Top 5 Easiest Basslines Even Guitarists Can Play | Julia Hofer | Thomann
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Just starting out on Bass? Guitar player with 4-string ambitions? Julia Hofer put together her Top 5 Easiest Basslines to start out with - grab your instrument and play along with her!
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
1:11 Starting with just 1 String | Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
2:48 Up to 2 Strings | Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil
4:35 Pinky Finger Training | The Temptations - Papa was a Rolling Stone
6:29 All 4 Strings in Action! | Santana - Oye Como Va
8:28 Drop D-Time | Eminem - Lose Yourself
10:29 Thanks for Watching!
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“…that even guitarists can play!” I ❤ that Julia !!😂 😘
It’s like Geico insurance company’s “…so simple a caveman can do it.” Ad campaign.
I started off playing bass...then I switched to guitar. I recently decided to look back in on the bass for interest's sake...OMG! Bass is *_so_* easy compared to guitar! 😆
@@bettyswunghole3310as a bassist learning guitar, I agree with that statement😭
I’m a lifelong guitarist. And you’re not telling lies 🙃.
@@bettyswunghole3310 not if you're doing it right
One of the things most new students want is to play some music at day 1. Most cases it is not possible, but this video proves you can play a full music at day 1 studing. Awesome video!
The first song I learned on Bass was Money by Pink Floyd; that intro is just irresistible!
Wow, 7/4 not easy 😌 // Cheers, Julia
Julia is a great teacher!
As a beginner in the literal meaning of the term, not a beginner from another instrument, not a beginner who has learned the basics, but a true beginner, I find it a huge barrier that every bass teacher for beginners chooses songs that are too hard, or that only have an easy riff, but the rest of the song is impossible for a true beginner. Can we please start with a song which is slow and easy from beginning to end? Beginners need enough time to get their hands and fingers in position, figure out muting, play along in time and pick the stirngs properly. That is a ton to keep track of. A song please, that's slow, easy, just quarter notes, beginning to end. Not just riffs, not just intros, but a recognizable song easy enough that you could put a bass in the hands of someone who has never played an instrument, and can play along. I hope you take this to heart Julia
My nomination would be She Sells Sanctuary by the Cult. The bass line has four notes, playable on one or two strings, solid eighth notes throughout, and an absolute monster song.
The thing I love about simple bass lines is that it actually doesn't work for most songs, because we expect to hear certain types of harmonic shifts in music, so it's rare to be able to play a single figure or two over an entire song and have it make musical sense. What I think a lot of people don't understand is, harmonically-speaking, you aren't just "playing the same note", because as the tonal center of the song shifts, the position of that note in the scale changes relative to the harmonic structure, so technically, you aren't playing the same note any longer.
Playing bass myself, I have to say: The dead notes in "Papa was a Rolling Stone" are super important for the groove and not easy to play (especially not so smooth and in time like Julia does) and yes, in theory "Lose Yourself" is easy - but killing it so consistently and in time like Julia does is crazy good!
This video should be compulsory viewing for people who are starting, or thinking about starting, to play bass. Thank you for making it so accessible.
Not only is she a super bassist, she a really good educator as well.
It may be easy to play the notes of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," but getting the timing perfect can be a challenge. There are some long rests and notes come in on the offbeat. Same thing with the timing of "Oye Como Va" actually. I often think really nailing the groove of something is harder than playing a bunch of fast notes.
I play drums for 40 years. When I found and watched your videos I started playing bass too. Thank you for all the inspiring content and wonderful music you share here.
I'm falling into the same learning path. Playing drums and now guitar has me wanting to get into bass.
Same here, played drums since 5th grade (1981). Julia's videos have made me start dabbling in bass guitar. You're probably a lot further along than I am though.
As a guitarist of 25 years who just bought a couple of basses in the past few months, I feel very called out by - and yet very appreciative for - this video.
This is the best instructional video for beginners (like me) I have ever seen. Inspiring, easy to learn, and gives you the experience of playing music right away. A thousand thanks, let there be many more like it.
Thank you! // Cheers, Julia
True this is nice and easy to follow starting off also check out BassBuzz I'm taking his bass course to polish my playing after a laps of time.
