i just bought my first bass 5 months ago and i feel like i haven’t progressed much and i wasn’t sure what to do to progress, but this really helped! thank you!
#11 - learn a little theory every week example: learn what notes are used in major chord and minor chords - they will give a road map for which notes you can play besides the root note. Learn one chord every week.
Unless you are going into a genre that requires the knowledge of the circle of fifths and all that bs, theory is useless, and there are a lot, and I mean a LOT of professional grammy winning musicians who will agree. The days of analog, tubes, and two note back-up are over, grandpa.
@@bruggmanbrandon5272 No this video is HER advice and what encouraged HER to learn. Please do not come into someone else's video saying their opinion is garbage it makes you look bad. And as a fan of Scotts he would never come here just to trash her video and pull people to his site.
Just ordered a bass and everything else earlier today. I know absolutely nothing so I’m starting from 0 but this vídeo motivated me even more lol. I’ve actually been planning on learning bass for a few months now, literally have a playlist of songs I wanna learn to play eventually.
this is good for a quick laymans guide but i would not recommend this as a bass players bible and plus some of the info is simplified well! ! but you don't just order a bass and stuff online and try to learn to play...it doesn't work like that! go to a music shop and get proper advice and ALWAYS try before you buy! altho generally not bad video
@@bruggmanbrandon5272 actually since watching this video i have continued to improve quite well. this is for beginners to get started and find their footing. so don’t be a dick my dude. what might not work for you may help others. calm your elitism.
I love your attitude to beginners learning an instrument. So many people are put off by having to learn boring but easy songs (O When the Saints and Beethovens Minuet) and being told to practice "as slow as you need, so you don't make mistakes". Your tips, "play what you love" and "simplify what you play" are perfect for beginners, and it moves those beginners into intermediates way more quickly than having to trudge through the boring stuff at a snails pace. It is so much more effective to learn by playing a dead simple bass line to your favourite song (at real speed).
The last tip ist absolutely wrong to me... In my opionion, don't slide up and down the neck if not really necessary! Keep your movements as small as possible and learn your muting! Muting ist way more important than the actual playing imo. Sliding up and down and up the neck again my look more interesting and rockin' on stage than just playing in maybe the same fret but on another string, but you will soon experience bad fretted notes, an exhausted fretting hand/arm and ringing strings as soon as you play on another if you don't have a good muting technique. And you'll have to be REALLY fast at sliding as soon as the tempo increases.
1. Tuners: Some tuners may not tune down to the Lord B of a 5 string. Also its best to use chromatic mode in the tuner 2. Picks: the big pick you showed work were also stubby picks are great bass picks. 3. Amp: you can also get headphone amps like the vox amplug. 4. Nails: while I thi k short ones is best. Nore flamenco guitar players use long fingernails on the strumming hand. And Do,,y parting had long nails on her chord hand she made a career playing guitar. I myself played guitar. I began playing bass when the bass player at church took a few months off when he got married. I borrowed one of his basses and started around 8-10 years ago.
This is the best bass advice for beginners advice video I’ve watched. I’ve watched so many, and yet I learned so much from this video others failed to mention
Love your advice especially learning songs you love. I think this is the single most important thing to do. You are listening and learning your favorite tunes all at once.I used this method with the 6 string acoustic and it was the best. Never got bored and within 3 months i was playing well. Thanks for the advice. This is the path i will take learning to play bass.
It is very encouraging that the first song you learned is the first song I learned, it makes me feel like I might improve a bit at some point! Also I had not heard several of these tips, amazing
Woolf Pack oh yay! If you can play pixies songs you’re good enough to play in bands or anything else you want to do I reckon. I’m glad you liked the tips. P.S. I hope the username is a Virginia Woolf reference?
This was great. I loved it. I’ve been playing about 3 years. I absolutely love it. I play as much as possible. Often several hrs a day. When you fall in love with the bass it’s like nothing else.
Subscribed already, as a guitarist who's been playing for four years and has taken a great interest in bass. I will be back once I actually own a bass 😂
Thank you so much on the tip on how to get the bass notes on songs we don't have them by taking the guitar chords ! This is my first day of playing bass and thanks to you I've been able to starting learning a bassline of one of my fav songs I couldn't find the bass line of !!
