Electric Bass Lesson: Fundamentals

Learn how to play bass guitar. Join legendary artist Billy Sheehan as he reveals the techniques any beginning musician needs to know to play electric bass.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. The Basics

• Choosing a bass
• Right-hand basics
• Slap and pop
• Left-hand basics

2. Breaking Down a Lick and Playing in Time

• Break down a lick into parts
• Time

3. Locking with the Bass Drum and Bass Lines

• Locking with the bass drum
• The root-fifth-octave pattern
• Simple bass lines
• Playing in different styles

4. Using an Amp, Changing Strings, and Tuning

• Using an amp
• Changing a string
• Tuning

Conclusion

• Goodbye