5 MORE Beginner Bass Lines - Guaranteed To Impress [With Tabs On Screen]

[@katefirth-odonnell5847]

0:52 Feel Good Inc 4:12 Under Pressure 5:27 The Chain 7:33 Longview 10:40 Billie Jean

[@joshiznotabanana15]

Kate Firth-O'Donnell thanks

[@Fly-Co2]

Thx

[@willmorgan5390]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@prodgrubbie]

Will Morgan like spiderman

[@chadbellbowa7525]

Kate Firth-O'Donnell thanks for editing this vid

[@geoffcartridge2079]

Hi Luke. I first bought a white Vox Clubman II in 1968 and it cost me $48 second hand. No amp, so I twisted wires together and connected it to the tone arm on an old Kriesler radiogram. It worked ok. But I made no progress, girls, cars and work got in the way and of course no money. I am 70 years old this year and with my new Yamaha bass and your videos I am making good progress despite bad arthritis, short fingers and cataracts. Being an old fart the challenge of reading music, learning keys, modes and bass techniques and appreciating the technicalities of modern music is keeping my brain active and improving my coordination. I thought of forming a band next year called "The Wrinkles" or maybe "The Dentures" , but two of my mates are having trouble with their hearing aids and the drummer hasn't got room in his Suzuki for his kit and the wheelchair lol. Luke, your lessons are clear, appropriate, and inspirational and as a former educator myself I consider you an excellent music teacher. I needed lessons like this in 1969. Thank you. Geoff. Adelaide.

[@BecomeABassist]

Hey Geoff. I'm so glad you're finding the lessons helpful and I love your attitude. You're not letting any of those things like arthritis or short fingers get in the way of playing. I absolutely love that! I'd love for you to actually follow through and start a band. If you ever make it up North to Queensland, I'll definitely come to a show! Haha! Seriously though - I really appreciate the kind words Geoff. Thanks so much.

[@geoffcartridge2079]

@@BecomeABassist Thanks for the encouraging reply Luke. I am practising right now and annoying the neighbours. Making haste....slowly. Cheers!

[@rinokumura5972]

Whoever says hello boomer to this....r/woooosh

[@Ultra_Slayer-rw5ke]

Rin Okumura r/woosh means the joke went over your head don’t get your point

[@rinokumura5972]

Ultra_ Slayer3000 they deserve the same treatment

[@laurelaigs6807]

Trying my best to learn Bass this quarantine. Wish me luck.

[@BecomeABassist]

Good luck!

[@TheAonyia]

Same! How’s it going?

[@domwing8062]

Me too!! 😂

[@g.lu.tenfrei]

Same dude!

[@alexgleeson9644]

Me too! 🤣

[@musiccollector4716]

I have some Recommendation's The National Anthem-Radiohead Come Together-The Beatles Dazed and Confused-Led Zeppelin Disco Inferno-The Tramps Money-Pink Floyd Transmission-Joy Division

[@NathanALee]

National Anthem was one of my first bass lines, its all on the D string pattern of 4-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0

[@stephendallison1465]

@@malcolmlarri8236 easy

[@thoams2190]

my mans bass be looking like a banana skin

[@tox6132]

Why you do him like dat

[@augustinhrdlick8118]

Why u gotta do it to him

[@boiwithacrazylongusername490]

Idk why but your profile pic makes this joke so much better

[@jeffydezzy7503]

It looks ready to be made into banana bread

[@steezyszam]

@@tox6132 it’s cause its true my guy

[@katiemcgrath5626]

my friends are doing schoolwork during quarentine im learning feel good on my dads old bass

[@guyguy1470]

and for the last bassline we have hysteria by muse

[@shoobertthedoobert1342]

Man I found you sooner. I started playing bass a few months agoz but because my finger was broken, i could only play simple chords. Learning these bass lines has been amazing, and its helping with my technique and flow.

[@peterandersen2556]

I'd highly recommend learning Hysteria by Muse for beginners, it's really not that hard to memorize and the only thing you have to work on is speed. And once you mastered that, I guarantee you everybody's jaw will drop if you casually bust that out on a jam session.

[@a64738]

Maybe easy to memorize but that does not mean it is easy to play....

[@timon6849]

i actually started with teaching myself that song. i had to switch to playing with a pick cause i got blisters on my fingers though.

[@apoisonousplant2977]

What helped me was writing it out on paper and going through it slowly at first. I'm still by no means perfect with it, but I'm much better than I used to be!

