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Free Online Bass Lessons

Percussive Technique to Add to Your Grooves

Advanced / Intermediate

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MINI LESSON – TIP WHEN LEARNING MODES

Beginner / Intermediate

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“Them Changes” by Thundercat Chord Breakdown

Intermediate

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Technical Development | Correct your bad habits | Beginners

Beginner

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Fix Your “Plucking” Technique | Plucking vs Pulling

Beginner / Intermediate

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Tracking Your Progress | Tips to help along the way

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Chord Changes | Why You Need to know Modes

Beginner / Intermediate

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16th Note Triplet Slap Bass Pattern

Advanced / Intermediate

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Bass EQ Course pt1 Analyzing Frequencies

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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3rd & 4th Finger Isolation Exercise w/Jacob Smith

Beginner / Intermediate

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3 Tips to Learn Songs Quicker

Advanced / Intermediate

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Run for Cover – Marcus Miller Slap Groove

Advanced / Intermediate

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5 Pentatonic Shapes

Beginner / Intermediate

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Fretboard Navigation – Never lose your place when playing a lick

Intermediate

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The Minor 11 Chord in 3 Voicings

Advanced / Intermediate

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Classical Warm Up with Alan “Snoop” Evans

Advanced / Intermediate

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Major and Minor 6 Chord Rule

Beginner / Intermediate

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Paradiddle Slap Bass – Beginner Rhythm Techniques

Beginner / Intermediate

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Bass Note Substitution with Jacob Smith + Backing Track

Advanced / Intermediate

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How Jacob Smith gets his “Raspy Tone”!

Beginner / Intermediate

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Next Level Improv – Dominant Chord Soloing

Advanced / Intermediate

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Pinky Strength Exercise!

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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4 Exercises for 5 String Bass

Beginner / Intermediate

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Learn Every Note on the Fretboard – Circle of Fifths

Beginner / Intermediate

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Minor Pentatonic Raking Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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Plucking and Muting Tips – Beginners

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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2 Octave Triad Shift Exercise

Intermediate

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“I Gotcha” Breakdown – Active Listening Series

Beginner / Intermediate

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The Upstroke Pattern – Double Thumb Tips

Beginner / Intermediate

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Funk Slap Lick Breakdown

Advanced / Intermediate

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Using Octaves – Plucking Hand Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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Beginner Funk Slap – Fight the Power

Beginner / Intermediate

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Live Bassline Breakdown

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Double Thumb with Ghost Notes

Advanced / Intermediate

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Groove Elements & Ideas | Filling up the bass line

Intermediate

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Classical Thump Breakdown w/ Notation

Advanced / Intermediate

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Briggs Blues Fest

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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How and Where to Play Minor 7 Flat 5

Intermediate

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Speed & Precision Exercise

Advanced / Intermediate

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2-5-1 Progression and Improvisation

Beginner / Intermediate

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Come On Come Over – Quick Lick

Advanced / Intermediate

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16th Note Exercise

Advanced / Intermediate

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“The Process” Learning a Song

Advanced / Intermediate

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First Gig Experience w/Tips

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Ghost Note Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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Rhythmic Values Crash Course – Beginners

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Descending Mixolydian Groove

Advanced / Intermediate

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Beginner Workout – Triads Exercise in D Major

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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G Major Pentatonic Modes Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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3 Triad and Arpeggio Shapes

Beginner / Intermediate

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Relative Major Minor Lick Lesson

Advanced / Intermediate

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Add Vibrato To Your Playing

Intermediate

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Chromatic Crisscross Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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Playing What You Hear

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Bass Vs. Treble Clef

Beginner / Intermediate

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Mode Finger Positions

Beginner / Intermediate

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SlapTips – Bass Hangout Answers

Intermediate

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Basic Rhythms for Beginners

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Master Finger Independence – Beginners

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Line Alternatives – 9 Chord on the 4

Advanced / Intermediate

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6 Levels of Slap

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Melodic Minor “Modes” Breakdown

Advanced / Intermediate

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251 IDEAS – Solo & Modal Exploration

Beginner / Intermediate

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3 Levels of Playing Exercises

Intermediate

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Where to Use the Melodic Minor Scale

Advanced / Intermediate

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Pentatonic Slap Exercise and Groove

Beginner / Intermediate

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Improvisation & Slap Tips – Raul’s Response

Advanced / Intermediate

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Harmonic Minor Positions

Advanced / Intermediate

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Bass Intonation Crash Course

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Modes Breakdown Live

Advanced / Intermediate

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Play Pentatonics Faster – Video Q&A

Advanced / Intermediate

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Melodic Minor Maddness with Alan “Snoop” Evans