Sweet memories, running with the devil was the first song I ever played on bass. It was during a jam session 40 years ago (god I'm getting old). And then I fell in love with the bass, sold my strat and bought a jazzbass and the rest is history
Good decision 😂 // Julia
I am not a musician, but I am definitely a music lover. I am super happy to be learning about the bass and bassists, but mostly I can relate so much to the joy you have in playing. When I hear something particularly moving, I cry. I wear headphones all of the time, and I cry at work, at stores, at my friends' gigs...I get embarrassed, but it is not in my control. Thank you for sharing your love of music with me and teaching me about the bass! Keep the videos coming.
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The next step is letting it out, please go get a bass and start playing, your love passion and passion for music will drive you harder than you can imagine !
You are an angel Lynda. 👼😇💕💕💕
The best thing about 'simple' bass lines is that they show how important the stops are. As a new bassist, 10 years ago, I saw Ocean Colour Scene play an acoustic set and the bassist left more space than he played notes. It was a very important lesson for me and I'm glad Julia points this out (around 4minutes). Get this in to your head and work on it. I have played guitar for over 30 years and that lesson I learned on bass also improved my guitar playing.
This shows how a bass line doesn't have to be super sophisticated to be the heart of the groove. I don't play or read music, but I got a cheap bass, and a small amp, watched videos, and learned Poppa was a Rolling Stone, Haha. Thanks to your video, I now have a few more I can easily learn,
"With or without you" by U2 is another easy, but fun to play, bass line. Four notes repeated with a slide.
Also nice on the bass; filmmusic.
Maybe start with the film jaws. When the big shark is coming. Ta to ta to ta to😂🎵
Papa was a rolling stone has been a favorite of mine since I was a little kid. The strings, the bass line and all of that dreamy reverb is so special sonically. As a fellow cellist and bassist I'm sure you can appreciate it all. Thank you for including this piece. I shall now go practice! LoL. 😎☝
Excellent look back at easy songs. I remember in my beginning decades ago in high school… “Another One Bites The Dust”, “Linus & Lucy”, and the theme to “Barney Miller”
As a bass player, who also encourages others to play bass, this was excellent!!
What a great range of "easy" songs to listen to, but to work on fundamentals with.
This demontrates the importance of the groove thats paramount when playing bass regardless of whether its one note or many. Thanks Julia. Great work and playing is very cool.
I leaned bass on cocaine j.j.cale I was 14.. and from this song I learned to be groovy and tide as well from the first time. All these syncopic guitar's are extremely helpful to understand and feel and pockets.. this was the best song to start with bass.
I'm 75 now been plying 61 years. I am all about the tone and punch and most of all to feel the bass from your soul. You have that, do not worry about negative comments. Do your thing I am enjoying it. I noticed that you use the reverse P pickups, that kelps the D and G string have the same volume as the E and A.
Hey Julia, I love this song, I re-discovered it when my Dad was so ill with Motor Neurone Disease, I had a 60hr a week job and used to listen to it on my headphones walking up to their house to nurse Dad.
7:08 Oye Como Va by Tito Puente arranged by Santana.
running with the devil was actually the first song I ever played on bass!!
As a total beginner (I have had a bass for only two weeks) I found this vid by Julia truly wonderful! In my early 50's, this was so much fun. I have practiced an hour every night on basic chords and lines, but this helped me feel like I was playing music! So much fun which is why I want to play. Have picked up my banjo too and have practiced it an hour also. Lessons for both scheduled in the new year. Julia, thank you so much for this and all of your videos. Your enthusiasm for the bass and your easy manner in teaching is truly wonderful!
Yeah. An hour a day?
Uh, yea weed. Ya know, like 60 minutes.
@@mattygunn3852 but an hour or 60 minutes your fingers are just getting warmed up.
Wellllll weed, I guess I’m just not a professional like you. I’m sure you play 6 or 7 hours per night. (360-420 minutes per night that is, just to avoid confusion.)
One of the first bass lines I learned was Walking on The Moon by The Police.
Papa was a rolling stone is simply one of the grooviest track ever. I heard it the first time 30 years ago in the city nearest to me, during buskers festival held every summer, and I then rediscovered it few years ago, some time I simply let it play and relax. I've read then that the singer of that group managed to make music for a living in Switzerland, the country from where the group came from. Nice story!
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Unfortunately the Papa was a rolling stone is not here as far as I can tell, but they rocked anyways!
