There are hundreds – maybe even thousands of things you can work on to improve your bass playing. It can be a real jungle! How are you supposed to know what’s going to actually help you improve? A lot of people boil it down to focusing on two things: Learning bass lines/songs Learning scales Now […]
Walking Bass Lines – 5 ‘Plug-And-Play’ Formulas
Walking bass lines can be an absolute mystery. Someone shoves a chord chart in your face and expects you to know exactly how to get through it. In theory, it’s easy. You just have to play 4 notes per bar, right? In reality, it can be a lot trickier than it sounds. The conventional wisdom […]
Inject Melody Into Your Playing With This Interval
Have you ever noticed that when you try to make up a bass line or take a bass solo, it just sounds like you’re just going up and down a bunch of scales? If so, you’re not alone! This is something that a ton of bass players struggle with. I definitely went through this myself. […]
The 4 Types Of Bass Lines
There are a million different ways to write your own bass lines. Every bass player does it slightly differently, but what if I told you that the overwhelming majority of bass lines could fit into 4 broad categories? Just 4! And each of the 4 categories does something slightly different to the music. Do you […]
How To Make Your Own Bass Lines Instantly
Being able to make your own bass lines at a moment’s notice is one of the most useful skills you can learn as a bass player. Think about it – if you can do this, then you’ll have no problem: Nailing songs you haven’t ever heard Landing gigs or studio work (there’s always demand for […]
5 Beginner Bass Lines – Guaranteed To Impress
Beginner bass lines are quite different than beginner guitar riffs or piano licks, right? If you’re a beginning guitarists or pianist, you have a ton of options to choose from if you want to play something that people know, recognize and get excited about. For a guitarist, it might be something riff-y like Smoke On […]
