The bass tab is at the core of many iconic songs, resonating through speakers and headphones. While it may not always steal the limelight, it's the bedrock on which many memorable tunes are built.

Who doesn’t love a good bass line, especially in rock music? These four songs feature very prominent and memorable bass lines, and we think they’d inspire any aspiring rock bassist to keep pushing ...

With most of us still with a lot more time on our hands than usual, there might be no better time than now to learn a new skill, such as a musical instrument. If you’ve ever wanted to learn bass, and ...

In music there is a tendency to focus on what’s front and center. A ripping guitar solo, a soaring vocalist, a drummer going wild on the kit. Much rarer do we focus on ye olde bass guitar. Often ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- There's a moment in the movie "I Love You Man" (which pays about as much homage to Rush as any film could) where Paul Rudd's character reveals he "used to slap the bass." He says it ...

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...