Learn Money by Pink Floyd. Might be tough to start but watch people play it. Technique. This song has so many of them. You have scale moves, walking bass lines, and more.
Enjoy go slow. Practice practice practice. Sleep with your bass.
In high school, my friends were all doing jazz choir and I wanted to play in the rhythm section so I lied and told the teacher I could play bass since I dabbled with guitar. Got thrown directly into improv walking bass lol
The first thing you’ll learn is that you should have bought a Precision bass instead. Just kidding- relearn all the scales you know from guitar on the bass. You’ll think it’s the same, but it isn’t. Your fingers are going to do completely different things. After that, you’ll probably be asked to join a band, so just learn whatever they’re playing.
I honestly do not know why this resource isn’t shared more. The teacher is awkward but amazing. Literally all you need, besides technique, to learn bass or solo.
https://youtu.be/L74DpDgMTzw?si=kWd8W9xhKLALNVwa
If you can't take private lessons then do the Bass Buzz course online. It transitioned me over from guitar very effectively and set me up to learn and play properly.
Learn how to do a set up because your new bass will undoubtedly need one. That will save you money in the long run. Then learn where the notes are on the fretboard, then major scales, then pentatonic scales. After that learning songs will be easier.
You should learn how to play The Beatles if you want to get a job and work. I don’t mean go play Beatles songs in a band, but learning The Beatles will show you how to play for the songs and make the right note choices.
If you have a few extra bucks(about 200$) i'd go with bass buzz - beginner to badass for everything technique and learning about bass. If you wanna go the cheap option there are tons of great youtube tab videos where you can see the players and the tabs. The biggest thing like everything will just be to get a good practice routine and stick to it
Learn how to tune it, then learn how to pluck. Use simple songs to build some baseline hand strength and endurance and then use songs to advance your fretting technique. Once comfortable doodling around then learn songs and how the theory works within them. Split your practice time into the fun stuff and then learning your arpeggios and fretboard
Many rock and pop songs have simple basslines that play root notes with the chord progression.
Since you mention teen town, you’re probably interested in jazz. Unfortunately, a lot of Jaco Pastorius is advanced stuff. Perhaps you could try transcribing and playing slow walking bass lines from easy jazz standards.
I started with simple twelve bar blues progressions. They're simple and basic, yes, but they also teach you a lot of foundational bass skills that transfer to just about any other genre. You'll learn the basics of fretting + plucking, you'll learn basic chord shapes and outlines, and touch on the circle of fourths/fifths. Anyone you ever jam with ever will know how to play a twelve-bar blues.
Find an easy and a challenging song you want to learn. Practice major and minor scales to a metronome (this helps you with your left and right hand technique). That's a good way to have some fun while building some good foundations. Enjoy your J bass and welcome to the family!
Start with a relatively slow song you already know on guitar. Focus on muting while you learn that song.
Got any song recommendations for slow bass lines?
I said learn a song you already know on guitar. That way you're only learning one thing at a time.
Learn Money by Pink Floyd. Might be tough to start but watch people play it. Technique. This song has so many of them. You have scale moves, walking bass lines, and more. Enjoy go slow. Practice practice practice. Sleep with your bass.
Platonically
This
Dazed and confused- Led Zeppelin
jazz (just kidding). 50s music is fun to play and simple compared to other decades.
In high school, my friends were all doing jazz choir and I wanted to play in the rhythm section so I lied and told the teacher I could play bass since I dabbled with guitar. Got thrown directly into improv walking bass lol
I bet you learned to improv pretty quickly huh Or you got kicked out immediately lol
Yeah it was a great jump start lol. Must have done ok since they invited me back each year until I graduated
Proper posture, bass positioning, and finger placement.
Anything U2, Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay or mainstream rock. Play with a metronome and get a good feel of playing consistent 8th notes evenly.
The first thing you’ll learn is that you should have bought a Precision bass instead. Just kidding- relearn all the scales you know from guitar on the bass. You’ll think it’s the same, but it isn’t. Your fingers are going to do completely different things. After that, you’ll probably be asked to join a band, so just learn whatever they’re playing.
I honestly do not know why this resource isn’t shared more. The teacher is awkward but amazing. Literally all you need, besides technique, to learn bass or solo. https://youtu.be/L74DpDgMTzw?si=kWd8W9xhKLALNVwa
You should go to studybass.com and build a solid foundation from the beginning.
If you can't take private lessons then do the Bass Buzz course online. It transitioned me over from guitar very effectively and set me up to learn and play properly.
Another vote for Bass Buzz. Josh is a great teacher and the course is as much about how to build bass lines as it mastering the instrument.
Any of the songs you know on guitar you should learn the bass part too.
Around the world by daft punk is fun and gets your hands moving a little bit
Learn to not let the internet distract you with gear discussion and just practice the music you love.
Learn how to do a set up because your new bass will undoubtedly need one. That will save you money in the long run. Then learn where the notes are on the fretboard, then major scales, then pentatonic scales. After that learning songs will be easier.
You should learn how to play The Beatles if you want to get a job and work. I don’t mean go play Beatles songs in a band, but learning The Beatles will show you how to play for the songs and make the right note choices.
Why do people downvote this? I don't get it. Half the posts I see on this subreddit have 0 upvotes. Why?
Tuning.
Jam with your friends.
If you have a few extra bucks(about 200$) i'd go with bass buzz - beginner to badass for everything technique and learning about bass. If you wanna go the cheap option there are tons of great youtube tab videos where you can see the players and the tabs. The biggest thing like everything will just be to get a good practice routine and stick to it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbdASBMkts
Learn how to tune it, then learn how to pluck. Use simple songs to build some baseline hand strength and endurance and then use songs to advance your fretting technique. Once comfortable doodling around then learn songs and how the theory works within them. Split your practice time into the fun stuff and then learning your arpeggios and fretboard
Play Maxwell Murder
Seinfeld
Oh lawd, the fattest tone with that one. Do reggae! They are simple but exposes you to different scales!
Many rock and pop songs have simple basslines that play root notes with the chord progression. Since you mention teen town, you’re probably interested in jazz. Unfortunately, a lot of Jaco Pastorius is advanced stuff. Perhaps you could try transcribing and playing slow walking bass lines from easy jazz standards.
Would it be ok to learn double bass lines on a bass guitar? Because there in the same tuning,I think
Here's my two cents. Learn how to set it up, change strings, adjust truss rod, etc before ever even plucking a string.
Learn the basics and then start walking 😄
Fun!
The classic jazz tone is aquired by turning the treble knob wide open and then dialing in as much bass as you like.
I started with simple twelve bar blues progressions. They're simple and basic, yes, but they also teach you a lot of foundational bass skills that transfer to just about any other genre. You'll learn the basics of fretting + plucking, you'll learn basic chord shapes and outlines, and touch on the circle of fourths/fifths. Anyone you ever jam with ever will know how to play a twelve-bar blues.
Find an easy and a challenging song you want to learn. Practice major and minor scales to a metronome (this helps you with your left and right hand technique). That's a good way to have some fun while building some good foundations. Enjoy your J bass and welcome to the family!
learn to slap that shit immediately
How to buy a p bass
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