The ULTIMATE Beginners Bass Guitar Course!

Welcome to my ultimate beginners bass guitar course! Below you will find the different sections. In this lesson, you will learn about the function of the Bass, the parts, how to hold, how to play, how to read tab, plus blues lines to learn as well as rocky, funky and normal lines to learn. We also look at the economy of motion, and plenty of beginner Bass techniques.

Tab's support the lessons, as well as drum beats to play along to. The lesson gets increasingly harder as it goes on.

SECTION ONE: Three important things: 1:00

SECTION TWO: Your Bass guitar & How to hold your Bass guitar: 2:24

SECTION THREE: How to play your Bass guitar: 7:13

SECTION FOUR: How to read tablature 12:32

SECTION FIVE: The economy of motion: 16:20

SECTION SIX: 17:44 (4/4) Normal line 19:11 Funky line 22:43 Rocky line 26:10 Bluesy line 29:41 + Drum beats & Tablature.

SECTION SEVEN: 32:20 Looking at different time signatures: (3/4) Line 1: 33:50 Line 2: 37:00

SECTION EIGHT: 39:24 Slightly harder lines in 4/4 including slides & Hammer-ons. (4/4) Normal line: 40:14 Funky Line: 42:37 Rocky Line: 45:23 Hammer-on exercise: 48:33

[warnergalloway]

I will be 70 years old this year and never picked up a bass ever. I just brought a starter and with this vedio I’m confident I’ll be playing in no time at all. Thank you for posting 😅

[JosephCabalquinto]

I'd love more videos for beginners like this! This was one of the best. I especially loved this instructor. He's both approachable, funny, and can teach!

[schoe]

I just turned 57…..Just started and this video is what I needed…..thank you so much man!

[mhjzype]

I got my bass today and searched up some lessons, finding this bass lesson was incredible and opened my eyes to things I never even knew about the bass!

[gorillafunk]

@ 56 Felt musically I was going nowhere. A wind instrument player who felt musically I was merely passing wind.
Sea change. Stage dived head first in. HaHa! Bought a Greco rock spirit 3/4 neck bass & Boss Katana 210. Feel truly alive again. Sucking up all the knowledge I can & LOVING it. This is the kind of thing that makes Youtube fantastic. People sharing their passion and thus helping others find theirs. Cheers & many thanks. Keep up the great content 🤩

[stevenmoore]

Name is Stephen Moore I’m 62 years old. I am just learning to pay your bass. You have a great beginners lesson on how to play the bass I really enjoy playing with you thank you.

[andygriffin]

🙂 I too am just 70 and thinking of picking up a bass guitar. This video is exactly what I was looking for. Many thanks.

[jadeSLenin]

After years of talking about it, I finally just grabbed my roommate's bass less than a week ago and have been practicing every evening with your video. You actually got me PLAYING some bass lines already! I'm so amped up about this! Thanks a mil 🤘

[HR]

I love how patient and slow paced he teaches

[DarralGrady-lp]

I'm 62 a Taurus man I this straight to the point this my first and best instructor😂 thanks

[thehumbleone]

19 thumb downs?....wtf?
This is one of the best tutorials out there, .... broken down into the very easy to understand bits!
How could there be anything but "likes" here?

[franka]

I love the fact that we can see all of these lessons for free on YouTube, and they help a lot.
I owned a bass when I was like 13 and learned a few basic songs and then didn't pick it back up until just recently in my early 40s-- I'm finding it a little more difficult to learn this stuff at my age, think I'm going to take some in-person lessons and attempt to master this thing quicker-- within 2 years I'm trying to be banging some stuff out like Flea and joining a band before I'm entirely too old 😂.
Good luck everyone and God bless ✌️

[Gutszomb]

i been playing guitar for almost a year and my sister bought me a bass as a gift, this is the best no nonsense course to get started with the new to me techniques. Great video.

[dhammapalarohan]

I was a guitar player from teen, then I stop playing guitar for long time and my late 40s I learn how to play saxophone I love it then all of a sudden a bass guitar came to my interest, now I am mid 50s thank you for your tutorial clips.

[deathbycustard]

I swear this is the best bass beginners vid like you would just say a sentence and my mind would explode with knowledge that all the other peoples videos wouldn't have.Keep up the good work man

[stevenallen]

I'm a self taught bass player. But just completely winged it! Now it's time for me to actually learn how to play properly! My fender jazz bass and Marshall amp got loaned out and never returned years ago. 😔 Got a new start up set again to terrorise my kids with! Used to be in a band inspired by the great 90's and 60's bands. Had a great time gigging.
You're never too old to learn new stuff.
Great content 👍 subscribed

[goatface]

I played along with all of these to go back to basics and still had a good time with the vid. I'm sure any new comers to your channel will see that you are honestly probably the best teacher of any sort on YouTube. The way you break things down and encourage the whole way is unmatched, especially in music lessons.

[minipant]

exactly what i needed, got my bass a few days ago it's my first instrument :D

[AmericanInRomania]

I know this video is from 3 years ago but a BIG THANK YOU for making this video. I'm now practicing bass at age 48. Thanks again

[barrysmith]

I’m 75 and just bought a Hohner Ignition bass left handed just like Paul McCartney. Yes I am left handed. I am going to play with a pick. Your three up front statements of the roles that the bass contributes to the music were real gems for me. Took the mystery out of getting started and I am enthusiastic to the max now. Thanks for this lesson and look forward to more. Will you have lessons on playing with a pick? It is important to me. Thank you.