Advanced

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10th Interval Exercise with Jacob Smith

Beginner / Intermediate

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Fret Jumping Lesson – Part 2

Beginner / Intermediate

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Interview With “tiffsbass” Tiffany Lloyd

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Understanding Bass Chord Tones

Advanced / Intermediate

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Alternating Triad Inversions

Intermediate

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G Major 3rds Stretch Exercise

Intermediate

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Fretted vs Open String Grooves Lesson

Beginner / Intermediate

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Insane Gospel Dexterity Exercise

Advanced / Intermediate

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Minor Key Improvisation

Beginner / Intermediate

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Transcribing Sharay Reed’s Gospel Bass

Advanced

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Mystery of Gospel Bass with Justin Raines

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Mastering the Double Thumb Technique

Advanced / Intermediate

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Two String Major Motif Shifting Exercise w/ Jacob Smith

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Applying Pentatonic Inversions w/ Groove!

Advanced / Intermediate

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Pop Song Bass Lick Challenge

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Open String Groove

Advanced / Intermediate

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4 Elements to Enhance Your Groove “The Payback” breakdown – James Brown

Beginner / Intermediate

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6 Different Exercises to help with RH & LH Technique w/ Jacob Smith

Advanced / Intermediate

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Melodic Minor Soloing

Advanced / Intermediate

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Jacob Smith Interview

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Secret Trick To Learning Gospel Lines

Advanced / Intermediate

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Minor 9 Chord Exploration

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Alan “Snoop” Evans – Floating Thumb Technique

Advanced / Intermediate

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Hanon Style Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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Crazy Bass Lick – Justin Raines Style

Advanced / Intermediate

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Throwback Groove Breakdown – Licks

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Justin Raines Lesson – Funky Thumping

Advanced / Intermediate

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Harmonic Minor Exploration – Minor 2-5-1

Advanced / Intermediate

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Playing Scales in 4ths

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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3 Practice Elements for Scales

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Frank Brunot Interview – The Process

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Beginner Blues Part 3 – Walking

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Beginner Blues Part 2 – Triads

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Beginner Blues Scale Lesson – Part 1

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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4 Ways to Maximize Practice

Beginner / Intermediate

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Transcribing Iconic Bass Lines – “Do I Do”

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Major Pentatonic Scale Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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Bebop Style Bass Lick from “Soul”

Advanced / Intermediate

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Chromatic Dexterity Exercise

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Jamming for Beginners Part 2

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Jamming for Beginners Part 1

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Odd Time Exercise For Dexterity

Advanced / Intermediate

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Learning Your Fretboard for Beginners

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Line Creativity – Sir Duke

Advanced / Intermediate

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Gospel Fill Lesson

Advanced / Intermediate

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Creating Exercises Using Chords

Advanced / Intermediate

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Classical Thump Breakdown Exercise

Advanced / Intermediate

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What’s My Practice Routine?

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Ear Training Tips For Beginners

Beginner / Intermediate

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3 Tips To Get That “Jaco” Sound!

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Slap Like Snoop

Advanced / Intermediate

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Harmonic Minor Arpeggios

Advanced / Intermediate

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Maximize Your Practice Sessions

Beginner / Intermediate

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Harmonic Minor Triads

Beginner / Intermediate

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Harmonic Minor Exercise

Intermediate

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Introduction to the Harmonic Minor Scale

Intermediate

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Simple Exercise For Dexterity

Beginner / Intermediate

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G Major Double Stop Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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More Fretting Hand Control

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Create Your Own Riffs For Beginners

Beginner / Intermediate

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Understanding Chord Symbols

Beginner / Intermediate

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Triplet Exercise in 4ths

Advanced / Intermediate

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Increase Your Fretboard Reach (Mixolydian)

Advanced / Intermediate

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HOW TO READ TAB

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Quick Lick – Gospel Triplet

Advanced / Intermediate

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Walking Bass Line Basics

Beginner / Intermediate

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Quick Lick – Diminished Lesson

Advanced / Intermediate

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2 Octave 5 String Major Scale Lesson

Intermediate

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Frank Brunot Bass Tips | Funky Slap Groove Techniques

Advanced / Intermediate

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Half Vs Fully Diminished

Intermediate

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Practice Routine Over C Major Chord

Intermediate

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Fretboard Navigation Tips For Beginners

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Fix Weak Fingers Exercise

Advanced / Intermediate

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Justin Raines w/ Daric Bass Lesson (concepts)

Advanced / Intermediate

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Bass Theory for Beginners – Part 7 – Ear Training Pt2 (Intervals Continued)

