About this ebook
Contains a variety of bass licks and riffs that are easy enough for beginners and challenging enough for intermediate to advanced players. Gain insight into how to establish your own playing style, use good practice habits, read bass guitar tab, and learn the essentials of playing bass guitar licks and riffs.
Add these bass guitar licks to your arsenal today!
Read more from Duane Murray
500 Guitar Arpeggio Licks Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5100 Blues Guitar Licks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings500 Rhythm Guitar Licks and Riffs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings50 Bass Guitar Blues Licks Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBass Guitar Scales, Modes and Tunings Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5500 Guitar Licks, Riffs, and Chops Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to 500 Bass Guitar Licks
Related ebooks
Advanced Studies for Bass Guitar Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Set Up a Bass Guitar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Plectrum Technique for Bass Guitar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Funk Bass Guitar Lines: 20 Original Funk Bass Lines with Audio & Video Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ultimate Tapping for Bass Guitar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Why You Suck at Bass: Learn the Top Ten Reasons Why You Don't Sound or Play Better Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Bass Player's Guide to Scales & Modes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ultimate Slap Bass - Beginner Level Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Freestyle Bass Playing The Nμsys Method Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Giants of Bass: Volume 1: 60s & 70s Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bass Fundamentals: Using The Five Positions To Learn The Bass Neck Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How To Play Advanced Bass Guitar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ultimate Slap Bass - Intermediate Level Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bass Player Presents The Fretless Bass Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Bass Guitarist's Guide to Reading Music - Advanced Level Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Titans of Bass: The Tactics, Habits, and Routines from over 130 of the World’s Best Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUltimate Slap Bass - Advanced Level Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Play Bass Guitar Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5100 Ultimate Soul, Funk and R&B Grooves for Bass: 100 Ultimate Soul, Funk and R&B Grooves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bass Book Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Bass Guitarist's Guide to Reading Music - Intermediate Level Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Completely Passionate Bassist Teaching Book 2 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Timing for Bass Players: Basic Level (Interactive eBook for Bassists) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bass Guitar For Dummies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Completely Passionate Bassist Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Guitar Lick Factory: Building Great Blues, Rock & Jazz Lines Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Total Guitar Workout: Exercises for Speed, Strength & Stamina Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Minor Scale Guitar Licks: 10 Original Funk Blues Licks with Audio & Video Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5
Music For You
Paris: The Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Music Theory For Dummies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Meaning of Mariah Carey Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Circle of Fifths: Visual Tools for Musicians, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Next to Normal Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Easyway to Play Piano: A Beginner's Best Piano Primer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eleventh Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & The Dark Heart Of The Hippie Dream Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Piano For Dummies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Writing Better Lyrics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Me: Elton John Official Autobiography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/560 FAMOUS PIANO SOLOS: PIANO SHEET MUSIC COLLECTION (Classical Piano Sheet Music) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Singing For Dummies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Improve Your Sight-Reading! Piano Grade 1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Learn Your Fretboard: The Essential Memorization Guide for Guitar Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Art Of Piano Fingering: A New Approach to Scales and Arpeggios Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Claude Debussy Piano Music 1888-1905 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Solo Standards for Piano: Eight Elegant Jazz Piano Arrangements Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOnce Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Learn Jazz Piano: book 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Blues Piano For Beginners Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for 500 Bass Guitar Licks
1 rating1 review
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Dec 26, 2024
There are lots of great bass licks for every level.
Book preview
500 Bass Guitar Licks - Duane Murray
500 Bass Guitar Licks
Duane Murray
COPYRIGHT
500 Bass Guitar Licks
Text by Duane Murray, 2019, All Rights Reserved
Images and Illustrations by Duane Murray, 2019, All Rights Reserved
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in any database or retrieval system, without prior written permission by the publisher.
First e-book edition 2019
ISBN 978-0-359-85183-6
TABLATURE REFERENCE
BASS FRET BOARD MAP
(Past the 12th fret the pattern repeats starting with the 1st fret [13th fret = 1st fret])
PRACTICE TIPS
Here are some tips to aid you in mastering these bass licks:
Dedicate at least 30-60 minutes each day to playing the bass. As I'm sure you have heard before, practice makes perfect.
Always tune your bass before a practice session.
Warm up before playing. Stretch your fingers and wrists. Run through a few scales and chords that you know.
Always play with a metronome or other time keeping device.
Focus on 3-5 bass licks per week. Too much too fast can be discouraging...
When first starting to play a new lick, play it in slow motion, then gradually speed