Dan Hawkins Bass Lessons

Dan Hawkins Bass Lessons

Do you want to improve your bass skills?

I will help you.

My name's Dan and I create two bass lessons a week that will take your bass playing to the next level. I cover the fundamentals in a no-nonsense, relaxed way.

My channel offers straight-to-the-point, value-packed bass guitar lessons that will lead you to a deeper understanding of music.

Enjoy the lessons!

Dan

Learn How To Play Bass Chords

Learn How To Play Bass Chords

EPIC Bass Fills Workshop!

EPIC Bass Fills Workshop!

Bass Finger Twisters!

Bass Finger Twisters!

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  • @artkoatanlifestyle2264
    @artkoatanlifestyle2264Күн бұрын

    Thank you master 🎉❤

  • @bAgRiMoIrEsS.4
    @bAgRiMoIrEsS.4Күн бұрын

    Oh' man! This is good stuff dude! Dan, your KZread channel is very inspirational for me. You do a great job with the video presentation. Ur good in front of the camera, one of the best.. And I've been listening to John Coltrane's Giant Steps forever.

  • @user-wr3gp1uv1q
    @user-wr3gp1uv1qКүн бұрын

    Another good tip: find a pick that works for you. Some prefer thin pics that are less resistant to hitting the strings if you want to play lighter or anything above 1mm for something harder (attack wise) etc

  • @fiercethings
    @fiercethingsКүн бұрын

    Man the riff tho⚔️

  • @AsaphSoundbyephrem
    @AsaphSoundbyephremКүн бұрын

    My teacher !

  • @eastontanner6919
    @eastontanner6919Күн бұрын

    The flat 5 could mean blues, but since it also has the 2nd (F#), I would say it could technically be considered as E locrian, but the song is chromatic, since there are E, F, F#, and G notes in the song

  • @donhtb1
    @donhtb1Күн бұрын

    Thank you im a beginner trying to learn bass guitar. This lesson was great

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCoursesКүн бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @eddiegarza2273
    @eddiegarza2273Күн бұрын

    Love the sound you get

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCoursesКүн бұрын

    🙏

  • @groovybasslines
    @groovybasslinesКүн бұрын

    Great session !

  • @freestyletow1
    @freestyletow1Күн бұрын

    Wow

  • @7070Raneri
    @7070RaneriКүн бұрын

    Man, that’s a bass sound !! 👍😎

  • @heemdream
    @heemdreamКүн бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @zahidkameel434
    @zahidkameel434Күн бұрын

    Great teacher nd player always keep shining and stay blessed ❤️

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCoursesКүн бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @solal94
    @solal94Күн бұрын

    another great lesson . Thanks a lot Dan for your work

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCoursesКүн бұрын

    Thanks 🙏

  • @ArdhianNoor
    @ArdhianNoorКүн бұрын

    How about 'i will survive' Cake bass lines? Please review the bass lines bcoz i find all chords played with 7th on bass..there's no adding major 7th CMIIW

  • @jaydenys1104
    @jaydenys1104Күн бұрын

    Great lesson Dan, as usual. Thanks a lot, you're really a good teacher. And beautiful bass too. Are those flatwound strings ?

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCoursesКүн бұрын

    Thank you! No, they’re worn in Elites Players 45-105

  • @Wotan.0.1
    @Wotan.0.12 күн бұрын

    😅

  • @saferusjire
    @saferusjire2 күн бұрын

    It's so nice 😊

  • @bAgRiMoIrEsS.4
    @bAgRiMoIrEsS.42 күн бұрын

    Ghost notes are kind of useless aren't they? They always throw my rhythm off when I'm trying to use them.

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses2 күн бұрын

    I strongly recommend you revisit the technique. They shouldn’t throw you off if you have the technique down plus a strong sense of rhythm (that can be studied over time).

  • @bAgRiMoIrEsS.4
    @bAgRiMoIrEsS.42 күн бұрын

    @@OnlineBassCourses Yes, you are right! I need to work on the technique. It's the depressing & pressing of the string on the fretboard, it's ever so subtle like a violinist classical bounce, but very percussive..

