Horse With No Name – Bass for Beginners
Learn to play the bass players part for A Horse With No Name by America. This lesson accompanies our easy guitar lessons for the same song.
Bass for Beginners
A bass player doesn’t have to be flashy or loud, but a band won’t survive long with a weak bass. The bass player and drummer will determine whether your band is mediocre, good, or great.
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Riff Raff – Bass for Beginners # 5
This beginner bass lesson analyzes and discusses a few fun basslines and riffs found in rock music.
Playing Along – Bass for Beginners # 4
How do you know what to play when you only know the chords? This lesson shows you some ways to come up with basslines that sound close enough to the original.
The Box – Bass for Beginners # 3
This lesson explains two tools bass players can use to get off the root chord without being too risky. They are known as the Box and the Walk.
Timing is Everything – Bass for Beginners # 2
The most important and most difficult aspect of playing bass is keeping time. This beginner lesson teaches the basics of keeping time.
Waxing Philosophic – Bass for Beginners # 1
A band can’t survive for very long with a weak bass. This is our first in a series of lessons on the fundamentals of playing bass guitar.