Im twelve and wanna learn the bass, my dad bought me one from second hand and an amp and i've been struggling with learning tabs and this really helped, thanks!❤
after 27 playing bass, sel taught also, I approve everything, only one thing missing, eventually everybody will need to learn theory at some point, but at the start just kick ass all around till it sound propperly.
Keeping your bass within easy reach is number one on my list. I play multiple musical instruments and it's always the ones in view, within arms reach, that get the most attention. My advice; put your bass on a guitar stand right next to where you normally spend most of your time. And leave it plugged into your amp, amp's power switch also within easy reach, everything ready to go. Reaching for it will then become a relaxed second nature response, rather then a time consuming deliberate physical task. And this will effortlessly increase the time you spend with your bass, helping you progress as a musician.
Completely agree, but if you have an active bass don't ever leave it plugged in unless you wanna be constantly buying new 9v batteries. Active electronics engage when you're plugged in even if the amp is off
Thanks. I love the simplicity you share. Can you do a follow up please. An example of a very very simple bass line in a song. Then the plucking and fret techniques to practice while crossing this first threshold. Thanks again.
None of what she said will progress you my friend.... dont be lazy and do tabs... learn music like it was meant to be. So you understand it and how it works... you will plateu with tabs and never progress... LEARN MUSIC
@@bruggmanbrandon5272 If that's your opinion of how you're "supposed" to learn music, then you do you, pal. I'm just gonna keep doing what feels best for me.
@@bruggmanbrandon5272Don't get me wrong, learning theory is vital to becoming a good bassist (Unless you're some kind of perfect pitch prodigy), but when you're first starting out and getting used to the techniques necessary to play, it's much better to keep it simple and learn things you like.
Billy Sheehan said it's also good to play your bass with no amp so you can feel the sound of your instrument natural, and Fat Mike from NOFX uses a floppy .65mm jim dunlop pick on his bass, scales, arpeggios and chords are great things to practice too, I greatly enjoy this video, earned my sub, up the irons sister 🤘☠🤘
I've been playing bass for something like 47 years and I to this day don't know how to read music. At all!!!! But I can play bass!!!!! 100% by ear, I know nothing else. If I were asked to teach someone how to play, I wouldn't know where to start, because I just do it!!!! But you explain it very well!!!!! This is exactly how I learned! Although when I learned, I didn't have the resources that are now available! LOL!!!! Anyway.... this is a really good video and if you want to play bass.... this girl knows exactly how it's done!!!! Again, great video!!!!
You are the first person I found who remembers what it's like to begin playing and to be clueless about everything. Most try explaining math with more math. Thanks for the video!
There are some of them that are fairly easy. "Snow", "Otherside" or even "Californication" are not that hard, although you may have to dedicate some time to learn them anyway.
I was so amazed by the pixies and joy division played in the video, and then I saw the songs in the bio and OMG!!! Those are all my favorite songs, and THE GARDEN! I'm literally the garden's biggest fan ever.
You, Este Haim, and Blu Detiger are the reason and my biggest inspiration I’m going to start to play bass! Mine arrived yesterday and I’m waiting to open to for my birthday later on today! :D
3:35 woah, same desk haha! Nice little tips, most of which I've picked up over the last few weeks I've played. To be fair, I came from playing a 6 string so it was probably a bit easier for me.
Excellent ,well done Billy ,very helpful and inspiring ,I think you covered everything for someone starting out really well . Lovely cheerful presentation ,thanks .
Not here because of TikTok. You drew me in with Joy Division and I am a huge Pixies fan ;-) Just started learning myself (day 4 atm) and watching loads of video's about learning bass :-P. I like your video. Hearing about how you went about it is inspiring!
Hii! I got my first bass at the end of last summer, but didnt really practice much until recently! Your video is really helpful and has many useful tips that i havent heard yet, thank you ❤☺
I cannot even begin to tell you how much your video has helped me! This has clarified so much for me!!❤👏👏🙏🏾 Thank youuu!! Also, I LOVE your outfit!💯💯👏❤💯🙏🏾🙏🏾
Learning scales will actually be more useful to you than learning songs as all the songs are based on scales. Also gives you the ability to make your own basslines.