[@carrollmoon]

@@timon6849 you and John Lennon, whine whine whine. 🤪

[@jjslayer3249]

Thanks man. It took only like 5 minutes to memorize the first one. And it sounds good

[@DJCannon5]

Your method of breaking down with tabs on display is my favorite Ive found so far.

[@kfing1]

This is a great confidence builder for newbies - nice work

[@rayross997]

Radar Love-Golden Earring. Awesome riff indeed.

[@goodmaggie]

Thanks Luke, these are fun. Great lessons.

[@lucky-ci9yk]

Great teacher! U make it super simple for a noob like me!

[@1oolabob]

A little note about the trickier version of Billy Jean: On the recording the string bass plays the simple line, and the syncopated low F# is played on a Moog to have an accented and slightly distorted sound. Great channel. Subscribing.

[@eyelesscrown7346]

That is a cool looking bass you got there

[@sheilacarr]

love your teaching method!...i m becoming quite a impressive little bassist......

[@jerrymccarty481]

Good looking bass..and he can sure play it .

[@cleebo1322]

I have some recommendations- Psycho killer(talking heads) are you gonna be my girl(jet) and N.I.B(Black Sabbath)

[@theragsmy]

I love your bass. Very beautiful !

[@annaisselena5028]

10:57 his fingers look like they’re moon walking! 😂😂

[@black55lp66]

It always shood look like this

[@quesofour2082]

Being a guitarist, i bought a bass and it didnt feel any different but MAAAAAAAAN i knew i couldnt play it like guitar. So thank you for this video

[@BecomeABassist]

I'm so glad you had this realization @HyperEmoLesPaul # - Some guitarists go through their whole lives without figuring this out. I'm happy you're not one of them!

[@samymadrid2408]

The bass looks so pretty

[@xaviercvirn]

"Can you play wonderwall?"

[@sosagave]

"I like your guitar"

[@MrDiZzY-ko1zp]

"why does your guitar have 4 strings?"

[@skagge180]

Purple Altitude ”those guitar strings is THICC”

[@suktadas9737]

"Oh, you play 4 strings guitar?" " You know I think Guitar is way better".

[@brandonmiles8174]

Great songs, all of them. Several are my go to when entertaining. Great job! Thanks for your work.

[@mikechecka292]

That Spector is a beauty.

[@franka2743]

Thanks

[@moresnacksplease526]

Thanks for the list(s)! I'm using it to get more accurate with the washtub bass I built. It's like combining upright bass w/ singing, or a theremin. Sliding is a little TOO easy, and anything faster than an 8th note is futile.

[@bassdatbubsvarietychannel7490]

How dare you forget Primus tommy the cat😂

[@binglecheese123]

crocodile king definitely a very EASY bass line XD

[@ronasaurus74]

Can ANYONE other than Les Claypool play that? About as advanced as it gets!

[@zosoxo3511]

So I have been trying to nail the Longview riff and it was giving me hell and I have to say going back and watching your videos about scales made it so much easier because now I recognize it’s very close to the major scale

[@donhtb1]

Thanks for the trimming tips. I'm a beginner

[@ronincs]

Couple more super easy bass riffs. Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes, Beat It Michael Jackson, Rotten Apple Alice in Chains, You Really Got Me The Kinks.

[@mel_thing4763]

I’ll get my first bass tomorrow morning! Man, I can’t wait to play all of these!

[@solanin1055]

Joooo,any progress?

[@W7RSON]

How it's going man?

[@mel_thing4763]

Was a scam, amp didn’t work. Now we gotta send all of the stuff back because it was a bundle deal...

[@9919S-x6u]

Nicely done Luke!...okay, you’ve motivated this 55 yo to take up Bass! Why not?! 😜

[@JohnSmith-qs5fg]

Journey's Don't Stop Believing isn't difficult and is great to practice timing. The chorus is a nice goal to shoot for .

[@sarahdop4071]

Where's that pick come from, and where's it go to? Magic!

[@BecomeABassist]

Haha! The magic fingernail pick.

[@Neo.guerrero]

He’s using hacks

[@alisonodonovan438]

thank u so much KZbin really help me play bass I also play guitar and piano that also helps u make it easy to play bass not easy but way easey r

[@sergeantc4073]

Thank you

[@johnbartley7101]

new watcher...i don't know if it's b/c you look into my soul, but, ty for helping a newb bassy, like me...

[@BecomeABassist]

And what a beautiful soul it is @John Bartley!

[@simplybass70]

Nice please keep these videos like this coming 👍

[@therobin9901]

Love the Stax shirt!

