Bass Guitar : How to Play a Bass Guitar

To play bass guitar, place a thumb on the pickup and pluck the strings with the fingertips of the forefinger and the middle finger, alternating fingers when playing notes. Learn how to play bass with alternate fingering with the basic practice exercises and fingering techniques demonstrated in this free video music lesson from a bass guitar instructor.

Expert: Steve Bauman
Contact: www.summerhaysmusic.com
Bio: Steve Bauman has been playing bass guitar for 15 years. He instructs on his own time as well as for Summerhays Music located in Murray, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

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Entertainment

Tags:

• bass
• bass guitar
• bass lessons

[TropicChicken]

HA!! alternate fingering

[mynameisjumbledwords]

I play guitar, bass, and drums and I love them all!!!

[TPofLC]

I like bass

[RolleandJB]

thank yo so much for this! i started playing when i was 8 and now i'm 17, and now i'm starting to teach someone else, and i had no idea how i started out, so this was really a big help! :D

[MrPranoy]

Dude really loves bass instruments. He got a bass clef as a tattoo!

[cutenwoozenXD]

thx a lot i've been looking for a video about playing bass guitar, this really helped me in getting started

[bleedinghabits]

Love ur bass tat

[mozy40]

I'm definitely not buying that bass, its already been used

[vampydanii]

love tat tattoo

[ephammy100]

@BLACKHILLSstudio why put that on a bass video??????????

[timoteoo1000]

hahah bassic

[TheBlackveilbrides98]

i love his tat im gonna get 1 just like it but on my right thumb ^_^