YOUR FIRST 50 BASS LINES

Play Real Music. Build Real Skills.

This course gives you 50 short, groovy, fun, achievable grooves that gradually build real-world bass skills.

If you’re a beginner bass player, you may have felt this:

You know a few scales.
You’ve learned one or two bass lines.
But you don’t really know what to practice next.

There's too much info out there and basically...

You freeze and end up going in circles, with no improvement, or just noodling with no real intent or goal.

Your First 50 Bass Lines fixes that.

The Problem Most Beginners Face...

Do you recognise this?

You know scales, but don’t know how to use them.
You struggle to stay in time.
Your grooves don't sound very pro.
You want to sound musical, not mechanical.
Your technique is decent, but could be much tighter.

In short, your technique and timing are not quite up to scratch, you don’t know what to practise, and perhaps you lack a little spark.

Random lessons don’t build structure.

This course does.

What This Course Actually Is

This isn’t just a PDF full of riffs (though the course does come with a comprehensive PDF workbook).

It’s structured musical development.

You get:

• 50 standalone bass grooves
• Across pop, rock, blues, funk, and soul
• Mostly short 2 - 4 bar lines, but some longer ones
• Gradually increasing in challenge
• Beginner-friendly but progressive. This is so important: you must be pushed in order to improve

Each groove includes:

• Full TAB/notation
• Audio example
• A professional backing track
• A full video lesson breakdown
• Explanation of why it works
• Guidance on how to apply the ideas yourself

If you simply want some awesome bass lines to play, you've got it.

But there's so much more.

I love going deep into the intricacies of technique, timing, groove, how to apply theory, and why bass lines are so amazing. In fact, I'm obsessed with those things. My aim is to open a door to creativity for you.

You will learn truly magical things: how great bass lines are built and how you can make your own ones up.

If you just want some fun bass lines and backing tracks to play with, you'll find that here. But you'll also find so much more.

The Skills You’ll Build

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Play confidently in time
• Improve your pocket, groove, and feel
• Use 1/8th and 1/16th notes comfortably
• Apply pentatonics, blues scale, major, and minor scales musically
• Understand and use triads and simple arpeggios
• Control note length, space, and mute cleanly
• Add hammer-ons, slides, ghost notes, and fills
• Construct your own bass lines
• Embellish grooves musically

You’ll go from guessing…to understanding.

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Still undecided? Here's a free lesson from the course, after which I'll take you through some of the course features:

Gradual Progression Without Overwhelm

The lines start simple, but don't be fooled. So much of bass playing is about playing simple lines with impeccable feel, tone, and control. The simple things done well are what being a great bass player is all about. Your bandmates will love that!

Then you build:

• Strong timing
• Technique and stamina
• Syncopation
• Bass line construction
• Musical phrasing

The final few grooves introduce:

• Ghost notes
• Pull-offs
• Hammer-ons
• Musical embellishment

Many of the lines are at fast tempos to drag your technique up to standard. By the end, the grooves are actually quite challenging. Here are a couple of examples:

You don't need to worry, though. The progression through the course is gradual, and I'm there the whole way to guide you, encourage you, and help you build speed, stamina, and fantastic technique you can be proud of.

Always achievable. Always musical.

Small wins build confidence.
Confidence builds momentum.
Momentum builds skill.

Backing Tracks = Real Music

Every line comes with a professional backing track.

You’re not just playing alone.

You’re playing with music.

That’s how you develop:

• Feel
• Time
• Groove
• Confidence and a good ear

After you sign up, you get instant lifetime access to the course, where you can download the PDF workbook and all audio. You take the course at your own pace, and each lesson contains all the information you need (scale diagrams, TAB/notation, extra resources). The course software remembers where you finished, so you can always start where you left off.

52 Page PDF with 50 bass lines

No need to read music. The lines are presented with notation plus TAB.

50 Professional Sounding Backing Tracks

Not only do these backing tracks make practice more fun, but they also hone your timing skills and improve your sense of rhythm. You'll love playing along with them.

Essential Bass Patterns

I'll teach you the key shapes and patterns that make up bass lines. Once you understand these, your bass playing will come on in leaps and bounds.

Clear Confusion-Free Teaching

I've been teaching online for a long time and playing even longer (34 years and counting!). I know what matters in bass playing, and I know how to get the ideas across. This course will teach you a lot.

Who This Is For?

This course is perfect if you:

Are a beginner (even a complete beginner)
Are more intermediate and want to understand how bass lines work
Need to work on your rhythm and technique
Have been playing a little, but feel stuck
Need some practice material and some inspiration
Want to understand theory practically
Want to build confidence in time and groove
Want to know how to make up simple bass lines in a variety of styles

Who This Is NOT For?

This isn’t a slap course.
It’s not advanced jazz harmony.
It’s not extreme technique shredding.
This is real-world, musical bass playing for beginners who want lasting skills.

Bonus Material

Bonus 1

Curated playlist of inspiring beginner bass lines

Context is everything. When you understand how a scale, an arpeggio, or a triad is used in a real song, you'll make a powerful connection that you'll remember for life.

The included playlist contains lines I based on the course material.

Bonus 2

Bonus Companion lessons on rhythm, counting, metronome use, and 1/16th notes

I have a huge library of lessons that go deep on everything from theory to fretboard knowledge to technique. Where relevant, I link to a lesson that will deepen your understanding of bass playing.

Bonus 3

Reach out to me personally

You can reach out to me personally with bass or music queries, and I will get back to you (no AI, chatbots, or virtual assistants; just little old me!).

About the course teacher,
(Dan Hawkins)

Dan is a professional bass player, educator, and founder of Online Bass Courses.

For over a decade, he has helped thousands of bass players around the world develop real, practical skills — with a clear and structured approach that removes confusion and overwhelm.

Dan’s teaching focuses on what truly matters:

• Groove and timing
• Practical application of theory
• Structured progression
• Musical confidence

His books are published internationally, and his online courses are trusted by beginners and experienced players alike for their clarity, organisation, and real-world focus.

With Your First 50 Bass Lines, Dan brings that same structured approach to one of the biggest beginner frustrations: knowing what to practise and how to turn it into real music.

Here’s what people are saying about my courses and lessons

David Vitale

“Due to your teaching skill and generosity, my bass playing skills have excelled beyond anything I thought I was ever going to achieve.”

Mikkel Barfoed

“You have a way of teaching that appeals to many. Not too fast, not too slow, and always focused on practical application. You helped me break out of my rut and push my playing forward.”

Kevin Bissinger

“I’ve gone from poorly reading tabs to reading the feel and playing fun patterns. You helped me speak through my instrument.”

This Is About Becoming a Confident Bass Player

There’s a big difference between:

Knowing a few notes and feeling confident when you plug in and play.

This course builds that confidence step by step.

You won’t just collect riffs.

You’ll develop control, timing, musical understanding, and the ability to create your own lines.

Fifty grooves is enough material to build real habits.

Real habits build real skill.

And real skill lasts.

100% Satisfaction Guarantee for 30-Days

Try the course for 30 days.

If you don’t feel more confident, more structured, and more in control of your playing, I’ll refund you.

No drama.

Investment

$120

That’s:

50 structured grooves
50 backing tracks
50 detailed breakdowns
Lifetime access

Organised learning.
Real progress.
Skills that last.

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