i just started playing bass and im eager to learn how to play, could anyone give me any recommendations on starting? Ive been using youtube to learn the basics so far and i feel like theyre very informative but its hard differentiating between what i can use and whats out of my skill base. been trying to practice mainly whole notes and fret exercises, listening to bass parts of songs i like etc..

The song is Purple Stain, the sequence in question is underlined and it comes about 0:16 into the song. Flea makes it almost sound like a car revving up and I’m not smooth, quick or cool enough to achieve that effortless sound. It’s very tricky for me because I think the amount of slides in a span of two seconds is making it physiological as well. Any tips? Thank you!

Edit: or rather the timing of the slides

Hello master of the bass guitar, I am a guitarist adventuring into the bass and have encountered this bass playing and can't play the rhythm figure the Bassist is using. It has like a 2/4 feel but correct me if I am wrong I am here to learn from others thanks.

Bass part originally played by Tony Levin. A very thought-out approach by him here, playing the exact same bass fills in both choruses.

Find the complete song on YouTube. The sheet music is available through my website.

Hey everyone i’m currently learning bass trying to lean towards the direction of playing bass for my church and stuff along the lines of that and i feel like I’ve reached a brick wall. I can’t progress as such minor things are stopping

For example, i have severe fretting issues (flying finger) and my hand feels like it’s in an extremely uncomfortable position when I’m fretting and it’s almost like i have no control over my fingers.

Additionally if i try to play a song by ear it’s as if the G string isn’t there and i instinctively won’t use it because i can’t figure out where or when i would even play it.

I overall just need some dire assistance any advice/ help would be extremely helpful🙏🏾🤕

Hi!! I'm trying to learn bass guitar by self-taught with a background in classical piano.

I don't know where to start, like what kind of warm up or what techniques exercise should I play? And how can I play the scales all over the handle? 😭 I play only one octave scales...

Anyway, I tried to search on the internet but I can't understand what the techniques on the bass are: slap, ghost notes and then?? I can't find other techniques and it's weird.

What is walking bass? How can I do it or improvise it on my bass? I understood that is something that you can use to improvise.

Uptown & Downtown Blues Patterns

Bass part originally played by John Deacon. I’ve always loved the slide up to the high octave at the end of the first chorus. So simple, yet so effective.

Find the complete song on YouTube. The sheet music is available through my website.

I’m trying to restring a cheap squire fretless j-bass with BEAD strings. I was hoping the B string would fit without having to make any sort of modification. Just about all of the string fits, but the very back end is slightly larger than the rest of the string. Is there any way to make this work without having to do much to it? TIA

Bass part originally played by Dee Murray. The bass part from the second chorus was copied over the actual take in the fourth chorus for a couple measures. Otherwise it appears to have been a one-take recording.

Find the complete song on YouTube. The sheet music is available through my website.

At 60 and 120 BPM. With backing track for both tempos. Let's go :)