Beginner Level – Song Tutorials

Sam & Dave - 'Soul Man'

This course will show you how to play Duck Dunn’s simple bassline from ‘Soul Man’, the 1967 hit for soul duo Sam & Dave.

Labelle - 'Lady Marmalade'

This course will show you how to play George Porter Jr.’s simple, chord tone-heavy bassline from ‘Lady Marmalade’, by Labelle.

Otis Redding – ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay’

This video course will show you how to play Duck Dunn’s simple, chord tone-heavy bassline from ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay’ by Otis Redding.

The Beatles - 'Come Together'

This video course will show you how to play Paul McCartney’s simple but creative bassline from ‘Come Together’ by The Beatles.

Fontella Bass - 'Rescue Me'

This video course will show you how to play Louis Satterfield’s fantastic bassline from ‘Rescue Me’ by Fontella Bass.

Talking Heads - 'Psycho Killer'

The Beach Boys - 'Good Vibrations'

This course will teach you to play Carol Kaye's bassline from this hit song for The Beach Boys, now considered to be one of the greatest pop songs ever written.

Bob Marley – 'Could You Be Loved'

This video course will show you how to play Aston Barrett's bassline on the Bob Marley song 'Could You Be Loved.' This classic pop/reggae song has a great bass part.

Otis Redding – 'Hard to Handle'

This video course will teach you how to play Duck Dunn's bassline on the classic Otis Redding song 'Hard to Handle.' This song is a great introduction to Duck's playing.