The Bassline Blueprint

It's for bassists who can already play a little and want to start writing their own lines. If you can find your way around the fretboard, read tab and play along with a simple song, you're ready. We start with roots and 5ths on the kick drum and build from there, one step at a time.

This course teaches you how to write basslines, not how to play the instrument.

It's the tool that comes with the course. Pick a chord progression, build your line a step at a time, and hear it played back as a tab you can play along with. When you're happy with a line, you can save it and share it. The course's backing tracks work in it too.

Yes. The Builder runs in your web browser, so it works on your phone, tablet or computer with nothing to install.

And yes, you keep it. It's included with the course for life, with no subscription.

Yes. Everything is taught by concept (chord tones, rhythm, locking in with the drums), not by fixed positions on the fretboard, so it applies whether you play 4, 5 or 6 strings.

The Bassline Builder launches for 4-string bass. 5- and 6-string support is in development and coming soon.

No. Every exercise comes with tab as well as standard notation, so use whichever you're comfortable with. I'll introduce the bit of theory you need, like chord tones and chord numbers, as we go.

For life. It's a one-time purchase, not a membership. Buy it once and it's yours on all your devices, including any future updates to the course.

It's all online. Right after checkout you'll get an email, at the address you used to buy, with a link to activate your account. From there you can log in and watch the lessons on your computer, tablet or phone, and download the backing tracks, chord charts and tabs.

You're covered by a 7-day money-back guarantee. If the course isn't right for you, get in touch within 7 days of buying and you'll get a full refund, no questions asked.

Yes. 30-Day Bassist, The Slap Bass Blueprint and Mastering the Masters are about playing: the fundamentals, slap technique, and how the greats do it. The Bassline Blueprint is about writing: a step-by-step method for coming up with your own basslines over any chord progression. It works alongside whichever of them you own.