Sight Reading for Bass

Danny Morris is back with a series on learning how to sight read for the bass guitar!

Marty FriedmanTommy EmmanuelSteve VaiEric GalesEric Johnson

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Sight Reading for Bass

About this course

Danny Morris is back with a series on learning how to sight read for the bass guitar!

What you'll learn

  • Connect written notes to fretboard locations
  • Read and execute various rhythmic patterns (eighth notes, sixteenth notes, rests)
  • Practice reading with drum grooves to develop time and groove
  • Develop fluency in reading bass clef notation
  • Develop ear training skills that support sight reading
Release date: 01/07/2016 • 1h 15m runtime
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Sample lessons
Interval Training
Interval Training
Interval Training
Eighth Notes and Tonality
Eighth Notes and Tonality
Eighth Notes & Tonality
Odd Time Signature
Odd Time Signature
5/4 Time

What's included

10 lessons • 5 charts • 2 Jam Tracks

Series Introduction
Danny Morris introduces his new series on sight reading for bass. He discusses his background and what the goals for this course are.
I-vi-ii-V Progrression
The I-vi-ii-V progression is one of the most common in music, so it makes sense to start from this foundation. Danny goes over the progression and gets you started on how to see the rhythm and progression through music notation.
I-vi-ii-V Progrression
The I-vi-ii-V progression is one of the most common in music, so it makes sense to start from this foundation. Danny goes over the progression and gets you started on how to see the rhythm and progression through music notation.
Interval Training
So you've got that first progression under your fingers and you want to start adding to it. That's where intervals come along. In this lesson Danny covers all the interval types you'll be playing and discusses how to identify them while you're reading.
Interval Training
So you've got that first progression under your fingers and you want to start adding to it. That's where intervals come along. In this lesson Danny covers all the interval types you'll be playing and discusses how to identify them while you're reading.
Accidentals
In lesson four of his site reading series, Danny gets you used to looking at accidentals on a page. Accidentals occur when the root value of a note which may be sharp or flat as dictated by the key signature is changed.
Eighth Notes and Tonality
Lesson 5 is all about grooving and to get in to that space you've got to know about Eighth Notes, rests and tonality within scales.

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Reviews

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viclobocga

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12/06/25

Sight Reading for Bass is a crucial tool in a bassist arcelan

This is a MUST Know lesson for any aspiring bass player

MarioGatermann

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11/28/25

Sight Reading

Good to learn!

Ohio5665

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09/27/25

Sight Reading for Bass

Great course for improving my sight reading in the bass clef!

Bonnieemerick

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02/08/25

Valuable knowledge to have

Thanks for offering this. I learn something from each course

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