The Simple Bass Playing System

Video 1 – 5 Irresistible Beginner Bass Songs

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Please look *BELOW* the video for a *BLUE BUTTON* that says
*DOWNLOAD TABS* if you need help with the notes!
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1,583 responses to “Video 1 – 5 Irresistible Beginner Bass Songs”

  1. chuck tipton Avatar
    chuck tipton

    nice lesson

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  2. SouthernBassman Avatar
    SouthernBassman

    You always come up with some great training tips…you always keep me inspired to learn. Your stuff has taken my playing to a different level. Keep em coming.

    —Happy Holidays

    Reply
  3. Troy of Marysville, WA Avatar
    Troy of Marysville, WA

    Thanks Alex you rock.
    Troy

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  4. torey Avatar
    torey

    really cool

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  5. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    Thanks Alex that is exactly what I needed.

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  6. Cambelle Ambrose Avatar
    Cambelle Ambrose

    Thanks man these videos are great, you are doing alot for me, I have gained so much, THANKS MAN, and keep up the good work.

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  7. Wayne Boudreaux Avatar
    Wayne Boudreaux

    Great lesson. It’s great for people who really don’t have a huge
    amount of time.

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  8. Gabriel Walker Avatar
    Gabriel Walker

    Alex,

    Came in on the video series just recently. Now I am going through them as they were posted. As a guy with four kids and two jobs I thank you for theses videos. It gives me hope and a desire to pick up my bass again.

    Best regards,

    Gabriel

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  9. Claus Avatar
    Claus

    Great videos! Simple and straight forward but yet effective!
    Thanks

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  10. Erik Avatar
    Erik

    Thanks, that was a very good lesson

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  11. Luca Alessandro Avatar
    Luca Alessandro

    Hi Alex,

    I’ve purchased, studied (and return to) your Bass Guitar Secrets and the Fretboard Formula courses, and really appreciate the extras you’ve made available (Licks, Fills, Chordmastery, etc) to complement those. After a year of off and on again self-study, an opportunity to practice/perform regularly with a group of experienced musicians came up Jan ’11, and I’ve been keeping it simple (‘bassists play bass’) and I’ve been accepted and encouraged – “Luca, you can play; you can get better. Buy an amp.” yea! So, at 55 y/o I’m going to start all over, one last time. 🙂

    Without the basic theory and technique I learned in BGS and FBF, I’d never have survived to the second practice – we started out with some jazz standards (Summertime and Autumn Leaves) and it was hard because I’d never played with people, *but* I was not lost. I could understand the song structure, and knew my chord tones and arpeggios and that was about all I knew. But guess what – they really appreciated a bassist who was content to play in 2 when asked, or just stick to root root 5th root… they liked it that I didn’t try to thrown in a lot of fills while they were working out their parts (2 guitars, vibes, piano, drums) and the overall arrangement. Got my foot wedged in the door and have managed to hang on.

    This video intro to the Simple Playing System is right on time and thank you very sincerely this this and the many other free ‘mini sessions’ you regularly produce for us (like the BGS Coaching sessions.) I’ve been in ‘learn these songs!” mode, and I sure need as much of that as I can get, but I have been feeling frustrated when they start just jamming. You named the problem for me tonight – given a chord progression, I need to ID the rhythm, establish the groove with chord tones, get some basic fills and embellishments under my fingers, and learn some improv skills. Yikes!

    Sooo, back to the Sampson Library. 🙂 This year I’ll know what the hell to do with the Licks and Fills dvd, ha!, and I’m going to have to spend some serious time grokking Modal Mastery, which will provide a basis for working out solos in the jazz context (I can’t keep refusing my turn forever -smile-) and with improv jamming. I think. It’s all in the BGS package I started with. Hopefully parts I found difficult first time through (like ‘what the hell am I supposed to do these damn modes!’) will become stuff I can start working with.

    Sorry to be so verbose, but I’ve never written to thank you, and it is Thanksgiving here in the States; so:

    THANK YOU Alex Sampson! In this ‘rookie intermediate’s’ opinion, you pack tremendous value into your course packages – literally years worth in my case. (Hey, some of us are slower than others – my kid is in second grade, my younger brothers has two in grad school; There It Is. -smile-)

    Seriously Teach, your stuff is pithy. You don’t hide complexity, you provide a way to get at it. I really appreciate that.

    Happy holidays to you and yours! Know that your work is widely appreciated. Maybe I’ll remind you again, next year.

    goodnight,

    ..luca…

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Wow Luca, I’m flattered and appreciative that you took the time to put such thought into a comment 😉 You guys are really folks I feel very fortunate and proud to have cross my path and believe me I am very thankful for you all as well! Blessings and happy holidays!

      Reply
  12. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    Great lesson. It is so nice to be shown some bass riffs to some popular songs. I makes learning very interesting. Thanks Alex for these short but information packed lessons.

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  13. Mark Patterson Avatar
    Mark Patterson

    Alex,

    Thanks you for the encouragement and help I have been a member for 2 yrs and have bought a couple of your lesson sets that are great. However, I never realized all the free material that went with being a member. If you want to play bass tune in with ALEX.

    Reply
  14. John Avatar
    John

    Awesome, simple and very effective.

