The following song exercise will give you a workout for skipping stings with your right hand fingers. Make sure you are alternating right hand fingers from note to note, ratherContinue readingString Skipping for Bass Guitar
Basic Tablature for Bass Guitar (Part Two)
Keep in mind any concepts from our previous lesson while trying this new set of song exercises. Remember to plan ahead with your (left hand) fingers, setting-up multiple fingers acrossContinue readingBasic Tablature for Bass Guitar (Part Two)
Basic Tablature for Bass Guitar (Part One)
Tablature is an alternative method of writing bass guitar music, where each line represents a string on the bass guitar. The top line represents the first string (the G string)Continue readingBasic Tablature for Bass Guitar (Part One)
Basic Scales (Part Three)
Minor scales provide a very useful color or emotion, a dark or solemn color, very much the opposite of the bright sound of the major scale. Compared to the majorContinue readingBasic Scales (Part Three)
Basic Scales (Part Two)
In our previous lesson we learned a five-note scale. The most common scales used in music are seven note scales, also known as diatonic scales. Notice that the major scalesContinue readingBasic Scales (Part Two)
Basic Scales (Part One)
A scale is a set of notes that evoke a certain color or emotion, and from scales, melodies are built. A melody is the unique single-note motif of any song,Continue readingBasic Scales (Part One)
Combining Techniques
This song exercise combines several techniques we’ve seen in previous songs. The first two lines provide a workout in string skipping, with a more challenging string skipping pattern in theContinue readingCombining Techniques
Using Three-Note Power Chords
This song uses power chords that include an additional high note, an octave above the root note. [br] Listen to the song to get the rhythm/timing in your head. [br][br]
Greensleeves for Guitar (Melody Only)
This is a well-known melody, often heard at Christmas time, though not originally written as a holiday number. First we will learn the single-note melody of the song, which youContinue readingGreensleeves for Guitar (Melody Only)
Happy Birthday for Guitar
In a previous lesson we learned an easy version of Happy Birthday. This time we’ll look at a different way to play the song, this time using multiple strings. ThisContinue readingHappy Birthday for Guitar