Play Bass Today!
This Hal Leonard video series is a great introduction to the bass guitar. Simply follow along with the songs in the downloadable PDF booklet as you watch the teacher in the video tutorials!
Videos
• Introduction & Basics Pt. 1 (06:26) - In this tutorial, we are introduced to bassist Chris Kringel and start the lesson with the basics of the bass guitar.
• Basics Pt. 2 (05:53) - Next, we continue with the basics of the bass.
• Reading Music (04:16) - Here we look at some of the fundamentals of reading music.
• The First String: G (07:10) - Chris shows us three notes on the first string of the bass.
• The Second String: D (07:40) - We learn our next three notes by playing on the second string.
• The Third String: A (10:36) - Next, we focus on the third string of the bass and learn three more notes.
• The Fourth String: E (08:12) - Now we go over the fourth and lowest string of the bass, the E string.
• First Position (06:26) - In this tutorial, we learn about playing notes in the first position.
• Fifth Fret (03:52) - Here we go over notes found at the fifth fret of the bass guitar.
• Major Scales (05:48) - Now we learn about major scales.
• Minor Scales (07:25) - Next we focus on minor scales and how they are built.
• Common Styles of Music (08:08) - In this final video, Chris plays through several common styles of music.