Great exercise! I've played a long time, and discovered that it's a good thing to go back to concentrating on 1, then 2, then 3 strings. Allows you to focus on Timing and Space basics. Kinda zen....
I was watching a bass video last week and realized I hadn’t seen CZcams suggest one from you in quite some time. Glad to see you are well and making videos!
Some people think bass is an easy instrument to learn. But as you have demonstrated you have to have an excellent sense of timing. Even more than a guitarist. The Santana song was a good example. Rock between A minor and D is easy on guitar, but the bass timing must be good otherwise everything is a mess.
Thank you julia the Fleetwood Mac bass line really helped I hope to become a rock bass player I'll be looking forward to seeing more of your videos ❤🎸🎼
I love it. I'm gonna try the first and last song.
I haven't started yet . . . . but . . . this video could give me the kick up the backside I've needed for 50 years!
I think similar thoughts every time I see some bassist showing off his hammers, pulloffs and chords. We should never forget just how many successful songs have really simple, or should I say straightforward, bass lines. BECAUSE THEY SUIT THE SONG.
Think of "Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac, which spent a few weeks at No.1 in the UK, with 5 notes in the bass.
Its a great day when Julia drops a video. Song 2 by Blur is also a simple song in Eb. Its all on the E string. Still want an autograph.
Oh my god……while the ad was loading the first song I thought of was “Dreams” and then the intro to the vlog came on. I feel smart. Great start of the day!!!!!
Usually when it says easy to learn I watch it and it's like What? These were fairly easy for we who are beginners. Thank you.
it takes a lot of musical integrity (and lack of ego) to play that simply! respect
Cool! I was just telling my friend that one day I could teach his daughter and I had been thinking which songs could be cool and beginner-friendly at the same time. These are great recommendations!
You forgot one, Julia... every AC/DC song, ever! :)
Should mention the bass players on the songs ! Great lesson though 😊
I could listen to you talk all day.....
Two grooves I liked practising to back in the dearly 80's (15 yro) were Bar-Kays "Cozy" (1976) and Cameo "Slow movin'" (1983, synth bassline).
Both groups have some really funk and some smooth soul tracks with pretty solid but easy basslines.
Wow... This video really shows your educational skills, Julia. Down to the bone but never to neglect the intrinsic difficulties of the bass. I wish my bass teacher had used this technique. Praise!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Gut gesagt und gut gemacht Julia! Schönen Grüßen aus Brasilien.
One of music teachers from way back said better to play something easy but well, rather than something difficult with mistakes in it. I always enjoy watching your playing which looks effortless and your love of the instrument
It was an awesome concept and it helped me loads. Please let’s have a lot more. Thanks Mark
First thing I learned was Teenage Kicks by The Undertones. I followed it up with Gimme All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top.
Clear, concise and practical.WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is great!
Great vid.! Being a lefty I was determined to "crack" the baseline of The Cure's 1981 song "Primary"
got my yamaha trx174 today as a guitarist. have a gig tonight. learned all basslines in 2h. Fun fact 95% of bands dont have complex basslines with advanced techniques
I think Oye Como Va is not as easy as you say but I found it to be well worth learning. The timing has to be exactly right to sound correct. I also had to fiddle with my amp settings to try to get close to the original sound.
Another good one for this list is Sade's "The Sweetest Taboo". Also, I think "Sweetness and Light", by Lush.
she got bass face! feeling the groooove.
I remember when Van Halen first came out I was in my late teens and I nicknamed them Van Basic! As the bass parts were so incredibly simple. Of course Eddie's guitar work was not so simple but the bass parts my god!
I was into John Entwhistle songs Live at Leeds, way more complicated bass parts. Funk, etc...
Took me many years to finally realize that a bass part does not have to be incredibly complicated. However I would only learn some of these songs if I had to play them for a gig, and I would probably throw a few more notes in there!
I too liked the part "even guitarists can play these bass parts!" It's all about the timing bass-ically... I play bluegrass banjo, fiddle and guitar stuff now. Still noodle around on Occasion... my last song I really practiced a lot was Play that Funky Music, there is a guy on you tube that has video on that one. Spent some time on that one.
