This is the first in a series of lessons whose focus is on constructing
bass lines. The main series of lessons presumes a small but nonzero amount
of musical knowledge on the part of the listener; mostly some things about
notes and time. It also... >>read more
This is the first in a series of lessons whose focus is on constructing
bass lines. The goal is to introduce players to the basic elements of music;
to explain why the bass plays a particular note at a... >>read more
In the previous lesson we discussed the two main functions of the bass in
music: defining the chords and providing rhythm. In this lesson, we're going
to talk about using non-root notes to provide a motion... >>read more
In Lesson 1, we talked about using the root note of a chord to define the
chord, and in Lesson 2 we talked about using leading tones to move from
one chord root to the next. In this lesson, we'll talk about... >>read more
Lesson 4 - Major Scales, Keys, Chord Changes, and the Circle of Fifths:
In the last lesson, we talked about creating bass lines based on the chords
of the song being played. In this lesson, we'll talk about scales, which
determine which... >>read more
Slapping on Bass Guitar Lesson #1, Doug Wellington:
We'll start with some real basics, and progress from there. The first
thing to decide is how to hold the bass for slapping. There are two
extremes. The first, which I call the Tony Oppenheim style, uses a
low positioning of the bass. This results... >>read more
Slapping on Bass Guitar Lesson #2, Doug Wellington:
I hope that you all started slowly, like I suggested, and have gotten
to the point of having a nice clean clear sound. Work on the sound
now and we'll worry about the speed later. You'll be surprised at
how soon it will happen.
Slapping on Bass Guitar Lesson #3, Doug Wellington:
First, let's talk some more about muting. (Did I mention that muting is
about the most important thing in the slap and pop style?) Last time, we
did an octave slap and pop and let the notes ring. Let's clean up the
sound now, by lifting the fretting... >>read more
Tapping on Bass Guitar Lesson #1,
Ian Stephenson: Introduction:
This is the first in a series of lessons on tapping and related techniques for
bass guitar. I hope to explain both the physical side of things, and some of
the theory behind the notes. I'm starting from ABSOLUTE basics so it should be>>read more