Sorry.
You're probably going to hate this bass guitar exercise. It doesn't sound great and it's really challenging.
But that's the point!
You will improve your stamina, plucking, fretting, hand stretch, speed, and accuracy if you stick with it.
One quick word of warning: If you feel any strains or pains, don't work through them. Stop. If this exercise is too difficult, I have more on the site.
Scroll down for the free PDF and all the way to the end of the page for more bass guitar exercises.
The Hardest Bass Guitar Exercise [TAB/notation]
Creative Bass Technique Exercises
If you do want some musical sounding bass guitar exercises that will also teach you some techniques and useful music theory ideas, I wrote a whole book of them:
Related Bass Guitar Lessons
Here are loads more bass guitar exercises for you...
These exercises are great! Have you created any for 5-string?
Thanks! Not yet…
Dan, your lessons are really great, at first I thought you were just a guy trying to pull a few legs here and there . However after I invested in your course, I began to see your method of showing us how to approach the class as a student . I’ve been around awhile and thought I knew a few things. this is the best $40.00 i’ve ever spent….!
Thanks, John! Very curious to know what you mean about me pulling a few legs though… My lessons have never been anything but geared towards helping the student.