5 Beginner FUNK Bass Lines (Guaranteed To Impress)
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Funk bass lines: If there’s anything more fun than laying down some of these, I’m not sure what it is.
But if someone demands:
“Play me something funky!”
What do you do? Have you got some killer funk bass lines you can launch into at the drop of a hat and fill a dancefloor?
If so, awesome! Go to town on whatever funk grooves you already have under your belt.
If someone wants to throw down a bit of funk, but you *don’t* have anything to play at the moment, then today I have the perfect video for you.
We’re going through 5 old-school funk bass lines that people know and love; the kind of lines that will get people on their feet and paying attention to your playing.
The best part though, is they’re relatively simple to get started with. Being funk bass lines, they’re probably a little more active than a lot of other genres, but once you learn the main phrase of most of these lines, you’ve nailed 90% of the song and you can start jamming on them with other musicians really quickly.
You’ll be learning bass lines played by:
► Will Lee
► Anthony Jackson
► Verdine White
► Ronald LaPread (The Commodores)
► Lucky Scott (Curtis Mayfield)
So whether you’re a funk bass beginner or just want to beef up your funk bass line arsenal, check out ALL the bass lines in the video
As always, the best way to get familiar and comfortable with any of these beginner funk bass lines is to practice them! And to make things as easy as possible for you to do that, I’m giving away the tabs, notation PLUS all the backing tracks from this lesson – including the slower practice tracks.
Just head to the site:
https://becomeabassist.com/funk-bass-lines
Fill out the form on that page and I’ll send you it all – completely free. You can be mastering these bass lines in less than 60 seconds.
Remember as well, that with funk, it’s all about the rhythm and the groove.
Yes – you should absolutely learn the right notes, but what’s probably more important is how you play the right notes. Listen to the original recordings as much as you can and try to make your playing sound and feel as close to what you hear on there.
Once you can do that and things feel really good, then you can start taking these beginner funk bass lines and start putting your own spin on them and making them your own.
Good luck with the funk and happy playing!
Cheers,
Luke
P.S. Want the tabs, tracks and notation for all the lines you saw in this video (including the slower tempo practice tracks)? You can get it all for free when you fill out the form on this page:
https://becomeabassist.com/funk-bass-lines
[Chapters]
0:00 Intro
0:48 Bass Line #1
4:16 Bass Line #2
6:50 Bass Line #3
8:40 Bass Line #4
11:21 Bass Line #5
13:55 Get The Tabs, Tracks and Notation For ALL These Bass Lines Free
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What OTHER beginner funk bass lines should be on the list?
Friends gave me a bass! Ive wanted to play bass guitar my whole life. No clue what Im doing. ???? This is So so helpful! Tysm!
The best entry level bassline to learn is Sly and the Family Stone's "Everyday People". Requires one note only while learning and adjusting to get that "feel".
slower please
I'm just getting back into playing bass after concentrating on guitar, banjo and mandolin. I found that I'd completely lost my confidence over a 20 year period. So I'm looking at Youtube to get me back up to speed.
What kinda bass is that ?
great lesson…im having trouble finding the backing tracks?
Delicious FUNK!!!!! MUM!!
I like this lesson alot, especially #3…
Got the tabs but not the backing tracks!!?!?
Where can I get your backing tracks?
Hi I can’t bend my middle finger on my left hand will that trouble me if i buy a bass guitar,thanks????
Great lesson…Thank you !
To anyone wondering why bass players hit the 5th fret instead of the open note, it's bc of the tone of lower fatter strings.
Thank you Luke! I just starting playing bass because of your videos.
What Luke did not mention is the EWF song title is….Let's Groove!
????????????are U eure…thats die Beginners? But…If i try & Play …If U r smooth with the bass lines & feel Like U r with Mr. James Brown in the Tour.?! ????????
love it!
Slow at teaching the methods, thank you. We slow new bass turtles appreciate it. 🙂
Thanks!
Thanks!
I'm more of a metal head, but funk has always given me a little bounce
man !! i live your spector , i have the Alex Webster Euro lx 5 strings
never desappointed with this brand
Great content, as usual! What's the brand of you bass, btw?
can I have you bass it's crunchy ????
Love your content, can't believe you make it seem so simple.