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Hiya, and welcome to my Bass guitar lessons!
Hey there! Welcome to my squidoo, which is a part of the larger beast of learning: www.Dmanlamius.com Here we have lots of cool bass and creative related stuff for you to check out.
If you are a beginner to the Bass, then check out my recommended order of learning below. This is all original content from me, that is created to help you guys in the best way possible. Thousands have learnt from me online, and I'm well known for my simple approach and lessons that are easy to understand! So let's get to it shall we? Pick up that bass!
Oh, and don't forget to visit my main site, where there are vids for you to jam along with, and beats for you to play along with and practise your timing. There is so much stuff there, that I couldn't add it all here!
If you are a beginner to the Bass, then check out my recommended order of learning below. This is all original content from me, that is created to help you guys in the best way possible. Thousands have learnt from me online, and I'm well known for my simple approach and lessons that are easy to understand! So let's get to it shall we? Pick up that bass!
Oh, and don't forget to visit my main site, where there are vids for you to jam along with, and beats for you to play along with and practise your timing. There is so much stuff there, that I couldn't add it all here!
Ok, here we go. This is the Lesson tree...
...Go through these lessons one by one.
If lessons are too simple, you can always shoot forwards, and find a lesson of your standard.
Note: It is important that you are confident in your progress in one video before you go to another one! If you move onto the next video un-prepared, you may lose your confidence, and are more likely to give give up! Give it plenty of time and patience, my friends. You maybe playing this instrument for the rest of your life, so time spent wisely at these stages is a good investment...
Note: It is important that you are confident in your progress in one video before you go to another one! If you move onto the next video un-prepared, you may lose your confidence, and are more likely to give give up! Give it plenty of time and patience, my friends. You maybe playing this instrument for the rest of your life, so time spent wisely at these stages is a good investment...
- Lesson one: Hand and tendon Excercises.
- A few words of wisdom concerning RSI. Always do these warm ups before you pick up your bass!
- Lesson two: Beginners Bass lesson part one.
- Learn Bass guitar easily, with my simple to follow lessons!
For the guys and gals that are starting from the start. What the different parts of the bass are, walking finger technique, and a simple riff. - Lesson three: Beginners bass lesson part two
- The second part For the guys and gals that are starting from the start. What the different parts of the bass are, walking finger technique, and a For the guys and gals that are starting from the start. What the different parts of the bass are, walking finger technique, and a simple riff. Play along to the beat here:
- Lesson four: Beginners Bass evolved!
- The Evolution of our Beginners youtube riff! In this lesson we will add fills to our riff and some other cool ideas. In this lesson we briefly cover:
Hammer-ons.
Slides.
Economy of motion/finger placement.
String bends.
Slapping and popping the riff.
We also cover alternative notes to play around the board. - Lesson five: Back to basics.
- Just a vid explaining terms of techniques on the bass guitar. What is tapping? What is slapping and popping? What is a hammer-on? What is a walking blues bass-line? I cover it all here!
- Lesson six: How to learn the notes on the bass fretboard.
- A written lesson, explaining the above!
- Lesson seven: learn the major scale!
- What are root fifths and octaves? How do I play the scale? What does it mean? What are intervals? Need it all explained? Then watch on....
The supporting documentation to this vid, is below this vid... - Lesson eight: Learn simple bass riffs: 7 nation army (white stripes)
- The White stripes, seven nation army. Although he doesn't use a Bass on the recording of this song, his effect is so low, it may as well be! No playalong, because it's a simple tune to learn...
- Lesson nine: Learn simple bass lines: Stand by me (Ben.E.King)
- Learn Ben E King's Stand by me Bass line, here. This is a nice and simple line that all beginners should have fun with. Good luck!
- Lesson ten: Learn simple bass riffs: Creep (Radiohead)
- A nice simple riff for you beginners to get started with. As I say in the video, try and mix it up a bit with the stuff I taught you in "Beginners evolved" premium lesson, if you have it...
