First things first, here is your Beginner Bass Line Bible
Click Here To Download The Beginner Bass Line Bible
Inside, you’ll find all 58 bass lines split across 3 different ‘levels’. That means you can start at the very beginning and work your way through until you’re beyond the beginner stage.
To help you out with that, I’ve created some ‘superloops’ to go with every bass line in the PDF. They are each 10 minutes long so you can really sink your teeth into them and instead of being the whole song, they are just the loops of the parts in the PDF above.
There are 2 versions of every superloop; a version with the bass left in, and one with the bass removed. I’d recommend starting to practice WITH the bass left in so try and emulate everything about the line – the rhythm, the tone, the notes and groove.
When you’re comfortable with that, try to play along to the bassless version of the track to see how well you can ‘hold your own’.
The bass lines are in rough order of difculty, but you don’t need to go through every single one. Pick the ones you like and skip the ones you don’t. There’s more than enough in there to really sink your teeth into.
Good luck and happy playing!
Cheers,
Luke
P.S. Need help with reading tabs? I’ve got you covered – just click here for a crash course on reading tabs.
Queen – Under Pressure (With Bass)
Queen – Under Pressure (Bassless)
Earth, Wind And Fire – Let’s Groove (With Bass)
Earth, Wind And Fire – Let’s Groove (Bassless)
The White Stripes – 7 Nation Army (With Bass)
The White Stripes – 7 Nation Army (Bassless)
Ben E. King – Stand By Me (With Bass)
Ben E. King – Stand By Me (Bassless)
The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (With Bass)
The Temptations – Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Bassless)
Damian Marley – Welcome To Jamrock (With Bass)
Damian Marley – Welcome To Jamrock (Bassless)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Down On The Corner (With Bass)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Down On The Corner (Bassless)
James Brown – People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul (With Bass)
James Brown – People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul (Bassless)
Muddy Waters – Hoochie Coochie Man
Cream – Sunshine Of Your Love (With Bass)
Cream – Sunshine Of Your Love (Bassless)
Curtis Mayfield – Superly (With Bass)
Curtis Mayfield – Superly (Bassless)
Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc. (With Bass)
Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc. (Bassless)
Horace Silver – Song For My Father (With Bass)
Horace Silver – Song For My Father (Bassless)
The Paragons – The Tide Is High (With Bass)
The Paragons – The Tide Is High (Bassless)
John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom (With Bass)
John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom (Bassless)
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (With Bass)
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (Bassless)
Bob Marley – One Love (With Bass)
Bob Marley – One Love (Bassless)
Fleetwood Mac – The Chain (With Bass)
Fleetwood Mac – The Chain (Bassless)
The Temptations – Get Ready (With Bass)
The Temptations – Get Ready (Bassless)
Booker T. And The MGs – Green Onions (With Bass)
Booker T. And The MGs – Green Onions (Bassless)
Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World, Wonderful People (With Bass)
Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World, Wonderful People (Bassless)
James Brown – Papas Got A Brand New Bag (With Bass)
James Brown – Papas Got A Brand New Bag (Bassless)
Rick James – Superfreak (With Bass)
Rick James – Superfreak (Bassless)
James Brown – Funky President (With Bass)
James Brown – Funky President (Bassless)
Pink Floyd – Money (With Bass)
Pink Floyd – Money (Bassless)
Queen – Another One Bites The Dust (With Bass)
Queen – Another One Bites The Dust (Bassless)
Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour (With Bass)
Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour (Bassless)
Steve Miller Band – The Joker (With Bass)
Steve Miller Band – The Joker (Bassless)
James Brown – Get Up Offa That Thing (With Bass) [In G]
James Brown – Get Up Offa That Thing (Bassless) [In G]
Journey – Don’t Stop Believing (With Bass)
Journey – Don’t Stop Believing (Bassless)
Green Day – Longview (With Bass)
Green Day – Longview (Bassless)
Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (With Bass)
Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (Bassless)
The Commodores – Brick House (With Bass)
The Commodores – Brick House (Bassless)
The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love (With Bass)
The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love (Bassless)
The Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (With Bass)
The Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Bassless)
Jackie Wilson – Higher And Higher (With Bass)
Jackie Wilson – Higher And Higher (Bassless)
UB40 – Red Red Wine (With Bass)
UB40 – Red Red Wine (Bassless)
Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign (With Bass)
Albert King – Born Under A Bad Sign (Bassless)
James Brown – Cold Sweat (With Bass)
James Brown – Cold Sweat (Bassless)
Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me (With Bass)
Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me (Bassless)
James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good) (With Bass)
James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good) (Bassless)
Cream – Crossroads (With Bass)
James Brown – Get Up (Sex Machine) (With Bass)
James Brown – Get Up (Sex Machine) (Bassless)
Aretha Franklin – Respect (With Bass)
Aretha Franklin – Respect (Bassless)
Little River Band – Help Is On Its Way (With Bass)
Little River Band – Help Is On Its Way (Bassless)
Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers – Just The Two Of Us
(With Bass)
Grover Washington Jr. feat. Bill Withers – Just The Two Of Us (Bassless)
Sam and Dave – Soul Man (With Bass)
Sam and Dave – Soul Man (Bassless)
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away (With Bass)
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away (Bassless)
Charles Mingus – Haitian Fight Song (With Bass)
Miles Davis – So What (With Bass)
Miles Davis – So What (Bassless)
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (With Bass)
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Bassless)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Can’t Stop (With Bass)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Can’t Stop (Bassless)
Sly And The Family Stone – Thank You Falettin’ Me Be Mice Elf (With Bass)
Sly And The Family Stone – Thank You Falettin’ Me Be Mice Elf (Bassless)
The O’Jays – For The Love Of Money (With Bass)
The O’Jays – For The Love Of Money (Bassless)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane (With Bass)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane (Bassless)
Sade – Smooth Operator (With Bass)
Sade – Smooth Operator (Bassless)
Ben Harper – Steal My Kisses (With Bass)
Want to download all the tracks at once? Just click here
This will download all the tracks and the PDF as a .zip file, which you will have unzip on your device. It’s a large file, so it may take some time to fully download, but in the meantime, feel free to use the tracks embedded above.