In this video I give the fundamental knowledge that bassists should know... notes, triads, chord progressions, the relationship with bass and guitar, etc. This is bass for beginners and will get you off to a good start.

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Bass lesson 24 Test Your Knowledge:    • Test Your Knowledge Bass Lesson  
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Bass lesson 21 The Blue Note:    • Playing With The Blue Note Bass Lesson  
Bass lesson 20 Harmonics:    • Bass Harmonics  
Bass lesson 19 Classic Country Bass:    • Classic Country Bass Line Lesson  
Bass lesson 18 Tapping:    • 3 Tapping Exercises For Bass  
Bass lesson 17 Ghost Notes:    • Ghost Notes On Bass  
Bass lesson 16 Jazz/Blues Skips:    • Bass Lesson #16- Jazz/Blues/Skips Exe...  
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Important pieces of beginner gear to have is a tuner and metronome. Here's a Boss tuner and metronome all in from The Boss Store on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ybqrbO
Check out the Zoom drum machine from the Zoom store on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ezjSH2
Check out the Boss Bass Chorus from The Boss Store on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Imxy4D

Chapters to this lesson:
Notes- 1:15
Half Step/Whole Step- 2:00
Laying Out Notes On Neck- 3:42
Tuning- 8:00
C Major Scale- 10:20
Bass Play Along- 11:30
Chords In C Major- 11:55
Triads- 14:22
1-4-5- 17:00
Bass Play Along- 19:45
Guitar Play Along- 21:00
1-5-6-4- 22:00
Bass Play Along- 24:58
Guitar Play Along- 25:48
1-6-4-5- 27:07
Bass Play Along- 28:45
Guitar Play Along- 29:18

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