I need some good videos to help me.....

[NewtoBass33]

I am 16 and I quit guitar because I played for 3 years and was not at the level I wanted to be after creating many bad habits with chords and progressions. So I decided to pick up a bass guitar. I want to learn bass because I love music music makes me happy when I am sad I can turn on music and forget everything so now I want to be a part of that music. I don't want to create bad habits and I want to learn over time. I need some videos or sites (nonpaid) that can teach me bass in a timely manner obviously dont want to spend 5 years learning the bass and be on a begginer level. I need something that is clear and does not confuse too much, I admit I am not the brightest and have a short attention span sometimes. So any recomendations? Any help is appreciated.

 

[NewtoBass33]

Don't know if it helps but I like Grunge and Alternitive music, so a style like that would be cool.

 

[germ_77]

Read through all of the sticky threads, studybass would be a good place to start.

 

[NewtoBass33]

Cool will do didnt even think about that.

 

[MalcolmAmos]

Online Bass Lessons at StudyBass.com has been mentioned. I found this book a great help. Bass Guitar For Dummies - Google Books I bet your public library will have a copy.

I Play from fake chord sheet music and use the following major scale box pattern. Coming from 6 string guitar I'm sure you know about fake chord sheet music Happy Birthday Guitar Chords. See a chord name then play the notes of that chord one note at a time - we do not strum, we play one note at a time. Roots just by themselves will get you started. Watch how Sir Paul plays roots. ‪Paul McCartney teaches bass‬‏ - YouTube

Here are some patterns that helped me when I came over from 6 string.
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Bass Patterns based upon the Major Scale box.

Major Scale Box. 

G|---2---|-------|---3---|---4---| 1st string
D|---6---|-------|---7---|---8---|
A|---3---|---4---|-------|---5---|
E|-------|---R---|-------|---2---|4th string

Place the root (R) on the C note 4th string 8th fret and the C major scale await you.
Place the root (R) on the C note and play the R-3-5 and you have just played the notes of the C major chord aka C arpeggio. Chord progression for this song is G-C-D. Place your box root on a G on the 3rd string. Where is your C? Where is the D? The next song's progression is C-F-G. Place your box root on a C on the 3rd string. Where is your F? Where is your G? Yep, piece of cake.

Basic Chords - Notes to play when accompanying.
Major Triad = R-3-5
Minor Triad = R-b3-5
Diminished Chord = R-b3-b5

7th Chords
Maj7 = R-3-5-7
Minor 7 = R-b3-5-b7
Dominant 7 = R-3-5-b7
½ diminished = R-b3-b5-b7
Full diminished = R-b3-b5-bb7

Scales - Notes to play when soloing.
Major Pentatonic = R-2-3-5-6
Minor Pentatonic = R-b3-4-5-b7
Blues = R-b3-4-b5-5-b7
Major Scale = R-2-3-4-5-6-7
Natural Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7
Harmonic Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-b6-7
Melodic Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-6-7


Generic Notes for your bass line.
The root, five and eight are generic and fit most any chord. Remember the diminished has a flatted 5.
The 3 is generic to all major chords. See a major chord R-3-5-8 is a generic bass line that will work.
The b3 is generic to all minor chords. See a minor chord R-b3-5-8 is a generic bass line that will work.
The 7 is generic to all maj7 chords. R-3-5-7.
The b7 is generic to all dominant seventh and minor seventh chords. R-3-5-b7 or R-b3-5-b7.
The 6 is neutral and adds color, help yourself to 6’s. I like R-3-5-6 for major chords. Has a great sound.
The 2 and 4 make good passing notes. Don’t linger on them or stop on them, keep them passing.
In making your bass line help yourself to those notes, just use them correctly.
Remember roots, fives, eights and the correct 3 will play a lot of bass.

Print this off and keep it as reference material, it'll come in handy one day.

See what you can do with this: ‪jam track boogie rock‬‏ - YouTube

Here's your goal for 3 months from now. ‪autumn leaves jam track‬‏ - YouTube Roots only right now see if you can keep up with the music using only the root note. When you can do that try R-5-R-5 that should keep you busy for awhile.

Have fun.

 

[Papa Dangerous]

Do not get disappointed in yourself if you cannot grasp something right away. I have been playing for 8 years and I have not been in a band because I would not want to join a band unless my practices were 110% top notch. This is my preference, that I do want to get over, but not making any effort... Kinda OCD like that with many things... sucks really..

Anyways! My best advice to you, to learn in a timely manner, is to LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN. Develop your ear, and do not rely on tabs to become a good player. Tabs are a good fallback, but that will not help you to really progress. Sheet music is better then tabs cause it actually defines rhythm, but still, these can be a crutch when you want to be out there making up your own tunes.

I always recommend looking at some theory, and how things function in that sense. Learn why a chord is a chord, and why a scale is a scale. Listen to intervals, and try and identify them by ear.

