Beginning Bass Guitar

Begin Your Bass Journey: Start with Brent, Build the Beat, Bass the Best!

Marty FriedmanTommy EmmanuelSteve VaiEric GalesEric Johnson

Get this course and 1,000+ more with All Access

Try 14 days free. Cancel any time.

Purchase Individual Course for $5.00
Beginning Bass Guitar

About this course

Introducing "Beginning Bass with Brent-Anthony Johnson," an immersive online bass guitar course available exclusively on TrueFire, crafted with precision by JamPlay. This course is a comprehensive guide to the basics of bass guitar, helmed by renowned bassist Brent-Anthony Johnson, who takes you through a step-by-step journey into the low-end realm.

"Beginning Bass with Brent-Anthony Johnson" is designed to set up the beginner bassist for success. The course dives into the foundational aspects of bass guitar, covering everything from tuning and fretting, to basic scales, rhythmic patterns, and the role of the bass in a band setting.

Guided by Brent-Anthony Johnson's expert tutelage, you'll explore the bass guitar in a relaxed, learner-friendly environment. You'll learn key techniques and concepts, gain an understanding of bassline creation, and begin to develop your own unique bass voice.

The course offers high-quality video lessons, interactive tablature and notation, and play-along tracks to enhance your learning experience. You can progress at your own pace, with the flexibility to pause, rewind, and fast-forward, ensuring each lesson is perfectly understood and mastered.

"Beginning Bass with Brent-Anthony Johnson" is more than just a course—it's your comprehensive guide into the world of bass guitar, designed to kickstart your musical journey with confidence and style.

What you'll learn

  • Explore fretted and false harmonics
  • Understand how the bass guitar functions in music
  • Understand groove concepts
  • Understand the structure and organization of the circle of fifths
  • Develop foundational right and left hand techniques
Release date: 06/20/2013 • 4h 17m runtime
Start Course
Sample lessons
Plucking Hand Technique Part 1
Plucking Hand Technique Part 1
Using Your Thumb
Bass Approaches for Different Genres #1
Bass Approaches for Different Genres #1
Country and R&B
Circle of Fifths - Part 1
Circle of Fifths - Part 1
The "Circle"
Harmonics Part 1
Harmonics Part 1
Basic Harmonics

What's included

48 lessons • 14 charts

Beginning Bass Series Introduction
Brent-Anthony introduces us to his upcoming Beginning Bass series.
Bass Basics #1
Brent-Anthony starts off his Beginning Bass series by talking about the basics of the instrument: construction, strings, tone, and what to look for when purchasing an instrument.
Bass Basics #1
Brent-Anthony starts off his Beginning Bass series by talking about the basics of the instrument: construction, strings, tone, and what to look for when purchasing an instrument.
Bass Basics #1
Brent-Anthony starts off his Beginning Bass series by talking about the basics of the instrument: construction, strings, tone, and what to look for when purchasing an instrument.
Bass Basics #1
Brent-Anthony starts off his Beginning Bass series by talking about the basics of the instrument: construction, strings, tone, and what to look for when purchasing an instrument.
Bass Basics #2
Here Brent-Anthony shows us more basics of the bass guitar with his approach to positioning, posture, right/left hand techniques, and muting.
Bass Basics #2
Here Brent-Anthony shows us more basics of the bass guitar with his approach to positioning, posture, right/left hand techniques, and muting.

+ 41 more lessons

Start Course

Reviews

2 results

Travis

05/16/26

Great Beginner Course

If you are just getting started and want to learn some basic fundamentals and more, then this course will do the trick. Brent the instructor does a good job of explaining and going at a pace that is easy for a beginner to follow.

Paulydee

Verified buyer

12/20/24

it okay

it did cover some of the bacis

Stop searching. Start improving with All Access.

Try 14 days free. Cancel any time.