- Lesson eleven: Learn simple bass riffs: If you want me to stay (sly and the family)
- So...the Chillis version of this Sly and the family stone CLASSIC.
- Lesson twelve: How much should you practise?
- So how much should you be practising at this point?
- Lesson thirteen: What Bass should a beginner buy?
- You maybe thinking about upgrading your bass at this point. Well, here is a video I created giving you some advice!
- Lesson fourteen: Should I use a pick or not?
- Advice concerning using a plectrum (pick) or not.
- Lesson fifteen: How to read bass tabs
- Thought i'd make a quick blog post about this, as I've had a few people ask me what bass tab is in e-mails recently.
- Lesson sixteen: Learn simple bass riffs: come together (Beatles)
- Ok, here is a tune by one of my all time favourite bands. The Beatles changed the way music was perceived and played, and inspired pretty much all the great music we listen to today. Ask any of your heroes for proof! If you dig into their music really deep, and get away from all the lovey (although that is still brilliant) stuff, there is some amazing music there. Especially if you dig really deep into the theoretical stuff that "shouldn't" technically work. But it does...
- Lesson seventeen: Learn simple bass riffs: Cannonball (breeders)
- Really easy bass line here. It's a really good one as well, from a little know song these days. Very fun to play as well
- Lesson eighteen: Learn simple bass riffs: Roxanne (The police)
- Classic bass line from a classic band!
- Lesson nineteen: Learn simple bass riffs: Under the bridge (Red hot chili peppers)
- Ooo! I love this line! I used to have a "Blood sugar sex magik" tab book, and this was the first bass line I learnt from it. It took me ages! But the feeling of accomplishment was immense. I played that chorus riff over and over and over in the summer of '93.
- Lesson twenty: Learn simple bass riffs: Play that funky music (wild cherry)
- Here's the first expedition into my "cool funk lines to learn" series. This first video is "Play that funky music", by wild cherry. In the future, I will have a mix of my own funk lines as well as famous ones for you to learn!
Don't forget, keep it in the pocket! - Lesson twenty one: learn simple bass riffs: A bucket full of riffs.
- Hiya, guys!
Welcome to my "Bucket full of simple Bass Riff's" Series!
In this series we cover lines and riffs that are simple but effective, just like the Beginners bass line I taught some time ago. Now, these lessons have evolved. The videos in this series come in a .zip format...
In the .zip archive you will find the lesson itself (normally around 20 minutes), the drum beat to play along to (as an .mp3 format), and another video which is me playing guitar, that you can jam along with on your bass!
This makes things as interactive as possible for you guys, so that you can really work your timing and dexterity.
Here is a link to the purchase page, and an example of the simple riff that we go through. I hope you enjoy it:
http://www.dmanlamius.com/#/bucketfullofsimplebassrif/4532972569 - Lesson twenty two: Tips on timing intro (5/4)
- An intro video on how to count time signatures!
- Lesson twenty three: Tips on timing (3/4)
- And the next part in the tips on timing series.
- Lesson twenty four: General bass playing tips.
- I was asked in a mil if I had any general bass playing tips. well, here are my answers.
- Lesson twenty five: Introduction to chords (Orion)
- Here, you will learn how to play Metallica's "Orion." (the middle part). This is a good introduction to the chords I will teach you in the future
- Lesson twenty six: cool chords one
- Here you will learn the shape of five chords to experiment with, and start to write music with. I also cover different ways
of playing these chords. I dont teach the "names" of the chords, just the shapes. I name them "Primusy one" etc. At the end, we string these chords together to write a nice tune! This lesson is best for intermediate students, but will be O.K for beginners with good hand strength to sustain chords. It's best if you do the "Basic chords" free lesson before you purchase this one...
MASSIVE tips on how I compose music, here!
Don't forget to do your hand and tendon exercises before you embark on this adventure!
The video is 30 minutes long, and costs Five English pounds. That is about Nine dollars.
(These vids are the same quality as my NEWER youtube videos. Same deal- Little theory, no technical jargon, just me, a bass and a camera!) - Lesson twenty seven: How to increase finger strength for the bass.