It is a pain in the butt sometimes, and can be very time consuming, but if you want to make progression within 3 years, then you better get a regime planned out and practice practice practice.

Check out this thread I made, it can get you a good start.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f22/fretboard-logic-via-intervals-scales-chords-your-one-spot-787175/

And finally, Do not feed into the guitards state of mind that a bassist is a failed guitarist. Play the bass because you dig that low. You want to be the reason people are groovy and moving their heads.

 

[MattP]

Find a good teacher. It will cost you money, but it will save you from picking up bad habits. All the videos and web site in the world won't stop that from happening. The only way to prevent that is to have a 3rd party that is more knowledgeable than you follow your progress and correct problems as you go.

It's certainly possible to be a self taught bassist (or any instrument for that matter). However that road is a road of mistakes being made and bad habits being formed. Over time you will correct the mistakes and correct the bad habits. However you will form the bad habits first. You will discover them when you hit a wall in your advancement. Then you will correct them, hopefully with good habits.

I speak of this from hard experience. I haven't always been self taught, but I have had more self teaching than experience with good teachers. I'm definitely not saying that you should avoid going the self taught route if that's how you really want to learn. I just want to set your expectations.

 

[NewtoBass33]

thanks for everyones response. i think i will probly take lessons but its like 20 dollars per half hour or some crap.

 

[c4lvint1me]

Online Bass Lessons at StudyBass.com has been mentioned. I found this book a great help. Bass Guitar For Dummies - Google Books I bet your public library will have a copy.

I Play from fake chord sheet music and use the following major scale box pattern. Coming from 6 string guitar I'm sure you know about fake chord sheet music Happy Birthday Guitar Chords. See a chord name then play the notes of that chord one note at a time - we do not strum, we play one note at a time. Roots just by themselves will get you started. Watch how Sir Paul plays roots. ‪Paul McCartney teaches bass‬‏ - YouTube

Here are some patterns that helped me when I came over from 6 string.
Link Removed


Bass Patterns based upon the Major Scale box.

Major Scale Box. 

G|---2---|-------|---3---|---4---| 1st string
D|---6---|-------|---7---|---8---|
A|---3---|---4---|-------|---5---|
E|-------|---R---|-------|---2---|4th string

Place the root (R) on the C note 4th string 8th fret and the C major scale await you.
Place the root (R) on the C note and play the R-3-5 and you have just played the notes of the C major chord aka C arpeggio. Chord progression for this song is G-C-D. Place your box root on a G on the 3rd string. Where is your C? Where is the D? The next song's progression is C-F-G. Place your box root on a C on the 3rd string. Where is your F? Where is your G? Yep, piece of cake.

Basic Chords - Notes to play when accompanying.
Major Triad = R-3-5
Minor Triad = R-b3-5
Diminished Chord = R-b3-b5

7th Chords
Maj7 = R-3-5-7
Minor 7 = R-b3-5-b7
Dominant 7 = R-3-5-b7
½ diminished = R-b3-b5-b7
Full diminished = R-b3-b5-bb7

Scales - Notes to play when soloing.
Major Pentatonic = R-2-3-5-6
Minor Pentatonic = R-b3-4-5-b7
Blues = R-b3-4-b5-5-b7
Major Scale = R-2-3-4-5-6-7
Natural Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7
Harmonic Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-b6-7
Melodic Minor Scale = R-2-b3-4-5-6-7


Generic Notes for your bass line.
The root, five and eight are generic and fit most any chord. Remember the diminished has a flatted 5.
The 3 is generic to all major chords. See a major chord R-3-5-8 is a generic bass line that will work.
The b3 is generic to all minor chords. See a minor chord R-b3-5-8 is a generic bass line that will work.
The 7 is generic to all maj7 chords. R-3-5-7.
The b7 is generic to all dominant seventh and minor seventh chords. R-3-5-b7 or R-b3-5-b7.
The 6 is neutral and adds color, help yourself to 6’s. I like R-3-5-6 for major chords. Has a great sound.
The 2 and 4 make good passing notes. Don’t linger on them or stop on them, keep them passing.
In making your bass line help yourself to those notes, just use them correctly.
Remember roots, fives, eights and the correct 3 will play a lot of bass.

Print this off and keep it as reference material, it'll come in handy one day.

See what you can do with this: ‪jam track boogie rock‬‏ - YouTube

Here's your goal for 3 months from now. ‪autumn leaves jam track‬‏ - YouTube Roots only right now see if you can keep up with the music using only the root note. When you can do that try R-5-R-5 that should keep you busy for awhile.

Have fun.

WOW MalcolmAmos thanks that helped me alot. is there anyway to save this to a draft or something??

 

[MalcolmAmos]

Copy and paste to a word file or just bookmark it.

Glad you can use it.