I learned every 227 Beatles bass lines That’s every song in the Beatles catalog (I think…). It was a massive job trying to keep track of all these Paul McCartney bass lines, so I even made a super nerdy spreadsheet to keep track of everything: The Beatles bass lines have a very special place in […]
5 Disco Bass Lines (For An Epic Right Hand Workout)
Disco bass lines get a bit of a bad wrap… Was there a good amount of questionable disco music? For sure… But did some of the songs have truly epic bass lines? Heck yes! Will you see me rocking the tighty whitey Travolta-style disco suit at Studio 54 this Saturday night? Absolu… Wait – actually, […]
5 James Brown Bass Lines To Get You “On The One”
James Brown bass lines are PERFECT for showing you how to get ‘on the one’. So what is ‘the one’ anyway? You may have seen Bootsy talk about it… Maybe you’ve heard interviews with Victor Wooten, or Marcus Miller or Stanley Clarke or any number of amazing bassists where they talk about it… At the […]
How To Master Constant 8th-Note Bass Lines
Imagine this. You’re playing a ‘chugging’ 8th-note bass line with a guitarist and drummer. You know the kind of bass line – it’s nothing but 8th notes just about the entire time (aka. Just about every AC/DC bass line ever). At the start, everything sounds great – it’s all locked in – but after a […]
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 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 […]