- My review of the very cheap, but "must have" gripmaster!
- Lesson twenty eight: Slap and pop part one
- How to slap and pop the bass guitar! What mutes are, as well as hammer-ons. We go through a simple octave based riff, which we add to in the next part!
- Lesson twenty nine: Slap and pop part two.
- The second in this series.
- Leson thirty: Slap and pop part three.
- Ok, here is what you will be learning. The verse here, in the Chilli peppers version of the Stevie wonder classic, higher ground...
- Lesson thirty one: Red hot Slap n pop
- In this lesson, we cover some methods that will get you slapping and popping like the pro's! We discuss right hand muting methods as well as left hand hammer-on stuff.
We also cover the technique and method that "Flea" uses in his slap and pop playing. We break down the slap part of "Black eyed blonde", and my song "Day of the goat." Both these slap parts can teach good technique when slowed down and broken apart.
I also tell you about tried and tested methods that will help your long term slapping and popping! - Lesson thirty two: Ideas on slap precision.
- Concerning getting the slap right.
- Lesson thirty three: Slap dynamics
- More ideas.
- Lesson thirty four: Tips on timing (basic)
- The video before the other video on timing. Just a few ideas as to how I keep my timing when I dont have one of them drummer thingies.
- Lesson thirty five: Cool tab books of note.
- Hiya guys. Ok, I was at a friends last night, and was flicking through one of his Beatles tab books. Although I rarely use tab's these days, I remembered back to when they were an invaluable source of learning for me. Back then, we used to learn them from bass magazines, which tried and tested them. These days anyone can add a tab to the internet, and i've noticed that they are often very wrong!
So I decided to compile a list of books that will benefit you as players. They are defiantly worth checking out! Not all tab books from all of my favourite artists are available, though, which is a shame. Below is a pretty good list, though... - Lesson thirty six: What does "playing in the pocket" mean?
- Answer right here...!
- Lesson thirty seven: cheap and affordable instruments!
- Well, people have been asking me for some time now, where they should buy their instruments from. I did a lot of homework, and asked a lot of questions, and finally came to the conclusion that Gear4Music were one of the best, if not THE best.
Click above to read on... - Lesson thirty eight: Role of the bass player
- The Art of muscianship
Just some words on the role of the bassplayer, and the philosophy of playing with other people. - Lesson thirty nine: An introduction to bass tapping.
- Hi guys, here's the lesson that some of you have asked me for. It's a nice little riff/melody designed to give you an introduction to tapping, and a bit of confidence to carry on to something a little more advanced in the future.
There are many ways and approaches to tapping, but I find this one is the most helpful for beginners in the technique.
Don't forget, like all of my videos, don't get frustrated if you can't do it right away! Start real slow, and build up your ability and confidence. You're training your brain to understand something new. It takes time... - Lesson fourty: Learn one of my own funk lines #1
- One from my own repetoire...
- Lesson fourty one: One of my own funk lines #2
- Another of my own funk lines!
- Lesson fourty two: One of my own funk lines #3
- Another of my own funk lines!
- Lesson fourty three: one of my own funk lines #4, 5 & 6
- Another three of my own funk lines (premium)
- Lesson fourty four: One of my own funk lines #7
- Another of my own funk lines!
- Lesson fourty five: tips on timing (intermediate)
- More tips on timing, but a little harder and faster this time!
- Lesson fourty six: Stuck in a bass playing rut?
- Are you in a rut with your bass playing? It's ok. This happens to us all. Maybe you're not motivated. Maybe you don't know what to practice or don't feel creative. It could be many things. At these times you have, you have a few choices to get yourself out and over that rut!
- Lesson fourty seven: Learn to play by ear
- A cool discussion going on at my forums.
- Lesson fourty eight: Under the bridge (ending)
- ...the ending to the above video...
Oh, and a RSS to my blog...
My constantly updated blog!
even more lessons, written lessons, competitions and musical recommendations right here!
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byBands with great bass players!
Recommended listening from me.
