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If you’ve ever struggled to hear the bass lines in recordings and figure them out, then you know exactly how frustrating it can be.
I used to pour over recordings, straining my ears for ages and finally come away with something that I thought was the the bass line, only to realize I was playing the melody the whole time. Then it was back to the same old maddening drawing board.
This is a super common mistake that bass players make by the way - thinking the melody is the bass line. Most people’s ears (including mine) are magnetically attracted to the melody so it’s natural to play it when you’re trying to figure out another part of the song.
So what do you do then when you can’t hear the bass line?
Sure, you could trawl through the endless options of dodgy tab sites until you find one that sort of resembles what you hear on the recording.
You could also ask other people if they know how to play it. They may or they may not - or even worse, they ‘think’ they know it, and then teach you the wrong thing…
The better option is to upgrade your ears! Sure, it’ll take a bit longer, but once you have that skill, you can use it for the rest of your life.
In this lesson, I want to share 4 ways to upgrade your ears so you can easily hear bass lines, even if they’re low
The first 3 strategies are more of a long-term play, but they’re infinitely more valuable to you. They’ll let you
The final strategy I want to show you is more of the ‘quick and dirty’ way and it involves a great piece of software called Transcribe! and it lets you do all kinds of things that makes is super simple to hear even the most buried bassline. You can check out Transcribe! here and even sign up for a free 30-day trial:
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Good luck with upgrading your ears and happy playing!
Cheers,
Luke
P.S. I use Transcribe! all the time - it’s a great tool and I use it all the time so I’m happy to recommend it using my affiliate link above. Have some fun with it and let me know how you go.
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Isolated Bass Tracks Playlist: • Isolated Bass Tracks
Be careful with some of these isolated bass tracks. Some of them are not actually from the original recordings - they're covers incorrectly labeled as isolated bass tracks. Usually if you check the comments, there are people in there calling out the dodgy/mislabeled videos.
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