Category: Learning The Bass
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One-Handed Tapping For Bass Guitar
One-handed tapping is a fantastic technique to learn! There are many reasons why you should learn it including: Great starter technique to tapping because you are using one hand and one or two fingers at a time. Alleviates tension temporarily in your plucking/picking (dominant) hand. Breaks up the monotony of playing the same notes over…
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Halloween Theme Song – Bass Play Through
What’s going on bass chicks and bass dudes! The Halloween movie franchise is my favorite of all time! I have definitely wanted to learn the theme song for a very long time. I became inspired to after I taught myself to play Outside by Staind as a solo bass song. This gave me the confidence…
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7 Tips to Learning Your Bass Fretboard
A part of becoming a fantastic bass player is knowing the frets and strings on your instrument. Music theory and the electronics that make up your bass are other parts that are great to learn but knowing your fretboard is crucial. I love learning new ways to play my bass and utilizing these ways that…
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Best Finger Stretching Exercises for Bass Guitar
Having issues stretching your fingers across frets? You’re not alone! This is difficult to master without proper practice and to be honest when you are moving quick it is hard to not get some fret buzz sometimes. I am going to show you a series of exercises below that will not only help with stretching…
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How To Play The Red by Chevelle on Bass
What’s going on basschicks and bassdudes! I am coming at you today with a new type of lesson. I recently did a cover of The Red by Chevelle, which you can check out here. I absolutely love this song and the emotion that is gives off and conveys. But another reason I love this song…
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Seek and Destroy – Metallica (Bass Cover)
Seek and Destroy – Metallica Alright We’re scanning the scene in the city tonight We’re looking for you to start up a fight There’s an evil feeling in our brains But it’s nothing new, you know it drives us insane Running On our way Hiding You will pay Dying One thousand deaths Running On our…
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Bored With Your Bass Playing? Try These 5 Techniques!
Bored With Your Bass Playing? Try These 5 Techniques! As bass players we tend to stay in a bubble of just playing the notes that correspond with a song without adding some flair and grooviness to it. Getting outside of the box can be uncomfortable but by adding technique, you can comfortably play how you…
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Bored with Your Bass Playing? 5 Tips To Have Fun Playing Bass!
What’s going on Basschicks and Bassdudes! I hope everyone is out there staying safe during this time. With everything going on the world it can be scary and crazy to think about the sudden changes that have come into our lives. This is a time now more than ever, to learn and improve upon our…
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Octaves!
What’s going on Basschicks and Bassdudes! I wanted to come on and do a lesson about octaves! Octaves are two of same notes one played higher and one played lower. If you are including sharps and flats, they are 12 notes apart. If you are excluding sharps and flats, they are 8 notes apart. Octaves…