What you will learn?
How to play electric bass guitar
How to play bass guitar notes and bass guitar scales
All the fundamental techniques of rock bass playing including playing with a pick, fingers and slap bass technique
Practical bass guitar theory for learning how to read bass guitar music for beginners and how to read bass guitar tabs for beginners
Bass guitar tips and bass guitar tricks that every player should know when learning bass guitar including a system for playing all over the fretboard and creating bass lines from any type of scale or arpeggio.
Shortcuts for how to learn bass guitar fast by getting the most from bass practice sessions
Free bass guitar note poster
About this course
Perfect for absolute beginner beginner rock bass players.
Teaches how to play all over the fretboard and create lines from any type of scale or arpeggio. Also features an introduction to slapping and popping. This dynamic course features step-by-step guidance with real music examples, and comes complete with audio and video resources to make learning easy and enjoyable. Explore exciting topics like The Whole Rest, The Blues Scale, Left Hand Fingering, The Chromatic Scale, with recognizable tunes and upbeat practice tracks.
Covers rock, funk, and blues bass lines, with emphasis on slapping and popping techniques, and practical application of music theory.
This course in a printable PDF format
Develop skills through setting goals, prioritizing consistent practice, and balancing new knowledge with reviewing previous material.
Passive and active bass guitar pickups are compared, focusing on sound profiles and installation needs.
This content introduces the fundamental differences between combo and stack amplifiers, highlighting their unique designs and usage scenarios.
Strings affect sound and feel; gauge options and cleaning tips are discussed, along with the benefits of electronic tuners for accurate tuning.
Understand music notation fundamentals, covering traditional notation and tablature.
Music notation basics cover staff and clefs, note values, and time signatures.
Optimal playing positions for comfortable bass playing are covered, including strategies for strap placement and angle adjustment.
Introduces finger and pick techniques for playing bass with a full and crisp sound.
Proper left-hand placement techniques are introduced to enhance playing efficiency.
Quarter notes' rhythmic patterns are introduced, emphasizing their foundation in music composition.
Covers chord types, including majors, minors, and sevenths, as well as quarter note playing techniques with both pick and fingers.
Root notes are introduced as the foundation of chord harmony and bass line creation.
Passing notes and rests techniques for creating fluid bass lines are covered.
Develops proper left-hand fingering techniques, focusing on finger placement and independence.
Scales are introduced, focusing on major and blues scales, with exploration of scale degrees and note alterations.
Introduces movable fingering patterns for the Blues scale, enabling playing in all keys.
Memorizes fretboard notes, utilizes reference points and diagrams to aid retention of notes in all keys.
Introduces notes and intervals on the bass fretboard, covering strings from open to 12th fret.
The chromatic scale is explored as a fundamental music concept that shows notes with diverse names can produce identical pitches.
Introduces the concept of eighth notes in music, covering their duration and grouping rules.
Develops speed and accuracy by mastering alternate picking through focused practice of down and up motions.
Displaces accents and experiments with rhythm to develop syncopation skills.
Movable patterns and inversions are used to create versatile bass lines, including building major chords and playing arpeggios.
Minor chord structures and applications in arpeggio forms are examined.
Seventh chords' formula and applications in Rock music are covered.
Introduces techniques for mastering movable fingering positions on the fretboard using scales and arpeggios.
Introduces five essential arpeggio patterns and provides a foundation for constructing basslines across all 12 keys.
Unlocking a vast range of musical ideas, this covers scale and chord formulas for playing any scale or arpeggio on the neck.
Techniques for mastering articulation and feeling are covered.
The hammer-on technique allows for expressive note production without string picking, adding nuance to playing.
Introduces the concept of finger-sliding techniques for creating sustained sounds in bass playing, including essential skills and principles.
Introduces fundamental concepts for creating funk-inspired bass lines, focusing on sixteenth-note rhythms and essential techniques.
Introduces slapping and popping techniques for creating dynamic bass lines in Funk, Rock, and other styles.
Covers common rock arpeggios, including minor seventh and major sixth chords, with formulas and fingerings.
Scales and arpeggios are applied across the fretboard, covering all keys.
Minor scales, keys, and relative keys are covered, including formulas, fingering, and transposition techniques.
Introduces fundamental chords I, IV, and V and their applications across major and minor keys.
Understanding chord substitution techniques for sheet music and basic reading skills.