Learning scales is absolutely useful, but it can be a draw back if you’re impatient like me. I’ve been writing bass lines for years without ever officially learning my scales, I can just hear what notes fit in the song. Thanks for watching :)
Wow!You are a huge inspiration to me! Every point you mentioned was so relevant as as someone still learning bass-thank you for this excellent video..and I've subscribed,so I'm looking forward to your future bass tuition!
I relate to the part about being better at learning by ear. I can pretty easily adapt a song. Keeping rhythm and timing, though, I have a lot of trouble with that. Also, found out that online tabs are often very wrong
I bought my first Bass+ Amp for 75 euros off eBay a couple of weeks ago and can't wait to get properly started over the summer break, so thank you so much for the video :)
Aww no! That's, okay. Buy everything secondhand is pretty much my motto for everything in life! Always check for secondhand first. Still, I hope you have a blast with your pedal! xx
This is great as a first step. I then took the advantage of getting lessons. The level of skill for me progressed exponentially due to having lessons and learning theory. I'm self taught for a number of instruments but never really progressed without the theory. Bass is awesome!!!
Theory just clicks for some people, and others just never get it. I love music theory and my little logical brain likes knowing a little bit about keys and modes. But many of my very talented friends know nothing of theory, they learn better with their hands than their minds I guess! Keep playing Kimberley xxx
thanks for this, it was hard to find a woman with bass tutorial on youtube among all the guys :) i'm still not certain wether i whould pick up playing bass (never played in instrument in my life and I'm 35 now) but, I love music and what's the worst that could happen eh? :) gonna watch more of your videos! :)
Hey thanks. I have a bass. Ive been encouraged by friends to pick it up, "cuz im a natural". Lol. I do love it, but still somewhat intimidated by it. Just the like guitar over there staring at me. I dont play it so i dont end up hating it. I paint mostly. But none the less. I think ur video was totally helpful. Thanks for being able to relate and re-source. Cheers high 5. :)
the reason Next i’m get my Jackson Bass guitar it’s because of Scott Pilgrim movie/series 🤩 i’m so excited to own my first bass guitar and on the 15 of December this month is my birthday I’ll be tuning 17 🤩🥳
I’m so glad you mentioned the songs you love one, I literally got a bass cause I wanna play attention by Charlie puth and don’t start now by dua lipa, I’m gonna start by jamming those :)
great video. The part about holding the strings down harder depends on the bass set up to an extent. i picked up a bass a couple weeks ago and had issues with my fingers getting torn up from how hard i was having to fret the strings combined with constant sliding because my action was way to high. Upon setting the action to a more reasonable standard my fingers felt much better and i can hit frets faster with out herculean strength.
I got my bass two days ago for my bday and today my dad and I went to get the amp !! I'm SO exited, I'm learning Private Idaho by the b52s and I'm almost there : )) Thank you for your tips, they are very helpful uwu Love your energy
Some criticisms and tips for bass learners 1 - You should strive to develop your "learning by ear" skills, even if you find tabs easier, because there may not always be tabs, and those tabs may be wrong. 3 - Play songs you love, have fun, but I wouldn't completely ignore the technical and boring side of playing bass - It's important to find a balance. I can see she has some technical issues herself unfortunately. 4 - Usually it's recommended to start learning with fingers because it is more versatile. Also, don't limit yourself to only one - get good at both. 7 - This is a really good tip, it's a great idea 8 - I don't think you should simplify songs, but instead slow the complicated bits down a lot, and work on them slowly and patiently. It might be more boring and frustrating than just simplifying songs, but results require hard work Things you might be doing wrong section: - Hold down the strings as lightly as physically possible to produce a clean sound. There is no need to push down hard on the strings, and it doesn't take that much to produce a nice sound. Experiment with this but slowly pressing down the string (with your finger close to the fret bar like she shows) and stop when it sounds clean. You might be surprised at how little force it takes. - About the fingertips: It can be acceptable to use your finger pads - For example, when using your index finger to mute the strings that are higher than the one you are playing by laying your finger across the strings. Or with your pinky for example if it naturally tries to lay flat when stretching out. Also I forgot where she said it, but the advice to buy an amp is correct and very important. This is because if you play without one, it will create a bad habit where you pluck the strings much harder than you need to just to be able to hear yourself. And finally, hands in most cases are not too small for stretching to play 4 frets. Your hand/fingers just need time and practice to stretch out.
