Paul Wolfe
Guest teacher profile: Paul Wolfe
Paul Wolfe is a bass player and teacher who lives in South West London.
Paul began teaching seriously two years ago - and got into teaching when he gave his 5 year old son a bass guitar for his birthday (of course, he has visions of his son growing up to be like Victor Wooten!). Paul's approach to teaching is very much song based. There's a great quote from either Billy Sheehan or Jeff Berlin - he can't remember who - who said "The answers to all your musical questions are contained in the grooves of your record collection." And for 99% of bass players that quote is probably true. When Thomas asked Paul to be a guest teacher he wondered what to teach here - as Thomas has been prolific over the years with his great videos. So he decided that what he would post here would be lessons showing beginners and intermediates how they can play lines to some great songs. First up is PUMP IT UP - bassline by Bruce Thomas. In the following weeks we're going to look in detail at tunes like WHAT YOU'RE DOING by RUSH, SWEET HOME ALABAMA and more in the 'classic rock' vein. If you've got any requests you could head over to my website and use the contact form to let me know and I'll see what I can do.
Website: http://www.how-to-play-bass.com
Lessons by Paul Wolfe:
How To Play – One Love/People Get Ready by Bob Marley
How To Play – Sir Duke – Part 2
How To Play – Smooth Criminal
How To Play – Parklife
How To Play – Money For Nothing
How To Play – Sir Duke – Part 1
How To Play – Masterblaster – Part 2
How To Play – Masterblaster – Part 1
How To Play – She’s Not There
How To Play – Tush
How To Play – Teenage Dirtbag
How To Play – Should I Stay Or Should I Go
How To Play – Soul Man – For beginners
How to Play – Teen Spirit – for beginners
How To Play – Pick Up The Pieces – for beginners
How To Play – La Grange – for beginners
How To Play – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down – Beginner’s Lesson
How To Play – Let’s Groove Tonight – for beginners
How To Play – Baggy Trousers – For Beginners
How To Play – Cover Me – For Beginners
How To Generate A Backing Track Around Cycle of 5ths Using BIAB
How To Generate Sight Reading Etudes Using BIAB
How To Play – It must be love – for beginners
How To Play – Play That Funky Music – for beginners
How To Play – Bring On The Night – for beginners
How To Play – Bed’s Too Big Without You – For beginners
How To Play Time is Tight – for beginners
Deliberate Practice Tutorial 1
Blue Pill or Red Pill – Which One Will You Take?
What Is Deliberate Practice?
How To Avoid The Plateau – And How To Continually Improve In Your Playing
How To Play Tears of A Clown – for beginners
How to Play BAD by Michael Jackson – for beginners
How To Play the Bass Line to Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
How To Play Get Up Stand Up by Bob Marley
How To Play The Bass Line to Use Somebody BY Kings Of Leon
How To Play A Bassline to Brown Eyed Girl
How To Play The Bass Line To Moondance by Van Morrison
How To Play The Bass Line to Jamming by Bob Marley
How To Play London Calling By The Clash
How To Play The Bass Line To Light My Fire
How To Play Bob Babbitt’s Bassline to Ball Of Confusion
How To Play The Bass Line To PUMP IT UP
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Most recent posts
- 5. Slap bass lesson – beginner/intermediate
- Esperanza Spalding – I know you know
- How To Play – One Love/People Get Ready by Bob Marley
- How To Play – Sir Duke – Part 2
- L309 E dorian minor bass lick/run with slides
- L308 E maj 9 chord and run
- 4. Slap bass lesson – beginner/intermediate
- 3. Slap bass lesson – beginner/intermediate
- Solo Concepts – Lyrical Motivic Development
- #14 Fingerstyle bass groove with rake & hammerons
- #13 Fingerstyle bass groove with 16th notes
- Tapping Out Chords PT 4
- How To Play – Smooth Criminal
- Tapping Out Scales PT 3
- Tapping Single Notes PT 2
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: It's good to see such an awsome bassist teach so freely. Many people don't realize how rare that is. I'm Jake, and I've been playing for 7 months now and your videos have helped me alot. I do have one question, can you go over the modes and improvisation. I know the modes, I just don't know how to apply them. Thanx
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: To be specific, #4, the beginner slap bass lesson. I can't get that crisp, "chink", edge, especially on the plucked notes, no matter what I do.
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