Learn To Play Bass Guitar

Perhaps the question should be “how often should you practise?” There are loads of thoughts about that question, and when you learn to play bass guitar it perhaps isn’t what you initially think too much about. You just want to play, right? I hope that’s why you want to learn to play bass guitar.

Here are a couple of thought stimulators for you.

Jaco Pastorius was reported to spend 12 hours a day playing bass guitar. Charlie Parker spent that amount of time on the saxophone. Painters and writers and artists of other categories have spent an equal amount.

At the other end of the spectrum are the two-pages-a-day authors. Ernest Hemmingway wrote said two pages each morning and then went out deep-sea fishing or lion hunting for the rest of the day. (Sounds like something guitar player Ted Nugent could concur with).

For you as a beginner it is of course ludicrous to contemplating spending 12 hours in what tantamount to a dark cave, practising your bass guitar. I am not sure how mentally healthy it has been for the people who did so.

However, committing to playing on a daily basis is important, even if it is for a short time. In order to get a sense of intimacy with the instrument and the music you play (it goes for anything you want to learn) it is paramount that you get into the habit of doing it daily, no excuses, no do-it-later stuff, just do it.

In times of dwindling motivation I want you to think about why you started to learn to play bass guitar in the first place. Was it because it looked cool? Was it because you really like music? Clarifying those reasons might make it easier to learn to play bass guitar. Or it might dawn on you that you weren’t that interested in it at all. In any case, if you play, you should have playtime, it should be fun.

In the beginning this is of course super easy, you’re really at it and think of nothing else. In a couple of months the scenario might be different. You might rather pop out to play baseball or whatever. There’s a saying: Skip one day and no one will notice. Skip two days and you will notice. Skip three days and everyone will notice.

The point of all this is, show up for a set time every day and block out every distraction and only focus on your work for the period you allocated. 10 minutes of super concentrated playing (or practising, jamming, playing along to songs) is more valuable than three hours every Thursday. Art is about continuity, everyday activity, and not catching-up sessions in huge chunks, so when you learn to play bass guitar it is good to keep this in mind.

Here are a couple of links that might give you some inspiration:

Beginner Bass Guitar Lessons – Looking for beginner bass guitar lessons? Then you will be delighted to know that you can now get lessons for beginners online. This allows you to learn quickly.

Bass Guitar Advice – 5 Tips For Beginners – … do them you will see much better results. Before you know it you’re be playing in a band, jamming with friends and becoming a great bass player. Peace, Love and Rock n Roll,. Tom Boyd. Tags: Bass Guitar Advice, Beginner Bass Guitar …