im getting a bass for my 14th birthday in a few weeks and im planning on teaching myself like ive taught myself for my other instruments- im so excited dkxnxknx
@@BillyWillows thank you! i actually just got my bass today and i taught myself a couple of new songs so im pretty proud of myself- your video helped a lot
Awesome information and array of opinions and strategies. I just got a bass guitar and staring at it as I am intimidated. I just opened a book "The complete idiot's guide" playing bass guitar and wow!!!!!!! So the journey begins and I have no clues of how to play but this is what I want to do and I have a fire inside to complete a dream of mine and would like any support and strategies for success.
i just bought my first bass 5 months ago and i feel like i haven’t progressed much and i wasn’t sure what to do to progress, but this really helped! thank you!
Yes just keep going!! ❤️
Nice
I hope you keep going!!!
@@theTrend7 I still am!! Thank you :)
@@trinityrogers4978 I'm glad to hear that, I was really discouraged in the beginning too. You'll get better you'll see !!!!!
#11 - learn a little theory every week example: learn what notes are used in major chord and minor chords - they will give a road map for which notes you can play besides the root note. Learn one chord every week.
Finally real advice.
do you know any good materials or sites to learn those?
Unless you are going into a genre that requires the knowledge of the circle of fifths and all that bs, theory is useless, and there are a lot, and I mean a LOT of professional grammy winning musicians who will agree. The days of analog, tubes, and two note back-up are over, grandpa.
THIS IS A SIGN FOR ME TO OFFICIALLY LEARN THE BASS
DO IT!!!!!
You should... however this video is garbage advice. Go to Scott's bass lessons.com
@@bruggmanbrandon5272 No this video is HER advice and what encouraged HER to learn. Please do not come into someone else's video saying their opinion is garbage it makes you look bad. And as a fan of Scotts he would never come here just to trash her video and pull people to his site.
Scott isn't for everyone. And Billy the Conqueror isn't for everyone. It's a good thing we have both.
Same lol
Just ordered a bass and everything else earlier today. I know absolutely nothing so I’m starting from 0 but this vídeo motivated me even more lol. I’ve actually been planning on learning bass for a few months now, literally have a playlist of songs I wanna learn to play eventually.
this is good for a quick laymans guide but i would not recommend this as a bass players bible and plus some of the info is simplified well! ! but you don't just order a bass and stuff online and try to learn to play...it doesn't work like that!
go to a music shop and get proper advice and ALWAYS try before you buy!
altho generally not bad video
how’s bass going? i’m just starting myself, one week in:)
Can you tell I'm obsessed with rolling around in my new chair? 🙊
P.S. when I say "note" at 14:52 I meant "string"... it's been a long day
I’m shopping for a swivel chair with no arm rests. Arm chairs are terrible for playing bass or guitar.
i came from tiktok after having my bass since last christmas and still not improving, and now i’m in a freaking band!! thank you!!!
Yes this is sick!!!
You won't progress if you listen to this advice dear...
@@bruggmanbrandon5272 actually since watching this video i have continued to improve quite well. this is for beginners to get started and find their footing. so don’t be a dick my dude. what might not
work for you may help others. calm your elitism.
I love your attitude to beginners learning an instrument. So many people are put off by having to learn boring but easy songs (O When the Saints and Beethovens Minuet) and being told to practice "as slow as you need, so you don't make mistakes".
Your tips, "play what you love" and "simplify what you play" are perfect for beginners, and it moves those beginners into intermediates way more quickly than having to trudge through the boring stuff at a snails pace. It is so much more effective to learn by playing a dead simple bass line to your favourite song (at real speed).
This is making me want to pick up bass again
Valeries WeekofWonders DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!
that's the point
Yep, getting out my duster!
The last tip ist absolutely wrong to me... In my opionion, don't slide up and down the neck if not really necessary! Keep your movements as small as possible and learn your muting! Muting ist way more important than the actual playing imo. Sliding up and down and up the neck again my look more interesting and rockin' on stage than just playing in maybe the same fret but on another string, but you will soon experience bad fretted notes, an exhausted fretting hand/arm and ringing strings as soon as you play on another if you don't have a good muting technique. And you'll have to be REALLY fast at sliding as soon as the tempo increases.
