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30 Beginner Bass Grooves You Must Know
Learn how to play bass guitar with these basic, must-know grooves
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About this course
Developing an essential vocabulary of bass grooves, which you can call on across a variety of styles, is the key to gain the technical abilities and confidence to get up on the bandstand and start jamming with other musicians or play bass in a band setting. Andy Irvine’s 30 Beginner Bass Grooves You Must Know is your fast-track to that bandstand.
”You've chosen the coolest instrument to learn, and I'm excited to be the guy to help you on your way to a long and fun journey with the bass guitar. In this course, I'll demonstrate and teach you a variety of great bass lines and grooves, in a variety of styles. Together we'll begin the process of building your playing technique and I guarantee that you'll soon have the ability to start jamming with others. We’ll be working on the core stuff that forms the foundation for a diverse skill set.”
Andy will teach you bass lines for 60’s & 70’s Funk Grooves, Gospel, Reggae & Dub Styles, Motown, Ballads, Soul, Walking Bass lines, Latin Bossa Nova, Slap Techniques, Rock, and dozens of other essential grooves to get you in the pocket and on the bandstand.
Andy demonstrates all of the bass lines over rhythm tracks and then breaks them down note-by-note showing you the techniques that you’ll need to play them correctly.
All of the bass lines are tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop and/or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, Andy generously includes all of the rhythm tracks for you to work with on your own.
Grab your bass and let’s get in the Pocket with Andy Irvine!
”You've chosen the coolest instrument to learn, and I'm excited to be the guy to help you on your way to a long and fun journey with the bass guitar. In this course, I'll demonstrate and teach you a variety of great bass lines and grooves, in a variety of styles. Together we'll begin the process of building your playing technique and I guarantee that you'll soon have the ability to start jamming with others. We’ll be working on the core stuff that forms the foundation for a diverse skill set.”
Andy will teach you bass lines for 60’s & 70’s Funk Grooves, Gospel, Reggae & Dub Styles, Motown, Ballads, Soul, Walking Bass lines, Latin Bossa Nova, Slap Techniques, Rock, and dozens of other essential grooves to get you in the pocket and on the bandstand.
Andy demonstrates all of the bass lines over rhythm tracks and then breaks them down note-by-note showing you the techniques that you’ll need to play them correctly.
All of the bass lines are tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop and/or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, Andy generously includes all of the rhythm tracks for you to work with on your own.
Grab your bass and let’s get in the Pocket with Andy Irvine!
What you'll learn
- Execute a precise slap bass technique
- Create authentic disco bass lines
- Control note duration through left-hand muting
- Understand octave pattern playing
- Learn how to create a tight groove
Release date: 07/21/2016 • 2h 31m runtime
Sample lessons
Rock Shuffle
Groove 6
60's Funk
Groove 7
Walking Blues Shuffle
Groove 14
Slap Bass #1
Groove 22
What's included
37 lessons • 35 charts • 35 Jam Tracks
30 Beginner Bass Grooves
Hi, I'm Andy Irvine and welcome to 30 Beginner Bass Grooves You Must Know. You've chosen the coolest instrument to learn, and I'm the guy to help you on your way to a long and fun journey with the bass guitar.
In this course, I'll demonstrate and teach you a variety of great bass lines and grooves. Together we'll begin the process of building your playing technique and understanding the bass, and I guarantee that you'll soon have the ability to start jamming with others. This is the core stuff that creates the foundation for a diverse skill set and creates the possibility for you to play, and even earn, with your bass guitar in many musical settings.
We'll cover everything from rock to soul, to blues and funk, gospel, pop, and even some great acid rock, jam band, drum & bass, heavy metal, and punk rock bass lines. I encourage you to learn all of them, embrace all of them, and find appreciation in all of them. These are some of the crucial building blocks for a well-rounded musicality and a personal style with many tasteful layers.
For each lick, I'll give you a demonstration over a jam track, and I'll break it down note-by-note including detailed instruction on the key concepts and techniques. You'll get standard notation plus all the jam tracks to work with on your own. Alright friends - grab your bass and let's get started!
