Challenge yourself to master “White Christmas” on solo bass in just 24 hours! Watch as we break down this classic holiday tune into a simple arrangement for you to learn quickly to show your friends and family… and maybe have a singalong by the fire!! White Christmas – Solo Bass I’ve created this arrangement using…
Major Thirds In C Major Major Thirds In C Major (Double Stops) Major Thirds in C Major (Upper Octave) Major Third On G (Inverted) Major Third On G (Inverted – Higher Octave) Minor Third on G (Inverted)
Chord Breakdown This exercise can be played in any key, but we are going to play this example in the Key of G minor for ease of access to the middle of the neck and fretboard. The reason for this is so that you are not overly stretching or straining your fretting hand when playing…
This week we’re looking at my bass duet arrangement of Blackbird you may have seen on the Talkingbass Instagram channel. We’re going to look at the chordal arrangement and I’ll take you through all the hurdles you’re likely to encounter playing a song like this. Blackbird: Chordal Arrangement We can split this chord progression up…
Today I’m going to show you a simple exercise that will help you improve your understanding of functional harmony and music theory, your overall technique, your knowledge of the bass guitar fretboard and your ability to play bass chords. Chord Voicings OK, so the basic opening exercise we’re going to learn is very simple. We…
Over the past few weeks we’ve looked at the Jazz Standard Billie’s Bounce. We’ve worked on the melody and we’ve analysed the harmony and chord tones by way of learning the arpeggios of each chord. This week we’re going to delve a little deeper into the chords by learning them on the bass. We’ll be…
This week to celebrate the holiday season we’re looking at a simple chordal bass solo I’ve arranged for the Christmas song “Silent Night” This is a traditional song written by Franz Gruber in 1818 and nearly everyone will have heard one of the thousands of different renditions of the tune at some point in time….
This week we’re looking at two simple chord bass riffs for bass guitar. Chords can seem quite challenging to bass players when starting out because we’re so accustomed to playing single note lines. Riff #1 Practice Track: Riff #2 Practice Track: