Hal Leonard Bass Method
The Hal Leonard Bass Method is designed for anyone just learning to play electric bass. Based on years of teaching bass students of all ages, it also reflects some of the best bass teaching ideas from around the world. Play your favorite songs in no time!
Videos
• Intro (01:59) - In this first video, Ed Friedland welcomes us to the course.
• The Electric Bass (01:06) - Ed describes the parts of the bass.
• The Bass Amp (01:08) - Ed discusses his bass amp.
• Playing Positions (01:19) - In this video, Ed shows us the hand/playing positions.
• Tuning (01:22) - Ed tunes up the bass.
• Playing Technique (04:26) - Ed discusses different playing techniques.
• Reading Music (05:48) - Ed gives a crash course on reading music.
• Notes on the E String (04:01) - Ed teaches us two new notes played from the E string.
• Notes on the A String (05:21) - Ed teaches us more notes for the A string.
• Notes on the D String (04:59) - Ed teaches us more notes for the D string.
• Notes on the G String (03:38) - Ed teaches us more notes for the G string.
• 3/4 Time & Rest (03:36) - In this video, Ed teaches us to play in 3/4 time and rest.
• Eighth Notes & Eighth Rests (09:00) - In this video, Ed teaches us eighth notes and eighth rests.
• Notes in Third Position (05:27) - Ed teaches us some notes played in third position.
• Position Shifting & Box Shapes (05:41) - See how to shift between the different playing positions and box shapes.
• Songs (09:16) - In this video, we learn the bass parts from various famous songs.
• Closing Credits (01:23) - The course wraps up with the production credits.