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Theory for Beginners – Part 6 – Ear Training (Intervals)

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Theory for Beginners – Part 5 – Intervals Introduction

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Theory for Beginners – Part 4 – 7th Chords/Arpeggios

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Theory for Beginners – Part 3 – Triad Chord Tones

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Theory for Beginners – Part 2 – Number System/Triads

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Theory for Beginners – Part 1 – Scale Formation

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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C# Minor Pentatonic Groove W/Chords

Advanced / Intermediate

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Odd Time Signature Exercise

Advanced / Intermediate

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Simple & Effective Major Scale Exercise

Beginner / Intermediate

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Funk Challenge Breakdown Part 3

Advanced / Intermediate

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Funk Challenge Breakdown Part 2

Advanced / Intermediate

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Melodic Minor Triads

Advanced / Intermediate

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Melodic Minor Scale Explanation

Beginner / Intermediate

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How to Memorize Bass Lines

Beginner / Intermediate

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Kanye West Breakdown Lick Part 2

Advanced / Intermediate

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Kanye West Breakdown Lick Part 1

Advanced / Intermediate

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5 Exercises to JUMP START your Slap Technique

Beginner / Intermediate

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Arpeggiated Triad Exercise

Intermediate

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3 Positions of Each Triad Lesson

Beginner / Intermediate

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Applying Triads – Part 2

Advanced / Intermediate

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Applying Triads – Part 1

Beginner / Intermediate

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251 Solo Ideas

Beginner / Intermediate

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Stevie Wonder – “Do I Do” Lesson

Intermediate

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Focus Group 2

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Increase Your Bass Vocabulary

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Play Portrait of Tracy with 1 Chord!

Intermediate

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CRAZY Gospel Double Thumb “Snoop” Lick

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate

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Hammer Ons & Pull Offs

Beginner / Intermediate

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Chromatic Criss Cross Exercise

Advanced / Intermediate

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16th Note Exercise Breakdown

Advanced

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How to Play Triads

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Building Bass Lines with Chromaticism

Beginner / Intermediate

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How to Use Pentatonic Inversions

Beginner / Intermediate

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Quick Gospel Lick – F Minor Triad

Intermediate

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Applying Theory To Grooves – Bass Soloing Tips

Intermediate

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How to Play 251 Chord Progression Inversions

Intermediate

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Think Outside of the Box While Grooving

Intermediate

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Right & Left Hand Exercise for Stamina & Dexterity

Intermediate

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How to Play Relative Major and Minor

Beginner / Intermediate

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1 Arpeggio in 3 Positions (Minor 7)

Intermediate

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How to get rid of the DREADED “String Ring”

Beginner / Intermediate

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Optimize Practice w/ Exercise Variations

Intermediate

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BEGINNERS COURSE – Part 15 – Intro To Arpeggios

Beginner

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BEGINNERS COURSE – Part 13 – Wholetones & Semitones

Beginner

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BEGINNERS COURSE – Part 12 – Dampening Techniques

Beginner

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Quick Lick – Latin Style Groove

Intermediate

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BEGINNERS COURSE – Part 11 – Learn scales in different positions

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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BEGINNERS COURSE – Part 9 – Timing & rhythm development

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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BEGINNERS COURSE – Part 7 – Learn the notes and C major scale

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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BEGINNERS COURSE – Part 4 – Fretting hand position and technique

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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BEGINNERS COURSE – Part 1 – How to choose a bass

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Develop Deeper Groove With Octaves!

Intermediate

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CHORDS COURSE – Part 9 – Never Sacrifice the Melody

Advanced / Intermediate

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How to Apply What You Practice in Your Grooves!

Intermediate

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Understanding the Minor Key

Advanced / Intermediate

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Be Your Own Drummer – BeatBuddy (Drum Machine) Pedal Demo

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Good Technique vs Comfortability

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Take Control of Your Tone

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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CHORDS COURSE – Part 6 – Major and Minor 6ths

Beginner / Intermediate

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Mixolydian Concept & Exercise – Jaco Style!

Intermediate

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How To Get Rid of Fret Buzz

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Creating Your Own Exercises – Master The Fretboard

Beginner / Intermediate

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Step Up Your Bass Fill Game!!

