Course list

• Beginners Worship Bass Part 1
  • Introduction
  • The bass guitar
  • Left and right hand technique
  • Open notes and fretting notes
  • Tips for bass players
  • Quick tip: Tones, volumes and hand positions
  • Lesson: Blessed Be Your Name
  • Backing tracks
    • Backing track: Blessed Be Your Name – no bass
    • Backing track: Blessed Be Your Name – with bass
• Beginners Worship Bass Part 2
  • Tips for bass players
  • Tips for bass players
  • Tones and semitones
  • Playing in keys
  • Tips for bass players
  • Lesson: Here I am to Worship
  • Tips for bass players
  • Tips for bass players
  • Practicing
  • Backing tracks
    • Backing track: Here I am to Worship – no bass
    • Backing track: Here I am to Worship – with bass
• Beginners Worship Bass Part 3
  • Playing in the key of G
  • Tips for bass players
  • Tips for bass players
  • Lesson: Hosanna (Praise is Rising)
  • Tips for bass players
  • Backing tracks
    • Backing track: Hosanna – no bass
    • Backing track: Hosanna – with bass
• Beginners Worship Bass Part 4
  • Key of Bb. Everlasting God
  • Tips for bass players
  • Timing
  • Key of F
  • Pick or fingers?
  • The fretboard
  • Interview – Musical proficiency
  • Backing tracks
    • Backing track: Everlasting God – no bass
    • Backing track: Everlasting God – with bass
• Beginners Worship Bass Part 5
  • Long and short notes. Octaves.
  • Interview – what should worship leaders look for?
  • Interview – what do you look for in a bass player?
  • Using a pick
  • Playing with the kick drum
  • Interview – musical influences
  • Beautiful One
  • Backing tracks
    • Backing track: Beautiful One – no bass
    • Backing track: Beautiful One – with bass
• Beginners Worship Bass Part 6
  • Transposing. Major scales. Lesson – How Great is Our God
  • Tips for bass players
  • Setting up on stage
  • Transposing into different keys
  • Interview – advice for new musicians
  • Band communication
  • Backing tracks
    • Backing track: How Great is Our God – no bass
    • Backing track: How Great is Our God – with bass
• Beginners Worship Bass Part 7
  • The chromatic scale
  • Tips for bass players
  • Playing a new song
  • Notes on the neck
  • Interview
  • Minor scales
  • The 5 string bass
  • Interview – How do you make a band sound tight and together?
  • Arpeggios and intervals
  • Interview – Do you always have to play the root note?
  • Interview – How proficient do you have to be?
  • Using passing notes
  • Interview – And finally…
  • Outro
• Beginners Worship Bass: Clicks and Grooves
  • 6/8 at 150bpm
  • Click at 74bpm
  • Click at 98bpm
  • Groove at 81bpm
  • Groove at 96bpm
  • Live drums at 97bpm
  • Click at 76bpm
  • Click at 130bpm
  • Groove at 96bpm
  • Groove at 98 bpm
  • Funky groove at 82bpm
  • Funky groove at 85bpm
  • Live drums at 98bpm
  • Reggae style at 76bpm
  • Straight drum at 99bpm
  • 4 on the floor at 105bpm
  • 6/8 live at 138bpm
  • Everlasting God loop at 96bpm
  • Hosanna loop at 100bpm
  • Beautiful One Drums at 105bpm
  • Click at 64 bpm
  • Click at 82bpm
  • Groove at 80bpm
  • Groove at 96bpm
  • Live drums at 95bpm