Licks and exercises with dotted quarter notes, accents, and slides

Contents

• Introduction Introduction

  • Welcome

    45s
• 1. Getting Started 1. Getting Started

  • The bass

    2m 4s
  • Buying a bass

    1m 54s
  • Tuning your bass

    3m 46s
  • Holding the bass

    1m 34s
  • Fingerstyle or pickstyle?

    3m 7s
  • Left-hand technique

    1m 59s
  • Getting acquainted with music

    1m 34s
  • Getting acquainted with tablature

    1m 11s
  • Sound off: How to count time

    1m 9s
• 2. Notes on the First Three Strings 2. Notes on the First Three Strings

  • Notes on the G or first string

    2m 7s
  • The note A

    3m 10s
  • Rests

    2m 38s
  • Notes on the D or second string

    2m 35s
  • Playing notes on the G and D strings

    2m 10s
  • Notes on the A or third string

    1m 50s
• 3. More Notes, Scales, and Accidentals 3. More Notes, Scales, and Accidentals

  • The natural minor scale

    1m 34s
  • Sharps and naturals

    3m 46s
  • Notes on the fourth fret

    2m 20s
  • Notes on the E or fourth string

    2m 7s
  • Note finding review

    1m 20s
  • Flats

    2m 22s
  • Note finding review: Flats and naturals

    1m 7s
• 4. Introducing Keys and Eighth Notes 4. Introducing Keys and Eighth Notes

  • Key signatures and the major scale

    45s
  • The F major scale

    3m 16s
  • The key of B flat

    1m 52s
  • Eighth notes

    2m 16s
  • Warmups in the keys of F and B flat

    1m 36s
  • Bass licks in the keys of F and B flat

    1m 25s
  • The key of G

    2m 43s
• 5. New Rhythms, Techniques, and Keys 5. New Rhythms, Techniques, and Keys

  • Introducing ties and quarter notes

    2m 19s
  • Introducing the slide

    2m 11s
  • The accented note

    1m 24s
  • Licks and exercises with dotted quarter notes, accents, and slides

    2m 23s
  • The 3rd position

    2m 15s
  • The key of C

    2m 18s
  • Syncopation

    1m 54s
  • Syncopated exercises in various keys

    1m 21s
  • Rock bass licks with syncopation

    59s
  • Heavy metal bass licks with syncopation

    1m 2s
• 6. Playing Up the Neck and a New Key 6. Playing Up the Neck and a New Key

  • Notes above high C, part 1

    1m 25s
  • The key of D

    1m 22s
  • Rock licks in G, C, and D

    1m 19s
  • Heavy metal licks in G, C, and D

    1m 19s
• 7. New Rhythms and Keys 7. New Rhythms and Keys

  • The dotted 8th and 16th note rhythm

    4m 27s
  • The key of A

    3m 8s
  • Introducing triplets

    3m 48s
  • The key of E major

    1m 36s
  • Notes above high C, part 2

    2m 33s
• 8. Chords and More 8. Chords and More

  • Introducing chords

    3m 49s
  • Playing from chord sheets, part 1

    5m 15s
  • Playing from chord sheets, part 2

    2m 40s
  • The 8th rest

    2m 50s
  • Notes above high C, part 3

    2m 46s
  • Playing from chord sheets, part 3

    2m 31s
  • Playing from chord sheets, part 4

    2m 52s
  • Notes above high C, part 4

    2m 25s
  • Playing from chord sheets, part 5

    3m 40s
• 9. Licks from Different Eras 9. Licks from Different Eras

  • Rock and roll licks from the '50s

    1m 54s
  • The 1960s

    2m 19s
  • The 1970s

    2m
  • The 1980s

    1m 49s
  • The 1990s

    2m 2s
• Conclusion Conclusion

  • Conclusion and credits

    2m 3s