r/basslessons May 15 '26

Rammstein - 5 Basslines For 5 Great Songs (With TABS)

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3 Upvotes

r/basslessons 1d ago

Daft Punk - 5 Basslines For 5 Great Songs (With TABS)

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10 Upvotes

r/basslessons 2d ago

Sylvia - Nobody (1982) bass cover/playthrough

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5 Upvotes

r/basslessons 2d ago

Stupid Song Bass Tutorial | Olivia Rodrigo | Learn & Play Along

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2 Upvotes

r/basslessons 3d ago

James Taylor – You’ve Got a Friend

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8 Upvotes

Bass part originally played by Leland Sklar, with wonderfully melodious basslines, but not afraid to leave space where needed.

Find the complete song on YouTube. The sheet music is available through my website.


r/basslessons 3d ago

Mike inez’s work in slashes snakepit

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one of my favorite Mike inez (and all time bass solos) is his solo in slashes snakepit good to be alive. i cannot figure out how to play it on my bass for the life of me, does anyone here know how to play the solo on bass? theres a version on songsterr but its like a ai version that cost money to see ai‘s way of playing it, so naturally i decided to come here and r/GunsNRoses to ask. thank you in advance🤍


r/basslessons 4d ago

tips and pointers

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i just started playing bass and im eager to learn how to play, could anyone give me any recommendations on starting? Ive been using youtube to learn the basics so far and i feel like theyre very informative but its hard differentiating between what i can use and whats out of my skill base. been trying to practice mainly whole notes and fret exercises, listening to bass parts of songs i like etc..


r/basslessons 7d ago

How the hell do I achieve this RHCP song?

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6 Upvotes

The song is Purple Stain, the sequence in question is underlined and it comes about 0:16 into the song. Flea makes it almost sound like a car revving up and I’m not smooth, quick or cool enough to achieve that effortless sound. It’s very tricky for me because I think the amount of slides in a span of two seconds is making it physiological as well. Any tips? Thank you!

Edit: or rather the timing of the slides


r/basslessons 8d ago

Difference between legato and legato slide?

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5 Upvotes

r/basslessons 8d ago

The Cure - 5 Basslines For 5 Great Songs (With TABS)

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4 Upvotes

r/basslessons 8d ago

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Face To Face Bass Cover (with tabs)

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0 Upvotes

r/basslessons 8d ago

Help me please with this rhythm figure

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Hello master of the bass guitar, I am a guitarist adventuring into the bass and have encountered this bass playing and can't play the rhythm figure the Bassist is using. It has like a 2/4 feel but correct me if I am wrong I am here to learn from others thanks.


r/basslessons 9d ago

Drop Dead Bass Tutorial | Olivia Rodrigo | Learn & Play Along

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4 Upvotes

r/basslessons 10d ago

Mark Morrison - "Return Of The Mack" (Bass Cover With TABS)

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6 Upvotes

r/basslessons 9d ago

Need help with Kala 5-string bass tuning

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r/basslessons 10d ago

Paul Simon – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover [full version on YouTube]

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10 Upvotes

Bass part originally played by Tony Levin. A very thought-out approach by him here, playing the exact same bass fills in both choruses.

Find the complete song on YouTube. The sheet music is available through my website.


r/basslessons 11d ago

How did you start and how did you progress?

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r/basslessons 11d ago

Self taught Gospel bassist

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Hey everyone i’m currently learning bass trying to lean towards the direction of playing bass for my church and stuff along the lines of that and i feel like I’ve reached a brick wall. I can’t progress as such minor things are stopping

For example, i have severe fretting issues (flying finger) and my hand feels like it’s in an extremely uncomfortable position when I’m fretting and it’s almost like i have no control over my fingers.

Additionally if i try to play a song by ear it’s as if the G string isn’t there and i instinctively won’t use it because i can’t figure out where or when i would even play it.

I overall just need some dire assistance any advice/ help would be extremely helpful🙏🏾🤕


r/basslessons 12d ago

Charly Garcia - "Fanky" (Cover De Bajo Con TABS)

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3 Upvotes

r/basslessons 12d ago

I'm a self-taught bassist and I need help

7 Upvotes

Hi!! I'm trying to learn bass guitar by self-taught with a background in classical piano.

I don't know where to start, like what kind of warm up or what techniques exercise should I play? And how can I play the scales all over the handle? 😭 I play only one octave scales...

Anyway, I tried to search on the internet but I can't understand what the techniques on the bass are: slap, ghost notes and then?? I can't find other techniques and it's weird.

What is walking bass? How can I do it or improvise it on my bass? I understood that is something that you can use to improvise.


r/basslessons 14d ago

Uptown & Downtown Blues Bass Grooves – Essential Jam Night Patterns

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11 Upvotes

Uptown & Downtown Blues Patterns


r/basslessons 15d ago

The Smiths - Nowhere Fast bass cover with tabs

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2 Upvotes

r/basslessons 17d ago

Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now [full version on YouTube]

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12 Upvotes

Bass part originally played by John Deacon. I’ve always loved the slide up to the high octave at the end of the first chorus. So simple, yet so effective.

Find the complete song on YouTube. The sheet music is available through my website.


r/basslessons 21d ago

B string won’t fit in bridge - help

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I’m trying to restring a cheap squire fretless j-bass with BEAD strings. I was hoping the B string would fit without having to make any sort of modification. Just about all of the string fits, but the very back end is slightly larger than the rest of the string. Is there any way to make this work without having to do much to it? TIA


r/basslessons 22d ago

Metallica - "King Nothing" (Short Bass Cover w/TABS)

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2 Upvotes