1. Tuners: Some tuners may not tune down to the Lord B of a 5 string. Also its best to use chromatic mode in the tuner
2. Picks: the big pick you showed work were also stubby picks are great bass picks.
3. Amp: you can also get headphone amps like the vox amplug.
4. Nails: while I thi k short ones is best. Nore flamenco guitar players use long fingernails on the strumming hand. And Do,,y parting had long nails on her chord hand she made a career playing guitar.
I myself played guitar. I began playing bass when the bass player at church took a few months off when he got married. I borrowed one of his basses and started around 8-10 years ago.
To every other Bass Friend out there, there are also tracks on youtube with Bass taken out that are fun to play along to, and are very helpful.
This is the best bass advice for beginners advice video I’ve watched. I’ve watched so many, and yet I learned so much from this video others failed to mention
Awww yay I’m glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching 💗
Omg I learn with Hey too, pixie’s bass lines are great for beginners
my bass just came in this morning I am so excited
Yay!! That’s so exciting 💗💗💗
Just bought my first bass this week and convinced a friend to learn guitar. This video has been clutch!
Love your advice especially learning songs you love. I think this is the single most important thing to do. You are listening and learning your favorite tunes all at once.I used this method with the 6 string acoustic and it was the best. Never got bored and within 3 months i was playing well. Thanks for the advice. This is the path i will take learning to play bass.
"Always use a tuner, repeat after m-"
*_hysterical crying_*
Update:
"Always use an amp-"
*hysterical crying intensifies*
damon pfp so true
just order a tuner lmfao
@@amy-jj6cm or use an app😭
@@vidovalaurq7082 yeah
this is making me so excited to get my bass next month!
Yes!! I’m excited for you❣️❣️
@Rowan Kikkert I wanted to learn bass because of Marceline :)) and I just had my first bass lesson today!
love will tear us apart in the beginning :] I absolutely love joy division and this riff is just beautiful.
I came from tiktok and this was such an informative video thankyou !!
thank you for this vid!! I recently got a bass and am starting lessons soon but I want to learn quickly by self teaching at the same time
Good luck learning bass! xx
I love bass players. What a cool person. Great video. Thank you.
It is very encouraging that the first song you learned is the first song I learned, it makes me feel like I might improve a bit at some point! Also I had not heard several of these tips, amazing
Woolf Pack oh yay! If you can play pixies songs you’re good enough to play in bands or anything else you want to do I reckon. I’m glad you liked the tips. P.S. I hope the username is a Virginia Woolf reference?
I never knew you were supposed to play right before the bar! Thanks!
This was SO informative and helpful, thank you so much. It’s refreshing to get so much great advice in a quick easy to follow video!!!
This was great. I loved it. I’ve been playing about 3 years. I absolutely love it. I play as much as possible. Often several hrs a day. When you fall in love with the bass it’s like nothing else.
Subscribed already, as a guitarist who's been playing for four years and has taken a great interest in bass. I will be back once I actually own a bass 😂
I still remember the day you decided to play and I tried drums using some tubs in your bedroom hehe
Yes! I still think the piece of paper on the pillow as a cymbal was genius 😅
@@BillyWillows oh yes, prodigy musicians right there haha
I considered myself as a beginner for 3 years because I thought I wasn't doing any approvment.
Your video encouraged me thank you ! :')
Thank you so much on the tip on how to get the bass notes on songs we don't have them by taking the guitar chords ! This is my first day of playing bass and thanks to you I've been able to starting learning a bassline of one of my fav songs I couldn't find the bass line of !!
Im twelve and wanna learn the bass, my dad bought me one from second hand and an amp and i've been struggling with learning tabs and this really helped, thanks!❤
after 27 playing bass, sel taught also, I approve everything, only one thing missing, eventually everybody will need to learn theory at some point, but at the start just kick ass all around till it sound propperly.
i'm planning to learn bass and this vid is very helpful and motivating. thank you so much!!! subscribed ❤️
Aww yay I’m glad I could help! Good luck learning bass 💚
my bass tip is get yourself an action figure - i use star wars figures to hold my picks and i have not lost them since 🤘
Keeping your bass within easy reach is number one on my list. I play multiple musical instruments and it's always the ones in view, within arms reach, that get the most attention. My advice; put your bass on a guitar stand right next to where you normally spend most of your time. And leave it plugged into your amp, amp's power switch also within easy reach, everything ready to go. Reaching for it will then become a relaxed second nature response, rather then a time consuming deliberate physical task. And this will effortlessly increase the time you spend with your bass, helping you progress as a musician.
