by Bass Tabs – if you’ve spent any amount of time on the web trying to figure out how to play your favorite bass lines, you’ve almost certainly come across them.
They’re the (sometimes confusing) lines splattered with a ton of numbers and frequently, weird symbols. When I first started playing bass, I wasn’t a fan of bass tabs – they were kind of confusing to me. They seemed like they were ‘upside down’.
After I finally got my head around the idea though, I saw just how useful they could be. It was much easier making sense of bass tabs than the standard notation – that’s for sure.
If you’ve ever wondered how to read bass tabs, but you weren’t sure how to get started, then this is the perfect lesson for you. In it, I want to show you everything you need to know to get started reading bass tabs. Check it out here:
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Once you learn to decipher these tabs, a whole new world of possibilities opens up to you. Instead of needing someone to teach you songs, you can figure them out for yourself.
The one thing to be careful of when using the tabs you find online is that some of them will be just plain wrong. There are tons of good quality resources online, but some tabs you find will just be terrible.
When you come across some like this ‘in the wild’, just take them with a grain of salt. If something doesn’t sound right, then change it so it does sound right. You could also check with any musician friends you have if they think it’s correct or not.
Now if you’re a total beginner and you want to jump-start your playing, make sure you sign up for the BAB Beginners Starter Pack. There are a ton of great lessons in there so you’ll know exactly where to start and what to focus on.
Get started by filling in the form underneath the video. I’d love to see you in there and help you along on your bass playing journey!
Cheers,
Very well explained hope to receive your starter pack many thanks
Hey Les – It looks like you’ve signed up for the starter pack, but not confirmed your email address yet. Check your ‘junk’ or ‘spam’ folders in case it’s been sent there by mistake. If you can’t find it in there, send me an email and we’ll take it from there. Cheers.
Hey man. I’m a bass player who plays by ear. But I want to learn how to read bass tabs. Thanks
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Hi Sir
I am trying very hard to learn it and am a rookie.
Awesome to hear Andrew! We all start at the beginning! Keep at it and you’ll be on top of it in no time!
Hi Luke received your email but as yet not the starter pack
Hey Les – do you mean the confirmation email. Is that the one you received? And you confirmed your email address by clicking on the green button? If not, check your spam and junk folders – sometimes my emails get sent there even though you specifically asked for them. Drag them out of there and into your inbox and try to whitelist the address they came from. That should tell your email provider to trust the things that get sent to you. If you have any hiccups, let me know.
Hi Luke, I’m an absolute beginner and wanting to learn so I can play for a Christian church. Which lessons should I go through first ? Thanks a lot.
Hey Willy – I’d recommend you sign up for the Beginner’s Starter Pack on this page. It’ll guide you through which lessons to go through first and what the big wins will be for you as an absolute beginner. I hope it helps!
Hey~
I’ve received the starter pack, and it’s very easy to understand.
Thank you very much!
No worries Rama – glad you’re into it!
Hey Luke,
I wanted to take the time to thank you for all the bass lessons you’ve taught me. I could not have asked for a better mentor, really appreciate all the tips and advice!
So again THANKS!
Heidi Burns
No worries at all Heidi – I’m happy you’re enjoying it all! Thanks so much for watching.
Luke
Thank you luke i injoy your videos cant wait to see more and hopeful i learn how to play my bass guitar
Thanks your videos have been helpful. Thanks for time
Thank you so much
Very thankful here for all the video tutorial you make appreciate so much
Let’s get this started… Yeah!
Hope to learn a lot from these lessons.
Please send me this
Hey Chad – Are you talking about the Beginner’s Starter Pack? If so, just fill out the form under the video and it’ll get sent to your email address.
Hey really trying to learn bass tab and im excited about this starter pack. Thank you
Looking forward to the starter pack!