by If you’ve ever tried to play bass by ear and figure out bass lines from nothing but the recording, you know…
It can be endlessly frustrating!
It used to be for me at least. I’d pour over these songs I was trying to learn, straining my ears to try and decipher the bass lines, but a lot of the time, I just couldn’t hear it.
Or worse – I would think I figured it out, only to discover later that I was playing the notes of the melody. I wasn’t playing the bass line at all.
This problem is (thankfully) a thing of the past for me now. So if you can’t hear bass lines and figure them out for yourself – don’t worry. This is a skill and it’s a skill that can be learned!
In this lesson, I’ll show you 4 ways you can upgrade your ears so you can figure out bass lines for yourself.
No more trawling through questionable tab sites.
No more taking wild guesses.
No more relying on others to teach you your bass lines.
Check out the lesson!
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Like I say in the lesson, the first 3 methods are way more useful to you in the long term. That’s because they upgrade your ability to hear the bass for yourself which will make it so much easier to play bass by ear.
If you are in a bit of a hurry though, Transcribe! is definitely the way to go. It makes peeling back the layers of any recording super simple and that’s on top of a ton of other functions.
Click here for a free 30-day trial of Transcribe!
Good luck with the lesson and happy playing!
Cheers,
Really nice tips. I already got Transcribe since years back and I totally agree with you. It’s a great tool to learn songs whatever your instrument is. Thanks again for the tips.
SE
No worries Sören – I’m glad you agree. I’ve been using Transcribe for probably more than 10 years now. It’s never failed me! Thanks for watching.
This is one of the best lessons Luke, thanks
Marco
Thanks so much Marco – I really appreciate it. Thanks for checking it out!
Gotta say it is so cool to see how far you have come since I first signed on for your lessons – gosh, has it been five or six years ago? I’m not sure. Anyway, I’m happy for you that things have progressed so well for you and your business.
Allan! So good to hear from you again! I’ve come a long way since the start. I think about my first attempts at making lessons and I just cringe! I still do when I make them today, just not as much! Haha! Thanks for the kind words.
Great tips and interesting software, my tip sometimes you can hear the bass line pretty good in the car as all modern cars seem to have a decent stereo in them with great bass responce
Totally Andy. It’s just a little bit trickier to get your bass in there and work things out! Haha!
Luke, Great Video! Incredibly useful information. Using Transcribe! will be so useful for me and I really like the way you demonstrated how to use it effectively. Thank you so much!
You’re welcome Kevin. I’m happy you got something useful out of the lesson! It puts a big ol’ smile on my face.
Luke, are you lessons free? There is a charge if we subscribe or access the material you posted?
Hey Winnie – The email list is free. There’s no charge to download any of the bonus lessons or guides I offer on the site at all.
Hello,
the videos I’ve wathced from your channel are really cool and never fail to interest me.
I’m having trouble finding out what the cost of a Bass Chord Pro subscription is without actually having to subscribe /or leave my email.
Is this intended or I’m just failing to find the appropriate section?
Andrea
Hey Andrea – glad you like all the lessons. There’s no cost at all for the bass chord series – it’s completely free. It’s the same with all the bonuses I offer on the site. If you have any questions about anything, just let me know.
I subscribed,subscribing is free an definitely an investment if you want to become a better Bassist or muso Cheers
Excellent video Luke. I agree, trying to learn songs with tab and videos is not the best way by a long shot. I appreciate your advice because my desire to learn by ear.
Hi Luke,
I still don’t understand how you can give so much away…you are great at explaining things. I am 69 years old, just started learning bass on Jan. 9th of this year. Because of your instruction, (and of course another online teacher), I have learned enough that I am scheduled to play with our worship team at my church on the 22nd of this month…
thank you.
That’s so cool Larry! Huge congrats on your progress and good on you for getting up and playing with the worship team – I’m sure you’ll nail it! Thanks so much for letting me know and I’m so glad I could help.
Hi Luke,
Big fan of your lessons!
My ear isn’t up to speed (yet).
I have a request.
I listened to the Blues Essentials album by Carl Verheyen.
The opening track is called I take what I want, it has a supercool bass part (which i want to learn) in the intro.
Can you help me out?
Thanks.
https://youtu.be/Lvj6rjNQNfw
Transcribe! is THE universal tool. I am using it for years and am a hute fan of Andy Robinson who has given us this Swiss knife and who seems to be a an extraordinary person. Check out his Parlify-App.
If you are on an iPad or on Android, Anytune plus is the closest you can get to it.
Raising an octave usually is the way to go.
Cheers,
Michael