  • @Gruuvin1
    @Gruuvin12 күн бұрын

    "how do you stop using the fifth string as a thumb rest?" You don't. You shouldn't play a 5-string like it's a 4-string and just ignore the 5th string. You should relearn what to do with the low B string just like you had to learn what to do with the low E string. Play it right, or don't be a 5-string bass player.

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses2 күн бұрын

    Agreed although I’m not sure what ‘play it right’ means. Play it how you want. There aren’t any rules. I’ve played a 5 string for 30 years and literally hundreds of times, I’ve ignored that B string because it wasn’t needed (e.g. when reading a score on a session, or playing a Motown song on a gig). For me, there’s no such thing as a 5 string player - just a musician playing a bass. Just my opinion! 🙏👍

  • @Gruuvin1
    @Gruuvin12 күн бұрын

    @@OnlineBassCourses I agree, and there may be rare occasions you wouldn't play the E string on a 4-string bass, albeit very rare, b only because you didn't need it, not because it's kind of in the way and you're not used to it. I think that's often the problem with people who are so used to a 4-string that when they switch to a 5-string that B feels in the way, so they train their brain to kind of ignore the B which allows them to think about the instrument like it's still a 4-string with an extra string in the way. I say don't ignore it, relearn it, play it right.

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses2 күн бұрын

    @@Gruuvin1 I think you're right. Don't ignore it - use it (sometimes)!

  • @Gruuvin1
    @Gruuvin12 күн бұрын

    @@OnlineBassCourses I really enjoyed your video. Thx, man!

  • @stingray5
    @stingray52 күн бұрын

    Fantastic. 🔥Thank you!

  • @marshallcierovola376
    @marshallcierovola3762 күн бұрын

    Be really cool to see tabs for what you're playing so we can play along.

  • @nestorperez1860
    @nestorperez18602 күн бұрын

    congratulations you are excelent teacher

  • @nickruddle1528
    @nickruddle15282 күн бұрын

    Fantastic!!

  • @henryfreeman7748
    @henryfreeman77483 күн бұрын

    Thanks again for your help with the awesomely great riffs🐈🐕

  • @puebloruizrecords8255
    @puebloruizrecords82553 күн бұрын

    my little "studio" resonates in C tone. When I watch bass players on yt (tutorial, lessons, showing off) no matter who, major league bassist like M Miller or no name bass players, when they hit c note on the A string it is all over the place. not in your case. in case of 4 string music man. every note sounded even, clear, really nice, no matter how you tweaked it, the c note on the A string did not go all over the place. well that was not the case with the 5 string, the C tone was much louder than the other notes, just like on the videos i have mentioned writing this text... :)

  • @patrickblay7684
    @patrickblay76843 күн бұрын

    Fantastic lesson that links Theory to Practice. One of the most useful lesson I have seen , as much as I am concerned. Thank you so much Dan for the quality of your teaching.

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses3 күн бұрын

    My pleasure, Patrick. 🙏

  • @BillsBassCovers
    @BillsBassCovers3 күн бұрын

    Love the use of your ghost notes. Could you do a video 100% focused on the technique used for ghost notes with some exercises/drills for practice? Thanks Dan, for all that you do!! ❤️🎸

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses3 күн бұрын

    Thanks! Here you go: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k3qguJtqebXIp7A.htmlsi=UADPii4En2cFPq-m

  • @BillsBassCovers
    @BillsBassCovers3 күн бұрын

    @@OnlineBassCourses thanks so much, Dan!! I’ll get right on it!!! ❤️🎸

  • @yessharp472
    @yessharp4723 күн бұрын

    Thanks Daniel. I wish I could play like you, one day I will.

  • @mrphillyhank8726
    @mrphillyhank87263 күн бұрын

    I love your channel and videos but I’m sorry, this one did not help me for some reason.

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses3 күн бұрын

    Thanks for letting me know. 😂🤷 Don’t worry, a lot of them won’t resonate but that’s cool, double down on the ones that do. 🙏👍👊

  • @ponkenjoas
    @ponkenjoas3 күн бұрын

    Its genius!

