When it comes to writing your own basslines, sometimes you barely have to worry about the notes, right? They’re pretty much taken care of. It’s common for bass players to be given a chord chart or a lyric sheet that basically tells them what notes are going to work the best. This is great if you’re not […]
4 Different Methods To Create The Perfect Bass Line: BLFS 2/9
Imagine this: You’ve just been pulled up on stage at a jam session to play a song on bass. Except you don’t know the song that’s being played. That doesn’t seem to matter to anyone else though. They’re still expecting you to create a bass line that works. This kind of thing happens all the […]
How To Write A Bassline: Basslines From Scratch (Lesson 1/9)
Do you know how to write a bassline? As a bass player, making basslines is one of the most important things you’ll do. Sure, sometimes bass players will be crafting fills, playing melodies or even improvising, but for probably 95% of the time, we’re playing basslines. The very best bass players don’t just know how […]
5 Shredding Bass Lines
There’s nothing more fun than going to town on some shredding bass lines. Most of the time, us bass players leave the shredding and faster playing to the guitars or keyboards, but it doesn’t have to be this way all the time. There are a ton of cool, fast bass lines that sound really cool, […]
4 Pentatonic Bass Lines
Do you ever find it boring just trying to learn scales by themselves? Some people actually enjoy the process of scale learning – I’m one of them. However, a lot of other people can’t think of anything worse than having to learn scales. So what’s the solution? It’s to play songs that use whatever scale […]
Blues Bass Lines: 6 Authentic Formulas
Let’s talk about blues bass lines. If you’re playing any kind of 12 bar blues, you’ll need to know how to get through the form in a way that is functional (aka. playing the ‘right’ notes) but also sound authentic. The last thing you want is to sound like you don’t know what you’re doing […]
