love – Level 42
- Pow! – Graham Central Station
- Build your Slap Stamina With This Riff
- Slap Triplets For Bass
- 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
- The Bass Riff Everyone Gets Wrong – Whole Lotta Love
- Top 5 Must Know Bob Marley Riffs
- Holy Wars…The Punishment Due (Speed Metal Tips)
- Top 5 Must Know Led Zeppelin Riffs
- Raining Blood – Slayer
- Hammer Smashed Face – Cannibal Corpse
- Punk It Up! – Infectious Grooves
- My Friend Of Misery – Metallica
- Barbarism Begins At Home – The Smiths
- Good Times – Chic
- Too Much Too Young – The Specials
- Blame It On The Boogie – The Jacksons
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick – Ian Dury & The Blockheads
- Pow! – Graham Central Station
- Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
- Souls Of Black – Testament
- Lessons In Love – Level 42
- Stone Cold Crazy – Queen
- Bonin In The Boneyard – Fishbone
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Top 5 Classic Rock Bass Riffs
- Schism – Tool
- 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
- Walking Basslines #1 – A Basic Introduction
- Walking Basslines #2 – Arpeggios/Chord Tones
- Walking Basslines #3 – Fly Me To The Moon (Chord Tones)
- Walking Through A 12 Bar Blues
- Simple Jazz Blues Walking Bass Line Breakdown
- Simple Walking Bass Line For Jazz Beginners (Autumn Leaves)
- Walking Bass Line Simple Hack!
- How To Play Funky Walking Bass Triplets!
- Getting Started With Walking Bass Lines
- 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
- Beginner Guide To Bass Pick Technique
- Turbo Charge Your Bass Technique With This 16th Note Groove
- Left Hand Sucks? Try This Fingering Hack!
- Toccata Technique Workout For Bass
- Finger Busting Exercise For Bass
- Killer Legato Technique Exercises For Building A Terminator Left Hand
- Turbo Charge Your Ghost Notes
- Sliding For Beginners
- An Introduction To Bass Chords
- Bass Chords #1: Major Triads
- Bass Chords #2: Minor Triads, Voice Leading & Alternative Shapes
- Bass Chords #3: Augmented & Diminished Triads
- Bass Chords #4: Seventh Chords
- Cool Chords & Funky Basslines
- Power Chords
- Awesome Chord Voicing For Bass
- Strumming Chords On Bass
- Transform Your Bass Chords With Inversions
- Christmas Bass Solo – The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot