This bass guitar tutorial features the common chord progression of Am to C. Over this simple harmony you can play minor and major pentatonic scales. They sound incredible! You can use these ideas to work on your technique plus to ...

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These five bass guitar exercises will help you to improve your speed, accuracy, and general bass chops!Scroll down for the free backing track, notation/TAB, and scale shapes.5 Bass Guitar ExercisesBass Technique ResourcesI have a technique exercise book and another on ...

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You could buy my Creative Bass Technique Exercises book and you definitely should download my free The Bass Guitar Resource Book.They both contain loads of really useful bass guitar technique exercises.But, even better than that would be if you can ...

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It can be very dispiriting to pick up a fretless full of enthusiasm only to be shocked at the terrible sound you make from it. I know... I've been there! This bass guitar lesson teaches three exercises you can use ...

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When you first start out playing the bass guitar, your technique will be the biggest barrier to playing the lines you want to play. It's essential you work hard on getting your basic fingerstyle technique down.Check out this lesson to ...

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Here are some exercises for you with and without TAB. Only refer to the TAB if you get stuck. The point here is to wean yourself off the TAB so you can practice all the elements of reading music by ...

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Groove, timing and feel is arguably the most important part of bass playing. If your sense of rhythm and groove is strong, you have the tools most of your fellow musicians are looking for in a bass player. You will ...

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These four bass technique are absolutely crucial for you to master: Fretting Plucking Muting Shifting You may think you know how to do all of this already but do you?? There are a few subtle things you need to look ...

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I was watching Roundabout by Yes on YouTube the other day.Chris Squire's iconic bass line is amazing and also quite technically difficult. It got me thinking about a bass guitar exercise to get the fingers moving and the hands coordinated.In ...

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If you want to improve any aspect of your bass guitar technique, try following the steps in this week's video lesson.Scroll down for the two octave G Natural Minor shape I used in the lesson.How To Improve Your Bass Technique ...

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