Katie Thiroux teaches how to build awesome melodic bass lines with a few simple tips.

Our top 10 lesson suggestions for intermediate and advancing, including thumb position, intonation, bowing technique and scales!

In this preview lesson from ‘Bessie’s Bass Busters’, Russell Hall covers the two feel and how to make your bass lines dance!

A preview lesson from John Goldsby’s latest course covering the elements of walking bass lines (chord, scale, and leading tones) through a blues etude, complete with transcription and backing track.

John Goldsby teaches how to create walking bass lines using lower leading tones, including a free transcription and backing track.

John Goldsby presents his etude based on ‘Con Alma’ which switches between 12/8 and 4/4 grooves. Transcription and backing track included.

Olivier Babaz discusses techniques he uses pedal tones to reharmonise jazz standards.

Join Olivier Babaz as he teaches how to play simple and effective gypsy jazz bass lines.

Olivier Babaz teaches left hand techniques to play fast walking bass lines.

In this video, Katie Thiroux and Matt Witek perform Katie’s arrangement of Love You Madly by Duke Ellington.

In this short lesson, Danny Ziemann explains two tips on how to make your bass lines dance.

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann discusses creating bass lines over the jazz standard Someday My Prince Will Come.

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann discusses the ride cymbal in the context of the relationship between bass and drums.

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann shares a right-hand technique exercise to develop your time and tone.

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann discusses the differences between playing with the metronome set on beats 1 & 3 or beats 2 & 4.

In this lesson, John Goldsby teaches his original composition Brazilian Hat Trick. He is joined in the studio by Jamil Sheriff on piano and Caroline Boaden on drums.

In this video, John Goldsby performs his original composition “More than Something”. He is joined by Caroline Boaden on drums and Jamil Sheriff on piano.

In this double bass lesson, Olivier Babaz teaches how to play slap bass with the bow.

In this lesson John Goldsby teaches his walking bass etude for the jazz standard Killer Joe.

Danny Ziemann teaches how to use a broken two feel walking bass line in a jazz trio.

Danny Ziemann improvises walking bass lines over the jazz standard ‘So What’ by Miles Davis.

In this lesson Danny Ziemann demonstrates how to use I-V-I devices in walking bass lines over a blues.

In this lesson Danny Ziemann teaches how to use Triad Pairs when playing over the jazz standard ‘So What’.

Geoff Chalmers covers the basics of creating walking bass lines in 5/4, including common bass lines and patterns.

Danny Ziemann teaches the blues ending.

Learn to play 'Groove Tune' by Geoff Chalmers. 

Learn several essential walking bass line patterns over the jazz standard 'Fly Me to the Moon'. 

Learn a quick riff on the double bass.