Check out these great bands, with great bass players. These bands and players are what moulded me into the bass player I am today!
Check my site for more recommendations.
Check my site for more recommendations.
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 11/30/2009) 
Essential Sly & Family Stone
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 11/30/2009)
The Brown Album
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 11/30/2009)
What Is Hip?: The Tower of Power Anthology
Amazon Price: $24.96 (as of 11/30/2009)
Love
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 11/30/2009)
Dmanlamius: Something met@l
Something a little heavier...
Dmanlamius: Something Met@l
My latest vid's have been a bit mellow, spiritual and etheral, so I thought i'd stuck one of my many brutal metal lines up... Wanna know how I got this effect? Check out my review: http://mrlamius.blogspot.com/2009/05/product-review-korg-pandora-px5d.html
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Dmanlamius: Cosmic sprout.
Just me by myself....without band
Dmanlamius: The Cosmic Sprout.
Sometimes when I have lots of ideas, I just turn the camera on for a while, and watch back to see if there are any ideas I can create anything from. This is just something random in that jam that I picked out. I then decided to turn myself green. Like a sprout. check out my review of this great little effects unit: http://mrlamius.blogspot.com/2009/05/product-review-korg-pandora-px5d.html
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Dmanlamius: D'man plays the heavy blues bass
Just for fun!
D'man plays the heavy blues bass...
Just for a laugh. I'm sure this will annoy the purists...! http://www.Dmanlamius.com I get this effect by using this little baby: http://mrlamius.blogspot.com/2009/05/product-review-korg-pandora-px5d.html
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Dmanlamius: Brothers of the green wood
Just a little jazzy thing.
Dmanlamius: The Brothers of the Green Wood.
Bass only song of mine. Pictures are of friends last week making a bonfire in the woods, whilst planning our next move. This song can be purchased here: http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=256750 http://www.dmanlamius.com
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Dmanlamius: Mourn his youth
Mourn his youth-Dmanlamius
I wake up about half past two, because last night was a heavy one. I go downstairs and have a cup or two, then I take a lil nap. When I wake up I turn on my playstaion, my location... is on this sofa, for the rest of the day until I go back to bed again. Then my dad walks in, he's been working 9-5, he says "son you're really pissing me off, your whole life's a skive", I said "Dad i'm only young, i've got my whole life ahead of me." He said "Son. That's my point." "That boy sits at home and does nothing with his time. He thinks it's living. The boy thinks it's life!" So my dad says I gotta go and find myself a job, find my self a breeding girl, I try my hardest but my youngest boys a slob, I wish he would just sort it out, every body says you "gotta discipline that boy! Make him a working lad", or he'll mourn his youth. Just like you. (Dad rant) Then he'll mourn his youth...
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My Merchandise at cafepress!
Here we hve my bass related merchandise, hosted at cafepress. T-shirts, clocks, stickers, hoodies and other stuff with my designs on them are here. Please atke time to check these out, and help me in creating more lessons.
Dmanlamius: Sunshine
Something nice and pretty...
Dmanlamius: Day of the goat
Dmanlamius: Snow
It started snowing, so I took the oportunity!
Dmanlamius: Don't move!
Dmanlamius: Irish blood
Dmanlamius: Cold path
My most recommended stuff!
These are products i have reviewed at my blog. These are also products that have had brilliant reviews from me, and that I thoroughly recommend to all my students.
Korg PX5D Pandora Guitar and Bass Multi Effects Processor
Amazon Price: $181.54 (as of 11/30/2009)
Gripmaster Hand Exerciser Red, Medium Tension (7-Pounds per Finger)
Amazon Price: $10.49 (as of 11/30/2009)
And lastly, some important links...
...well, in my opinion, anyway!
Where all my stuff is!
- Dmanlamius.com
- Where everything is hosted!
- My twitter
- Do you twitter? Well, so do I now!
- My myspace
- Loads of my music is here, as well as more lessons that are not featured on youtube!
- My youtube
- Where the majority of my videos are hosted.
by Dmanlamius
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