Completely agree, but if you have an active bass don't ever leave it plugged in unless you wanna be constantly buying new 9v batteries. Active electronics engage when you're plugged in even if the amp is off
im getting my bass on the 9th of october and this'll really help me out. thank you so much
have u gotten good
Thanks. I love the simplicity you share.
Can you do a follow up please. An example of a very very simple bass line in a song. Then the plucking and fret techniques to practice while crossing this first threshold.
Thanks again.
Thanks so much this is so helpful
As somebody currently teaching myself, this was rather insightful. From one P-Bass player to another, thank you for said insight.
You're most welcome!
None of what she said will progress you my friend.... dont be lazy and do tabs... learn music like it was meant to be. So you understand it and how it works... you will plateu with tabs and never progress... LEARN MUSIC
@@bruggmanbrandon5272 If that's your opinion of how you're "supposed" to learn music, then you do you, pal. I'm just gonna keep doing what feels best for me.
@@bruggmanbrandon5272Don't get me wrong, learning theory is vital to becoming a good bassist (Unless you're some kind of perfect pitch prodigy), but when you're first starting out and getting used to the techniques necessary to play, it's much better to keep it simple and learn things you like.
Billy Sheehan said it's also good to play your bass with no amp so you can feel the sound of your instrument natural, and Fat Mike from NOFX uses a floppy .65mm jim dunlop pick on his bass, scales, arpeggios and chords are great things to practice too, I greatly enjoy this video, earned my sub, up the irons sister 🤘☠🤘
Fat Mike actually plays a .60 mm pick
I've been playing bass for something like 47 years and I to this day don't know how to read music. At all!!!! But I can play bass!!!!! 100% by ear, I know nothing else. If I were asked to teach someone how to play, I wouldn't know where to start, because I just do it!!!! But you explain it very well!!!!! This is exactly how I learned! Although when I learned, I didn't have the resources that are now available! LOL!!!! Anyway.... this is a really good video and if you want to play bass.... this girl knows exactly how it's done!!!! Again, great video!!!!
You are the first person I found who remembers what it's like to begin playing and to be clueless about everything. Most try explaining math with more math. Thanks for the video!
Well my favourite song are from red hot chilli peppers and im sure we all know flea bassline is hard to learn for a beginner
Higher ground is pretty beginner level! But you have to learn how to slap
Depends on what songs
There are some of them that are fairly easy. "Snow", "Otherside" or even "Californication" are not that hard, although you may have to dedicate some time to learn them anyway.
Your first suggestion was really helpful because I can use both my hearing and my eyes for bass
Love will tear us apart, ugh!! Love it. Great video!
Tip #7 is so accurate lol i keep my bass out and connect to the amp which is literally next to my bed thank you for all the tips!! :D
Don't do that it drains the battery if it's an active bass.
I was so amazed by the pixies and joy division played in the video, and then I saw the songs in the bio and OMG!!! Those are all my favorite songs, and THE GARDEN! I'm literally the garden's biggest fan ever.
I really like your videos you give me witchy vibes ✨💕 I’m learning bass and this has helped a lot! Subscribed 😊 thank u!
You, Este Haim, and Blu Detiger are the reason and my biggest inspiration I’m going to start to play bass! Mine arrived yesterday and I’m waiting to open to for my birthday later on today! :D
Yay! We love female bassist role models 😍😍 happy birthday Leslie, I can’t wait for you to start playing bass 💚
I've just started to play bass and this is really helpful !
3:35 woah, same desk haha! Nice little tips, most of which I've picked up over the last few weeks I've played. To be fair, I came from playing a 6 string so it was probably a bit easier for me.
Excellent ,well done Billy ,very helpful and inspiring ,I think you covered everything for someone starting out really well . Lovely cheerful presentation ,thanks .
omgg tysmmm !! this motivated me a lot
Yay!! Have you started learning yet? 💗
You had me with the Pixies lol
Not here because of TikTok. You drew me in with Joy Division and I am a huge Pixies fan ;-) Just started learning myself (day 4 atm) and watching loads of video's about learning bass :-P. I like your video. Hearing about how you went about it is inspiring!