[@igotaguitar]

On feel good inc, I like to let the last note ring and throw in a slide on 3rd string from 5th to 7th fret

[@odnam24]

Great video! very informative, and goes at a very good pace.

[@huntors6592]

I love your videos! Just learned feel good Inc on my Ibanez Mikro bass, And I must say, it sounds great!

[@thespecial]

The chain 5:28 🔥

[@orlandog.7536]

Can you do "Outstanding" from the Gap band .? Please

[@navinduperera980]

Nice! and FYI mate under pressure from Queen mate.

[@huntershortrepairs]

You know, I'm about to buy my first guitar ever, never played a day in my life, but I have a strong passion to learn bass, so thats what I'm starting with! I've subscribed to the channel because I really enjoy the way you teach! I watched the first video before this one, and it took me until the second song before I understood how to read the tabs lol (again, I've never played so I was clueless) now I really can't wait to learn more!

[@uniformtrain6692]

I know what you mean, I started playing a bass and the first song i tried was pumped up kicks but the first mastered song was his seven nation army one, also checking in how has your bass practice been going?

[@huntershortrepairs]

@@uniformtrain6692 I mean I probably have to start all over again honestly, between 2 jobs I literally just haven't had too much time to really sit and play, I'll definitely pick it back up soon, when all our home projects are done

[@begonadelclaux1541]

Amazing, thanks

[@alessandrosuppini943]

Just like that! 😄

[@arthurkseler3362]

im 12 and i love the Bass you got

[@evanmurphy6640]

Good to know

[@BlackuLaLa]

I feel like if a beginner comes in and can nail Longview they're doing pretty well!

[@videogamesanti]

Come Together by The Beatles

[@Crowley2979]

For recognizable bass lines - check out The Stranglers and Joy Division. "Peaches" and 'Transmission' are good examples

[@cameron0._00]

Paint it black by the Rolling Stones, great video 🔥

[@tss_logan4647]

Do megalovania

[@aaronaioli932]

Thanks so much! I’m a beginner, and I learnt all the songs you showed us previously, I’m desperate for some more.

[@ianmackenzie686]

I always thought tunes like Green Onions and Time is Tight by Booker T. would be good simple yet really cool sounding lines for novices. They're fairly easy but more importantly don't come across as just riffs or licks but are actually integral rhythms. Just my 2 cents.

[@marijov2678]

Good one Ian... I met quite a few bass players who "dig" Jamiroquai and sort of can play couple of his tunes 'cause "they are so cool...", but cant play a 12bar blues line to save their life...

[@ianmackenzie686]

@@marijov2678 I want to be clear though I'm not knocking learning riffs or licks. Those are important also but only after one internalizes the ability to keep time and rhythm.

[@RileyPrice42]

Cool video.may I suggest come together by the Beatles?

[@flashwestmoreland3691]

Dude much love! I've learned a lot from you in the past week and I'm highly grateful!

[@requemao]

The Billie Jean bassline, especially the trickier version, looks a bit like playing Dance Dance Revolution on bass.

[@andrewmorgan9216]

So I just discovered I've been playing Longview wrong for the past 24 years. damn and thank you.

[@Nivenization]

Thank you.

[@DanielLizzama]

Nice. Luke great tutorial.

[@BecomeABassist]

Thanks Daniel - Glad you like it!

[@sethmitalo723]

Hi have gain lesson on bass line thanks.

[@adventureabe1733]

hi luke thanks this really helped. i was wondering if you can show us some songs from adventure time please? (most have bass in them)

[@lyssa08]

i dunno why but everytime i see gorillaz getting some love i freak out with happiness

[@silentjazzfool]

Thanks for this. I learnt the five from your first video and now I'll try to get these nailed down. Do you have any advice on left-hand technique for Billie Jean, especially the harder version? You seem to be hardly moving your first finger, laying it across the strings as if you were playing a barre chord, but it's really hard to keep up the pressure with it and still have the necessary freedom of movement in the other fingers. Are you lifting off more than we can see when it's not actually being used?

[@BecomeABassist]

Glad you like it @Richard Poole, and good question. I guess I'm *sort of* barring with my first finger, but not the way a guitarist might if they're doing a bar chord. I'm not fretting/pressing down more than one note at a time with that finger. When the low F# is being played, I'm not pressing with the 'back' part of that finger, and when I'm playing the E on the D-string, I'm not fretting the low E-string. The 'pressure point' (or whatever you'd call it) is constantly going back and forth depending on which string needs it at the time. I think if I was barring the whole time, I'd run out of stamina super quickly. It IS kind of a subtle movement though - I'm always trying to move my fingers as little as possible to conserve energy and maximize the stamina I do have.

