How To Read Music On Bass Guitar – Basic Rhythms
This lesson is taken from Simple Steps To Sight Reading Volume 1 and gives a basic introduction to the reading of rhythms in traditional sheet music
This lesson is taken from Simple Steps To Sight Reading Volume 1 and gives a basic introduction to the reading of rhythms in traditional sheet music

THIS WEEK I’m showing you how to get started reading music on bass guitar, EASILY, in under 5 minutes! The key is to start with the absolute basics and keep things as simple as possible. The Basics Of Music Notation The stave, or staff, is made up of five horizontal lines running across the page….

16th notes are where a lot of bass players come unstuck. They’re the main hurdle in reading music, and they’re the heart of every syncopated funk line you’ve ever wanted to play. The good news? There are only six 16th note rhythms you actually need to know. Learn those six, and even the busiest funk…

Reading music can be great for your bass playing in many ways you may never have considered. Both your fretboard knowledge (notes on the bass neck) and your rhythm can see significant improvement with even an elementary level of reading. In this video we look at how reading can benefit these two areas. (Remember to…

This week I’m going to give you a quick rundown of the reasons why learning to read music might change your life forever! Click Here For The Simple Steps To Sight Reading Course

Hi Mark How about something harder with dotted notes and tied notes, this is where most folk want to learn, everyone can play whole notes!!! . BTW Can you recommend a decent bass sight reading book theat has counting underneath the staff ie 1 and 2 and a three etc
Volume 2 is coming out in 2 weeks. Lots of tied and dotted notes in there!!