Become a Blues Bass Master
Learn to play 12 blues songs, each inspired by a famous example. You'll master the techniques, positions, and shapes needed for each style, while I guide you through the tempo, feel, and theory behind every track. Best of all, you'll discover how to improvise like a true blues bass master, making these songs your own.
Try this FREE Sample Lesson
Find out for yourself if you'd benefit from my teaching style and what I will show you. This lesson is from the section where I teach you how to create a bass line from scratch over the chord changes.
Who is this course for?
You’re a good fit for this course if:
- You're a beginner bass player.
- You've played bass but want to master the blues.
- You want to work on your feel and groove. The best blues bass lines are all about those two essential elements.
- You want to excel at the local blues bass jam.
- You want to learn the role of the bass. Blues bass is all about support and providing the low end for the band. These skills are transferrable to any genre.
- You want to learn how to create your own epic bass lines from scratch.
- You want to know how to read chord charts
You can transfer the valuable skills taught in Blues Bass to any genre!
Here's what you will learn...
You will learn how to play each bass line; how to read and interpret a blues chord chart; how to play a variety of major and minor blues in different keys, tempos and feels; and how to improvise masterful blues bass lines.
- 12 blues bass lines: Each one is transcribed with TAB and notation and I teach you the line exactly. Some are easy, some a little more challenging.
- Essential blues bass patterns. With these patterns, playing authentic blues bass is easy.
- Feel and groove. This is the lifeblood of blues bass and you'll learn all the different blues feels.
- Blues genres and harmony. Blues isn't just 12 bars. You'll learn about 16 bar blues and more, as well as playing in different tempos and keys.
- How to improvise like an old blues bass master!I'll show you how to make your own blues bass lines up in each of the twelve different blues songs in the course.
- Chord chart reading. Each song has a chord chart and I will show you how to turn those dry symbols into blues bass gold.
The twelve songs in the course are based on these famous blues songs:
- Root Note Shuffle in Am - in the style of: Before You Accuse Me (Bo Diddley)
- Open String Blues in Am - in the style of: Green Onions (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
- Slow 12 Bar Blues in A - in the style of: Red House (Jimi Hendrix)
- Minor 12 Bar Slow Blues in Am - in the style of: The Thrill Is Gone (BB King)
- 6/8 16 Bar Slow Blues in D - in the style of: Same Old Blues (Freddie King)
- Major 12 Bar in E - in the style of: Sweet Home Chicago (Blues Brothers)
- Walking 12/8 12 Bar Blues in G - in the style of: Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
- Blues Rock in G - in the style of: Honky Tonk Women (The Rolling Stones)
- 24 Bar Blues Soul in C - in the style of: Mustang Sally (The Commitments)
- One Riff Blues Line in F#m - in the style of: She's All Right (Double Trouble)
- 12 Bar Riff Blues Line in C# - in the style of: Born Under A Bad Sign (Albert King)
- Jazz Blues in Bb - based on a variety of jazz blues standards.
Course Format & Materials
49 page PDF workbook
Contains all the TAB/notation, fretboard diagrams, triads, scales, modes, apeggios, and chord charts.
12 backing tracks
Professional-sounding backing tracks to play the written bass lines to and work on your blues bass improvisation skills.
Expert bass tuition
The course starts with easy songs and simple concepts, making blues accessible to all players. You'll progress step-by-step, mastering improvisation through clear and relaxed guidance.
Here are the contents of the PDF workbook so you can see the exact format of the video lessons:
You get lifetime access to the entire course for a single one-off payment of $99 or split pay with 2 X $55 .
All this bass knowledge with no yearly subscription fees!
P.S. You also get to email me any questions you have - I'll answer them personally.
What people say about my courses:
Thousands of people from around the globe have trusted me by buying an online bass course. Teaching online is hard. You need to be clear, precise, and - above all - deliver results for your bass playing.
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Absolutely love your teaching style. clear, concise and targeted. With your course I feel that I've come along fairly quickly in a relatively short time. Having a regimented study approach is a must and that's what you provide. Terry
Thank you so much for being such a thorough teacher. I found your videos about a month ago and my playing has improved tenfold since then! Ben
Hey Dan, you're the best bass teacher on the internet. Let me add some context to that statement. I've been studying bass since 2004 but it's only in the last 2 years that I've taken it seriously. The rhythm section is getting a ton of the praise and now it's time to pick some new goals because I've accomplished what I set to do originally. Pretty crazy. Your lessons are perfect for me because of the way you explain it. Most teachers teach tricks, you teach tools and the "why" behind them. Maybe it's the words you use or something else entirely, but I hear you in a way I've never heard anyone else and wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my soul. Jeff
About The Course Teacher, Dan Hawkins
Dan has been a full time professional bass player since 2003, teaching online for the last few years. He has built a YouTube channel with over 150,000 subscribers and over 20 million views. His website is a go to bass resource for thousands of bass players around the world.
He has written five bass books and five online bass courses and is known as a talented teacher, able to distil complex musical topics into manageable, fun, value-packed lessons.
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