    Reply
  15. hoeke Avatar
    hoeke

    hey alex, your lesons are very good, charly

    Reply
  16. hoeke Avatar
    hoeke

    vry nice and interessant

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  17. allen Avatar
    allen

    Great stuff, this will get me motivated to keep at it. Bravo Zulu (Navy for good job), Alex!

    Reply
    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Hooyah my man! 🙂

      Reply
  18. donnie wilson Avatar
    donnie wilson

    COOL ALEX

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  19. Edward LaBoy Avatar
    Edward LaBoy

    As a professional musician I enjoyed your teaching. U explained it very well and showed carefully on the style using a timer for fast and slow. I give props when due. I wish I the gift to teach others , am old school and give up write away and still think u should practice 4 hours a day. I play percussion and keyboard violin trumpet and sax. am a worship leader and a rev rend with my worship jazz band Shekinah Ministry

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  20. Richard Tewes Avatar
    Richard Tewes

    I knew a couple of those lines. Learning the others will be fun. Even on the lines I “know” I can see by studying (copying, imitating) the subtleties of your technique will be of great benefit to me.

    Thanks, Richard

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  21. Franklin Walker Avatar
    Franklin Walker

    Great begginers songs that are easy enough to play, yet challenging enough to see some growth.

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  22. Nicci Avatar
    Nicci

    Cool – really like these beginner riffs – I really want to get into the bass and gives me a starting point – can you show how to play the blues on bass like John in The Who as I really want to play like hin Thanks

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  23. Glenn Avatar
    Glenn

    The new material is great! it’s just what the Dr ordered.

    Thanks

    Reply
  24. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    I’ve been one of your “students” for more than two years and this material is the best produced by far. Oh. And useful too. ;^)

    Reply
  25. curtis wyche Avatar
    curtis wyche

    this was very good

    Reply
  26. Johnnie Avatar
    Johnnie

    Nice lesson, your stuff is really cool.

    Reply
  27. Leftovers Avatar
    Leftovers

    Great sound!

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  28. sorrow Avatar
    sorrow

    chuck tipton

    nice

    Reply
  29. Rich Siyufy Avatar
    Rich Siyufy

    Thanks. You help a lot.

    Reply
  30. CRM Avatar
    CRM

    Thanks!

    Reply
  31. adeyemi oyewale Avatar
    adeyemi oyewale

    thanks so much,i have gotten access to it.pls i want to buy bass guitar 6 string,how can you help me buy good and quality one there?i dont mind sending money to you there i need it urgently

    Reply
  32. John Nichols Avatar
    John Nichols

    Thanks Alex
    Now, if I’ll get off my butt and practice these riffs, I’ll be playing like a pro.
    Thanks again
    John

    Reply
  33. leo normandin Avatar
    leo normandin

    most excellent alex, keep up your amazing work

    Reply
  34. Paul Thompson Avatar
    Paul Thompson

    Alex, enjoyed seeing the rifts as you would play them. Good stuff.

    Reply
  35. jazzy Avatar
    jazzy

    Very nice video love the jazz grooves Thank you

    Reply
  36. James Harris Avatar
    James Harris

    Thanks . you help me a lot
    James

    Reply
  37. Sylvester Avatar
    Sylvester

    Thanx for that! Really what I needed to get the juices flowing again!!!

    Reply
  38. dave Avatar
    dave

    This good – Thanks

    Reply
  39. Darian Avatar
    Darian

    Alex,

    Great work really looking forward to jumping into your lessons. As I am transitioning from keys to bass let’s see how this work. I play some mean key bass!

    Reply
  40. joe bass Avatar
    joe bass

    alex,thank you ,very much appreciated.joebass5

    Reply
  41. randy Avatar
    randy

    Thanks I learned today bless you

    Reply
  42. D McCree Avatar
    D McCree

    Absolutely awesome and very helpful. Thanks Alex for making it seem so simple and user friendly. My only problem is that it comes in slow while music is ahead of video, other than that this is awesome.

    Reply
  43. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Alex, I am a newbie, and I’m enjoying learning how to play the bass. You have taken the stress out of learning. It isn’t as intiminating as a one on one class, but at the same time I feel like you are right here. It’s great, I’m really glad that I do my homework before I dive right in to something; or I would have not found you and such a great program. I would have gone through several program and become frustrated and quite. So I say, Thank You from the bottom of my heart.
    Oh by the way …I love theses riffs.

    Llnda

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  44. Leon Avatar
    Leon

    Cool, Thanks

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  45. DANNY Avatar
    DANNY

    I THInk you can teach very well an i thought it was just for beginners

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  46. Maurice Avatar
    Maurice

    Man Alex I have been trying to play that Maxwell for the longest now I have got thanks man.

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    1. alexsampson Avatar
      alexsampson

      Yo Maurice you welcome bro! 😉 glad you like it.

      Reply
  47. Eddie Huckabee Avatar
    Eddie Huckabee

    Great idea and exactly what I need. Started playing Bass about a year ago to add some bottom to a gospel jam group. I’m really good at adding straight bass or alternating bass on simple songs but no idea where to go to spice up the bass line. Lead on my brother.

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  48. Frank Daal Avatar
    Frank Daal

    Awesome, simple and very effective. Great stuff, this will get me motivated to keep at it.

    Reply
  49. Bob Avatar
    Bob

    Looks good

    Reply
  50. Dominic A. Herincx Avatar
    Dominic A. Herincx

    Amazing lesson! Really helped!

    Reply
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