[@adriduw4434]

4:34 wait it's all 12 ? always has been

[@bntaft5133]

Thank you, Luke.

[@ikhwanmusicstudio6404]

We can play under pressure using A string 5555550

[@geronimosilveira7349]

Hiii, Im busking with the bass, started today, and was wondering... What kind of bass line dja think that I can learn?? Im a advanced bassis, not the kind to make a list Weather Report covers (yet) but I can play any RCHP song, for example PD: can´t slap, my amp is a guitar batter one, so Im tryin not to break it until I buy a Roland Micro Cube bass or similar

[@munchmandrifta]

I am on Acoustic Bass and having trouble with Billie Jean, not sure if it's my Nub skills but it just sounds like random notes, so far everything else I've tried rfom these videos is fine but just having issues with Billie Jean.

[@Fly-Co2]

Nice video

[@blunttime1089]

Nice lookin bass

[@JustRaZe]

Gorillaz Clint Eastwood

[@gman4real17]

For the next video: Down on the Corner by CCR

[@therealsamuelw]

1:44 Your talking about sounding like the recording and I’m on an acoustic guitar that’s been tuned down

[@glennslater56]

I've looked at the bass scales which I presume are some sort of rule as to what notes to play in th key of a song but I still can't see how they connect with these simple bits of bass. For example if I watch John Paul Jones play, he's not restricted to 6 notes in a scale, I hope this makes sense but I don't know how best to explain it.

[@Logjammer337]

What year and model is that Spector?

[@mousarkar4282]

Some recommendations Holy diver by dio

[@ManalangMarion]

I really wanna have my own bass

[@SentientEgg]

Can someone help me out with a question? I'm new to bass and I'm curious about his thumb placement on the E string. When plucking A,D,and G strings it seems as though his thumb is always on the E. Is this because that's what is comfortable for him or is it to keep the E string from vibrating? Or both? Or neither?

[@BecomeABassist]

@Ian Stone - great question. It's a little of both. It's super comfortable for me to place my thumb on the E-string when I'm playing the other strings, but it *also* has the added benefit of stopping any latent E-string vibrations.

[@SentientEgg]

@@BecomeABassist Awesome, thank you! Your videos are super helpful, I appreciate it.

[@Velldog]

Subbed!

[@TheCarmeloe]

what Bass did you play?

[@aruo6617]

2nd bass line sounds like nursery rhymes !!😂

[@calogerodimeo1677]

Love this

[@meghanmoore4514]

U would do rock lobster

[@alecvbhg5770]

I just bought a bass yesterday but fore some reason I cant get clean notes. I keep making a small buzz when changing fingers

[@BecomeABassist]

How close the the frets are you playing Allan? Most of the time, the 'best' place to put your fingers when playing a note is right next to it (but not quite on top of it). If you're right in the middle between 2 frets, you need to use more strength and pressure with your fingers, which can lead to the buzzing I think you're talking about. Try moving to be super close to the frets - it might help!

[@alecvbhg5770]

@@BecomeABassist thanks I will try this after work!!

[@journeyreese]

i didn't realize how easy feel good inc is 0_0

[@veronicagray3486]

Hey Luke do Sly and the family stone "Thank You Forlettinmebemaself again"

[@BecomeABassist]

Got you covered @Veronica Gray: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aV6yo4mvqbJmgaM

[@djNsoMniaK]

The hardest thing i learnt to play on the bass was GREASE the one that i want...the bass is allover the show on that song

[@Anchoredsouls]

Do some metal stuff

[@a-1151]

Is it just me who is an intermediate bassist and watching beginner videos

[@dysondyson9524]

You probably suck at bass

[@Ray_hyrule]

Come together by the Beatles Beat it by MJ (probably not beginner) I want you back by Jackson 5

[@veli86]

After having a bass for over 7 years. I should pick it up and Learn to play bass 🙄. Worst case of procrastination I've ever had.

[@BecomeABassist]

Do it Krieg! I believe in you!

[@tonymccabe7100]

How do I get the tabs sent to me?

[@BecomeABassist]

Hey @ Tony Mccabe - just click the link in the description and fill out the form on that page and they'll get sent to your email address.

[@Benjrt]

Who else doesn’t know the money notes or chords but know the tabs

[@loyalityizroyality8650]

How do I identify what type of guitar my sister gave it to me she was about to pawn it or whatever but I've been playing it everything like maybe couple weeks ago haha but I identify what type of guitar who made it doesn't have any names are emblems or anything on it