The Who stuff is really complicated if you want to play "exactly like Entwhistle" but no one really cares anymore. I think Led Zeppelin 2 is a good album for bass parts. Also early Blue Oyster Cult. Then you got all your Funk bass players, but I stopped playing new tunes in 1991 and started playing really, really old bluegrass music.
Love your you tube stuff, very positive and cheerful!
AC/DC is also simple enough to figure out as well, mainly A,D, and E with a B thrown in. AC/DC = AC/Easy!😀
I like this young woman's musicianship. She has a lot to offer. Even for us guitarists...
Merci pour tous les nouveaux bassistes qui commencent leur apprentissage et qui peuvent enfin jouer sur quelques chansons. Les notes sont simples et ils n'ont plus qu'à se concentrer sur le tempo, ce qui est le plus important. Pas trop vite, pas trop lentement, juste écouter et ressentir :)
I often start with Hoobastank's "The reason". You can play all (eighth) notes on the 3rd or A string and get your plucking hand going very steadily, Once you got that you can play the E either on the 4th/E string or 2nd/D string.
Loved the removing strings that were not being used, to illustrate the simpleness of the song..good job!
I’ve been playing the bass off and on since 83. Too many favs to list, but one of my all time favs to play is “Sympathy for the Devil”
Great vid btw
This bass sounds amazing
Dreams, Papa and Oye Como Va are great songs... 8:49 "Bring It Down" ... classic phrase =)
What a great video! You present the basics of bass in the most eloquent and articulate manner possible. Thanks!
As an inexperienced bass player, I found this video extremely enjoyable. Thank you so much.
It's going to take me a loong time to learn this thing called a bass guitar.
Hi Julia:
A very educational video. I think that simpler bass lines are more difficult to play. I really like Santana's bass. When I bought the bass the first song I learned was Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, wonderful song and bass.
Thanks for your videos. Bay
Black Sabbath's paranoid. After just one class I went back home knowing how to play that song. My teacher was a genius; he made me so happy Went back for the second lesson.
I'm a beginner bass player. Loved this and looking forward to playing along with your other bass videos.
Love these songs, love Thomann guitars, and dig Julia's playing! I would also suggest "Walking On the Moon" by The Police. The moments where there is space in between makes the song so amazing to play. Thanks guys!
That was awesome Julia, thank you!
Great lesson., I like Julia so much, hope she make video lesson about right hand technique
I don't understand how I fell for this girl. Her approach, involvement, facial expressions are always attractive, she plays everything. A gun🔥
Such a great idea and so well executed
Incredible idea!!
love these songs. Thank you for the video. A few easy songs I like are The Alan Parsons Project- Eye in the Sky, Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me, and Hysteria.
Ciao Julia, ich spiele seit rund 20 Jahren Gitarre und nun habe ich mir einen Bass gekauft. Und warum - wegen deinen Videos hier! 😄😃😃
I would also add: Life in Wartime by Talking Heads, simplified Freeway Jam by Jeff Beck and Peter Gunn theme riff. Maybe a Blues in A or D.
Thank you for this video Julia.
Dreams is one of my favorite basslines. Simple, groovy, solid foundation, highly effective, and leaves space for other instruments.
Thank you great tutorial
She is a great instructor.
Excellent lesson
Very useful Julia! Thanks.
Very helpful music choices! Bravo
I love how these videos are fun and educational way to play and teach Julia❤
Awesome lesson for beginners! I often get asked about giving lessons or recommended videos for starters. Now I have a video to recommend. Thank you! Awesome work Julia!
First song I learned was Down on the Corner by Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was on a '74 Fender J bass i picked up used for $200 back in '03. Due to a "negative cash flow position" a few years back, I sold my Squier P bass and Dean A/E, but kept my Fender.
Beauty, style and brains.. deadly combo!
Absolutely awesome ❤️.
Thank you again for a very nice and warm video. Suppose the right hand is the one making it sound great no matter how many strings and moves with the left.
I would LOVE to see Julia playing bass for Eminem on Lose Yourself. She has the vibe.
Bravo! amazing playing by Ms. Julia as usual. Those basslines in which the bassist can just keep playing the root note of which ever key the lead melody is playing are usually the easiest to play. My beginner friendly bassline recommendation for those who prefer rock/punk genre is Ramones-I wanna be sedated.
gotta love that THUMP!
This was great Julia! Thank you!
Awesome