  • @Temzy
    @Temzy3 күн бұрын

    That tone is immaculate 🔥

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses3 күн бұрын

    🙏

  • @brucesmith9144
    @brucesmith91442 күн бұрын

    Looks like you put a sponge in at the bridge to help deaden the ring.

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses2 күн бұрын

    @@brucesmith9144 Barker mute. One side is foam, and one side is sponge. It's no longer in production.

  • @brucesmith9144
    @brucesmith91442 күн бұрын

    @@OnlineBassCourses that’s a shame no longer in production.

  • @flashjohnson9464
    @flashjohnson94643 күн бұрын

    Thank you for a great and helpful video. Please keep the slap videos coming.

  • @OnlineBassCourses
    @OnlineBassCourses3 күн бұрын

    🙏👍

  • @mkhailey97
    @mkhailey973 күн бұрын

    I’ve done everything in this video but Dan’s tone still sound so much more crisp and clear than mine. What am I doing wrong? Is it the EQ? The amp? For reference I’m using a Fender Rumble Studio 40

  • @armani077cc3
    @armani077cc33 күн бұрын

    Thank you

  • @Kbctl9190
    @Kbctl91903 күн бұрын

    Really awesome lesson. Thanks a lot!

  • @bAgRiMoIrEsS.4
    @bAgRiMoIrEsS.43 күн бұрын

    Nice Dan! Good tone!

  • @pintosncheese6347
    @pintosncheese63473 күн бұрын

    I'm shocked how few bass players know Cogbill, one of my all time favorites! Great funk tips Dan, I pull out that choppy Prestia chromatic stuff even in red dirt country! Lol! Thanks brother!

  • @patrickr12342
    @patrickr123423 күн бұрын

    Thanks dan, u do/did an amazing job with your videos. Your explaining is on point and very usefull. Take care and keep up the great work.

  • @karenlamacraft362
    @karenlamacraft3623 күн бұрын

    Very good teacher

  • @thefriendlypsychopath3894
    @thefriendlypsychopath38943 күн бұрын

    Tablature please.

  • @eric.donyoh
    @eric.donyoh4 күн бұрын

    THANK FOR THE VIDEO.

  • @TheMaartian
    @TheMaartian4 күн бұрын

    Fascinating! Wonderful lesson. The Giant Steps album went gold in 2018 after selling 500,000 copies. Four of those were purchased by me. The LP. A replacement LP after the first one wore out. A CD. The remastered CD. Always loved it, but never understood it to this level. So cool! I got hooked on Coltrane from his recordings with Miles Davis in the late '50s. As a side note, for other Coltrane fans who may not know, the original Kind of Blue album suffered from an undetected speed issue (one of the tape decks used to record the album was 5% off). This was eventually discovered, and yet another CD release of Kind of Blue that was speed-corrected was released. It's a revelation if you love Kind of Blue, but have never heard the corrected version. And, yes, I've purchased Kind of Blue more times than Giant Steps. 🤩

  • @InfoBytesMedia
    @InfoBytesMedia4 күн бұрын

    This is indeed the best bass lesson ever. And super helpful to see it applied in improv.

  • @fritzpageot8991
    @fritzpageot89914 күн бұрын

    Thanks Dan.

  • @wmkennard
    @wmkennard4 күн бұрын

    Well Dan I'm trying to get back playing moving couple hours away n finally went to get my Bass n amp etc then had a single car accident flipping twice n thank God I was okay. So between a heart attack n car accident I got home my home now I don't have a chord lol. Daggone I can't wait to get back to playing n learning❤❤❤ Thank you again for all your teaching and inspiration n incredible playing

  • @Realmorpheo
    @Realmorpheo4 күн бұрын

    Great lesson!

  • @ian_gotts
    @ian_gotts4 күн бұрын

    Love this..

  • @ontiretsemagome9154
    @ontiretsemagome91544 күн бұрын

    Please make a video about slapping bass on 4 strings vs. 5 strings 🙏