I first heard Silk Sonic’s Leave The Door Open the day it came out and fell in love with the bass line (and the song) pretty much instantly. Burgers, toasted cinnamon donuts, John Mayer tunes and a few good friends. That’s how I spent my rare Friday night off last week. In between discussing everyone’s […]
Joe Dart Bass Licks: 69 Of Them To Add To Your Bass Playing
Joe Dart bass licks: Today, I have 69 of them to share with you, plus you’ll learn how to add them to your own bass lines, fills or even use them to improvise. Video Not Showing Up Here? Watch On YouTube So how did I come to learn these 69 Joe Dart bass licks? It […]
5 Beginner-Friendly Jazz Bass Lines
Jazz bass lines can be intimidating, right? You see these incredible bassists creating incredible bass lines out of thin air and improvise like there’s no tomorrow – it can be super inspiring. But then you hear them talk about things like ‘double chromatic approach tones’ or using the ‘Superlocrian mode’ over altered dominant chords or […]
5 Beginner Funk Bass Lines – Guaranteed To Impress
Funk bass lines: If there’s anything more fun than laying down some of these, I’m not sure what it is. But if someone demands: “Play me something funky!” What do you do? Have you got some killer funk bass lines you can launch into at the drop of a hat and fill a dancefloor? If […]
Sweet Pentatonic Exercise For Bass
You’ve probably heard of the pentatonic scale, right? You’ve probably even played it on your bass once or twice (or a couple of thousand times…) Today, I want to share a new way of using the pentatonic scale on bass to make some super cool music. It’s one thing to just run up and down […]
5 Tragically 80s Synth Bass Lines
Synth bass lines: If there was ever a decade that epitomized the sound and feel of a synth bass line, it would have to be the 80s. The decade that gave us MTV, shoulder pads and HUGE hair… Thankfully, the 80s also gave us an absolute ton of great music, and saw the rise of […]