In this course, I'll demonstrate and teach you a variety of great bass lines and grooves. Together we'll begin the process of building your playing technique and understanding the bass, and I guarantee that you'll soon have the ability to start jamming with others. This is the core stuff that creates the foundation for a diverse skill set and creates the possibility for you to play, and even earn, with your bass guitar in many musical settings.
We'll cover everything from rock to soul, to blues and funk, gospel, pop, and even some great acid rock, jam band, drum & bass, heavy metal, and punk rock bass lines. I encourage you to learn all of them, embrace all of them, and find appreciation in all of them. These are some of the crucial building blocks for a well-rounded musicality and a personal style with many tasteful layers.
For each lick, I'll give you a demonstration over a jam track, and I'll break it down note-by-note including detailed instruction on the key concepts and techniques. You'll get standard notation plus all the jam tracks to work with on your own. Alright friends - grab your bass and let's get started!
Open 8th Notes
Many of the bass lines in popular music are steady and powerful pulsing 8th note grooves. Here I'll get you started with the key elements of that function and how to set it in motion in your playing.
Tight 8th Notes
The mood and feel of this groove can be varied by playing the 8th note pulses with shorter and tighter notes. This often gives the music a cleaner sound and creates a little space, also working well to support a vocal section or create tension in the music.
Broken Feel #1
These broken feel grooves are all about space - leaving holes, or rests, in your line. This is an element that is crucial to the development of your musicality.
We all have a natural body clock that allows us to keep time in music, and by practicing these grooves you'll start to develop your clock. Count through the holes when you're not playing, focusing on even smooth tempo and playing your notes with punch, purpose, and deliberate authority.
We all have a natural body clock that allows us to keep time in music, and by practicing these grooves you'll start to develop your clock. Count through the holes when you're not playing, focusing on even smooth tempo and playing your notes with punch, purpose, and deliberate authority.
Broken Feel #2
These broken feel grooves are all about space - leaving holes, or rests, in your line. This is an element that is crucial to the development of your musicality.
We all have a natural body clock that allows us to keep time in music, and by practicing these grooves you'll start to develop your clock. Count through the holes when you're not playing, focusing on even smooth tempo and playing your notes with punch, purpose, and deliberate authority.
We all have a natural body clock that allows us to keep time in music, and by practicing these grooves you'll start to develop your clock. Count through the holes when you're not playing, focusing on even smooth tempo and playing your notes with punch, purpose, and deliberate authority.
Broken Feel #3
These broken feel grooves are all about space - leaving holes, or rests, in your line. This is an element that is crucial to the development of your musicality.
We all have a natural body clock that allows us to keep time in music, and by practicing these grooves you'll start to develop your clock. Count through the holes when you're not playing, focusing on even smooth tempo and playing your notes with punch, purpose, and deliberate authority.
We all have a natural body clock that allows us to keep time in music, and by practicing these grooves you'll start to develop your clock. Count through the holes when you're not playing, focusing on even smooth tempo and playing your notes with punch, purpose, and deliberate authority.
Rock Shuffle
The rock shuffle will be found in hundreds of songs along your musical path. Playing straight down the middle with steady pumping 8th notes always grooves the hardest and sounds the cleanest. Be cautious not to attack the bass too hard with your plucking hand, you want a tone that is warm, round, and full. Think of bouncing your fingers off the strings - not mashing them through the strings.
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Reviews
24 results
macis
Verified buyer
06/12/25
Great bass grooves
I have only had a look at the intro and the first couple of lessons and it looks a really good course to learn some bass groves to complement the beginners courses I have already completed
jotka53
Verified buyer
06/09/25
For me , it‘s perfect.
Hazeyboy94
Verified buyer
01/16/25
Awesome course & instruction from Andy Irvine!
Andy Irvine is one of my favourite bass players & he's an excellent teacher. I find this course really gives me what I need from his easy steps and great choice of grooves. I really enjoy this course & wish that Andy made more. I'd definitely be keen to do other courses by Andy if they were available. Come on Andy & TrueFire. . . . . . Give the dog a bone!!
rsgoldsmith
Verified buyer
04/17/23
Good course. Lots of different styles. Teacher has a great personality!
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