Tag: Bass guitar
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Two-Octave Scales on Bass Guitar
Learning your bass guitar fretboard is extremely important to be a great musician. Learning your scales and notes in two octaves will help with that. BUT FIRST, WHAT ARE OCTAVES? Octaves refer to two notes that are eight steps or intervals apart. These steps apart do not include any sharps or flats. In the example…
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5 Facts about Guns N’ Roses That You May or May Not Know (Facts with Basschick)
Here are five facts about Guns N’ Roses that you may or may not know. #1: Best Selling Debut Album Appetite for Destruction is the best selling debut album in the history of rock music with over 30 million copies sold worldwide. #2: Lineup Changes The band has had several lineup changes over the years.…
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Create Basslines Episode 4 Part 3: Strumming!
What is going on basschicks and bassdudes! We are in the final part and episode of the Creating Basslines series! Thanks for sticking around and hopefully you have gotten a lot out of this. Now there are other techniques out there that I have not mentioned in this series so do not feel as if…
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Heaven and Hell – Black Sabbath (Bass Cover)
Sing me a song, you’re a singerDo me a wrong, you’re a bringer of evilThe Devil is never a makerThe less that you give, you’re a taker So, it’s on and on and onIt’s Heaven and HellOh, well, yeah The lover of life’s not a sinnerThe ending is just a beginnin’The closer you get to…
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Settle for Nothing – Rage Against the Machine (Bass Cover)
A jail cell is freedom from the pain in my homeHatred passed on, passed on and passed onA world of violent rage but it’s one that I can recognizeHaving never seen the color of my father’s eyesYes, I dwell in hell but it’s a hell that I can gripI tried to grip my family but…
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Create Basslines Episode 4 – Part 2: Tapping
In the previous techniques lesson, I talked about incorporating slap/pop technique into your basslines. In this episode, we are going to be discussing how you can use tapping in your basslines. WHAT IS TAPPING? Tapping is a technique where you are using both your picking (or plucking) and fretted fingers to play a note. This…
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Create Basslines Episode 4 – Part 1: Slap/Pop Technique
In the last episode of this series, we are going to talk about using different techniques to create basslines. I was going to make one big article and video with a bunch of techniques but realized that dedicating multiple articles with one or two types of techniques made more sense. In the first part of…
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Dirty Deeds by Joan Jett (Bass Cover)
If you’re havin’ trouble with the high school headHe’s givin’ you the bluesYou wanna graduate but not in his bedHere’s what you gotta doPick up the phoneI’m always homeCall me anytimeJust ring three-six-two-four, three-five-ohI lead a life of crime Dirty deeds done dirt cheapDirty deeds done dirt cheapDirty deeds done dirt cheapDirty deeds and they’re…
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Creating Basslines Episode 3: Chords!
In Episode 3 of this series, I wanted to take a quick look at chords. They are really important to learn so that you can add them to any song, know the structure of how some chords are laid out and have fun playing chords as a bassist! Here are my top chords that you…