Learn
Beginner path
Top to bottom, in order. Do each one until the status moves from "Learning" to "Comfortable" before starting the next.
- 1→
Sitting and holding the bass
LearningHold the bass in a way you can sustain for an hour without hurting.
- 2→
Right-hand fingerstyle — alternating i and m
Not startedPluck the strings with alternating index and middle fingers.
- 3→
One-finger-per-fret
Not startedAssign one left-hand finger to each of four consecutive frets.
- 4→
Muting — the sound of silence
Not startedStop strings you are not playing from ringing out.
- 5→
Notes on the E and A strings
Not startedMemorize every note on the two lowest strings, frets 0–12.
- 6→
Notes on the D and G strings
Not startedExtend fretboard memory to the upper two strings.
- 7→
The major scale
Not startedThe seven-note template behind most Western music.
- 8→
The minor pentatonic scale
Not startedFive notes that sound good over almost anything in a minor or blues key.
- 9→
Root-5 patterns
Not startedThe two-note pattern that gets you through most country, rock, and folk songs.
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Locking in with a metronome
Not startedPlay dead on the click, then slightly ahead, then slightly behind — on purpose.