Intermediate

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Quick Trick To Learning The Fretboard

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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CHORDS COURSE – Part 5 – Time to Get Funky

Intermediate

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“Connect the Dots” Fretting Hand Exercise

Intermediate

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Beginners Guide to Bass Guitar

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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CHORDS COURSE – Part 4 – Major and Minor 7ths

Intermediate

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DOUBLESTOPS!! & Bonus Exercise

Intermediate

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CHORDS COURSE – Part 3 – Inversions Continued

Intermediate

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CHORDS COURSE – Part 2 – Inversions

Intermediate

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CHORDS COURSE – Part 1 – How to play chords

Beginner / Intermediate

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SLAP COURSE – Part 2 – Slapping and picking transition

Intermediate

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HOW TO PROPERLY PALM MUTE

Beginner / Intermediate

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How to Practice with a Metronome

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Quick Lick Breakdown – Blues Lick

Intermediate

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What is the Number System?

Beginner / Intermediate

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4 Most Important Chord Shapes

Beginner / Intermediate

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5 Tips for Beginner Bass Guitar Players

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Walking Bass Line for Beginners – Over a 2-5-1 Progression

Beginner / Intermediate

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Bass Guitar Fretting Hand Technique ~ Nail The Note Every Time!

Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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Bass Technique Custom Feedback ~ Video Q&A Sample

Advanced / Beginner / Intermediate / Ultra Beginner

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BEGINNER MODES COURSE – Ionian Mode – “The 1” – Major

Beginner / Ultra Beginner

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Optimize Your Practice Routine With This Tool

Intermediate

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Minor 2-5-1 Progression

Intermediate

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Useful String Skipping Exercise

Intermediate

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TONE & EQ SETTINGS ON YOUR BASS

Beginner

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How To Play A 2 Octave Minor Scale

Intermediate

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What To Think While Soloing

Intermediate

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Bass Guitar Grooving Techniques

Intermediate

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The Major Pentatonic Scale + Positions

Beginner

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Fretting Hand Mistake & Correction Exercise

Beginner

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How to Play the C Minor Scale

Ultra Beginner

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The Dominant/Mixolydian Scale (The Funky Scale)

Ultra Beginner

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Learn To Play Scales In Different Positions

Beginner

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Using the New Video Player Tutorial

Beginner

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Ultimate Warm Up Exercise – Alternating Arpeggios

Intermediate

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How To Play Theoretical Funk

Intermediate

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Enhance Your Chording On A 5 String Bass

Intermediate

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HOW TO BUILD AND PLAY CHORDS ON BASS

Intermediate

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SLAP COURSE – Part 7 – Super fast slap bass technique (16th note triplets)

Intermediate

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The Difference Between Major & Minor 3rds w/ Exercise

Ultra Beginner

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What is an Arpeggio?

Ultra Beginner

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SLAP COURSE – Part 6 – Hammer ons and pull offs

Intermediate

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Funk Challenge – Slap Groove Breakdown!

Intermediate

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Modes Crash Course!!

Beginner

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Quick Lick – Dorian Lesson

Intermediate

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SLAP COURSE – Part 5 – Hammer on technique

Intermediate

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The Speed Demon! “Bubby Lewis” Exercise

Intermediate

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SLAP COURSE – Part 4 – Double thumb slap technique

Intermediate

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Quick Lick – E Major Pentatonic Lick

Intermediate

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Bass Solo Tips over 2-5-1

Intermediate

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SLAP COURSE – Part 3 – Crucial slap bass exercises

Beginner

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SLAP COURSE – Part 1 – Introduction to slap bass

Ultra Beginner

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Play The 2-5-1 Progression Like A Pro

Intermediate

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The Best Melodic Excercise Lesson

Intermediate

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Mixolydian Continued: What was that lick?

Intermediate

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Four or Five String Bass?

Beginner

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MODES COURSE – Part 8 – Understanding Aeolian

Intermediate

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MODES COURSE – Part 7 – Understanding Mixolydian

Intermediate

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“Don’t Be The 3 Finger Guy”

Beginner

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MODES COURSE – Part 5 – Understanding Phrygian

Intermediate

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MODES COURSE – Part 3 – Understanding Ionian

Intermediate

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MODES COURSE – Part 2 – The Last Three

Intermediate

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MODES COURSE – Part 1 – The First Four

Intermediate

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Shuffle Groove Breakdown Part 1

Intermediate

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Rockin’ Bassline Groove Lesson

Intermediate

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Stevie Wonder’s “I Wish” Bass Line Groove Lesson

Intermediate

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Minor 3rds & 6ths Exercise

Intermediate

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Shuffle Groove

Advanced

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Killer Triplet Exercise

Intermediate

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Right Hand Technique & Groove

Intermediate

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Diatonic Intervals Lesson

Beginner

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Two Octave Major Scale

Intermediate

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Major 3rds & 6ths Exercise

Intermediate

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Extended Arpeggio Exercise

Advanced

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Minor Pentatonic Groove

Intermediate

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Ascending Arpeggios Lesson

Intermediate

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