That's awesome to hear! Joy Division and Pixies are two of my all time favs, and such fun basslines. Keep playing! 💖
This was so helpful, and I've been playing for many years! So many excellent tips! Hats off to you, ma'am!
Donnie darko. Intro song.
Pretty spot on for an self taught play by ear player.
Great starting point.Thanks Billy.
Hii! I got my first bass at the end of last summer, but didnt really practice much until recently! Your video is really helpful and has many useful tips that i havent heard yet, thank you ❤☺
That’s so nice to hear! Thank you, keep practicing angel 💗💗
This is literally the most informational video I’ve ever watched in such a short time
I’m glad to hear it! 😊
I'm buying a bass soon. this video was super helpful. THANKS
Yay thanks for watching!
I'm a learner myself and I am grateful that this presentation is going to help me along the way.
Look, listen and learn - excellent advise, thank you.
I cannot even begin to tell you how much your video has helped me! This has clarified so much for me!!❤👏👏🙏🏾 Thank youuu!! Also, I LOVE your outfit!💯💯👏❤💯🙏🏾🙏🏾
Actually your tips is to play any instrument. They are golden points tips! Thank you so much!
Learning scales will actually be more useful to you than learning songs as all the songs are based on scales. Also gives you the ability to make your own basslines.
Learning scales is absolutely useful, but it can be a draw back if you’re impatient like me. I’ve been writing bass lines for years without ever officially learning my scales, I can just hear what notes fit in the song. Thanks for watching :)
nah, learn songs you love first so you stay motivated. scales can come later when you get deeper
@@BillyWillowsif you knew scales writing bass lines would be faster and way better.
All good advice.
Probably the quickest I've ever liked a video.
I love mark hoppus playing 5ths
Wow!You are a huge inspiration to me! Every point you mentioned was so relevant as as someone still learning bass-thank you for this excellent video..and I've subscribed,so I'm looking forward to your future bass tuition!
Aww thanks Christen, I really appreciate that! I'm working on some new music and content right now, hopefully I can share it with you soon 🥰
Thank you so much for your reply,Billy! I'll be so excited to see your new music and content! P.s-you rock!🎸🤗
I relate to the part about being better at learning by ear. I can pretty easily adapt a song. Keeping rhythm and timing, though, I have a lot of trouble with that. Also, found out that online tabs are often very wrong
I bought my first Bass+ Amp for 75 euros off eBay a couple of weeks ago and can't wait to get properly started over the summer break, so thank you so much for the video :)
Yay! Such a good summer break project, have fun 💗
This is great thanks 🙏🏽
YOU HAVE SUCH GOOD TASTE OMG
I just realised I could have saved £50 recently for my effects pedal when you said buy everything secondhand :'( I'm learning, slowly!
Aww no! That's, okay. Buy everything secondhand is pretty much my motto for everything in life! Always check for secondhand first. Still, I hope you have a blast with your pedal! xx
Very good motivation, I just put on new strings ... going for it Thanks
Just seeing this now: still legit
I have the same chair and also constantly spin on it 🤣
Natalie Di Salvo it’s so fun I can’t stop!
The moment she said the first song she learnt was "Hey" and she learnt it by ear, I knew I was in the right place 😍
I remember when i used to get my hands cramped with maj7 chords.
Now sus2 chords are second nature without breaking a sweat
Start with Love Will Tear us Apart : I know its gonna be a perfect vid
hey was also my first song! what a coincidence
This is great as a first step. I then took the advantage of getting lessons. The level of skill for me progressed exponentially due to having lessons and learning theory. I'm self taught for a number of instruments but never really progressed without the theory. Bass is awesome!!!
Theory just clicks for some people, and others just never get it. I love music theory and my little logical brain likes knowing a little bit about keys and modes. But many of my very talented friends know nothing of theory, they learn better with their hands than their minds I guess! Keep playing Kimberley xxx
haven't actually got a bass yet but ive wanted to play for a few years and might be able to finally get one soon
thanks for this, it was hard to find a woman with bass tutorial on youtube among all the guys :) i'm still not certain wether i whould pick up playing bass (never played in instrument in my life and I'm 35 now) but, I love music and what's the worst that could happen eh? :) gonna watch more of your videos! :)
Yes we need a few more women in music I reckon! Give bass a crack, you've got nothing to lose xxx
Hey thanks. I have a bass. Ive been encouraged by friends to pick it up, "cuz im a natural". Lol. I do love it, but still somewhat intimidated by it. Just the like guitar over there staring at me. I dont play it so i dont end up hating it. I paint mostly. But none the less. I think ur video was totally helpful. Thanks for being able to relate and re-source. Cheers high 5. :)
yesss love the garden!!!
