Years ago, when I was in a cover band in my very small hometown, I went to see a ‘rival’ band. This other band did a lot of the same songs we did and basically played all the same venues we did. They were basically our direct competition and being an undeservedly cocky 18 or […]
Play Bass By Ear – How To Get Started
When you know how to play bass by ear, everything changes and your life gets so easy. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to get started playing bass by ear.
How To Write A Song On Bass [5 Methods]
Let’s talk about how to write a song on bass. It’s an interesting one. Bass is usually a ‘monophonic’ instrument – it only plays one note at a time. This is perfect for creating bass lines, but it can actually make it trickier to write songs. With the guitar or piano, it’s common and relatively […]
5 (More) Beginner Bass Lines
About a year ago, I put out a lesson all about 5 beginner bass lines that got a huge response. Seriously – it’s the most watched video on the Become A Bassist YouTube channel so far. Lots of people loved it, but some were expecting some bass lines that weren’t in the video. One year […]
How To Make Basslines From Chord Charts And Lyric Sheets
Here’s an incredibly common scenario: You get handed a chord chart or a lyric sheet to a song you’ve never played or even heard before. Without any time to prepare or listen to the song, you’re expected to play something that not only sounds good by itself, but also works with what the rest of […]
How To Learn Songs On Bass – Fast
How long does it take you to learn songs on bass? An hour? A day? Maybe even a couple of days? Of course, it depends on how complicated the song is to begin with, right? But what if, instead of taking hours to learn a single song, you could learn it in the time it […]