the reason Next i’m get my Jackson Bass guitar it’s because of Scott Pilgrim movie/series 🤩 i’m so excited to own my first bass guitar and on the 15 of December this month is my birthday I’ll be tuning 17 🤩🥳
I dont know why I'm always watching videos like this even though i already been playing bass for a couple of years.
I do the same thing haha
Thank you so much for your great advices :)
Thank you Billy!!!
I can't wait to (hopefully) get a bass for my bday un a few wks!
Yes I hope you do!
@@BillyWillows I got one today for my bday!
@@ishanimazumder3064 happy Bday!! Have fun xxx
I’m so glad you mentioned the songs you love one, I literally got a bass cause I wanna play attention by Charlie puth and don’t start now by dua lipa, I’m gonna start by jamming those :)
Yes! Have fun with it ✨
great video. The part about holding the strings down harder depends on the bass set up to an extent. i picked up a bass a couple weeks ago and had issues with my fingers getting torn up from how hard i was having to fret the strings combined with constant sliding because my action was way to high. Upon setting the action to a more reasonable standard my fingers felt much better and i can hit frets faster with out herculean strength.
Yes getting it properly setup, especially for your playing style really helps!
I got my bass two days ago for my bday and today my dad and I went to get the amp !! I'm SO exited, I'm learning Private Idaho by the b52s and I'm almost there : )) Thank you for your tips, they are very helpful uwu Love your energy
B52's songs have great bass lines!! Have fun angel xxx
Some criticisms and tips for bass learners
1 - You should strive to develop your "learning by ear" skills, even if you find tabs easier, because there may not always be tabs, and those tabs may be wrong.
3 - Play songs you love, have fun, but I wouldn't completely ignore the technical and boring side of playing bass - It's important to find a balance. I can see she has some technical issues herself unfortunately.
4 - Usually it's recommended to start learning with fingers because it is more versatile. Also, don't limit yourself to only one - get good at both.
7 - This is a really good tip, it's a great idea
8 - I don't think you should simplify songs, but instead slow the complicated bits down a lot, and work on them slowly and patiently. It might be more boring and frustrating than just simplifying songs, but results require hard work
Things you might be doing wrong section:
- Hold down the strings as lightly as physically possible to produce a clean sound. There is no need to push down hard on the strings, and it doesn't take that much to produce a nice sound. Experiment with this but slowly pressing down the string (with your finger close to the fret bar like she shows) and stop when it sounds clean. You might be surprised at how little force it takes.
- About the fingertips: It can be acceptable to use your finger pads - For example, when using your index finger to mute the strings that are higher than the one you are playing by laying your finger across the strings. Or with your pinky for example if it naturally tries to lay flat when stretching out.
Also I forgot where she said it, but the advice to buy an amp is correct and very important. This is because if you play without one, it will create a bad habit where you pluck the strings much harder than you need to just to be able to hear yourself.
And finally, hands in most cases are not too small for stretching to play 4 frets. Your hand/fingers just need time and practice to stretch out.
nice jd intro
Hello, well explained, great job. 🎼🎶🎹🎵🎸.
A really good video. Thank you.
im getting a bass for my 14th birthday in a few weeks and im planning on teaching myself like ive taught myself for my other instruments- im so excited dkxnxknx
Oh yay I’m excited for you!! So talented to be able to play multiple instruments by 14. Have a great bday rockstar! 💗
@@BillyWillows thank you! i actually just got my bass today and i taught myself a couple of new songs so im pretty proud of myself- your video helped a lot
@@val-di3bv aww yay it makes me so happy to hear that! Enjoy xxx
Awesome information and array of opinions and strategies. I just got a bass guitar and staring at it as I am intimidated. I just opened a book "The complete idiot's guide" playing bass guitar and wow!!!!!!! So the journey begins and I have no clues of how to play but this is what I want to do and I have a fire inside to complete a dream of mine and would like any support and strategies for success.